World
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Acquittal for Pakistan’s Khan and Wife in Illegal Marriage Case
But Imran Khan, the popular former prime minister, remains incarcerated for now, and the authorities have indicated that new charges…
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Over 100 United Nations member states pledge support for UNRWA, and other news.
The United Nations agency for Palestinian refugees appears to have weathered a crisis stemming from Israeli accusations that it employed…
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Police Kill a Boy, and a Refugee Group’s Young Lead the Call for Answers
A Utica, N.Y., officer’s fatal shooting of a 13-year-old provokes anger among the city’s Karen residents, members of an ethnic…
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A Pioneering New York Rabbi Says Goodbye to Her L.G.B.T.Q. Congregation
Three decades later, the intense weekslong controversy has largely faded from memory. A New York rabbi had asked permission for…
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How a Hotel Concierge Spends His Sundays
George Gaffney, the top concierge at the Beekman hotel, goes restaurant hopping for breakfast with his family, then helps tourists…
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Can Canada Trim Its Reliance on Foreign Labor?
For the first time, the government will set a cap on visas for temporary residents, including temporary workers and students,…
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How Janet Yellen Became an Unlikely Culinary Diplomat
The Treasury secretary views food as a way to connect, and her dining decisions have become the subject of global…
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Colombia Faces a New Problem: Too Much Cocaine
For decades, one industry has sustained the small, remote Colombian village of Caño Cabra: cocaine. Those who live in this…
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Ukraine Is Targeting Crimea, a Critical Base for Russia’s Invasion
Newly armed with deep-strike missiles, Kyiv is trying to degrade Russian abilities on the peninsula, aiming at airfields, air defenses…
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How Hamas Is Fighting in Gaza
Hamas overwhelmed Israel’s border in October with something like a conventional military maneuver. Now, it acts as a guerrilla force,…