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How a Leftist Jolted Sri Lanka’s Politics and Presidency
Anura Kumara Dissanayake won Sri Lanka’s September 2024 presidential election after campaigning against corruption and the political establishment blamed for…
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Ukrainian Poet and Rock Star Fights Near Front and Performs Behind It
Ukrainian writer and musician Serhiy Zhadan joined the National Guard in 2024 while continuing to perform and read poetry behind…
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In Beirut, Israel’s Strikes Stoke Fears of War
Israeli airstrikes across Lebanon in September 2024 brought the prospect of full-scale war into Beirut after nearly a year of…
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Live Updates: Thousands Flee Southern Lebanon as Israel Launches More Strikes on Hezbollah
Tens of thousands of people fled southern and eastern Lebanon as Israel dramatically expanded airstrikes against Hezbollah on September 23…
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Tanzania Detains Opposition Party’s Top Leaders
Tanzanian police detained senior leaders of the main opposition party Chadema on September 23, 2024 while preventing a planned demonstration…
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As U.N. Meets, Pressure Mounts on Biden to Loosen Up on Arms for Ukraine
As world leaders gathered for the United Nations General Assembly in September 2024, Ukraine pressed US President Joe Biden to…
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Russian Military Plane Breaches Japan’s Airspace
A Russian military Ilyushin Il-38 patrol aircraft entered Japanese territorial airspace north of Rebun Island, Hokkaido, three times on September…
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U.K. Prime Minister Keir Starmer, Bruised by Freebies Row, Needs a Reset at Conference
Prime Minister Keir Starmer arrived at Labour’s September 2024 conference in Liverpool needing to regain political momentum less than three…
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As U.N. Meets, Pressure Mounts on Biden to Loosen Up on Arms for Ukraine
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy’s September 2024 visit to the United States intensified debate over restrictions on Western-supplied long-range weapons. Kyiv…
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Forced From Home by War, They Found Solace in Soccer
Girls and women displaced from Myanmar found community through football in Mae Sot, a Thai border city transformed by people…
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