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Why Lawmakers Ignore Human Rights Abuses in India’s Sugar Fields
Politicians run most of the mills in the state of Maharashtra. They deny or downplay evidence of coerced hysterectomies, debt…
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In Lebanon’s Bekaa Valley, a Lone Gas Station Is a Lifeline
Thousands have fled the town of Baalbek amid a barrage of Israeli airstrikes. For those who remain, Ali Jawad’s business…
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Rescuers Search for Survivors After Strikes Hit Central Beirut
Lebanese officials said at least 22 people were killed in an Israeli attack that reduced one of the capital city’s…
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A Woman Won South Korea’s First Literature Nobel. That Says a Lot.
While Han Kang’s victory was celebrated as a crowning cultural achievement for her country, her work also represents a form…
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Live Updates: Nobel Peace Prize Is Awarded to Japanese Group of Atomic Bomb Survivors
Nihon Hidankyo is a grass-roots movement of survivors from Hiroshima and Nagasaki. The group’s efforts have helped establish a “nuclear…
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Who Are UNIFIL Peacekeepers at Lebanon-Israel Border?
Established to maintain peace in southern Lebanon, the UNIFIL forces have been increasingly caught in the middle of the Israeli-Hezbollah…
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Nearly a Million in Lebanon Flee Israel-Hezbollah Conflict, U.N. Says
A week into the ground war between Israel and Hezbollah, shelters in Lebanon are filling up beyond capacity, humanitarian officials…
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Ukraine’s Parliament Approves Biggest Tax Hike of War to Support the Army
The authorities are resorting to a politically unpopular move as they scramble to raise funds for the grueling military effort…
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Man Charged for South Africa Mass Shooting that Killed 18 People
The killings of 18 members of one family assembled for a gathering last month are among an increasing number of…
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Israeli Strike Kills 5 Emergency Workers in Southern Lebanon
As the Israeli military pounded Hezbollah targets, Lebanon’s caretaker prime minister said that diplomatic efforts to secure a pause in…
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