World
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Scotland Makes Period Products Free
Period products are now free to anyone in Scotland who needs them, nearly two years after the country’s Parliament approved…
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French Soldiers Quit Mali After 9 Years, Billions Spent and Many Lives Lost
It began with fanfare and friendship: Arriving in the West African nation of Mali in 2013, French troops were greeted…
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From Barefoot Student to Power Broker: William Ruto Is Declared Kenya’s President
SAMBUT, Kenya — William Ruto spent his childhood on a plot of family land down an unpaved, narrow road in…
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Germany’s €9 Monthly Train Pass Has Proved Popular (and a Pleasant Surprise)
ABOARD THE HAMBURG-WESTERLAND TRAIN, Germany — Bärbel Hell, who does not usually ride on trains, was delighted to discover that…
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The focus of fighting shifts to Ukraine’s south.
Fleeing Russian occupied territories, drivers travel in long convoy on their way to Zaporizhzhia on Sunday.Credit...David Guttenfelder for The ...
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A Terrible Toll in an Egyptian Church Fire: 18 Children Killed
CAIRO — Eighteen children died in the fire that killed 41 people when it swept through a Coptic Orthodox church…
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U.K. Approves Covid Booster Vaccine That Targets Two Variants
British regulators on Monday approved the country’s first Covid-19 booster vaccine to target two coronavirus variants, the original virus and…
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Six Weeks of ‘Hell’: Inside Russia’s Brutal Ukraine Detentions
KHARKIV, Ukraine — It was a particularly dangerous time for a military-age man in Russian-occupied northern Ukraine, where Russian troops…
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Iran Denies Any Involvement in Rushdie Attack
A spokesman for Iran’s Foreign Ministry denied on Monday that the country had any involvement in the attack on Salman…
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Myanmar Widens Arrests and Slaps Aung San Suu Kyi With More Prison Time
Myanmar’s ousted civilian leader, Daw Aung San Suu Kyi, is kept by herself in a prison cell measuring about 200…