World
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U.S. Says Al Qaeda Has Not Regrouped in Afghanistan
WASHINGTON — American spy agencies have concluded in a new intelligence assessment that Al Qaeda has not reconstituted its presence…
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As U.S. Seeks to Close Guantánamo, Saudi Center Could Be an Option
RIYADH, Saudi Arabia — Nobody was home at the dusty brown campus of the reintegration center for recovering Islamic extremists.…
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With New Weaponry, Ukraine Is Subtly Shifting Its War Strategy
KYIV, Ukraine — Despite suffering grievous losses over nearly six months of war, Russia still holds a distinct advantage over…
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Egypt’s Revolving Prison Door: Sudden Freedom for Inmates Who Languished
CAIRO — It was hot, Egypt-hot, when friends and relatives gathered one recent morning outside the concrete walls of Cairo’s…
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Here are the risks as shelling continues at the Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant.
Repeated shelling inside the Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant complex over the past seven days has revived concerns of a nuclear…
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Rushdie Attack Recalls 1991 Killing of His Japanese Translator
TOKYO — The attack on Salman Rushdie in western New York State on Friday prompted renewed interest in previous attacks…
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Restaurants That Are Institutions as Much as Places to Dine
Throughout the pandemic, reporting assignments meant I was traveling more than most people. And when I was on the road,…
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His Next Move: A Ukrainian Boy Starts a New Life Through Chess
YORK, England — Pints in hand, a group of men sat hunched over chessboards under the sloping ceiling beams of…
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Ivory Coast Wants a Bigger Bite of the Cocoa Business
GRAND-BASSAM, Ivory Coast — The worker carefully peeled the husks from the cocoa beans to keep them from breaking, then…
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Shelling at the Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant Is Raising Fears of an Accident. Here’s a Look at the Risks.
KYIV, Ukraine — When Russian forces seized control of Europe’s largest nuclear power plant in early March, a fierce gun…