World
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‘Gladiator Politics’ Dominate Election Season in Polarized South Korea
This week’s parliamentary elections are widely seen as a referendum on both President Yoon Suk Yeol and his archrival, Lee…
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Another Israeli Hostage’s Body Recovered, the Death Angering His Family
Like the families of other hostages, they are outraged that the Israeli government has yet to reach a deal to…
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The Israeli hostage whose body was returned Saturday had spoken of feeling unsafe.
Elad Katzir, the Israeli hostage whose body was recovered and returned to Israel on Saturday, had long felt unprotected living…
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Mary Ann Zielonko, Partner of Kitty Genovese, Dies at 85
The murder of Ms. Genovese, and her neighbors’ reaction to it, generated headlines. The nature of her relationship with Ms.…
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¿Quién es Jorge Glas, exvicepresidente de Ecuador detenido en la embajada de México?
El exvicepresidente ecuatoriano fue condenado a prisión por soborno en dos casos distintos. Había huido a la embajada de México…
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Iran vows revenge at a funeral for commanders killed in an Israeli airstrike.
There are precedents for a forceful response by Iran to the Israeli airstrike in Syria on Monday that killed senior…
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Is New York City Overdue for a Major Earthquake?
Seismologists said that severe earthquakes are relatively rare around the city and cannot be predicted. But if one were to…
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Who Is Jorge Glas, an Ecuadorean Politician Arrested at Mexico’s Embassy?
A former vice president of Ecuador, Jorge Glas had been convicted of bribery in two separate cases. He had fled…
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México rompe relaciones diplomáticas con Ecuador tras la detención de Jorge Glas en su embajada
El exvicepresidente ecuatoriano, refugiado en la embajada de México en Quito, fue detenido la noche del viernes. El presidente de…
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Kate Coleman, Who Documented the Bay Area Counterculture, Dies at 81
She wrote about politics and the patriarchy as a left-wing writer, then alienated her compatriots with exposés critical of the…