World
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U.N. Race Panel Sounds the Alarm on Abortion Access in the U.S.
GENEVA — An influential United Nations panel that examined the state of race relations in the United States called on…
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Daniel Barenboim, Star Conductor, Withdraws from ‘Ring’ Cycle in Berlin
A new production of Wagner’s “Ring” cycle at the Berlin State Opera, featuring the eminent conductor Daniel Barenboim, was one…
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French Tax Collectors Use A.I. to Spot Thousands of Undeclared Pools
PARIS — For those trying to offset France’s increasingly sweltering summers by building swimming pools, the tax authorities have a…
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After a Quiet August, Hurricane Forecasters Are Monitoring a Potential Storm
An unusually quiet Atlantic hurricane season could end by the Labor Day weekend, with meteorologists monitoring a disturbance that could…
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India’s Supreme Court Widens Definition of ‘Family’
NEW DELHI — India’s Supreme Court has ruled that family benefits under the law must be extended to blended families,…
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The Vatican, for the first time, calls Russia the aggressor in the war.
The Vatican on Tuesday for the first time said that Russia was the aggressor in the Ukraine war, condemning Moscow’s…
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Nuclear inspectors are in Ukraine for a high-stakes visit to the Zaporizhzhia plant.
KYIV, Ukraine — A team of international nuclear inspectors was in Ukraine on Tuesday as part of a risky trip…
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China Sets Key Communist Party Congress for Mid-October
A Communist Party congress that is poised to anoint Xi Jinping as China’s top leader for another five years will…
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A Frontline Shadow Economy: Ukrainian Units Trade Tanks and Artillery
Most of the bartering involves items captured from Russian troops, which are exchanged for urgently needed supplies. “Let’s just call…
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‘Not My Choice.’ A TV Anchor Is Ousted, and Viewers Ask: Was Sexism to Blame?
From a makeshift studio and with a news anchor’s measured tones, one of Canada’s most familiar faces shocked viewers, created…