World
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They Were Promised a New Home. Then They Tried to Escape It.
DHAKA, Bangladesh — Its name translates into “floating island,” and for up to 100,000 desperate war refugees, the low-slung landmass…
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Austrian Political Scandal Leaves Europe’s Conservatives in Need of New Path
BERLIN — When Sebastian Kurz first became chancellor of Austria the whole of Europe sat up. Only 31, he had…
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Your Monday Briefing
Good morning. We’re covering Singapore’s testy reopening, mounting tensions over Taiwan and China’s fraught custody battles. People walked in an…
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After Killings, U.K. Asks: Should Misogyny Be a Hate Crime?
LONDON — As anger grew in Britain last week over the justice system’s approach to violence against women, the public…
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Where Parents Have Abducted Their Own Children in a Bid for Custody
The men and women wrestled Wang Jianna to the ground. Holding down her legs and shoulders, they pried her 6-month-old…
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Brazil’s Covid-19 death toll passes 600,000.
RIO DE JANEIRO — Brazil surpassed the grim landmark of more than 600,000 Covid-19 deaths this week, making its death…
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Bolshoi Performer Is Killed in Onstage Accident
A performer was killed during an opera at the Bolshoi Theater in Moscow on Saturday when there was an accident…
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Canadian Admits Fabricating Terrorism Tale Detailed in New York Times Podcast
OTTAWA — A Canadian man admitted in court on Friday that he made up tales about serving as an Islamic…
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Populist Leader of Czech Republic Narrowly Defeated in Election
PRAGUE — In a blow to Europe’s once surging populist politicians, the prime minister of the Czech Republic, a pugnacious…
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La derecha de España ve una oportunidad en el debate sobre la Conquista
MADRID — En una carta a los obispos mexicanos el mes pasado, el papa Francisco hizo un llamado para reflexionar…