Costas Simitis, 2-Time Prime Minister of Greece, Dies at 88

In his first term, Mr. Simitis set about curtailing Greece’s extravagant public and private spending and…

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Israel’s Military Pounds Gaza as Pressure Mounts for Cease-fire

Dozens of Israeli strikes pounded the Gaza Strip over the weekend as Israeli and Hamas officials…

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On the Run, a Hit Man Gives One Last Confession

There are, the hit man said, many ways to kill. A string tied between two sticks…

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Israel’s Military Pounds Gaza as Pressure Mounts for Cease-fire

Dozens of Israeli strikes pounded the Gaza Strip over the weekend as Israeli and Hamas officials…

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A Gas Cutoff Sends Shivers Through a Russian-Backed Breakaway Region

The shop used to sell flowers and gardening gear to visitors from just down the road,…

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In Damascus, Syrians Reclaim Spaces and Freedoms After al-Assad’s Fall

For much of her life, Sumaya Ainaya spent weekend and summer nights on Mount Qasioun, which…

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On the Run, a Hit Man Gives One Last Confession

There are, the hit man said, many ways to kill. A string tied between two sticks…

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Hong Kong’s Cabbies, Long Scorned and Frustrated, Face the End of an Era

The air is laced with cigarette smoke and Cantonese profanities as half a dozen taxi drivers…

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Jeju Air’s Problems Mount After Crash of Flight 7C2216

When Jeju Air’s status as South Korea’s biggest low-cost carrier seemed under threat from the merger…

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A Frigid First: Chile’s President Visits Antarctica to Bolster Claims

Chile’s president visited the South Pole on Friday in a bid to fortify his country’s territorial…

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