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Earth’s 10 Hottest Years Have Been the Last 10
With the addition of 2024, yet another record-hot year, the past 10 years have been the…
Rwanda Cuts Ties With Belgium Over Congo Conflict and E.U. Sanctions
Rwanda severed diplomatic ties on Monday with its former colonial ruler, Belgium, which has been pushing…
How South Sudan Returned to the Brink of War
The world’s youngest nation faces the threat of war yet again. This month, a United Nations…
Nary a Critical Word: Bill Gates’s Close Bond With Narendra Modi
In September 2019, Bill Gates presented Prime Minister Narendra Modi of India with an award on…
Bread Lines and Salty Drinking Water: Israeli Aid Block Sets Gaza Back Again
Outside the Zadna Bakery in central Gaza one recent afternoon, the long lines of people waiting…
Haiti’s Biggest Hospital, Dependent on U.S.A.I.D., Goes Up in Smoke
Two days before last Christmas, Dr. Pierre S. Prince took an exciting new job as director…
Slowly, Ukrainian Women Are Beginning to Talk About Sexual Assault in the War
A 77-year-old former high school teacher, turned out in a neat dress and hat, has been…
Trump Foreign Aid Cuts Threaten Refugees’ Survival: ‘People Will Die’
More than a million people in the world’s largest refugee camp could soon be left with…
Senior Islamic State Leader Killed in Joint Iraqi-U.S. Operation, Iraq Says
An airstrike killed a senior Islamic State leader believed to be the head of the group…