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As Taliban restricts options for Afghan women and girls, many live on online
KABUL — Three years into Taliban rule, Afghan women and girls are finding ways online to take back some of…
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Japan stocks record, Singapore retail sales
People commuting to work in the morning cross a pedestrian crossing in Tokyo on February 15, 2024. Kazuhiro Nogi |…
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Hurricane Beryl, a Category 3 Storm, Smashes Jamaica and Speeds Toward Mexico
Relief efforts were underway in New York City’s Caribbean community on Wednesday as residents monitored Hurricane Beryl’s path with anxiety…
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Russian-linked cybercampaigns put a bull’s-eye on France. Their focus? The Olympics and elections
PARIS — Photos of blood-red hands on a Holocaust memorial. Caskets at the Eiffel Tower. A fake French military recruitment…
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A guide to the U.K. general election’s joke candidates and funny rituals
LONDON — Britain’s Parliament is known to many as the “Mother of all Parliaments,” and its lawmakers like to describe…
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Six Marriott hotels are providing free helicopter transfers into NYC
With New York’s congestion pricing plan indefinitely delayed, traffic into Manhattan this summer is set to be gridlocked as usual.…
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Hurricane Beryl Caused ‘Unimaginable’ Damage in Grenada, Leader Says
Mr. Mitchell said that many people on Grenada’s main island had lost their homes, but that the destruction was far…
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After a stop in Cuba, 2 Russian ships dock in Venezuelan port as part of ‘show the flag’ exercises
CARACAS, Venezuela — Two Russian naval ships docked Tuesday in the Venezuelan port of La Guaira after exercises in the…
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New Zealand, once a utopia for Trump-weary exiles, turns to the right
WELLINGTON, New Zealand — After the debate between President Biden and Donald Trump turned disastrous for the incumbent Thursday, comedian…
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UK polls point to a big Labour win. The party fears voter complacency
Labour leader Keir Starmer poses for photos as he visits the Vale Inn on June 27, 2024 in Macclesfield, United…
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