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China Is Building Up Its Nuclear Weapons Arsenal Faster Than Previous Projections, U.S. Report Says
Asia

China Is Building Up Its Nuclear Weapons Arsenal Faster Than Previous Projections, U.S. Report Says

After Rainy Season That Wasn’t, Parched Mexico City Starts Restricting Water
Americas

After Rainy Season That Wasn’t, Parched Mexico City Starts Restricting Water

Explainer: What You Need to Know About Hezbollah, the Group Backing Hamas Against Israel
Middle East

Explainer: What You Need to Know About Hezbollah, the Group Backing Hamas Against Israel

Millions of Children Are Displaced by Extreme Weather Events, UN Report Finds
Weather & Environment

Millions of Children Are Displaced by Extreme Weather Events, UN Report Finds

What Is Hamas? A Look at the Group’s History
Profile

What Is Hamas? A Look at the Group’s History

No Shade, No Water, and Record Heat: More Migrants Die in U.S. Desert
Americas

No Shade, No Water, and Record Heat: More Migrants Die in U.S. Desert

High Inflation Means Children Go Hungry Around the World: Survey
Economy & Personal Finance

High Inflation Means Children Go Hungry Around the World: Survey

ACT Test Scores for U.S. Students Drop to New 30-year Low
Education

ACT Test Scores for U.S. Students Drop to New 30-year Low

5 Things to Know as Israel Declares War on Hamas Following Unprecedented Attack
Middle East

5 Things to Know as Israel Declares War on Hamas Following Unprecedented Attack

New Cars Are Supposed to Be Getting Safer. So Why Are Fatalities on the Rise?
Society & Lifestyles

New Cars Are Supposed to Be Getting Safer. So Why Are Fatalities on the Rise?

Explainer: Why Kosovo’s Stand-Off with Serbs Goes On 15 Years After Statehood
Europe

Explainer: Why Kosovo’s Stand-Off with Serbs Goes On 15 Years After Statehood

Ethnic Armenians Flee Karabakh After Breakaway Region’s Defeat
International

Ethnic Armenians Flee Karabakh After Breakaway Region’s Defeat

For a Divided Libya, Disastrous Floods Have Become a Rallying Cry for Unity
Africa

For a Divided Libya, Disastrous Floods Have Become a Rallying Cry for Unity

Human Rights in Russia Have ‘Significantly Deteriorated’ Since War: UN Expert
International

Human Rights in Russia Have ‘Significantly Deteriorated’ Since War: UN Expert

U.S. Sets Record for Billion-Dollar Weather Disasters in a Year, with 4 Months Still to Go
Weather & Environment

U.S. Sets Record for Billion-Dollar Weather Disasters in a Year, with 4 Months Still to Go

Analysis: With Defiant Summit, Russia’s Putin and North Korea’s Kim Send Rivals a Warning
Geopolitics

Analysis: With Defiant Summit, Russia’s Putin and North Korea’s Kim Send Rivals a Warning

Thirty Years After Oslo, Bleak Outlook for Israeli-Palestinian Peace
Analysis

Thirty Years After Oslo, Bleak Outlook for Israeli-Palestinian Peace

Libyans Search for Missing Relatives After Flood Devastates City
Weather & Environment

Libyans Search for Missing Relatives After Flood Devastates City

The African Union Is Joining the G20
Geopolitics

The African Union Is Joining the G20

Eastern Congo’s Humanitarian Nightmare
Africa

Eastern Congo’s Humanitarian Nightmare