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As U.S. Block of Oil Supply Deepens Energy Crisis, Cubans Ask: What More Can We Sacrifice?
International

As U.S. Block of Oil Supply Deepens Energy Crisis, Cubans Ask: What More Can We Sacrifice?

Prime Minister Takaichi’s Party Wins a Supermajority in Japan’s Lower House
Profile

Prime Minister Takaichi’s Party Wins a Supermajority in Japan’s Lower House

The Gaza Ceasefire Began Months Ago. Why Does Fighting Persist?
Middle East

The Gaza Ceasefire Began Months Ago. Why Does Fighting Persist?

Explainer: How Does Iran’s System of Power Work?
Analysis

Explainer: How Does Iran’s System of Power Work?

Haiti Faces a Sexual Violence and Abuse Crisis as Gang Violence Spreads, Health Charity Warns
Americas

Haiti Faces a Sexual Violence and Abuse Crisis as Gang Violence Spreads, Health Charity Warns

Spain Is Granting Legal Status to Potentially 500,000 Immigrants
Europe

Spain Is Granting Legal Status to Potentially 500,000 Immigrants

Activists Say Iran’s Crackdown Has Killed at Least 6,221 People, as the Country’s Currency Plunges
Middle East

Activists Say Iran’s Crackdown Has Killed at Least 6,221 People, as the Country’s Currency Plunges

Atomic Scientists Set ‘Doomsday Clock’ Closer to Midnight Than Ever
International

Atomic Scientists Set ‘Doomsday Clock’ Closer to Midnight Than Ever

As Haiti Faces Further Political Turmoil, the UN Signals More Troops on the Way
Americas

As Haiti Faces Further Political Turmoil, the UN Signals More Troops on the Way

Why Freezing Rain Has Millions at Risk of Losing Power—and Heat
Weather & Environment

Why Freezing Rain Has Millions at Risk of Losing Power—and Heat

Firefighters Face Attacks, Drones and Arsonists While Battling Deadly Blazes in Chile
Weather & Environment

Firefighters Face Attacks, Drones and Arsonists While Battling Deadly Blazes in Chile

How Syria’s Government Has Redrawn the Map with Advances Against the Kurds
Asia

How Syria’s Government Has Redrawn the Map with Advances Against the Kurds

Explainer: What Is President Trump’s ‘Board of Peace’ and Who Has Joined So Far?
Geopolitics

Explainer: What Is President Trump’s ‘Board of Peace’ and Who Has Joined So Far?

Hopeful Yet Wary, Venezuelans Across Latin America Mull Going Home
Americas

Hopeful Yet Wary, Venezuelans Across Latin America Mull Going Home

Nigeria’s Northeast Faces Worst Hunger in a Decade as Aid Cuts Hit Region, UN Says
Africa

Nigeria’s Northeast Faces Worst Hunger in a Decade as Aid Cuts Hit Region, UN Says

Explainer: What Is the Status of Iran’s Main Nuclear Facilities?
Middle East

Explainer: What Is the Status of Iran’s Main Nuclear Facilities?

Uganda Shuts Down Internet Ahead of Election, Orders Rights Groups to Halt Work
Africa

Uganda Shuts Down Internet Ahead of Election, Orders Rights Groups to Halt Work

Iran Signals Plans for Fast Trials and Executions While Promising ‘Decisive Response’ to U.S., Israel
Middle East

Iran Signals Plans for Fast Trials and Executions While Promising ‘Decisive Response’ to U.S., Israel

Explainer: What’s Happening in Yemen, and Why Are Saudi Arabia and the UAE Involved?
Asia

Explainer: What’s Happening in Yemen, and Why Are Saudi Arabia and the UAE Involved?

Civilians Flee Aleppo as Clashes Between Syrian Government and Kurdish Forces Escalate
Asia

Civilians Flee Aleppo as Clashes Between Syrian Government and Kurdish Forces Escalate