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While the U.S. ambassador declined to openly “name and shame” in her speech calling on donors for more help, saying “The countries know who we’re talking about,” the U.N. resident coordinator didn’t hesitate. Read more
The bus was carrying 44 passengers from Quetta in Balochistan province to Karachi in neighboring Sindh province. The accident was near the town of Bela, in Lasbela district. Read more
The decision was announced in a statement posted on the Chinese Embassy’s website. Read more
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Andrew Bagshaw, 48, a dual New Zealand-British citizen, and British volunteer Christopher Parry, 28, went missing this month while heading to the town of Soledar, in the eastern Donetsk region, where heavy fighting was taking place. Read more
Iran’s defense ministry did not say who was suspected of carrying out the attack. Read more
The Kujira (Whale) Store houses three machines for whale sashimi, whale bacon, whale skin and whale steak, as well as canned whale meat. Read more
The note comes despite weeks of condemnation and lobbying by the international community for a reversal on measures restricting women’s freedoms. Read more
Pavel will succeed controversy-courting Milos Zeman in the largely ceremonial but prestigious post. Read more
New appointments are available each day at 6 a.m., but migrants find themselves stymied by error messages. Read more
A Palestinian attacker in his early teens opened fire in east Jerusalem today, wounding two people, officials said, a day after another assailant killed seven outside a synagogue in the deadliest attack in the city since 2008. Read more
When Pope Francis arrives in Congo and South Sudan next week, thousands of people will take special note of a gesture more grounded than the sign of the cross. Watching from their wheelchairs, they will relate to the way he uses his. Read more
Struggling U.K. regional airline Flybe collapsed for the second time in three years today, putting jobs on the line and leaving passengers stranded. Read more
The lead containers are about the size of a mint box, and had written inscriptions dedicated to particular saints. Read more
It was the first time a member of Bolsonaro’s family has been included in the investigations of the uprising in Brasilia. Read more
Authorities declared a state of emergency for the Auckland region and the nation’s new Prime Minister, Chris Hipkins, flew to the city on a military plane to assess the damage. Read more
In all, some 1.1 million people were killed at the vast complex before it was liberated by Soviet troops on Jan. 27, 1945. Read more
The killings took place a day after Israeli troops killed nine Palestinians in a raid in the West Bank and raised the likelihood of further bloodshed. Read more
It will come within 26 million miles of Earth Wednesday before speeding away again, unlikely to return for millions of years. Read more
Hong Kong will ban CBD starting Wednesday, categorizing it as a “dangerous drug” and mandating harsh penalties for its smuggling, production and possession, customs authorities announced Friday. Read more
Just before Nazi Germany invaded Hungary in March 1944, Jewish youth leaders in the eastern European country jumped into action: They formed an underground network that in the coming months would save tens of thousands of fellow Jews from the gas chambers. Read more
On the eve of International Holocaust Remembrance Day, the U.N. chief said the exhibition is a call to action because a million victims remain unidentified. Read more
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