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How Assad’s Top Henchmen Fled Syria and Justice

China Fans Patriotic Sentiment as Trade War With U.S. Heats Up

Xi Jinping, China’s leader, and President Trump during the U.S.-China Business Exchange in Beijing in 2017.

France’s Government Narrowly Survives No-Confidence Vote

Prime Minister Sébastien Lecornu of France speaking at the National Assembly in Paris on Thursday before a no-confidence vote on the government.

Fire in Party Office Raises Tensions as Cameroon Awaits Election Results

Security forces in Garoua, Cameroon, used water cannons on Sunday to disperse protesters. Cameroon is still tallying the results from the day’s presidential election.

Israel Marks Two Years Since Oct. 7 as a Fragile Cease-Fire in Gaza Holds

Yemen’s Houthis Confirm Killing of Top Military Official

Protests against Israel in the Houthi-run capital of Sana, Yemen, this month.

India Tiptoes Around Trump’s Latest Claims on Russian Oil Purchases

President Trump and Prime Minister Narendra Modi of India at a joint news conference at the White House in February.

Vatican Panel Says Church Is Still Too Slow in Addressing Sexual Abuse

A Mass at the Vatican last month. The commission called on church leaders to act more quickly and more transparently to tackle clerical sexual abuse.

Where Does the Israel-Hamas Cease-Fire Stand?

Palestinians returning to Gaza City on Saturday.

How Raila Odinga Symbolized the Good and Bad of Kenyan Politics

Spies, Burgers and Bombs: After a New War, Old Wounds Resurface in Tehran

Young Iranians gathering in the Darband neighborhood of Tehran in July.

‘Promises Have Not Been Kept’: What’s Behind Africa’s Youth Protests

Young people in Madagascar cheering at a rally in the capital, Antananarivo, on Tuesday after Parliament announced the impeachment of President Andry Rajoelina.

With Truce in Place, Hamas Pursues Bloody Crackdown on Rivals in Gaza

Palestinian militants standing guard on Monday, the day that hostages in Gaza were handed over to the Red Cross as part of a cease-fire deal between Hamas and Israel.

Afghanistan and Pakistan Announce Cease-Fire After a Week of Deadly Clashes

Taliban guards near the border with Pakistan. Fighting continued in the Spin Boldak border area of southern Afghanistan and central Pakistan on Wednesday.

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