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Trump Is Blowing Up Boats Off Venezuela. Could Mexico’s Cartels Be Next?

U.S. strikes on boats that President Trump says are drug smugglers have unsettled America’s biggest trading partner, where powerful criminal groups produce and smuggle drugs.U.S. strikes on boats that President Trump says are drug smugglers have unsettled America’s biggest trading partner, where powerful criminal groups produce and smuggle drugs. Read More

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Arson That Seemed Spontaneous in Nepal Could Have Been Deliberate

A New York Times investigation points to a coordinated campaign of destruction during last month’s unrest. An official inquiry is underway but answers are growing harder to find.A New York Times investigation points to a coordinated campaign of destruction during last month’s unrest. An official inquiry is underway but answers are growing harder to find. Read

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Orban’s ‘Propaganda State’ in Hungary Is Starting to Show Cracks

The Hungarian leader has secured power by keeping control over the news media. Now, a political opponent is starting to show the limits of his tactics.The Hungarian leader has secured power by keeping control over the news media. Now, a political opponent is starting to show the limits of his tactics. Read More

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Bolivia Pushes to Reclaim the Coca Leaf From the Stigma of Cocaine

Long criminalized as the raw material for cocaine, coca is woven into Bolivian life. The government is lobbying the U.N. to ease international restrictions.Long criminalized as the raw material for cocaine, coca is woven into Bolivian life. The government is lobbying the U.N. to ease international restrictions. Read More

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Will Paul Biya of Cameroon, the World’s Oldest President, Win Again?

President Paul Biya of Cameroon would be nearly 100 years old by the time he completed his eighth term, but he has promised that “the best is still to come.”President Paul Biya of Cameroon would be nearly 100 years old by the time he completed his eighth term, but he has promised that “the best

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China Detains Dozens of Members of Underground Church

The church’s pastor, Ezra Jin Mingri, turned Zion Church into one of China’s largest unofficial congregations, even as government pressure on Christianity increased.The church’s pastor, Ezra Jin Mingri, turned Zion Church into one of China’s largest unofficial congregations, even as government pressure on Christianity increased. Read More

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Fears of a Coup Rise in Madagascar as Army Unit Joins Protesters

The unit appealed to security forces in this southern African nation to disobey their superiors and to refuse to shoot at demonstrators, who have rallied in the streets for more than two weeks.The unit appealed to security forces in this southern African nation to disobey their superiors and to refuse to shoot at demonstrators, who

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Dozens Killed in Strikes at Shelter in Besieged Sudanese City

Missiles struck as many people were asleep in classrooms converted into temporary shelters, a doctor said. Paramilitary forces have tightened their siege on El Fasher for over a year.Missiles struck as many people were asleep in classrooms converted into temporary shelters, a doctor said. Paramilitary forces have tightened their siege on El Fasher for over

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