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The decision is a break from a decades-long tradition by the country’s No. 2 official and comes as Xi Jinping, the top leader, consolidates his power.The decision is a break from a decades-long tradition by the country’s No. 2 official and comes as Xi Jinping, the top leader, consolidates his power. Read More

The drastic step came after weeks of protests from interns and residents opposed to a government plan to increase medical school admissions.The drastic step came after weeks of protests from interns and residents opposed to a government plan to increase medical school admissions. Read More

A government forecast suggests that there could be even more wildfires this season than during last year’s exceptional fire period.A government forecast suggests that there could be even more wildfires this season than during last year’s exceptional fire period. Read More

Israel’s Haredim minority has long lived apart from the nation’s mainstream, but fighting has both widened that divide and in some ways helped to bridge it.Israel’s Haredim minority has long lived apart from the nation’s mainstream, but fighting has both widened that divide and in some ways helped to bridge it. Read More

After a national incident was declared in January, officials have been scrambling to address problematically low levels of immunization.After a national incident was declared in January, officials have been scrambling to address problematically low levels of immunization. Read More

The U.S. government brought Mexican coroners to America to learn how to detect fatal overdoses, hoping to show that fentanyl kills in Mexico, too.The U.S. government brought Mexican coroners to America to learn how to detect fatal overdoses, hoping to show that fentanyl kills in Mexico, too. Read More

Israel has no clear plan for governing Gaza. That is a particular problem in the north, where the fighting has ebbed, and where a deadly stampede occurred on Thursday around an aid convoy.Israel has no clear plan for governing Gaza. That is a particular problem in the north, where the fighting has ebbed, and where

It was one of four convoys put together by local Palestinian businessmen this week at the behest of Israeli officials, who promised to provide security.It was one of four convoys put together by local Palestinian businessmen this week at the behest of Israeli officials, who promised to provide security. Read More

The vice president expects to discuss the urgency of a hostage deal and getting food and supplies to Palestinian civilians with a member of Netanyahu’s war cabinet.The vice president expects to discuss the urgency of a hostage deal and getting food and supplies to Palestinian civilians with a member of Netanyahu’s war cabinet. Read More