Despite dip in election trust, Indians trek miles to cast their ballots
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by Fahad Shah
4h ago
Concerns about the integrity of India’s elections are bubbling up to the surface. But as the world’s largest election gets underway, faith in the power of each vote is still driving people to the polls ..read more
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In West Bank, wave of settler violence creating feel of a war zone
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by Fatima AbdulKarim, Taylor Luck
9h ago
With the world focused on Iran and Gaza, Israeli settlers are stepping up attacks against Palestinian towns and villages in the West Bank. Feeling abandoned, many residents believe they should take matters into their own hands ..read more
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Maasai women are told to stay home. These rangers fight poachers instead.
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by Lenny Rashid Ruvaga
14h ago
In Kenya, an all-woman ranger unit is challenging stereotypes and helping protect both wild animals and the people who live beside them.  ..read more
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In pivotal India elections, a once-radical ideology could propel Modi to a third term
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by Aakash Hassan
1d ago
Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s popularity is driven by a long-standing ideology that seeks to transform India from a secular nation into a Hindu one ..read more
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Can Israel embrace America’s vision of a ‘new Middle East’?
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by Ned Temko
2d ago
Israel must decide whether to take its place alongside Washington’s Arab allies in a “new Middle East” or to continue to go it alone ..read more
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Ukraine is trying to rally new troops. Vets say weapons are more urgent.
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by Dominique Soguel
2d ago
Ukraine is scrambling to bolster its defenses, and on Tuesday rolled out a new, tougher conscription law. But with resupplies still snared in Washington, some veterans warn that more troops only offer so much help ..read more
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In northern Gaza, famine sets in: ‘We will eat anything’
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by Ghada Abdulfattah, Taylor Luck
2d ago
While flour supplies entering the Gaza Strip reportedly are ticking up, aid experts say much more has to be done to alleviate burgeoning famine there ..read more
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Only 70 people lived on the island of Gavdos. Then migrant boats started to arrive.
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by Nick Squires
2d ago
Most migrants crossing the Mediterranean to Europe have arrived in populated areas that could handle newcomers. But what happens when they land someplace truly isolated like the island of Gavdos ..read more
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Israel’s retaliation dilemma: Listen to its instincts, or its allies?
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by Shoshanna Solomon
3d ago
A deterrence doctrine is so entrenched in Israel that even moderate leaders will find it hard not to support some retaliation against Iran. But the success of a U.S.-led alliance offers a new approach ..read more
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No Brit born after 2009 will ever be able to smoke legally, if bill passes
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by Sylvia Hui
3d ago
Britain’s Prime Minister Rishi Sunak hopes to pass a youth smoking ban along in a show of bipartisanship. Fellow members of his conservative party, however, are not supportive of what they deem an overreach by government into the lives of everyday Brits ..read more
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