Here’s What the Paris Climate Agreement Does and Doesn’t Do
The Paris agreement is a mostly voluntary climate pact. What does it do, and what does it mean as President Donald Trump removes the U.S.?
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Haiti Has 1 Million Displaced People, Mostly From Gang Violence. It’s Tripled Over the Past Year
The U.N. migration agency says internal displacement in Haiti, largely caused by gang violence, has tripled over the last year and now surpasses 1 million people — a record in the Caribbean nation.
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Israel’s Borders Have Shifted Throughout Its History. Action in Syria May Reshape Them Again
Israel’s prime minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, entered Syrian territory Tuesday and said Israeli troops would remain in the area indefinitely, blurring the border with its northern neighbor.
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Stripped of Citizenship, These Nicaraguans Live in Limbo Scattered Across the World
Hundreds of religious leaders, students, activists, dissidents and journalists were rendered “stateless” by the Nicaragua president’s regime.
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What To Know About the Ceasefire Deal Between Israel and Lebanon’s Hezbollah
A ceasefire deal went into effect on Wednesday and could end the cross-border fighting between Israel and Lebanon’s Hezbollah militant group.
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Biden Authorizes Ukraine To Use US-Supplied Longer Range Missiles for Deeper Strikes Inside Russia
President Joe Biden has authorized Ukraine to use U.S.-supplied missiles to strike deeper inside Russia, easing limitations on the longer range weapons.
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Haiti’s Main Airport and Capital Frozen After a Day of Violence
Written by EVENS SANON PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) — Haiti’s main airport remained closed on...
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Congo Wants UN Peacekeepers Gone. But Endless War Around Minerals Is Complicating That
Congo desperately wants stability in its mineral-rich east, of intense interest to the global economy. But political friction means the government wants the longtime United Nations peacekeeping force there to get out.
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Lebanon Fears Gaza-Like Carnage as Israel Ramps up Airstrikes Across the Country
There are fears that Israel’s actions in Gaza, which have described as disproportionate force, would be repeated in Lebanon.
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Head of United Nations Calls Global Situation ‘Unsustainable’ as Annual Meeting of Leaders Opens
U.N. Secretary-General António Guterres warned world leaders that impunity, inequality and uncertainty are creating an “unsustainable world.”
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