Russian gunrunner Viktor Bout was traded in 2022 for U.S. basketball star Brittney Griner.
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President Claudia Sheinbaum aims to “pacify the country” by targeting fentanyl smuggling and extortion during the first 100 days of…
Israel Launches New Offensive in Northern Gaza, Orders Mass Evacuation
The operation aims to combat a militant resurgence in the area, said the Israeli military, which also targeted southern Beirut…
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Coltan from militia-controlled mines in Congo is increasingly flowing into global supply chains for smartphones and computers, despite U.S. efforts…
Is Europe Becoming Ungovernable?
Political fragmentation is paralyzing the continent’s largest economies.
A Single Day Changed These Gazans’ Lives Forever
Separated by closed borders, clutching invitations for canceled weddings, Palestinians entered a year of limbo that still has no end…
Despite Geopolitical Tensions, China Is Big Business for Western Consulting Firms
Deloitte, Ernst & Young and others have signed thousands of contracts across China as Washington and Beijing seek to untangle…
Drought-Stricken Countries Kill Elephants to Feed the Hungry
The worst drought in 100 years drives Namibia and Zimbabwe to conduct culls in national parks to help alleviate an…
How the Massacre of Israeli Female Soldiers Came to Symbolize Oct. 7 Failures
The women stationed at Nahal Oz warned authorities for months about increasingly suspicious Hamas activity, but no one acted.
Dikembe Mutombo, NBA Star Known for his Height and Heart, Dies at 58
The 7’2” player won friends while blocking their shots, and won fans for his towering presence as a trailblazer off…
