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This teen built an oasis for kids in a congested Nigerian megacityA garbage-dump-turned-park in Lagos is providing room for children to roam free and play.聽
Xi targets corruption and rivals in purgeChinese President Xi Jinping is purging top military and political leaders in a campaign aimed at curbing corruption and removing potential rivals.聽
New government in Syria means a new curriculum in schools: What changedSyria鈥檚 new school year, the first since the fall of the Assad regime, has a revised look at history and increased emphasis on religion. As one teacher notes, a curriculum is more than lessons; it shows how a nation understands itself.
With Russian cyberattacks on the rise, NATO nations ready to play offenseAs China and Russia try to weaken NATO nations through cyberattacks, the alliance is responding with plans for better coordination 鈥� including for counterattack.
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Police arrest two suspects over Louvre theftProsecutors have taken two suspects into custody a week after a heist at the world鈥檚 most visited museum shocked Paris.聽
Venezuela鈥檚 Maduro accuses U.S. of fabricating a warPresident Nicol谩s Maduro claims Washington is starting a 鈥渘ew eternal war鈥� as aircraft carrier USS Gerald R. Ford moves closer to Venezuela.
In Argentina midterms, a make-or-break referendum on the Milei revolutionArgentina votes Sunday in midterm legislative elections that serve as a report card for President Javier Milei鈥檚 economic policies. He tamed inflation, but now the economy is stalled, many are worse off, and corruption is an issue.
Why youth voter apathy in Ivory Coast isn鈥檛 a rejection of democracyAs Ivory Coast鈥檚 Oct. 25 presidential election approaches, many young people here say they are cynical about the possibility of political change.
The Louvre鈥檚 jewels were stolen. Parisians are enthralled by the drama.The daylight robbery of jewelry from the Louvre has shocked residents and tourists in Paris. But it has stirred up their imaginations as well.
Trump sanctions Russian oil. His position on ending the war remains fluid.U.S. sanctions on Russia鈥檚 largest oil companies place new pressure on President Vladimir Putin. But, evidenced by President Donald Trump鈥檚 frequently shifting positions, it鈥檚 still unclear where he will land on how to end the war in Ukraine.
As US targets drug boats, Venezuelans wonder whether Maduro might be nextMany Venezuelans support U.S. military strikes against drug trafficking, hoping they could topple President Nicol谩s Maduro.
China鈥檚 five-year plans date back to Mao. A new one has the world鈥檚 attention.The world's second-largest economy is deciding its economic strategy for the next five years, a decision with high global stakes.聽
Pakistan helped create the Taliban. Now, their clash threatens regional security.Pakistan says the Taliban should stop a militant group that is attacking from Afghanistan. The tension erupted into conflict, now eased by a ceasefire.
For Israelis, a legacy of the war in Gaza is international ostracismIndividual Israelis and professional organizations are feeling increasingly isolated globally as the world focuses on Palestinian suffering in Gaza. But do boycotts of academic and artistic institutions further the cause of peace?
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