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Brian Mulroney Divided and Reshaped Canada Through Free Trade With the U.S.

Brian Mulroney first led the Progressive Conservatives to power while I was early in my career as a journalist. But his political life...

Why Some Colombians Call Their Mothers ‘Your Mercy’

After Altair Jaspe moved from Venezuela to the Colombian capital, Bogotá, she was taken aback by the way she was addressed when she...

Blasphemy Is a Crime in Pakistan. Mobs Are Delivering the Verdicts.

Late last month, hundreds of people protested in major Pakistani cities over a blasphemy ruling by a top judge, who also faced an...

Why air drops being used to bring food and supplies to Gaza may not be enough

With the increasingly desperate, the United States has said that it would join some of its Arab and European allies in delivering...

How a Small-Time Soccer Team Draws a Crowd: With Its Activism

In the back room of the threadbare offices of the Irish soccer team Bohemians, the printer clunks and chugs and whirs incessantly, spitting...

South Korea Needs Foreign Workers, but Often Fails to Protect Them

Samsung phones. Hyundai cars. LG TVs. South Korean exports are available in virtually every corner of the world. But the nation is more...

Being LGBTIQ+ isn’t legal everywhere. Here’s where your identity can put you in jail

Key PointsGhana's parliament passed the controversial Human Sexual Rights and Family Values bill on Wednesday.The bill threatens to strengthen anti-LGBTIQ+ laws and has...

Biden Says U.S. Will Begin Aid Airdrops in Gaza

President Biden said on Friday that the United States would begin airdropping humanitarian relief supplies into Gaza, a decision prompted by the dozens...

Many Iranians Boycott Vote, Despite Officials’ Pleas and Roses at Polls

Iran held parliamentary elections on Friday, but despite officials’ last-minute attempts to increase voter turnout with pleas on social media and roses at...

News Leaders Around the World Pledge Support for Journalists in Gaza

Nearly 60 leaders from international and regional news outlets signed a letter on Thursday and Friday committing their support for journalists covering the...

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