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World

Lebanon closes schools for 2 days in areas targeted by Israeli strikes 23 Sep 2024 - 01:27 pm
Smoke billows from the site of an Israeli airstrike in Adshit, near the Lebanon-Israel border, on September 23, 2024. Photo by Ammar Ammar / AFP.
Eurozone business activity slumps after Olympics boost 23 Sep 2024 - 01:24 pm
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Capsule carrying 2 Russians and 1 American heads to Earth from space station 23 Sep 2024 - 01:08 pm
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Sri Lanka's new leader says no magic solution to crisis 23 Sep 2024 - 01:00 pm
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Beijing slams reported US trade ban on cars with Chinese tech 23 Sep 2024 - 12:55 pm
 An employee works on an electric vehicle (EV) production line at the Leapmotor factory in Jinhua, China's eastern Zhejiang province on September 18, 2024. Photo by ADEK BERRY / AFP.
California expands ban on plastic grocery bags 23 Sep 2024 - 12:55 pm
Peninsula
Lebanon PM denounces 'destructive plan' amid intense Israeli strikes 23 Sep 2024 - 12:41 pm
This picture taken along the border with southern Lebanon shows smoke billowing following Israeli bombardment in Lebanon, on September 23, 2024. Photo by Jalaa MAREY / AFP.
Bereaved and destitute: Gazans a year after war began 23 Sep 2024 - 12:29 pm
Peninsula
Cholera is spreading in Sudan as fighting between rival generals shows no sign of abating 23 Sep 2024 - 12:06 pm
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India's one-horned rhino numbers charging ahead, govt says 23 Sep 2024 - 11:09 am
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Rescuers comb muddy riverbanks after Japan floods kill seven 23 Sep 2024 - 11:03 am
A man looks on as debris washed away from flooding is seen piled by houses along the Tsukada river following heavy rain in Wajima city, Ishikawa prefecture on September 23, 2024. Photo by Yuichi YAMAZAKI / AFP.
Family of murdered Sri Lanka editor seek justice from new president 23 Sep 2024 - 10:45 am
Photo used for a demonstration purpose. A woman with a Sri Lankan national flag stands at the Galle fort while watching the play of the fourth day of first Test cricket match between Sri Lanka and New Zealand at the Galle International Cricket Stadium in Galle on September 22, 2024. Photo by IDREES MOHAMMED / AFP.
China's Xi says hopes to deepen ties with new Sri Lankan president 23 Sep 2024 - 10:37 am
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Marxist Anura Kumara Dissanayake sworn in as Sri Lanka's president 23 Sep 2024 - 10:32 am
A supporter of Sri Lanka's newly elected President Anura Kumara Dissanayaka, waves country's national flag near the Presidential Secretariat after Dissanayaka's swearing-in ceremony in Colombo on September 23, 2024. Photo by Ishara S. Kodikara / AFP.
Long wait for justice in India's backlogged courts 23 Sep 2024 - 10:22 am
In this photograph taken on September 6, 2024, lawyers go through a case file inside their chamber at the court complex in Ghaziabad. (Photo by Money Sharma / AFP)
Zelensky arrives in US to explain war plan to Biden 22 Sep 2024 - 11:54 pm
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Barack Obama raises $4 million for Kamala Harris at LA fundraiser 22 Sep 2024 - 09:41 pm
Vice President Kamala Harris speaks with supporters about local reproductive policies in Atlanta on Friday. (Megan Varner for The Washington Post)
Americans can order free COVID-19 tests beginning this month 22 Sep 2024 - 08:31 pm
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