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Seafaring Nomads Settle Down Without Quite Embracing Life on Land
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Biden stumbled in the first 2024 debate.
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Whoever is chosen will have to cope with a cratering economy, regional strife and deep divisions and discord at home.
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The embattled Conservative Party is embroiled in investigations over whether some of its own staff members used insider knowledge to bet on the timing of the general election.
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Four of the six candidates selected by officials to run in Iran’s special presidential election are still in the running after the president died in a helicopter crash last month.
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At least one person was killed when parts of the roof caved in and crushed vehicles at Indira Gandhi airport in New Delhi, according to local reports. All domestic departures were suspended.
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After facing down the general who tried to oust him, President Luis Arce is battling a more formidable figure, Evo Morales, a former president who wants to reclaim power.
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Beijing released new rules calling for execution of “diehard” Taiwanese independence supporters, as hostilities surrounding Taiwan’s status rise.
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Palestinian officials and residents said heavy strikes hit the Shajaiye neighborhood of Gaza City and reported multiple casualties. The Israeli military said it could not immediately comment on the strikes.
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