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South African Imam and Gay Rights Advocate is Shot Dead

Muhsin Hendricks was credited by some as being the world’s first openly gay imam and helped Muslims reconcile their faith with their sexual orientation.

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Pope Francis Will Remain in Hospital for ‘Complex’ Clinical Issue

Pope Francis was admitted on Friday with a respiratory infection. The announcement on Monday did not provide further detail, but raised fresh concerns about the pontiff’s health.

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Trump’s USAID Cuts Halt Agent Orange Victims Program in Vietnam

Fifty years after the Vietnam War ended, President Trump’s gutting of foreign aid has halted American efforts to address a toxic legacy and build a strategic partnership.

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Israel Says It Will Keep Troops ‘Temporarily’ in 5 Points in Lebanon

The announcement raised the specter of renewed fighting in southern Lebanon between Israel and Hezbollah, the Lebanese militia.

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Zakia Jafri, Who Sought Justice for Victims of Indian Riots, Dies at 86

For two decades, she waged a legal battle against government officials in India after her husband was brutally killed in Gujarati in 2002.

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How Can the Russia-Ukraine War End? A Guide to a Possible Peace Deal

Balancing Ukraine’s sovereignty with Russia’s demand for its own “security guarantees” promises to be the hardest part of any negotiation. But experts see possible compromises.

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South Korean Actress Kim Sae-ron Is Found Dead

The 24-year-old star, once a prolific child actor, appeared at the Cannes Film Festival and on Netflix, until a drunk-driving incident in 2022 derailed her career.

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South Korea Bans Downloads of DeepSeek, the Chinese A.I. App

Regulators said they would suspend the app until they could be sure it complied with the country’s data protection laws.

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Pritam Singh, Singapore Opposition Leader, Found Guilty of Lying Under Oath

In a blow to the Workers’ Party, its leader, Pritam Singh, was fined for lying under oath to Parliament.

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Palestinian Displacement in the West Bank Is Highest Since 1967, Experts Say

The Israeli military launched a wide-scale operation last month against militants in several cities in the West Bank. Now, roughly 40,000 Palestinians have fled their homes — the highest since Israel occupied the territory nearly six decades ago, according to researchers.

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