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ISIS Prisons and Camps Are Festering in a Fragile Syria as Aid Peters Out
[ad_1] HASAKAH, Syria—In a wing of the notorious Al Sina prison in northeastern Syria, where some of the world’s most dangerous inmates are held,…
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Maasai Sue Marriott Over Ritz-Carlton Safari Camp
[ad_1] NAROK, Kenya—Leaders of the Maasai ethnic group are seeking a court order to demolish a new Ritz-Carlton luxury safari camp they say blocks…
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Alaska’s New Mining Rush Chases Something More Coveted Than Gold
[ad_1] ESTER, Alaska—At a mining site here, Rod Blakestad cracked open a shiny rock with his pick. He found quartz, a sign that the…
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One Caribbean Leader Is Going All-Out for Trump Against Venezuela
[ad_1] PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad and Tobago—No leader in the Caribbean has embraced the Trump administration’s forceful new military presence in the region like…
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Japan Is Overrun With Tourists. This City Wants More.
[ad_1] NAGOYA, Japan—The tourists who crowd the bullet trains from Tokyo tend not to disembark at Nagoya as they speed along the so-called Golden…
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Victims of Palestinian Attacks Say Prisoner Releases Will Lead to More Violence
[ad_1] Tal Hartuv was at home in northern Israel on the afternoon of Oct. 11 when she saw the list of Palestinian prisoners slated…
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Fear Grips a Caribbean Nation in the Shadow of U.S. Boat Strikes
[ad_1] By Kejal Vyas / Photography by Christian Monterrosa for WSJ LAS CUEVAS, Trinidad and Tobago—Fear is rippling through this Caribbean island nation off…
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It Sits on a Vast Haul of Mineral Wealth. Now This Arctic City Must Be Moved.
[ad_1] The underground wealth beneath the Arctic city of Kiruna fuels Sweden’s economy and is a central cog in one of Europe’s core defense…
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Trump Organization Expands in India, Where Many of Its Partners Face Accusations
[ad_1] GURUGRAM, India—When the Trump Organization in April announced another luxury real-estate project in India, Eric Trump gave a shout out to his local…
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Can Shotguns, Spy Planes and Lasers Protect Europe From the Next Drone Incursion?
[ad_1] WYRYKI, Poland—After suspected Russian drones violated NATO airspace in recent weeks, closing airports and rattling citizens, European militaries and governments find themselves in…
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Frozen in Time Since Hamas Attacked, a Kibbutz Awaits Hostages Living and Dead
[ad_1] NIR OZ, Israel—Inside the bomb shelter of a small house in this kibbutz near the Gaza border, a heart is scrawled on the…
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As Russian Aggression Turns West, Poland Says It’s Ready
[ad_1] By Thomas Grove and Karolina Jeznach | Photography by Maciek Nabrdalik for WSJ WARSAW—For more than a decade, Poland has prepared for the…
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To Tackle a Baby Shortage, Tokyo Tries Easing the Pain of Childbirth
[ad_1] TOKYO—When Moeko Nishimura was preparing for the birth of her second child last year, she dreaded a rerun of the intense pain and…
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Russian Drones Turn the Streets of Kherson Into a Civilian Kill Zone
[ad_1] By Oksana Grytsenko and Jane Lytvynenko | Photography by Emanuele Satolli for WSJ MYKOLAIV, Ukraine—Yaroslav Pavlivskiy waved his hands as he sprang from…
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How Arctic Soldiers Train for What They Fear Most: Warm Weather
[ad_1] The high north is dreaded for its bone-chilling winters. Even worse, say soldiers there, is the warmer season, when insects infest marshes that…
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Kenya Uses U.S.-Funded Antiterrorism Courts for Political Crackdown
[ad_1] NAIROBI, Kenya—The Kenyan government is using special antiterrorism courts—established with U.S. money to combat al Qaeda—to threaten political dissidents with decades in prison.…
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Here’s What Retirement With Less Than $1 Million Looks Like in America
[ad_1] Many Americans dream of saving $1 million for retirement. Most fall far short of that. The typical family’s 401(k) and IRA-type accounts come…
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They Lived Together, Worked Together and Lost Billions Together: Inside Sam Bankman-Fried’s Doomed FTX Empire
[ad_1] NASSAU, Bahamas—Sam Bankman-Fried’s $32 billion crypto-trading empire collapsed in an incandescent bankruptcy last week, prompting irate customers, crypto acolytes and Silicon Valley bigwigs…