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14 Jordanians Die in Intense Heat During Hajj Pilgrimage

Fourteen Jordanian pilgrims died as they performed rituals related to Hajj, a holy trip to Mecca in Saudi Arabia that Muslims are encouraged...

Russian Forces Quash Prison Mutiny Led by Terrorism Suspects, State Media Reports

Russian special forces have quashed a short-lived mutiny at a provincial detention center on Sunday, killing detainees, some charged with terrorism, who had...

Deadly Toll in Greece as Heat Waves Sweep the Country

“They went out for a walk yesterday in the heat,” he said, “and now we can’t find them.”Mr. Marakis, who was participating in...

Nick Jonas and Adrienne Warren to Star in ‘Last Five Years’ on Broadway

Nick Jonas and Adrienne Warren are planning to star in a production of “The Last Five Years” on Broadway next spring.Jonas appeared in...

Italians Respond to Pope’s Slur by Taking Francis to Pride

At Rome’s Pride celebration, bare-chested men in pink angel wings danced to Abba songs, women wrapped in rainbow flags kissed, and shimmering drag...

Police Shoot Man With Ax Before Euro 2024 Match in Germany

A man wielding an ax on a street crowded with soccer fans was shot by the police on Sunday in Hamburg, Germany, only...

A Brief History of Iran’s Hostage Swapping

On Saturday, Iran and Sweden exchanged prisoners. The swap had the appearance of any two countries engaged in diplomatic negotiations to free their...

Inside the Chechen Units Helping to Fight Russia’s War

Photographs by Nanna HeitmannText by Neil MacFarquharNanna Heitmann spent time observing Russian troops training in Chechnya, then later traveled to Bakhmut, Ukraine. Neil...

Reimagining Bloomsday for Molly, and All Women

The mayor of Derry gave a speech. The first and deputy ministers of Northern Ireland took to the stage. All were women, and...

5 Ways This Year’s Tony Awards Reveal That Theater Is Changing

Tonight’s Tony Awards ceremony will celebrate the best work on Broadway. For those of us who spend a lot of time in and...

For Campus Protesters in Brussels, Familiar Methods, but Different Outcomes

On the leafy campus of a Dutch-speaking university, students have for months been demanding that their institution break ties with Israeli academia over...

On Eid al-Adha, Gazans Mark Another Somber Holiday Amid War

After eight devastating months of war, Muslims in Gaza on Sunday will mark a somber Eid al-Adha, a major religious holiday usually celebrated...

No Field, No Problem. An Academic Powerhouse Can Also Play Ball.

Housed in a former pocketbook factory in Astoria, Queens, the tiny Baccalaureate School for Global Education is an elite public high school with...

‘We Walked to the A Train at 14th Street, Where We Said Goodbye’

Windy DayDear Diary:I recently spent an hour with a man I had just met and will probably never see again.It was windy, and...

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