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On the Run, a Hit Man Gives One Last Confession

There are, the hit man said, many ways to kill.A string tied between two sticks strangles with a tug of the wrists. A...

In Damascus, Syrians Reclaim Spaces and Freedoms After al-Assad’s Fall

For much of her life, Sumaya Ainaya spent weekend and summer nights on Mount Qasioun, which overlooks the city of Damascus, joined by...

A Gas Cutoff Sends Shivers Through a Russian-Backed Breakaway Region

The shop used to sell flowers and gardening gear to visitors from just down the road, where a tiny breakaway region of Moldova...

Israel’s Military Pounds Gaza as Pressure Mounts for Cease-fire

Dozens of Israeli strikes pounded the Gaza Strip over the weekend as Israeli and Hamas officials resumed indirect cease-fire talks through mediators in...

Hong Kong’s Cabbies, Long Scorned and Frustrated, Face the End of an Era

The air is laced with cigarette smoke and Cantonese profanities as half a dozen taxi drivers hang out by their fire-engine-red cabs on...

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