Islamists Block Construction of First Hindu Temple in Islamabad

The government hailed the temple as a sign of Pakistan’s growing tolerance under Prime Minister Imran Khan. But pressure from clerics mounted, and the government gave in.

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Japan Flooding Deaths Rise to 58, With More Rain on Horizon

Tens of thousands of troops, police officers and other rescue workers have worked their way through mud and debris in the hardest-hit riverside towns to evacuate residents.

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Mexico’s Leader Sought Harmony With Trump. He Got a Lopsided Relationship.

President Andrés Manuel López Obrador, visiting the White House Wednesday, has avoided fighting the Trump administration. Critics say he is too willing to bend to the American president’s will.

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Jair Bolsonaro, Global Warming, Sweden’s Economy: Your Wednesday Briefing

Here’s what you need to know.

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Over 180 Bodies Found Dumped in Burkina Faso Town, Report Says

For months, terrified residents of Djibo, a town in the West African nation, kept discovering corpses of men who had been shot, blindfolded and bound. They blame the military.

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Bone Fragments in Mexico Identified As One of 43 Missing Students

The identification of one victim’s remains is the first sign of progress in years in a case that traumatized Mexico and became a symbol of corruption and injustice.

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State Department Bars Chinese Officials Who Restrict Access to Tibet

Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said international access to Tibet was a matter of regional and environmental security. He did not say how many Chinese officials were being blocked from the U.S.

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W.H.O. to Review Evidence of Airborne Transmission of Coronavirus

The World Health Organization plans to update its advice after hundreds of experts urged the agency to reconsider the risk of aerosol transmission.

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Britain Says It Will Resume Arms Sales to Saudi Arabia

Military sales were suspended over concerns about Saudi human rights violations in Yemen. Now, Britain argues that Saudi violations there are “isolated incidents.”

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Bolsonaro, Students in the U.S., Arctic Fires:Your Wednesday Briefing

Here’s what you need to know.

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