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- France Recalls Ambassadors to the United States and Australia in Protest of Submarine DealIt is the first time in the long history of the French-U.S. alliance that a top diplomat has been recalled, illustrating the depth of France’s anger.
- Abdelaziz Bouteflika, Algeria’s Longest-Serving President, Dies at 84Mr. Bouteflika, ousted from the presidency in 2019 after 20 years in office, joined the country’s fight for independence in the 1950s and helped lead the nation out of a brutal civil war in the 1990s.
- In Panjshir, Few Signs of an Active Resistance, or Any Fight at AllOn a recent visit, few civilians were about and signs of heavy fighting were scarce. What remained were opposing narratives and claims of massacres, ethnic cleansing and false charges.
- Indigenous Issues Sidelined As Canada Election Day NearsThe discovery of over 1,000 remains in unmarked graves at former residential schools started a dialogue that hardly surfaced in the campaign.
- The Sharp U.S. Pivot to Asia Is Throwing Europe Off BalanceThe new U.S. alliance with Australia and Britain against China has put Europe closer to a question it has tried to avoid: Which side are you on?
- In Submarine Deal With Australia, U.S. Counters China but Enrages FranceThe reaction signals a widening rift among Western allies over China. French officials accused President Biden of acting like his predecessor.
- I.M.F. Chief Kristalina Georgieva Denies Claims She Inflated China DataA World Bank investigation said Kristalina Georgieva, now the managing director of the International Monetary Fund, pressured staff to improve China’s ranking in a report when she was at the World Bank.
- Canada Election: In Bid to Unseat Trudeau, O’Toole Leans LeftErin O’Toole, the Conservative Party leader, has brought his party into a statistical tie in polls with the Liberals.
- From TV to the French Presidency? Éric Zemmour Eyes Trump's PathÉric Zemmour, a writer and TV celebrity known for his far-right nationalism, dominates political talk in France as he weighs a run for president.
- Study of Covid Booster Shot Benefits Fans Debate Over Extra DosesIndependent experts, including government scientists, were skeptical of the research from Israel, which included limited data over a short period.
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- Robert Durst convicted: US millionaire found guilty of first-degree murderDurst was convicted of killing his best friend Susan Berman in 2000, and is likely to die in prison.
- Afghanistan: US admits Kabul drone strike killed civiliansAn inquiry finds the strike, days before the US pullout, killed 10 members of a family - not militants.
- Abdelaziz Bouteflika: Former Algerian president dies aged 84Bouteflika led Algeria for 20 years, but his bid for a fifth term led to huge protests in 2019.
- Hyderabad rape suspect found dead: Is it murder or suicide?Police say the 30-year-old man raped and killed a child in the city of Hyderabad last week.
- Kenya's CBC education reform: How scarecrows are terrifying parentsA new school curriculum means challenging tasks end up being performed by parents not their children.
- Mexico metro collapse: 'All I ever wanted was for my son to come home'The mother of the youngest victim of Mexico's metro crash takes on some of the country's richest people.
- German elections: How Angela Merkel changed her countryYoung people have never known another leader, and many worry for the future as old certainties shift.
- Canada election: Why it takes 30 years to buy a house in CanadaCanada's skyrocketing housing costs have become a key election issue this year.
- Bouteflika: Child prodigy to octogenarian leaderThe former president, whose decades-long rule sparked massive protests, has died aged 84.
- Afghanistan: The escape of the whirling dancerHow the only female whirling dancer in Afghanistan made it out of Kabul.