Tag: Emerging Market Countries
5 months ago
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Israel-Hamas War Jeopardizes Prospects for Yemen Peace

The Iran-backed Houthi rebel group in Yemen has been ramping up attacks on Israeli and U.S. targets in retaliation fo...

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5 months ago
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The Epicenter of Gaza Humanitarian Crisis Is This Border Town

The U.N. warns that Rafah, on the Egyptian frontier, could soon host half of the Palestinian territory’s 2.2 million ...

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5 months ago
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Putin Seeks Closer Middle East Ties in Rare Overseas Visit

Russian leader will visit Saudi Arabia and U.A.E., potentially to drive a wedge between the Gulf powers and the U.S.

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6 months ago
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Iran’s President Joins Saudi Summit to Push for Gaza Cease-Fire

Ebrahim Raisi makes first visit to Saudi Arabia, where leaders call for humanitarian action

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6 months ago
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Foreigners Waiting to Leave Gaza Face Heart-Rending Decisions

President Biden said 74 Americans made it out of Gaza on Thursday. About 400 U.S. citizens are among the estimated 7,...

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7 months ago
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Pope Francis to Attend COP28 Climate Change Conference in Dubai

Pontiff has made environmental protection a signature issue of his reign

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7 months ago
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Foreign Nationals Start to Leave Gaza at Egyptian Border

Foreign passport holders and severely wounded Palestinians started leaving Gaza via the Rafah border crossing for the...

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7 months ago
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Hamas’s Gaza Chief, Once a High-Profile Prisoner in Israel, Is Now a ‘Dead Man Walking’

Israeli officials blame Yahya Sinwar for the Oct. 7 attacks and vow to kill him

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7 months ago
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American Grandmother Stuck in Gaza After Visit to Ailing Father

Retired schoolteacher from Utah wants to go home; U.S. deal to open border to Egypt is stalled

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7 months ago
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Return of Ukrainian Children Seized by Russia Raises Hopes for Hundreds More

Ukraine says Russia has taken thousands of children during the invasion, resulting in international arrest warrant fo...

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7 months ago
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U.S. Push for Gaza Border Opening Stumbles as Humanitarian Plight Worsens

Secretary of State Antony Blinken said U.S. partners in the Middle East are determined to stop the conflict between I...

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7 months ago
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Poles Are Voting in What Could Be Europe’s Biggest Election This Year

Support for Ukraine has emerged as core campaign issue, with upstart party driving the debate to the right

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7 months ago
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U.S., Egypt Reach Deal to Evacuate Americans From Gaza

Israel said Palestinians could safely travel for a few hours from northern Gaza along two major routes south

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7 months ago
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Bitter Electoral Contest in Poland Reflects Stresses of War on Its Doorstep

The tussle for power on Europe’s eastern flank has taken a harsh turn as Russia’s invasion of Ukraine looms over the ...

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7 months ago
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Ukraine Identifies Men It Says Called in Deadly Missile Strike

Ukraine’s security service says two informants gave Russian forces the time and location of a funeral that was struck...

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7 months ago
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Israel Violence Jeopardizes Biden’s Middle East Agenda

Surprise attack by Hamas risks derailing U.S. efforts to normalize Saudi-Israel ties and de-escalate tensions with Iran

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8 months ago
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Armenia-Azerbaijan Conflict: What to Know About Nagorno-Karabakh

Azerbaijan said its armed forces began an operation against what it called Armenian military targets in the contested...

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8 months ago
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Tension Between Ukraine and Ally Poland Over Grain Exports Vexes EU

Since its invasion of Ukraine, Russia has been attacking Ukraine’s economy by taking aim at its crucial ports on the ...

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8 months ago
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A Ukrainian Life Spent Fighting and Fleeing Russia Ends in Poland

Kateryna Lihusha fled the Russians twice, 90 years apart, while resisting attempts to Russify her family

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8 months ago
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Blinken Visits Kyiv at Key Moment for War, Ukraine Ties

Small, secret boat raids along the Dnipro River are playing an outsized role in Ukraine’s counteroffensive strategy—r...

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8 months ago
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Western Officials Plan to Warn U.A.E. Over Trade With Russia

Requests to stop exporting items that can be used in war against Ukraine have been largely ignored, Western officials...

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9 months ago
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Saudi Arabia Is Dangling Billions for Research on Aging. Scientists Are Lining Up to Take It.

The kingdom’s plans to put more than $1 billion a year into global efforts on longevity stir anticipation—and hesitat...

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9 months ago
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Vatican Walks Back Pope Francis’ Praise for Russian Empire

Kremlin spokesman says pontiff’s words on czarist era were ‘very gratifying’

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9 months ago
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Pope Francis Praises Historical Russian Imperialism Amid War in Ukraine

Pontiff celebrates the reigns of Russian czars who subjugated Ukraine for their ‘great culture and great humanity’

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9 months ago
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U.S., Ukraine Clash Over Counteroffensive Strategy

Ukraine’s push to retake territory has been slow, as its forces face a deadly problem: land mines. WSJ explains how R...

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9 months ago
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U.A.E. Cashes In on Russia’s Economic Woes

The Gulf state is capitalizing on the Ukraine war’s economic opportunities like few other countries

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