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Zareena was inside her room at a brothel in Mumbai’s vast red-light district when police officers burst in, she recalled recently, looking for a woman thought to be a victim of sex...

LVIV, Ukraine — The instructor held his hand above his head, revealing a tiny, wavy green piece of plastic nestled in his palm.“See this? Some civilians told me they saw these on...

The news was given prime placement in Chinese state media: The United Nations’ human rights chief, on her long-awaited visit to the country, had spoken with China’s leader, Xi Jinping. An article...

ISLAMABAD, Pakistan — Pakistan’s government on Friday sharply increased fuel prices for consumers, paving the way to revive a $6 billion bailout package from the International Monetary Fund and stabilize the country’s...

VATICAN CITY — David Kertzer put down his cappuccino, put on his backpack and went digging for more Vatican secrets.“There’s an aspect of treasure hunting,” said Mr. Kertzer, a 74-year-old historian.Moments later...

Good morning. We’re covering a school shooting in Texas, Russia’s narrowed focus in Ukraine’s east and diplomacy in Africa.A deadly school shooting in TexasNineteen children and two teachers were killed on Tuesday...

Good morning. We’re covering growing frustrations about the police response to the Texas school shooting, questions about the end of Russia’s war in Ukraine and a change in U.S. policy toward China.Where...

TIVAOUANE, Senegal — The baby boy did not yet have a name.He was only a day old on Wednesday when a fire broke out in the neonatal section of the hospital where...

Ms. Apter said that while no Eileen Fisher garments were being made in Xinjiang and that it wasn’t getting fabric or yarn from the region, the company didn’t know whether any of...

Gripped by heavy economic sanctions and increasingly isolated from Western suppliers, Russia worked on Thursday to keep its factories and businesses running and stave off a return to Soviet-era scarcity.As the central...