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Gen Z-Backed Rapper Is on Course to Lead Nepal With Landslide Win

A youth-led uprising brought Nepal’s government down last year. Now, a 35-year-old politician demanding change is set to become prime minister.
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A Loose Band of Emerging Powers Is Divided Over Iran

Brazil, China and Russia all denounced the U.S.-Israeli attacks, but other nations in the BRICS group haven’t, even though Iran is a fellow member.
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Iran’s Revolutionary Guards: The Spine of a Militarized State

With their pervasive military, political and economic clout, the Guards are often considered the main impediment to regime change, or any change, in Iran.
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Ahead of Colombia’s Elections, Violence on the Campaign Trail Rattles Politicians

Politicians in Colombia have increasingly become targets of violence. A rise in kidnappings, death threats and assassinations has shaken the country ahead of the vote.
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In Russia’s Former Capital, Restoring the Past to Survive the Present

With political activism off-limits, residents of St. Petersburg are finding purpose and community in the “politics of small deeds,” repairing and cleaning architectural treasures.
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Trump Assembles a New Coalition to ‘Eradicate’ Cartels

At a gathering in Florida, the president asked the leaders of a dozen Latin American nations to help the U.S. military crush armed trafficking groups.
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In War’s First Week, a Punishing Military Campaign With No Coherent Endgame

The U.S. and Israel have pounded Iran’s leadership and undercut its defense capabilities, but President Trump has offered wildly different explanations for what he hopes to achieve.
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Russia Attacks Kharkiv and Kyiv in Ukraine

At least 10 people were killed when a Russian missile hit a five-story apartment building in the city of Kharkiv, and Kyiv and several other regions also came under attack.
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Pakistan Praised Trump. Now It Risks Being Caught Up in His War With Iran

U.S. and Israeli strikes on Iran have set off a crippling energy crisis and sparked deadly protests in one of the world’s most populous Muslim nations.
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Mideast Fighting: Live Updates: New Wave of Airstrikes Batters Tehran

The Israeli military said Saturday that it had launched more strikes on Iran’s capital. Iran’s president said the country would no longer attack “neighboring countries,” even as Qatar and Bahrain reported incoming fire.