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First photo of Princess Catherine since surgery released on Britain’s Mother’s Day

The first official photograph of Catherine, the Princess of Wales, since she underwent abdominal surgery about two months ago was released on Sunday. It showed Catherine, also publicly known as Kate Middleton, posing and smiling alongside 10-year-old George, 8-year-old Charlotte and 5-year-old Louis, her three children with William, the Prince of Wales.  The image gave […]

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Indonesia Investigates How Two Pilots Dozed Off During a Flight

Indonesia’s aviation authority said it would review how the country’s airlines operate night flights after both pilots on a Batik Air flight carrying 153 passengers fell asleep, causing the plane to briefly veer off course. The flight — a journey of about three hours from Kendari to Jakarta, Indonesia’s capital, early on Jan. 25 —

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Middle East Crisis: Biden Rebukes Netanyahu Over Civilian Deaths but Reaffirms Support

President Biden has remained steadfast in his support of Israel, but has criticized Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu over the rising civilian death toll in Gaza.Credit…Haiyun Jiang for The New York Times President Biden rebuked Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of Israel on Saturday over the rising civilian death toll in the Gaza Strip, even as he

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First official photo of Princess Catherine since surgery is released

LONDON — Kensington Palace released an official photo of Catherine, Princess of Wales, on Sunday — her first since she stepped back from public view as she recovered from abdominal surgery, an absence that has sparked frenzied speculation in recent weeks. The photo, of Catherine surrounded by her three children, Prince Louis, Prince George and

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Gabriel García Márquez’s Hometown Awaits His Last Book and More Visitors

Statues and murals bear his likeness. Schools and libraries are named after him. Hotels, barbershops, nightclubs and bike repair stores carry references to his work. In the sweltering Colombian mountain town of Aracataca, it is impossible to walk down a single street without seeing allusions to its most renowned former resident: the winner of the

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As Israel’s Ties to Arab Countries Fray, a Strained Lifeline Remains

Only a few years ago, plenty of citizens of the United Arab Emirates were willing to speak warmly about their country’s budding ties with Israel. Israel had just established relations with the Emirates through a U.S.-brokered deal. Business groups sprung up to funnel cross-country investment. Two women, Emirati and Israeli, posed for a photograph holding

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Brazil’s staggering dengue fever crisis is a warning to the world

BRASÍLIA — Patients lying motionless in the waiting room, moaning for help. Desperate hunts for an open hospital bed. Emergency room arguments over medication. Not since the darkest days of the covid-19 pandemic, when hospital systems all over this country ruptured under the weight of the disease, has Brazil witnessed such scenes. But this time,

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‘It’s a Way of Life’: Women Make Their Mark in the Ukrainian Army

On the front line just outside Bakhmut, Ukraine, a 32-year-old commander of a Ukrainian artillery platoon rocked to and fro in the passenger seat of a beat-up Lada, as another soldier navigated the car through a thick forest, sometimes mowing down young trees. When they reached their destination, a small village less than two miles

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