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Criticize This African Country’s Army and You Might Be Drafted

The military junta in Burkina Faso, a West African nation struggling to defeat extremist groups, has been forcibly conscripting critics,…

World

Mongolians Are Circus Stars All Over the World, Except at Home

It’s cold as a walk-in refrigerator at the Mongolian Circus School, housed in a once proud edifice now on the…

Business

Under Argentina’s New President, Fuel Is Up 60%, and Diaper Prices Have Doubled

Javier Milei warned that things would get worse before they got better. Now Argentines are living it.

World

More Drones, Fewer Parks. Ukrainians Urge Spending Shift as War Drags On.

Protesters are lobbying city councils to freeze urban renewal projects and buy military equipment instead, part of a wider call…

Sports

How a North Korean Soccer Prodigy Vanished, and Re-emerged

Han Kwang-song’s recent appearances in World Cup qualifiers were his first ones overseas since 2020, when U.N. sanctions led to…

Politics

I Reneged on the Terms of My Study-Abroad Grants. What Do I Owe My Home Country?

The magazine’s Ethicist columnist on how to make amends after violating the conditions of a scholarship.

World

My Brother’s Thanksgiving Lament

Thanksgiving began as a time of prayer. We could use some prayers right now, in a country inflamed with hate…

Travel

Car Talk and Birthday Wishes Punctuate Biden’s ‘Trust but Verify’ Diplomacy

Despite simmering tensions, President Biden and President Xi Jinping exchanged the kind of pleasantries that adversarial leaders deploy when they…

World

Icelandic Town Evacuated as Earthquakes Portend Volcanic Eruption

Officials said that “the likelihood of a volcanic eruption” in the near future was “considerable” in Grindavik, home to about…

World

Jamaica Fears Brain Drain as Teachers Leave for U.S. Schools

Okeef Saunders loves his job teaching history to high school students in Jamaica’s capital. But he is getting ready to…

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