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Palestinians, Sudanese and Syrians fleeing war have found a home in the country. But Cairo says newcomers are straining resources and is seeking financial help from the West.

The 23-year-old hiker, Hadi Nazari, survived for almost two weeks on two granola bars he found in a hut and on water from rivers and creeks, the authorities said.

A distant era of global politics, when nations scrambled to grab territory, suddenly seems less distant.

Three days of wildfires.

Across China’s west, the Communist Party is placing children in boarding schools to assimilate a generation of Tibetans into the national mainstream and mold them into loyal citizens.

Global temperatures last year crept past a key goal, raising questions about how much nations can stop the planet from heating up further.

During her detention, an aide said, Maria Corina Machado “was forced to record several videos.” She has garnered enormous support for her opposition to Nicolás Maduro.

A son of the country’s founding father says he has been persecuted by the government because of a feud with his older brother, who until May was prime minister.

The move allows hundreds of thousands of people from Sudan, Ukraine, El Salvador and Venezuela to stay in the country temporarily.