After the tip of his ring finger was mangled in a practice match two weeks ago, Matthew Dawson chose amputation over a long, uncertain recovery.
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The First Flight of Their Lives: An Airlift After Agony in Gaza
The evacuees make up only a tiny fraction of the thousands of civilians, including many children, who have suffered grievous injuries over the course of Israel’s monthslong campaign against Hamas and its bombardment of Gaza.
The First Flight of Their Lives: An Airlift After Agony Terror in Gaza
The evacuees make up only a tiny fraction of the thousands of civilians, including many children, who have suffered grievous injuries over the course of Israel’s monthslong campaign against Hamas and its bombardment of Gaza.
Small, Hidden and Deadly: Mines Stymie Ukraine’s Counteroffensive
To gain ground, Ukrainian forces have to make their way through a variety and density of Russian land mines they never imagined.
Ukraine War Amputees Get New Limbs in U.S.
War has forced Ukraine to become skilled at treating amputees, but there are too many for its overtaxed medical workers. Some are finding their way to a prosthetics clinic in Minnesota.
Ukraine War Amputees Find New Limbs, and Hope
It did not take long for amputees to begin coming off the Ukrainian battlefield. Our photographer captured their fight to lead ordinary lives again.
Ukraine Medics Gird for Surge in Amputees
The war in Ukraine is pushing the country to expand its prosthetics industry amid fears of looming shortages.
Facing Uproar, Brunei Says Stoning Law Is Meant to ‘Educate’ and ‘Nurture’
Its foreign minister says the country’s new criminal code — which makes adultery and gay sex punishable by stoning — is intended to deter.
Brunei Introduces Death by Stoning for Gay Sex and Adultery, Despite International Outcry
Harsh punishments based on a version of Shariah, or Islamic law, which also include amputations and whippings, have prompted an international outcry.