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Trump Considers Overhaul of Refugee System That Would Favor White People

October 15, 2025October 16, 2025Zolan Kanno-Youngs and Hamed AleazizComments Off on Trump Considers Overhaul of Refugee System That Would Favor White People

The proposals would transform a program aimed at helping the most vulnerable people in the world into one that gives preference to mostly white people who say they are being persecuted.

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Deadly Clashes Erupt Between Syrian Government Forces and Kurdish Fighters

October 7, 2025October 7, 2025CARLOTTA GALLComments Off on Deadly Clashes Erupt Between Syrian Government Forces and Kurdish Fighters

Tensions have been building over government attempts to bring the Kurdish-led region in northeastern Syria under its authority. Kurdish leaders have so far resisted.

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Syria Chooses a Parliament of Revolutionaries

October 6, 2025CARLOTTA GALLComments Off on Syria Chooses a Parliament of Revolutionaries

In the first elections since the Assad regime was ousted, there was no popular vote and women and minorities won few seats. Still, many Syrians saw it as progress toward ending authoritarian rule.

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As Syria Tries to Move Away From Dictatorship, Signs of Authoritarianism Linger

September 7, 2025September 7, 2025Raja AbdulrahimComments Off on As Syria Tries to Move Away From Dictatorship, Signs of Authoritarianism Linger

The ex-rebels now in control of Syria say they are ending rule by fear, overhauling the security and prison systems, and holding elections. But concerns over sectarianism and inclusivity remain.

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Hundreds Languish in Pakistan’s Prisons on Blasphemy Charges

August 24, 2025August 24, 2025Zia ur-RehmanComments Off on Hundreds Languish in Pakistan’s Prisons on Blasphemy Charges

In Pakistan, hundreds are in jail on charges of blaspheming Islam. Rights groups say some of these cases are due to bad actors’ entrapping victims online.

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Syrian and Israeli Officials Meet for U.S. Brokered Talks

August 20, 2025August 20, 2025Euan Ward and Gabby SobelmanComments Off on Syrian and Israeli Officials Meet for U.S. Brokered Talks

The talks in Paris brokered by the United States were the latest effort to reduce tensions between the two longstanding foes, and came after Israel launched airstrikes on the Syrian capital last month.

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Life in a City Where English Is the Minority Language

August 16, 2025IAN AUSTENComments Off on Life in a City Where English Is the Minority Language

Some thoughts from Quebec City’s English-speaking community.

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Clashing Visions of Syria’s Future Play Out in Ancient Alleys of Damascus

August 11, 2025August 11, 2025Vivian Yee, Hwaida Saad and Nanna HeitmannComments Off on Clashing Visions of Syria’s Future Play Out in Ancient Alleys of Damascus

Many in the capital worry that the secular freedoms they enjoyed under the Assad regime are under threat from the new Islamist government.

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Trump Wasn’t the First to Deport These Men, and He Won’t Be the Last

August 8, 2025August 8, 2025Bhadra Sharma and Mujib MashalComments Off on Trump Wasn’t the First to Deport These Men, and He Won’t Be the Last

Dozens of Bhutanese men ejected from the United States are now in refugee camps in Nepal, which doesn’t want them but has nowhere to send them.

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After Weeks of Sectarian Clashes in Syria, an Uneasy Truce Takes Hold

August 6, 2025August 6, 2025Carlotta Gall and Nicole TungComments Off on After Weeks of Sectarian Clashes in Syria, an Uneasy Truce Takes Hold

The fighting has stopped in the southern city of Sweida, three weeks after a deadly eruption of violence. But the area remains tense as clashes continue beyond the city.

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