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The emergency declaration follows demonstrations that organizers and residents say have disrupted daily commerce and contributed to shortages of basic goods across the country.
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Large performance-based pay increases in the country’s chip sector are contributing to concerns about upward pressure on prices, according to an inflation alert from South Korea’s central bank.
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Leaders from African and Caribbean countries have called for formal apologies from nations that benefited from the transatlantic slave trade, and they also pressed for debt relief and financial compensation as part of a wider reckoning.
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A passenger-train crash in Bedford, north of London, left at least one person dead and dozens injured, prompting an emergency response and an active investigation into what caused the collision.
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A fire broke out Friday at a luxury resort on the Dominican Republic coast, killing one person and sending several others to receive medical treatment, officials said.
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A PBS NewsHour discussion examines how the Ukraine conflict and Russian government crackdowns are altering the political calculations of some members of Russia’s elite, including those questioning President Vladimir Putin’s grip on power.
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Rob Malley, a former U.S. special envoy for Iran, discussed obstacles he expects to complicate a follow-on round of Iran talks, including how fragile regional ceasefire arrangements could affect diplomacy and verification.
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The Cuban government has approved a new package of free-market reforms, with observers calling it the most extensive shift away from the country’s centrally managed model since the revolution, as Raul Castro’s grandson urged continued economic movement forward.
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A last-minute agreement halted heavy combat between Israeli forces and Hezbollah militants in southern Lebanon, after the fighting threatened to complicate an initial U.S.-Iran plan aimed at ending the broader conflict. U.S. and Iranian officials are now expected to meet to negotiate longer-term terms.
