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In Budapest, political disputes and aging infrastructure have led to cascading problems, and prolonged closings, at several of the city’s beloved baths.

At least eight workers died, and many of those who survived, after saving children and others in their care, are worried about losing their jobs and being forced to leave.

With little being done to clean the skies over New Delhi, the huge city struggles with toxic air.

A series of attacks show how Israel has expanded its reach in the region.

Segev Kalfon said he endured physical abuse and mind games during 738 days in the hands of Hamas. Now, he asks why it took so long for Israel to bring him home.

The pope, arriving in Lebanon, also encouraged that country’s Christians to stay where they are, despite economic, political and security concerns.

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu made the contentious appeal weeks after President Trump had made the same request to the Israeli president.

Juan Orlando Hernández, whom Mr. Trump called a victim of persecution, helped orchestrate a decades-long trafficking conspiracy. It ravaged his Central American country.

After Beijing reshaped the political order in Hong Kong in its image, the fire has become a test of how well that new system can govern in a crisis.

Andriy Yermak had ensured internal discipline in Ukraine’s wartime politics. He also led the country’s peace negotiations, which now must go on without him.

Secretary of State Marco Rubio, Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner plan to discuss peace terms again after an uproar over a 28-point proposal drafted with Russian input.

The attack came as U.S. officials were expected to hold peace talks with Ukrainian and Russian officials in the coming days.

The Israeli military said it had fired on two “suspects” on Saturday who had crossed cease-fire lines in southern Gaza and did not comment on reports that they were young children.

Rescue efforts across the nation of 23 million have been hampered by disruptions in transport and telecommunications.

The pope started his six-day trip, which will also include a visit to Lebanon.

The South African government is investigating how more than a dozen men unwittingly ended up on the front line in Russia’s war on Ukraine.

The police said they expected the death toll of 128 to rise as the authorities began combing through the charred apartment towers.

Leo XIV is being closely watched on an inaugural trip to Turkey and Lebanon to spread a message of peace and outreach.

On his last day in Turkey, Leo XIV visited Istanbul’s Blue Mosque where, unlike his two most recent predecessors, he did not visibly pray. The pope heads to Lebanon on Sunday.

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