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The death of Valeria Márquez, 23, was the latest reminder of the rise in violence against women in the country.

The competition is run by an opaque Swiss organization that wants to sidestep controversies that could spoil the fun.

French courts may finally be taking years of complaints about sexual violence seriously, advocates and experts say.

While it is far too early to say how he will use his platform to address such issues, his focus shows he is a church leader who grasps the gravity of this modern concern.

Two British academics discovered that a “copy” of the medieval text, held in Harvard Law School’s library for 80 years, is one of seven originals dating from 1300.

A hard-line aide to the Russian president will instead lead the delegation, according to a Kremlin statement.

Aid groups and U.N. investigations have accused Israel of aiming to destroy Gaza’s health infrastructure. Israel says it is forced to strike hospitals it says are used by Hamas for military purposes.

President Trump’s repeated descriptions of U.S. mediation efforts between India and Pakistan have hit sore spots in Indian politics.

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As cremation rates rise and consumer preferences shift, funeral homes are innovating in surprisingly unconventional ways so they don’t die out.

The Gaza Humanitarian Foundation seeks to create an alternative aid system, but other groups have raised doubts about the feasibility of its plan.

An official report into last year’s yacht tragedy, which killed seven, found that the boat could easily capsize in high winds. Its towering mast made it more vulnerable.

“The sanctions were really crippling,” President Trump said, before he traveled to Qatar, where he was given a lavish welcome.

President Cyril Ramaphosa called the white South Africans “cowardly” for leaving for the United States.

The former Uruguayan president, who died on Tuesday, showed the value in world leaders living like their constituents.

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President Trump’s conversation with President Ahmed al-Shara, who once led a branch of Al Qaeda, was the first time in 25 years that the leaders of the United States and Syria had met.

François Bayrou’s popularity has plunged as his word is doubted on events at a Catholic school to which he had several ties.

The E.P.A. said it would maintain limits on the two most common “forever chemicals” in tap water. Rules for four others will be rolled back.

Besides El Salvador, where the United States has already sent detainees, Rwanda and Libya have records of mistreating migrant detainees.