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Why Scam Centers in Southeast Asia Keep Flourishing

Why Scam Centers in Southeast Asia Keep Flourishing

There are usually no international flights out of the airport in Mae Sot, a town on Thailand’s border with Myanmar. But in recent days, hundreds of people here boarded direct flights back home to China. They had been rescued from Myanmar, where they were ensnared in a 21st-century scourge — online scam mills that have […]

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Israel Strikes Syria Hours After Country’s Leader Demands Withdrawal

Israel Strikes Syria Hours After Country’s Leader Demands Withdrawal

The Israeli military said it had struck sites in southern Syria on Tuesday, just hours after the new Syrian leadership demanded that Israel withdraw from territory it has seized since the fall of the Assad regime. The attacks were aimed at “military targets in southern Syria, including headquarters and sites containing weapons,” the Israeli military

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German Central Bank Loss Points to More Economic Woes for Germany

German Central Bank Loss Points to More Economic Woes for Germany

The president of Germany’s central bank, which on Tuesday reported an annual loss for the first time in more than 40 years, said Germany faced another year of economic stagnation, more gloomy news for a country that is struggling to grow. “It is not possible to rule out a third consecutive calendar year with no

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Ahmed al-Shara: The Evolution of Syria’s New Leader

Ahmed al-Shara: The Evolution of Syria’s New Leader

As the commander of a rebel group allied with Al Qaeda during Syria’s long civil war, the man known by his nom du guerre, Abu Mohammed al-Jolani, welcomed foreign jihadists, dispatched suicide bombers to blow up military posts and vowed to create an Islamic state. A decade ago, he told a journalist that Muslims should

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Taiwan Watches Trump Undercut Ukraine, Hoping It Won’t Be Next

Taiwan Watches Trump Undercut Ukraine, Hoping It Won’t Be Next

Soon after Russia invaded Ukraine, Taiwan’s leaders joined the United States and its allies in declaring solidarity with the victim. Taiwan and Ukraine were fellow democracies, they said, each imperiled by its hulking, authoritarian neighbor. Now, President Trump’s turn against Ukraine could fan debate in Taiwan about whether it can count on American support in

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How a Demographic ‘Doom Loop’ Helped Germany’s Far Right

How a Demographic ‘Doom Loop’ Helped Germany’s Far Right

The Alternative for Germany party came in second in federal elections on Sunday, doubling its vote share from four years ago, in the strongest showing for a German far-right party since World War II. Some segments of the party, known as the AfD, have been classified as extremist by German intelligence. How could that happen

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Syria Begins National Dialogue but Without Kurdish-Led Militia

Syria Begins National Dialogue but Without Kurdish-Led Militia

Syria’s interim government is bringing together people from the country’s many religions and sects for a two-day national dialogue that began on Monday. What is the national dialogue? Ahmed al-Shara, the country’s interim president, whose rebel coalition seized control of Syria in early December, promised to hold a national dialogue to discuss the formation of

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