Dispatch
The view from the ground.
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Pilgrims walk down one of the main roads that lead to the new Ram Mandir How the Ram Mandir Has Transformed India
To some, Modi’s new temple embodies the revival of a Hindu golden age. To others, it symbolizes the waning of a pluralist nation.
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The shell of a building damaged during the 30 years of occupation in the outskirts of Agdam, Azerbaijan, in November 2023. The Land That Was Once Nagorno-Karabakh
A contested environmental legacy looms over three decades of conflict.
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A Karenni Army soldier wearing a camouflage hat and uniform flashes the three-finger pro-democracy salute at a betel nut shop. Another soldier is seen behind him in the crowded space. Where the Resistance Rules in Myanmar
In the state of Kayah, a patchwork of anti-regime forces has cooperated to seize territory with surprising success.
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Afghan and Pakistani border security personnel stand guard at the Torkham border crossing between the two countries. The Taliban Want a Piece of Pakistan
Afghanistan’s government doesn’t recognize a 130-year-old border—and its local affiliates are causing havoc in the Pakistani borderlands.
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Indonesian presidential candidate Prabowo Subianto (left), alongside vice presidential candidate Gibran Rakabuming Raka, speaks to supporters at an event in Jakarta on Feb. 14. Indonesia’s Election Winner Has a Dark Past and a Cute Image
Prabowo Subianto’s record doesn’t bode well for democracy.
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In a snowy landscape looking slightly downward from a hilltop, a side profile of a man holding a gun stands on the left of frame beside two other men on skis having a discussion. In the distant background, a group of military personnel stand in a large clearing with their equipment bags. Trees line the horizon and surround the environment. A Temperature Check on NATO’s ‘Arctic Sparta’
The Finnish town of Ivalo now hosts the closest base to mainland Russia accessible to U.S. troops.
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People in a crowd smile as they look up at the yellow exterior of the Ram Mandir temple, festooned with flowers, which looms above them as light beams illuminate the night sky. The Temple Modi Built
How a small town in an electorally significant state captured India’s imagination.
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A child wearing flip-flops walks across the dusty ground amid dozens of makeshift tents at a refugee settlement in Tina, Sudan. Europe Is Making Sudan’s Refugee Crisis Worse
Faced with an indisputable emergency, the EU is erecting new barriers and ignoring its asylum obligations.
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British Royal Navy pilot Lt. Cmdr. Rory Cheyne, an exchange officer with the U.S. Navy, flies an F-18 Super Hornet past HMS Prince of Wales. Britain’s Navy Is Diminished. Its Ambitions Are Not.
The Royal Navy could be the key to America’s Pacific pivot.
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A tram car moves along a street in Lisbon, framed on either side by buildings in the foreground. Another building looms over the tram in the background, with plaster siding and balconies in front of some of its windows. A woman in a sleeveless shirt and jeans walks on a crosswalk in front of the tram. Is Portugal’s Golden Visa Scheme Worth It?
Wealthy investors pulled the country out of a financial crisis, but they also sent house prices skyrocketing.
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French President Emmanuel Macron answers journalists' questions on the tarmac of Cairo's airport following his crisis diplomacy visits to Israel, the Palestinian territories, and Jordan. Macron Breaks Ranks With the West on Israel-Hamas War
Amid deepening internal rifts, France is trying again to punch above its weight on the world stage.
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Rafet Kurse, a former fisherman, stands next to an abandoned boat on the former shores of Marmara Lake. A dry, dusty landscape stretches into the distance behind him. King of the Dammed
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s mega-infrastructure projects are enriching construction companies while reshaping his country’s waterscape for the worse.
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Migrants wait outside the offices of the International Organization for Migration in Tunis after Tunisian police dismantled a makeshift camp in the city on April 11. Stranded in Tunisia
The country has become the favored departure point for Europe, but Kais Saied’s crackdown is endangering migrants whether they stay or go.
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Family photos shared by their mother show 15-year-old Dafna Elyakim (left, smiling and holding up two fingers on each hand in V signs) and 8-year-old Ella Elyakim (wearing a tanktop and shorts, barefooted and smiling as she stands in a rocky landscape). Israel’s Hostage Families Feel Abandoned by Israel
They feel trapped in a nightmare—and ignored by their government.
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(L-R) The chairman of the "Voice" (Hlas) political party Peter Pellegrini, the Chairman of the social democratic Smer party Robert Fico and the chairman of the far-right Slovak National Party (SNS) Andrej Danko take their seats as they agreed on a coalition to form a new government in Bratislava, Slovakia, on Oct. 11. Robert Fico Isn’t the Next Viktor Orban
Slovakia’s resurrected leader needed allies to form a government—and he isn’t as pro-Russian as many observers fear.
