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Comment on this story Comment BERLIN — A German court convicted a man of attempted murder and bodily harm and sentenced him to 14 years in prison on Friday over a knife attack on a train last year that left four people wounded. The 28-year-old Palestinian man who grew up in Syria, identified only as […]

Comment on this story Comment They had boarded the boat with hopes of a new start. A single mother who hadn’t been able to work thought she’d finally find employment in a new country. A 17-year-old who dreamed of receiving higher education. A young woman on her way to meet her new husband. But days […]

Comment on this story Comment SEOUL — Two months ago, Bae So-hyeon, a recently married 27-year-old hairstylist, was desperately trying to reach her landlord, who hadn’t picked up his cellphone or answered texts for days. She wanted to remind him that he needed to return her security deposit by the end of the year, when […]

Comment on this story Comment NAIROBI, Kenya — Journalists in Somalia say the government is further restricting their work amid a significant military offensive against the al-Shabab extremist group, with a new directive to submit content for approval before publication. In the latest incident, police in the central state of Hirshabelle detained four media personnel […]

Comment on this story Comment JERUSALEM — Israeli police shot dead an assailant who allegedly rammed them with his car after trying to shoot an officer in central Israel on Friday, authorities and medics said, an attack that left three policemen wounded. The incident took place in the Arab Israeli town of Kfar Qassem, an […]

Comment on this story Comment HARARE, Zimbabwe — To brighten the festive season, the mayor of Zimbabwe’s capital, Harare, recently switched on Christmas lights in the city center. But for many, the event was just a reminder of two things they crave but can’t get: electricity and a happy holiday spirit. Not even Mayor Jacob […]

Comment on this story Comment ISLAMABAD — A powerful car bomb detonated near a residential area in the capital Islamabad on Friday, killing two suspected militants and an officer, police said, raising fears that militants have a presence in one of the country’s safest cities. At least three police officers and seven passersby were wounded […]

Comment on this story Comment DBAYEH, Lebanon — Tucked away in the hills north of Beirut below a Maronite monastery, Lebanon’s only remaining Christian-majority Palestinian camp gives few outward clues to its identity. Unlike the country’s other Palestinian refugee camps, there are no flags or political slogans on display in Dbayeh camp. Behind closed doors, […]

Confessed French serial killer Charles Sobhraj, who was convicted and sentenced to life in prison in Nepal, was ordered Wednesday to be released because of poor health, good behavior and having already served most of his sentence. The Supreme Court ruled that Sobhraj — nicknamed “The Serprent” for his reputation for being a talented disguise […]

Comment on this story Comment BRUSSELS — How low have you set the thermostat? That’s the question of the hour across this chilly continent. Nearly 10 months into Russia’s brutal war in Ukraine, with temperatures dropping and the cost of power soaring, Europeans are being pushed to lower their settings. For some, it is a […]