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The crowds had been throwing stones at the officers. Shortly after 6 p.m., militants in Gaza fired rockets toward Jerusalem, and the Israeli military responded with airstrikes.... They have put hundreds of thousands into internment camps and prisons, sent residents to work in factories and sent children to boarding schools.... But our interviews with more than a dozen people from Xinjiang as well as a review of official statistics, government notices and reports in the state-run media depict a

Total global warming is likely to rise around 1.5 degrees within the next two decades. Nearly 1 billion people worldwide could swelter in more frequent life-threatening heat waves.... Residents of Kunduz described uncertainty and shattered hopes after a takeover there. Context: The recent attacks have violated the 2020 peace deal between the Taliban and the U.S. that laid the path for the American withdrawal.... Quarantines and entry will be strict for the Games, to be held Feb....

After the Taliban took Kabul, thousands flooded the tarmac at Hamid Karzai International Airport, which was under the protection of U.S. soldiers.... The Biden administration is developing a plan that would roll out booster shots as early as this fall, saying the logistics are too complicated to wait for scientific certainty that the extra doses are really needed. Last week the U.S. authorized a booster for people with compromised immune systems.... Officials have said that authorizing third d

Floyd’s neck on a Minneapolis street corner in May before he died. The case is being litigated in a criminal court in Minneapolis.... Floyd’s death was caused by his underlying heart disease, drug use and “ the adrenaline flowing through his body.” Prosecutors played video footage captured by a bystander of Mr.... Chauvin had used more force than was reasonable. The jury: The racial makeup of the 12 jurors has been closely watched....

We’re covering China’s lagging vaccination campaign, and a step forward in talks to restore the Iran nuclear deal. Perks for China’s vaccinated In Beijing, a Covid-19 vaccine will qualify you for a buy-one-get-one-free deal on ice cream cones.... It doesn’t help that Chinese vaccine companies have been slow to release full data.... Still, China lags far behind dozens of other countries....

Several Afghan journalists who were covering a protest on Wednesday said they were arrested and beaten in custody.... She added that the police had provided no explanation for why the group was suspected of violating the law. Context: Under the city’s national security law, the police have broad powers to demand information from groups and individuals.... One painful thread has been the rise of Islamophobia, with young Muslims in America growing up in the shadow of hatred and fear....

The president’s refrain that the world must choose between democracy and autocracy looks different now that the Taliban are in control of Afghanistan.... President Jair Bolsonaro of Brazil, who is not vaccinated, defended the use of ineffective drugs to treat Covid-19.... As China swells into a military superpower, India, Vietnam and Singapore are spending more on defense....

Mark Milley’s testimony and Japan’s unpredictable party leadership race. Top U.S. general faces tough questions in Congress Gen.... Polls show that the Japanese public favors Taro Kono, the cabinet minister who oversees Japan’s coronavirus vaccine rollout, to be the next prime minister.... He opposes nuclear power and supports same-sex marriage, positions that put him on the wrong side of many party members. Competitors: Sanae Takaichi, 60, a hard-line conservative, would be Japan’s first fema

We’re covering Omicron in India and unrest sweeping Kazakhstan. Omicron brings a sense of déjà vu to India Just a few months ago, as government leaders vastly underestimated the dangers and publicly flouted official advice, the Delta variant ravaged India.... Large election rallies are being held across several states that are going to the polls in the coming months. Numbers: Mumbai reported more than 15, 000 new infections on Wednesday, its highest of the pandemic.... The demonstrations are t