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The Elite ‘Doctors’ Who Care for Mount Everest

Glacial ice has sealed the gateway to Everest’s summit, keeping hundreds of climbers from reaching the top. “Icefall doctors” are on the case.

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The Challenges Facing Canada as It Inches Toward Trade Talks

An international trade economist in Washington warns that negotiations will take place in an “incredibly difficult” environment.

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Iran War Live Updates: Trump Calls Off Witkoff and Kushner’s Travel to Pakistan for Peace Talks

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Trump cancels US envoys' trip to Pakistan for talks on Iran war

Iran had earlier said there were no plans for a direct meeting with a US delegation led by Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner.

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Families of Iranian Children Killed in School Airstrike Pen Letter to Pope

Pope Leo said he has seen the letter from the parents of more than 100 children killed in the strike, which a preliminary inquiry found resulted from a mistake by the U.S. military.

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Crushed at the Polls, Hungary’s Former Ruling Party Licks Its Wounds

Outgoing prime minister, Viktor Orban, who helped found the Fidesz party, said he would leave his Parliament seat but hoped to remain as head of his party.

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Big-Game Hunter From California Is Killed by Elephant in Gabon

Ernie Dosio, 75, of Lodi, Calif., was hunting a species of antelope in the dense forests of Gabon when his hunting party stumbled on a small herd of female elephants with calves.

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Semyon Gluzman, 79, Dies; Doctor Dared to Criticize Soviet Psychiatry

He was imprisoned for calling attention to the practice of declaring dissidents mentally ill. He later led efforts to confront his field’s dark past.

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Raqqa Showcases Syria’s Tumultuous Past

The city on the Euphrates, once a cradle of civilization, suffered under a succession of recent rulers. Our visit found it hoping for change.

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Rights groups critical as Venezuela prisoner release scheme 'coming to an end'

More than 500 political prisoners are thought to still be in jail, despite the releases since the amnesty law was brought in.

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Netanyahu orders army to 'vigorously attack' Hezbollah in Lebanon

The Israeli PM's directive comes as six people were killed by strikes in Lebanon despite a ceasefire being extended by three weeks.

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Orbán steps down from Hungarian parliament after landslide defeat

The outgoing prime minister will not take up his seat after leading his party back into opposition.

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What it was like in the room as shots rang out at correspondents' dinner

The BBC's Gary O'Donoghue describes the moment he and others dived for cover as shots rang out at the venue.

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How Drug Cartel Gold Ends Up at the U.S. Mint

The U.S. Mint is legally required to sell only legal, domestic gold. Instead, it is the last link in a chain that launders foreign gold for an insatiable market. Our reporter Justin Scheck traced one such supply chain: from an illegal mine in Colombia all the way to the Mint’s facilities in West Point, N.Y.

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Iranian Negotiators Set to Return to Pakistan to Try to Revive Truce Talks

It was not clear whether President Trump would send his negotiators for a new round of discussions after abruptly calling off a trip by his top advisers on Saturday.