Syria is choosing diplomacy with Israel, but can its approach last?
Israel has attacked Syria, occupied its south since the al-Assad regime's ouster, testing Syria's diplomatic outreach.
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How does your name taste? The strange science of synaesthesia
Experiencing names as tastes – a form of synaesthesia – reveals how differently people perceive the same world.
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Korea divided: A sister’s long wait and a defector’s bid to save his mother
An elderly South Korean waits to see a brother in the North one last time, while a North Korean defector risks it all.
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Nepali families pray for miracles with relatives missing after flood
At a Kathmandu hospital, families peer at lists of those who are critical, dead — or have been released.
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Meta’s $18bn settlement: How social platforms will change for child users
From night curfew to two-hour limit, Instagram and Facebook will introduce new features for children in the US.
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Israeli settlers targeting Palestinian factories to force workers off land
Settler violence threatens to collapse the fragile Palestinian economy.
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Nepal-Tibet floods: What is a glacial collapse, how common is it?
More than 165 people are killed in floods triggered by a huge glacial collapse near Nepal-China border.
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Why Israeli settler attacks on Palestinians in West Bank are pogroms
Waves of settler attacks, aided by Israel's military, increasingly fit the definition of a pogrom.
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India used pellets, grenades on Gen Z protests: What Amnesty report reveals
Security forces used tear gas, pellet guns and electric shock devices against student protesters, Amnesty inquiry found.
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Can Kenya’s AI ambitions coexist with Naivasha’s water needs?
As Kenya courts data-centre investment, communities fear growing pressure on an already stressed water system.