A new Syrian government struggles to reset its corrupt, besieged economy
With Syria's corruption-ridden economy in shambles after the overthrow of Bashar Assad, the caretaker government's priority is to raise cash…
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As Trump cuts federal jobs, even national parks are on the chopping block
As the Trump administration rushes to eliminate federal jobs, even the national parks — among the country's most beloved and…
Trump’s orders have upended U.S. immigration. What legal routes remain?
President Trump, in his first days in office, has released a series of executive orders that will reshape the country's…
A fragile Gaza cease-fire holds for now, as Hamas frees eight more hostages
Eight hostages held by Hamas militants are returned to Israel as Palestinian prisoner releases proceed — but can the Gaza…
Will Mexico accept military flights of deportees? President Sheinbaum deflects on sensitive issue
The Trump administration's use of U.S. military aircraft to return deportees has raised alarms throughout Latin America. ...
Chinese films dodging censors have no place to go. Can they crack into Taiwan?
Taiwan is an ideal place for Chinese filmmakers to evade censorship. But the island democracy has its own restrictions on…
Immigration arrests in churches? Some clergy say not so fast
Churches took in refugees from battle-scarred Central America in the 1980s, a precursor to their current focus on undocumented immigrants.…
Column: Trump pardoned a lot of bad apples. Now he and Republicans own the barrelful
Republicans have long styled themselves as the party of law and order and "backing the blue," but Trump freed people…
Abcarian: No one polices men’s bodies the way we police women’s bodies
As President Trump takes a hammer to reproductive rights, a Mississippi legislator proposes making it illegal to ejaculate without the…