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List of Dispatch articles
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A man in a camo hoodie and winter hat rides an ATV on a gravel path toward crosses in a cemetery on the horizon. Tall evergreen trees and a cloud-filled sky are on the horizon. The Pillaging of the American Arctic
How Alaskans are navigating the Trump administration’s critical mineral drive.
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Greenlandic Foreign Minister Vivian Motzfeldt and Danish Foreign Minister Lars Lokke Rasmussen stand together outside of a building. Europe United, Europe Alone
As Trump doubles down on Greenland, Europe doubles down on Europe.
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M23 soldiers are seen at the Stade de l'Unite' (Unity Stadium in French) in Goma on February 6, 2025. Trump’s Peace Deal Means Nothing for the Congolese
Many of those living under the rule of the M23 militia prefer to keep it that way.
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A man and a woman sit on a couch under a peacock image and sunburst/ Syria’s Yazidi Community Faces the Future With Concern
Having survived Assad and the Islamic State, Yazidis remain suspicious of Sharaa’s government.
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A group of troops holding guns stand at attention on a rocky shore, facing out at the sea at dusk. The TV Show That Divided Taiwan
Even imagining a potential Chinese invasion of the island has become a political act.
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A rainbow stretches across a partly cloudy sky outside a large building in the venue for COP30. Small groups of people mill about on the plaza beneath the rainbow. Brazil Tries to Keep Climate Cooperation Alive
At COP30, the global energy transition is moving forward without the United States.
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Two men hold up clear boxes. One looks through the box, another tilts it on its side. In front of them is a dais with a microphone. Behind them red drapes. Sharaa’s Democratic Test
The Syrian president, who visits the White House on Monday, just oversaw his first election.
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A woman with a scarf on her head sits on the ground holding a black sheep. Behind her white sheep are scattered on a grassy, rocky mountainside. The Women Carrying Water—and the World
The complicated life of women struggling with climate change—and cultural change—in Kashmir’s mountains.
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Road signs for Słubice with a red line through it and a blue sign with Polish writing. A metal overhang is seen above with a bridge and buildings in the distance. A Bridge Divided
Do expanding internal border controls within the Schengen zone compromise the European project?
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A protester in a keffiyah waves a flag next to an Italian statue with a broken nose. Europe’s Unlikely Capital of the Palestinian Solidarity Movement
How Naples became a bastion of pro-Palestinian activism on the continent.
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A woman wearing a black headscarf holds up a weapon as she stands next to a large portrait of Nasrallah. Inside Lebanon’s Audacious Disarmament Plan
The state faces a stark choice to confront groups such as Hezbollah and Hamas or risk another war with Israel.
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Two men walk on a road toward the camera, surrounded by cars, with a low hospital building in the background. A sign hanging over the building's roof reads "Mogadishu Somali Turkiye Recep Tay Yip Erdogan." Turkish Drones Are Fueling a Somali Shadow War
Ankara’s stealth takeover suits its geopolitical interests but has ruined many civilian lives.
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A man, seen from the waist down, holds a gun at his side. Behind him is a gate and a four-story building and street. On Syria’s Coast, Alawite Communities Wait for Justice
Rights advocates say the lack of accountability for massacres in March could have profound consequences.
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A man in sunglasses stands in front of a Tesla on a street with powerlines and buildings behind him. Iraqi Kurdistan’s EV Revolution
Electric cars were a punchline here just a few years ago. Thanks to Chinese companies, that’s not the case anymore.
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In front of high-rise apartment blocks is a jumble of discarded white good appliances. Israel Is Orchestrating an Economic Collapse in the West Bank
Job losses are only one factor in the equation driving its financial decline.
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