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To Find Criminals and Child Exploitation in Gold Mines, We Just Had to Look

19 October 2026 at 09:01
Layers of people certify that gold is free from rights abuses and criminality. Nobody makes them leave their desks.

Β© Lynsey Addario for The New York Times

Labor abuses and criminality are not hard to find in the world’s unlicensed gold mines. Assuming someone visits.

Egypt’s Defense Chiefs Pledge to Support Saudi Arabia After Houthi Attacks

By: Euan Ward
18 October 2026 at 11:49
President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi had called on Egyptian lawmakers to authorize military assistance to the kingdom, saying any support would be defensive.

Β© Fatih Mubarok/Agence France-Presse β€” Getty Images

President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi of Egypt in Jakarta last week. The National Defense Council, which Mr. el-Sisi leads, said Egypt would provide support to defend Saudi Arabia.

Yemen Fighting Rages as Civilian Toll From Houthi-Saudi Conflict Worsens

17 October 2026 at 16:46
New clashes were reported as the Houthis put more pressure on Taiz, a city connecting the government-held south of the country and the Red Sea.

Β© Osamah Abdulrahman/Associated Press

A funeral procession for a Houthi officer in Sanaa, Yemen, on Saturday.

Houthi Attacks on Saudi Arabia Put In Doubt Kingdom’s Sports and Business Events

16 October 2026 at 14:50
The Iran-backed group’s attacks have disrupted sports tournaments and threatened business events that the kingdom has long used to attract investment and raise its profile.

Β© Baraa Anwer/Associated Press

Saudi Arabia’s capital, Riyadh, has been rocked by Houthi attacks in recent weeks that have forced the authorities to close the city’s main international airport.

β€˜The Assassin(s)’ Movie Fuels South Korea’s Culture Wars

14 October 2026 at 05:22
The film, β€œThe Assassin(s),” revisits a 1974 shooting that has spawned J.F.K.-style conspiracy theories, exposing divides over the country’s history.

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Park Chung-hee, a South Korean military dictator, and his wife, Yook Young-soo, in 1964.

From Allies to Enemies: Ethiopia and Eritrea Edge Toward War

14 October 2026 at 04:01
The two nations fought alongside each other during a brutal conflict in Tigray that left hundreds of thousands of people dead just a few years ago. Now they are on the brink of fighting each other.

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Members of the Ethiopian Federal Police on patrol aboard a pickup truck as they continued operations after federal forces pushed back the rebel Tigray People’s Liberation Front in Mekelle, Ethiopia, last week.

At Least 6 Injured in Stabbing in South Korea

13 October 2026 at 07:07
The police in the city of Incheon said they had arrested one man and were investigating his motive.

Β© Yonhap News Agency, via Reuters

Emergency personnel gathered outside a supermarket where several people were stabbed in Incheon, South Korea, on Tuesday.
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