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Xi Jinping Visits Tibet as Dalai Lama’s Succession Looms

A power struggle is taking shape over choosing a successor to the 90-year-old Buddhist leader. In a trip to Tibet’s capital, China’s leader emphasized maintaining Beijing’s control.

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Taking photos in front of a portrait of President Xi Jinping in Lhasa, Tibet Autonomous Region, China, in March.
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Without U.S. Troops in Ukraine, Would a 'Security Guarantee’ Deter Russia?

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President Trump and Britain’s prime minister, Keir Starmer, in Scotland, in July. Mr. Starmer has talked about assembling a force drawn from a “coalition of the willing” to maintain security in a postwar Ukraine.
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In India, Immigration Raids Detain Thousands and Create a Climate of Fear

Officials have picked up people across the country, most of them Muslim, citing a national security risk. Rights groups say the raids are targeting detainees’ religion and language.

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Demonstrators protesting the harassment of Bengali speakers in states led by the Bharatiya Janata Party, or B.J.P., in Kolkata, India, this month.
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Book Blacklist in Kashmir Aims to Muzzle Criticism of India

The federally appointed government in the contested region has declared 25 books off limits, part of what many see as a pattern of repression.

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A display at a bookstore in Srinagar, the capital of Indian-administered Kashmir, where 25 books have been declared “forfeit.”
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What to Know About the Israeli Hostages Still Held in Gaza

A group representing many of the hostages’ families has said the Israeli security cabinet’s plan to take control of Gaza City could further endanger their loved ones.

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Relatives and supporters of Israeli hostages held in the Gaza Strip attend a rally in Jerusalem on Thursday demanding their release and calling for an end to the war in Gaza.
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In Delhi and New York, Hindu Right Wing Lines Up Against Mamdani

As Zohran Mamdani gets within striking distance of becoming New York’s first Muslim mayor, he is drawing fire from supporters of India’s populist prime minister, who accuse him of being anti-Hindu.

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Some Hindu American groups accuse Zohran Mamdani, seen here addressing a group of Muslim men in March, of promoting an anti-Hindu agenda.
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