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Texas Mother Wanted for Son’s Murder Arrested in India

Cindy Rodriguez Singh had fled the United States in 2023 shortly after the authorities questioned her about her 6-year-old’s disappearance.

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The house in Everman, Texas, where Cindy Rodriguez Singh and her son Noel Alvarez lived. The boy was last seen alive in October 2022.
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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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