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Two Americans freed from Afghanistan in prisoner swap for Taliban figure
Ryan Corbett and William McKenty swapped for Khan Mohammed, who was held in California for drug traffickingA p…
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They fled Afghanistan. In the US, they have freedom – but fear a return
After the fall of the Taliban, more than 21,000 Afghan evacuees submitted asylum applications; 3,100 were able…
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They fled Afghanistan after Biden’s withdrawal. Now in the US, they hope Trump wins
Recent immigrants reflect on the upheaval in their lives since the US pulled out in 2021: ‘They left us and ou…
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‘Once we win California, the nation is next’: what a caste discrimination ban means for Americans
State bill would address trauma by amending housing, labor and education codes to explicitly prohibit discrimi…
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Extreme temperatures recorded across northern hemisphere
Alerts issued in Italy and China as wildfires rage in Greece, and temperature in California’s Death Valley nea…
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‘Caste is anti-Asian hate’: the activists fighting ‘less visible’ discrimination in the US
Thenmozhi Soundararajan has spent her life battling for equity. Now California could pass a landmark law prote…
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Weather tracker: unusual low pressure brings tornadoes to California
Weather event also caused flooding, heavy rain and gusts of over 100mph this weekAn unusually deep area of low…
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Christmas cake: the traditional Sri Lankan treat uniting an island and its diaspora
The nation has been rattled by economic crisis, political upheaval and corruption, but many believe the desser…
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Beijing’s rhetoric in spotlight as Taiwan condemns California shooting
Deadly incident renews debate over cross-strait tensions and Beijing’s reunification rhetoricTaiwan’s presiden…
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Weatherwatch: how typhoons in Korea made California wildfires worse
New study highlights how events in one region can create a domino effect felt thousands of miles awayLast year…
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‘This has to end peacefully’: California’s Punjabi farmers rally behind India protests
In northern California, home to a large Punjabi population, residents join backlash against laws ‘shoved down …
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US takes Chinese researcher accused of hiding ties with military into custody
Justice department says Juan Tang lied about her background on a visa application, as US-China tensions growA …
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Coronavirus report: India reports record spike as cases double in South Africa
Indian cases pass 800,000; Johannesburg struggles to find vital equipment; Texas warns ‘worst is yet to come’C…
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Global report: Shanghai schools to partly reopen, New Orleans restaurants restart
Lockdowns around the world continue to loosen as China reports highest level of internal travel since February…
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Coronavirus tightens grip on US as China reports second day with no domestic cases
Forty million Californians told to remain indoors as US sees cases rise to 14,500 and deaths to 205Coronavirus…