The World

Several thousand US troops are leaving their remaining bases in Iraq by the end of the day tomorrow. US soldiers have been stationed in the country for more than two decades. Also, a look at how Spain, often violently, acquired its enclaves in Morocco. And, the Kelvin wave causes a commotion in the Pacific Ocean. Plus, measuring the Earth’s health by listening to the soil.

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Brazil's high-stakes presidential election is less than a week away, and a crisis is unraveling at the country’s Supreme Court, with a corruption scandal causing justices to trade insults and cancel sessions. Also, more than 30 people have been reported killed in a series of at least four separate mass shootings that have taken place in South Africa over the past week. And, efforts to rein in the growing problem of e-waste in Ghana and Nigeria. Plus, the music and legacy of the Mighty Sparrow, a musician from Trinidad and Tobago known as the king of calypso.

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Since late August, a plane has flown once a week from Louisiana, carrying Haitians — who had been living in the US under Temporary Protected Status, or TPS —  across the sea to the city of Cap-Haïtien, after the US Department of Homeland Security ended TPS for Haitians in late July. Also, global foreign aid is shrinking at a historic rate. And, Beijing’s view of the Xi-Trump meeting in Washington. Plus, how to eat the world’s “worst-smelling food” … the Swedish way

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Forces in Ethiopia's northern Tigray region seized three airports this week, only a few days after seven armed and political groups formed an alliance against the government. Also, climate control for art and artifacts accounts for a large share of museum carbon emissions, so museums are introducing new protocols to cut emissions while still protecting their collections. And, a new free database now holds nearly 4 million records of people enslaved in British colonies from the Caribbean to South Africa in the early 1800s. Plus, what’s next for Nepal?

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Chinese leader Xi Jinping lands in Washington today for his first state visit since 2015. He will meet US President Trump to discuss safety, artificial intelligence, Taiwan's future and the possible extension of a trade truce. Also, an American Expressive Arts therapist has created an international network of mental health practitioners to support colleagues in Ukraine. And, a new report from the University of Chicago’s Climate Impact Lab estimates that unusually high temperatures could cause more than 451,000 deaths between June 2026 and February 2027. Plus, Scottish DJ Calvin Harris sets a Guinness World Record.

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