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Billions have been allocated to tackle the immigrant influx. Is it a drag on the city or an opportunity for economic renewal?
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View as a gridUkrainian Gamers Are Using Tabletop Role-Playing To Help Survive Russia's Invasion
New Lines Magazine
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Throughout the war-ravaged country, the fantastic and the real are entwined as people slay dragons and save towns from marauders
The Nuke Issue: Inside Kyiv's Radiation Monitoring Stations
The Counteroffensive with Tim Mak
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With the nation concerned about a potential nuclear catastrophe, we take you behind-the-scenes with the people watching 24/7 to ensure the levels of radiation in Ukraine's capital are safe.
Spirit Tripping With Colombian Shamans
The Daily Beast
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It's a legendary drug said to provoke spiritual journeys, but my night with ayahuasca-or yagé-in the mountains of southern Colombia went deeper than that. As I gazed into the little white plastic cup of dark chocolate-colored, viscous liquid, I felt the familiar grip of terror in my gut.
ISIS Guide A Mix of Travel and Terror
The Daily Beast
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A British jihadist who fled the United Kingdom has penned a jaunty travel guide to the so-called Islamic State, in a bid to "provide an alternative narrative to life under the Caliphate," he writes, the latest bit of propaganda from the terror groups that mixes horror with holiday tips.
How to Be a War Photographer and Working Mom
The Daily Beast
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Lynsey Addario is a hard woman to pin down. Since the beginning of her career as a photojournalist in her early 20s when she decamped to Buenos Aires, she has been on the move. From Argentina, to Turkey, Iraq, Afghanistan, Libya, and Darfur (an incomplete list), she has grabbed a front-row view of history.
Pakistan's Dance With Terrorists Just Backfired and Killed 132 Children
The Daily Beast
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Today's horrific attack in Peshawar on a military school, in which scores of children were killed by the Pakistani Taliban, should put Pakistan's security choices over the last few decades in a stark light.
Fool's Gold? Pakistan mine rift exposes investor risk
Reuters
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Credit: Reuters/Faisal Aziz 1 of 4. The hills near the proposed site of the Reko Diq copper mine in Pakistan's province of Baluchistan are seen in this undated 2010 photo. Set in one of the bleakest places on earth, a Baluchistan desert at the foot of an extinct volcano, Reko Diq was expected to yield revenues of at least $60 billion over the 56-year life of the mine. Tethyan Copper Company (TCC), a joint venture between Chile's Antofagasta and Canadian-based Barrick Gold, had sunk $220 million over the past five years into exploring the deposit in the ochre sand desert, where temperatures reach 130 degrees Fahrenheit in the summer.
EXCLUSIVE: How Pakistan helps U.S. drone campaign
Reuters
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ISLAMABAD (Reuters) - The death of a senior al Qaeda leader in a U.S. drone strike in Pakistan's tribal badlands, the first strike in almost two months, signalled that the U.S.-Pakistan intelligence partnership is still in operation despite political tensions. The Jan 10 strike -- and its follow-up two days later -- were joint operations, a Pakistani security source based in the tribal areas told Reuters. They made use of Pakistani "spotters" on the ground and demonstrated a level of coordination that both sides have sought to downplay since tensions erupted in January 2011 with the killing of two Pakistanis by a CIA contractor in Lahore.
Pakistan's Imran Khan: playboy cricketer to PM?
Reuters
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ISLAMABAD (Reuters) - Former cricketer Imran Khan reckons he could end militancy and corruption in 90 days if elected prime minister in a show of confidence which has helped make him Pakistan's most popular politician. He drew at least 100,000 people to the streets of Karachi on Sunday in a massive rally that increases pressure on the government and cements his standing as the new political force. After 15 years as an aside to Pakistan politics, he is riding a wave of dissatisfaction with the government of President Asif Ali Zardari, who co-chairs the ruling Pakistan People's Party and is facing challenges from the military, the Supreme Court and political opponents after a year of cascading crises.
Silent war against terror waged in dangerous waters
San Francisco Chronicle
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2007-03-24 04:00:00 PDT Aboard the Bremen, Gulf of Aden -- The seizure of 15 British navy personnel Friday was a stark reminder of the unheralded conflict being fought by the United States and its allies on the high seas surrounding the Arabian Peninsula and the Horn of Africa. After the U.S.
Hizballah Nation
Time Magazine
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Nervously eyeing the skies for Israeli warplanes, Hussein Naboulsi, a spokesman for Hizballah, took quick strides as he accompanied foreign journalists through the bombed-out neighborhoods of Beirut's southern suburbs. "Listen to me!" he shouted. "We have to move very fast!"
Saddam's Trial: Behind the Scene
Time Magazine
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Almost four months since it opened, the trial of Saddam Hussein has been plagued by violence and the courtroom antics of Saddam and his seven co-defendants. Saddam's boycott of the court last week forced its chief judge to adjourn hearings until next week. So is a credible trial still possible?
Breaking News, Analysis, Politics, Blogs, News Photos, Video, Tech Reviews - TIME.com
Time Magazine
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Operation Steel Curtain opened up Saturday morning as two Marine battalions made a stealthy entrance into the outskirts of Huseybah, a smugglers' haven near the Syrian border that U.S. officials believe is the latest stronghold for insurgents loyal to Al Qaeda in Iraq.
Remembering Iraq War Correspondent Steven Vincent - The Death of a True Believer - Nymag
New York Magazine
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L ast week, thugs in the Iraqi port city of Basra kidnapped American journalist Steven Vincent and his translator, Nouraya Itais Wadi, then pumped them both full of bullets. Wadi survived with multiple wounds; Vincent did not, the first American journalist kidnapped and killed in Iraq since the start of the war in March 2003.
Among the Believers
Time Magazine
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Tucked deep in a tangled warren of dusty alleyways, the golden dome of the Imam Ali shrine gleams in the afternoon sun. Its shining twin minarets reflect light on the ornately painted tiles that cover every surface not faced with gold.
A Talk with Iraq's Prime Minister
Time Magazine
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These are trying days for Iyad Allawi, the interim Iraqi Prime Minister, who faces two threats: the Sunni insurgency in the west and al-Sadr rebellion in the south. He sat down last week in Baghdad for an interview with TIME reporter Christopher Allbritton. Iraqi police officers stood nearby, but signs of U.S.
Fear Factor - Chris Allbritton on Reporting in Baghdad - Nymag
New York Magazine
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Baghdad-Yesterday, I was caught on the edge of a running street battle in downtown Baghdad, near the entrance to the Green Zone, while mortars fell on Iyad Allawi's Iraqi National Accord's offices. Traffic was at a standstill for hours as Iraqi and U.S. soldiers sealed off Haifa Street, where much of the fighting was raging.