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In This Election, Some Candidates Lost Before a Single Vote Was Cast

In the run-up to Guatemala's presidential elections on Sunday, there has been a steady drumbeat of attacks on democratic institutions. The first round of voting will be as much about who's not on the ballot as who is, after courts barred leading candidates from running.

Going Abroad, Modi Receives a Gift for Image-Building at Home

Prime Minister Narendra Modi is building an image going into his re-election campaign as a leader who can win respect and investment for India. The state visit accorded to Mr. Modi in Washington, which ends on Friday, is perhaps the biggest prize yet.

With a Hand From the U.S. Military, Aid Finally Reaches a Syrian Camp

Over the course of Syria’s long war, a remote desert camp for displaced people grew in the shadow of an American military base. A Syrian-American aid group has sent a first wave of critically needed supplies.

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