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Floods Have Killed at Least 1,200 in Southern Asia. Here’s What to Know.

At least 1,200 people have been killed in floods that have ravaged southern Asia over the past few weeks. Hundreds more are still missing and millions are displaced across the rain-soaked region, with Sri Lanka and Indonesia hit particularly hard.

Netanyahu Asks Israel’s President to Pardon Him in Corruption Cases

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of Israel asked its president on Sunday to pardon him in his long-running corruption trial, a request that the president called “extraordinary” and that critics said would run counter to the rule of law.

Outdoor Concerts? Uncovered Hair? Shimmying in Public? Is This Iran?

Young people across Iran have been leading a dramatic shift in social mores in recent months as the government, already dealing with crisis upon crisis, seems unwilling or unable to confront the tide of change.

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