The quiet village of Yahidne in northern Ukraine appears, at first glance, to be rebuilding. Roads have been repaired, damaged homes restored, and daily routines are slowly returning. Yet beneath this fragile
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Tensions flared at the University of Jaffna as students gathered at the main entrance to protest police summons issued in connection with a controversial incident during Sri Lanka’s Independence Day. In the
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