Liechtenstein Changes Its Law to Allow Women to Ascend the Throne
via NYT > World News The move puts the principality in the majority among nearby nations with royal families.
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No Way Out
via NYT > World News The U.S. is building an archipelago of overseas detention sites where deportees are often held indefinitely without charge.
Kushner Holds Talks With Hamas to Advance Trump Gaza Plan
via NYT > World News The president’s adviser met with representatives of the armed Palestinian group in Egypt, several officials said.
With Priests Scarce in Rural Italy, an African Pastor Is Filling the Void
via NYT > World News Immigrants have long eased labor shortages on farms and factories in Italy. But churches also need foreign-born priests, like the Rev. Vincent Souly of the Ivory Coast.
Bou Meng, Rare Survivor of Khmer Rouge Torture House, Dies at 85
via NYT > World News Saved by his ability to paint, he was one of only a handful of prisoners to make it out of the brutal prison Tuol Sleng.
$10 Million in Gold Found Buried Under Former Brewery in Belgium
via NYT > World News A construction worker’s drill struck gold during a renovation project in East Flanders, setting off a search for the owners of the stashed fortune.
When a Rare Wolf Got Too Close, Denmark Faced a Conservation Dilemma
via NYT > World News The authorities tracked the animal after a string of close encounters with residents, reigniting a bitter debate over how a small, densely populated country should live with wolves.