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  1. PhotoThe remains of the burnt carriages a day after one of the deadliest train accidents in Pakistan’s history.
    CreditMustafa Hussain for The New York Times

    Pakistani Train Inferno Was Decades in the Making

    The nation’s railway system has long been plagued by corruption and mismanagement, despite serving as the only link between many cities and towns.

  1. PhotoThe police in Vietnam arrested two people as part of the investigation into the 39 bodies found in a truck in England in October.
    CreditStefan Rousseau/Press Association, via Associated Press

    U.K. Truck Deaths Lead Vietnam Police to Arrest 2 Suspects

    The arrests, linked to the discovery of 39 bodies in England, came as the British authorities urged two men to turn themselves in to the police in Northern Ireland.

Dispatches

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    What the U.S. Withdrawal Cost the Kurds

    Mass funerals, wounded children, displaced families. This is what we found in northeast Syria after the U.S. withdrew its troops and Turkey attacked.

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    ‘We Will Bring Back a New Caliphate’: Wives of ISIS Fighters Speak

    We traveled to Al Hol camp in northeast Syria to meet wives of ISIS fighters held there. With fewer Kurdish-led forces guarding the camp because of the U.S. withdrawal and the Turkish invasion, the question of what will happen to these women and their children becomes more pressing than ever.

Promises Made

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    Why Amazon Fires Keep Raging 10 Years After a Deal to End Them

    Many of the thousands of fires burning in Brazil’s Amazon are set by ranchers. A deal inked 10 years ago was meant to stop the problem, but the ecological arson goes on as the Earth warms.