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Tom Brenner/Getty Images Five Stories We’re Watching
Atlantic writers look ahead at gun-control momentum, Kashmir’s status change, the secrets of Jeffrey Epstein, and more.
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Rupak De Chowdhuri / Reuters Modi’s Kashmir Decision Is the Latest Step in Undoing Nehru’s Vision
The Indian government’s move to revoke special status for Kashmir is its latest step in reversing what it regards as historic wrongs committed by India’s first prime minister.
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Kevin Lamarque / Reuters Tensions With Iran Reach the Point of Inevitability
Even though both sides insist they don’t want war, the existing tensions, combined with Iran’s anger at being denied the benefits of the nuclear agreement, mean that one miscalculated provocation could lead to a larger conflagration.
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NASA The Watch That Went to the Moon
Fifty years ago, Buzz Aldrin wore his Omega Speedmaster Professional on the lunar surface. It’s been an icon—and a bestseller—ever since.
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Anindito Mukherjee / Reuters The Gandhi Dynasty Helped Found India. It Is Now in Demise.
The Congress Party’s humiliating loss in parliamentary elections might mean an end for a family that has dominated national politics since the 19th century.
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Ed Jones / Getty The U.S. System for ‘Skilled’ Migrants Is Broken
Obtaining an H-1B visa was always complicated. Now it’s even harder to get one.
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U.S. Navy / Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class … The Many Ways Iran Could Target the United States
The White House is citing unspecified threats from Iran. The specifics are murky, but the potential for escalation is real.
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Reuters How Countries Use Passports as a Geopolitical Tool
Russia announced plans to give passports to separatists in Ukraine. That’s not unusual.
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Jasu Hu How Technology Could Revolutionize Refugee Resettlement
A software program called “Annie” uses machine learning to place refugees in cities where they are most likely to be welcomed and find success.
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Eranga Jayawardena / AP ISIS’s Newest Recruiting Tool: Regional Languages
When ISIS claimed responsibility for the Easter attacks in Sri Lanka, it did so in Arabic and English—and in languages spoken in just a few regions across South Asia.
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Dinuka Liyanawatte / Reuters What’s Different About the Attacks in Sri Lanka
Investigators have to determine how the militants went from defacing places of worship to launching a devastating attack.
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Stringer / Reuters A Horrific Flashback in Sri Lanka
The Easter Sunday bombings, which killed more than 200 people, are a reminder of the tensions that linger from the brutal civil war that ended a decade ago.
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Mariana Bazo / Reuters The Real Illegal Immigration Crisis Isn’t on the Southern Border
Focusing on asylum seekers who cross land borders ignores the real problem: people who overstay their visas.
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Pablo Martinez Monsivais / AP Trump Still Hasn’t Condemned Russia for Meddling in the 2016 Election
The president has denied wrongdoing, played the victim, and refrained from criticizing Russia’s role in the election.
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Danish Siddiqui / Reuters Narendra Modi’s Election Challenge: Create Jobs. Lots of Them.
The Indian government’s failure to create millions of new jobs for its young population may be its undoing in elections.
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Edgar Su / Reuters As the World Watches, New Zealand’s Leader Looks to Unify Her Country
She has sought to become the national healer, and the country is following her lead.
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Yannis Behrakis / Reuters The Nativists Won in Europe
Even moderate countries have severely restricted the number of refugees they allow to stay within their borders.
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Kai Schwoerer / Getty The Media Still Haven’t Figured Out How to Cover Acts of Violence
After mass shootings at two New Zealand mosques, British news organizations received backlash for publishing the shooter’s manifesto and video of the attacks.
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Chris McGrath / Getty No One Wants to Help Bashar al-Assad Rebuild Syria
The Syrian president appears comfortably in power, but his supporters in Moscow can’t afford to pay for reconstruction; his adversaries in the West can, but won’t.
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Leah Mills / Reuters The Nuclear Game Theory of the India-Pakistan Crisis
As President Donald Trump meets with North Korea’s dictator, military escalation in South Asia offers lessons.
