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Christian Science Monitor - World

To navigate Gaza peace process, Hamas seeks help from former rivals -- As Hamas maneuvers in advance of post-war governance arrangements in Gaza, the Islamist group is seeking common ground with former rivals.

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'Now, it's getting huge.' How the NFL is making (lots of) fans overseas. -- The Indianapolis Colts play the Atlanta Falcons Sunday in Berlin. Fans have flown in from as far away as Brazil, showing how big U.S. football is now.

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South Africa aspired to be a nonracial democracy. Can it revive that goal? -- Thirty years after it scrapped racial segregation, South Africa seeks to recover a founding story that inspired ideas of liberation and freedom.

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How an ancient Athenian threat illustrates Trump's worldview -- "The strong do as they can, and the weak suffer what they must." Ancient Athens' foreign policy dictum finds an echo in President Trump's behavior.

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Making noodles in a cave, our China writer gets a slice of country life -- Deep in rural China, a Monitor writer learns to cook authentic handmade noodles, gaining a new understanding of country life in the process.

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Why the world is watching Darfur again, 20 years later -- The fall of El Fasher in western Sudan to a paramilitary force underscores the difficulties of ending the country's devastating civil war.

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As jihadis advance in Mali, community radio stations broadcast hope -- Community radio stations in northern Mali are threatened by both jihadis and government censorship. But local journalists fight to keep them alive.

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To 'Defending Ukraine' curriculum, high schools add 'How to fly a drone' -- Ukraine's prewar "Defending Ukraine" course featured marching and wooden guns. The new curriculum includes hands-on work with first aid, radios, and drones.

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An international force in Gaza? Israelis struggle with outsourcing security. -- Israel has long prided itself on "going it alone" in a region largely hostile to its existence. But as nations seek an international force to preserve the fragile Gaza ceasefire, Israelis are grappling with the notion of trusting their security to others.

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Their houses are being swept into the sea. Why many Senegalese won't leave. -- Rising sea levels are eroding Senegal's shorelines, leaving communities and the country's government scrambling to cope with the implications.

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To protect angel sharks, a Libyan biologist collaborates with fishing communities -- Sara Almabruk is strategizing how to save Mediterranean angel sharks, "custodians of the seafloor" whose robust presence can indicate a healthy ecosystem.

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France updates rape laws after Pelicot case. But is recognizing consent enough? -- For many years, women's advocates in France have been frustrated by the absence of consideration of consent within the country's rape and sexual assault laws. That's finally changed, thanks in large part to Gisèle Pelicot.

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Are climate conferences 'too mega'? Activists and diplomats talk reform. -- COP30 kicks off in Belém, Brazil, Nov. 10 amid calls for an overhaul of an annual climate conference full of contradictions.

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World Series offers Blue Jays fans – and Canada – a chance to change the plot -- This World Series holds extra meaning for Toronto, after nearly a year of U.S.-Canadian diplomatic loggerheads. But it's also just a game.

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