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Christian Science Monitor - World

Americas - Ecuador created a landmark university focused on Indigenous culture. Why is it now at risk? In the early 2000s, Ecuador launched its first public intercultural university at a time when governments across the region were prioritizing inclusion. Today, Amawtay Wasi is at risk of closing, underscoring how quickly social gains can be rolled back. By - Caterina Morbiato - / 5 min

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Europe -- One nation reaches for Europe. The other, for Russia. Both use the same tactics.

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Asia Pacific -- China restricts overseas travel to stop high tech from leaving

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Europe -- Mosquito sightings put Iceland on alert against buggy invaders

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Brick by BRICS: Where countries in conflict seek common ground

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From the Magazine -- Our world: The week of Sept. 14, 2026

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Europe -- In Ceuta, Spain debates: Educate migrant kids or send them home?

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Middle East -- Crossing Israel's Arab-Jewish divide, this former police officer joined an Islamist party

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Europe -- One of the last three whaling countries takes steps toward a ban

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Americas -- Why so many Brazilians distrust their supreme court

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Middle East -- Why Saudi Arabia and the Houthis in Yemen are heading toward war

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Middle East -- Why the US appears to have given up on nuclear deal with Iran

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Nature is forever carving, and recarving, picturesque Upper Antelope Canyon

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For some Israelis, criticizing the military's conduct in Gaza is beyond the pale - A new Israeli documentary about the military's conduct in the Gaza war has brought accusations of "treason" from some of Israel's leaders. By - Ilan Ben Zion - / 4 min

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