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International conflicts have repeatedly seeped into soccer’s biggest tournament. Here are some examples. Source link

Harrowing videos of the incident in Brazil showed the woman lifted over the heads of two instructors, her arms spread like wings, as they threw her off a bridge. Source link

Ten years after a landmark peace deal, armed groups are wreaking deadly violence, blending jungle combat with new drone warfare. Source link

A society once strongly Roman Catholic has rejected the church’s prohibition on euthanasia, with many instead viewing control over one’s death as an individual right. Source link

The two helicopters crashed in Rio de Janeiro on Sunday, killing at least six people, the authorities said. Source link

Competing for the first time, Curaçao is brimming with joy. Most of the Caribbean nation’s team was born and raised in the Netherlands, but residents say the players represent them. Source link

Though electric machines are now standard, the Venezuelan weaver Margarita Mora has clung to a mix of ancestral Indigenous and Spanish practices to create surprisingly modern work. Source link

A security expert who had recently become chief of staff to the new defense minister was abducted, the latest example of violence gripping the country. Source link

The children — four girls and one boy — were among 10 people in the van at the time of the crash. An infant was seriously injured, the police said. Source link

No longer content with being just “Hollywood North,” the Canadian screen industry is asserting itself and telling its own stories. Source link