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Residents complain of rashes and stomach ailments as 666,000 tons of garbage overwhelm the city. Uncollected waste after natural disasters can lead to illnesses, experts said.

About 60 million “zero-dose children” have not received any vaccines and have aged out of routine immunization programs. Protecting them will require a costly vaccination blitz.

The return to a normal life will be a long process, doctors say.

No Americans were released in the first day of the temporary cease-fire, but officials and families were hopeful they would be freed in the coming days.

A fishing town that was evacuated this month will probably be spared, but residents can’t return until all danger has passed.

A Brazilian man stopped a stabbing that prompted one of the worst anti-immigrant riots in recent history. Many people in Ireland and beyond are saying thanks by buying him a proverbial pint.

The aerial assault began early Saturday and continued past sunrise. Ukraine said its air defense teams had shot down nearly all of the explosive-laden attack drones.

A conversation with the editors about the painstaking process of selecting the 10 Best Books of the year.

Fire safety is a persistent problem in Karachi, where construction has outpaced firefighting infrastructure and building code enforcement is lax.