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Dan Carter, the mayor of Oshawa, Ontario, was a homeless addict from his teens until he was 31. Now he’s helping people who face those issues in his adopted city.

Arti passed every test for her government job but still faced disappointment and a new set of challenges.

The violence in Ireland’s capital on Thursday night was fueled by far-right agitators who spread rumors online about an attack on three children earlier that day.

Soccer fans are tuning out broadcasts in favor of watchalongs: streaming parties where you hear what you want to hear and see everything except the game.

Of the 13 Israeli hostages released from Gaza on Friday night, 12 were from a single farming village: Kibbutz Nir Oz.

Considered authoritarian and corrupt, the Palestinian Authority is still Washington’s choice to run the enclave. But many believe it can be credible now only if it includes Hamas.

Families that waited outside a prison for the release of people detained by Israel said the conflict in Gaza and the rising death toll had cast a pall over any celebration.

Hamas freed two dozen hostages, Israel released 39 imprisoned Palestinians, and more than 130 aid trucks reached Gaza over the first day of a tense, temporary truce after seven weeks of war.

The return of 13 Israeli hostages out of more than 200 provided a glimmer of hope for a nation still traumatized by the Hamas assault of Oct. 7.

In a Bogotá league, Venezuelans who fled their homeland have carried on their culture in a country surrounded by soccer — and have built a support system. “It’s like having a piece of Venezuela here.”