In the Remains of Canada’s Jasper Wildfire, Clues to Tame Future Blazes

• Post published:2025-09-01

A giant fire last year consumed much of Canada’s Jasper National Park. Canadian scientists leading research into wildfires are using the blaze to learn lessons for the future.

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Mexico’s Cartels Are Using Military Weapons

• Post published:2025-09-01

Recent attacks on villages in Mexico’s western state of Michoacán reveal the cartels’ growing paramilitary-style power, using drones, I.E.D.s and other weapons of war. Paulina Villegas examines the aftermath of these assaults.

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A Jamaican Man Served Time in the U.S., Then Was Deported to an African Prison

• Post published:2025-09-01

The case of Orville Etoria highlights a tension in President Trump’s deportation agenda, in which immigrants can be sent abroad and detained indefinitely.

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With Drones and I.E.D.s, Mexico’s Cartels Adopt Arms of Modern War

• Post published:2025-09-01

Under pressure from the government and each other, some of Mexico’s most powerful criminal groups are amassing homemade mortars, land mines, rocket-propelled grenades and bomber drones.

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Why the Graffiti Artist Fonki Finds Inspiration in Angkorian Sculpture

• Post published:2025-09-01

The artist Fonki developed a graffiti style that blends ancient motifs with scenes of modern Cambodia.

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South Korea Doctors’ Strike Begins to Wind Down

• Post published:2025-09-01

Thousands of residents and interns were protesting a government proposal that would have dramatically increased the number of medical students in the country.

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