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When Griner was imprisoned in Russia, letters were her main form of communication with home. Our columnist offers one last letter to mark her return to the United States.

Reports from around the world indicate the email service is down for a large number of users

Arab party leader urges global intervention to protect community from incoming police minister Ben Gvir; says spiraling crime neglected due to ‘absence of political will’

In 1998, when American soccer journalist Grant Wahl covered his first World Cup, at 23, for Sports Illustrated, soccer was seen as a sort of a JV beat at America’s most influential sports publication. While most young writers of his

Nobel Peace Prize: Russian laureate ‘told to turn down award’  BBC Russian Nobel Peace laureate slams Putin’s ‘insane and criminal war’ on Ukraine  CNN Nobel Winners Decry Russian Aggression at Peace Prize Ceremony: Live Updates  The New York Times Russia wants to turn

Two people detained in Tehran and third individual arrested in Shiraz; community members express hope all will be freed soon

In Riyadh for China-Arab summit, Abbas says ‘we do not have a partner in Israel’; meets with China’s President Xi

There are 50000 alleged Russian war crimes in Ukraine. NPR looked at one death  NPR Russia killed 441 civilians extrajudicially in Kyiv area early in war, U.N. finds  The Washington Post UN report accuses Russia of war crimes in Ukraine, including summary

Investigators in Ukraine have opened more than 50,000 inquiries into alleged Russian war crimes since the war began. NPR looked into the death of one man to show the challenges investigators face. (Image credit: Carol Guzy for NPR)

After the midterm elections, abortion rights advocates hope to harness public support for the long term, while abortion foes look to advance new laws in sympathetic courts and legislatures.