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March 13, 2026: EDUCATION

Young Kids Missed the Pandemic’s School Disruptions. Their Reading Scores Are Still Behind

WASHINGTON (AP) – When COVID-19 wrought havoc on society in early 2020, today’s youngest schoolchildren were infants or yet to be born. Now in their early school years, researchers are beginning to see how the pandemic years have shaped their education, even though many had yet to set foot in a classroom when it began.

March 12, 2026: MIDDLE EAST

Lebanon’s Latest Conflict Brings Rare Public Backlash Against Hezbollah as War Flares Again

BEIRUT (AP) – The Lebanese mother of two had just awakened to prepare the pre-dawn meal before another day of fasting during the Muslim holy month of Ramadan when Israeli warplanes began attacking southern Lebanon in retaliation for rockets and drones launched by Hezbollah.

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Jan 30 Analysis Explainer: How Does Iran’s System of Power Work?

Jan 30 Americas Haiti Faces a Sexual Violence and Abuse Crisis as Gang Violence Spreads, Health Charity Warns

Jan 28 Europe Spain Is Granting Legal Status to Potentially 500,000 Immigrants

Jan 28 Middle East Activists Say Iran’s Crackdown Has Killed at Least 6,221 People, as the Country’s Currency Plunges

Jan 28 International Atomic Scientists Set ‘Doomsday Clock’ Closer to Midnight Than Ever

Jan 23 Americas As Haiti Faces Further Political Turmoil, the UN Signals More Troops on the Way

Jan 23 Weather & Environment Why Freezing Rain Has Millions at Risk of Losing Power—and Heat

Jan 23 Weather & Environment Firefighters Face Attacks, Drones and Arsonists While Battling Deadly Blazes in Chile

Jan 21 Asia How Syria’s Government Has Redrawn the Map with Advances Against the Kurds

Jan 21 Geopolitics Explainer: What Is President Trump’s ‘Board of Peace’ and Who Has Joined So Far?

Jan 21 Americas Hopeful Yet Wary, Venezuelans Across Latin America Mull Going Home

Jan 16 Africa Nigeria’s Northeast Faces Worst Hunger in a Decade as Aid Cuts Hit Region, UN Says

Jan 16 Middle East Explainer: What Is the Status of Iran’s Main Nuclear Facilities?

Jan 14 Africa Uganda Shuts Down Internet Ahead of Election, Orders Rights Groups to Halt Work

Jan 14 Middle East Iran Signals Plans for Fast Trials and Executions While Promising ‘Decisive Response’ to U.S., Israel

Jan 8 Asia Explainer: What’s Happening in Yemen, and Why Are Saudi Arabia and the UAE Involved?

Jan 7 Asia Civilians Flee Aleppo as Clashes Between Syrian Government and Kurdish Forces Escalate

Jan 7 International U.S. Seizes Russian-Flagged Tanker Tied to Venezuela as Trump Widens Oil Push

Jan 5 Crime & Punishment Shackled and Defiant, Maduro Pleads Not Guilty to U.S. Narcotics Charges

Jan 1 Geopolitics Is Peace in Ukraine Any Closer After Trump-Zelenskyy Talks?

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