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An unpublished report on the soccer governing body’s responsibility for migrant workers recommends that it should compensate those harmed.

Plus, the gangs stealing hiring exams in India.

An outspoken French-Algerian novelist returned to his homeland and was promptly taken into custody at age 75.

The Foreign Ministry did not say outright that Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of Israel would be free to travel to France, but it argued that an I.C.C. rule on immunity may apply to him.

The president-elect’s pledge to use tariffs to stem the flow of opioids from China could backfire if Beijing responds by ending counternarcotics cooperation.

Scenes from the violent clashes between the security forces and protesters who are demanding the release of Imran Khan from prison.

Gianni Infantino has tied his legacy to the 32-team tournament, even inscribing his name on the trophy. Its success is far from guaranteed.

Plus, Japan's passion for the World Series.

At least 158 people were killed after the downpour, which some residents said was the worst they had ever witnessed.

About 1,000 soldiers from emergency response units deployed to the affected areas, and the death toll was expected to rise after one of the worst natural disasters to hit the country in recent years.