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Malanka: Ukraine's winter ritual of masks, mischief, and good fortune

Each winter in southwestern Ukraine, villages are transformed by a riot of color, noise, and a kind of organized chaos.
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One Year Into Israel’s Quneitra Operation, Residents Report Daily Restrictions as Officials Cite Long-Term Threats

It’s been a year since Bashar Assad fell and Israeli forces moved into Syria’s buffer zone. What officials in Jerusalem ...