Author Banu Mushtaq (left) and translator Deepa Bhasthi won this year's International Booker Prize, for the book Heart Lamp. Eamonn M. McCormack/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Eamonn M. McCormack/Getty Images The writer and advocate Banu Mushtaq and translator Deepa Bhasthi have won this year's International Booker Prize for their book Heart Lamp. The book
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A U.S. Customs and Border Protection technician examines overseas parcels after they were scanned at the agency's overseas mail inspection facility at Chicago's O'Hare International Airport on Feb. 23, 2024. Charles Rex Arbogast/AP hide caption toggle caption Charles Rex Arbogast/AP In a flurry of actions, President Trump has imposed sweeping tariffs on imports coming into
Palestinians struggle to get donated food at a community kitchen in Khan Younis, Gaza Strip on Friday, May 16. Abdel Kareem Hana/AP hide caption toggle caption Abdel Kareem Hana/AP TEL AVIV, Israel — Israel says it will allow a "basic quantity" of food into Gaza after a nearly three-month ban in order to prevent mass
