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Pakistan Militant Group Threatens More Attacks

The militant group behind the Lahore massacre threatened to unleash a wave of new attacks, as the government rounded up thousands of suspects.

Families of U.S. Diplomats, Military Personnel Ordered to Leave Turkey

Step seen as a reflection of worries over the wave of terrorist attacks in Turkey and elsewhere in Europe.

Second Assailant Likely in Brussels Subway Attack

Belgian and U.S. investigators suspect a second assailant likely took part in the attack on a Brussels metro station last week, officials briefed on the investigation said.

Authorities Suffer Setback in Probe

Brussels Bombers Dodged Chemical Curbs

Police Release Video of Suspects

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Inside the Migrant-Smuggling Trade: Escapes Start at €1,000

Victoria Square is the heart of the human-smuggling industry. Demand has surged because of the government clampdown on migrants. Smugglers offer a money-back guarantee most of the time. Myrto Papadopoulos for The Wall Street Journal

Afghan migrants who live in a refugee camp visit Victoria Square in central Athens to collect food parcels given out daily by aid groups. Myrto Papadopoulos for The Wall Street Journal

Arash, 22 years old, sits in a cafe often used to make arrangements with smugglers. He fled the Taliban in Afghanistan but doesn’t have enough money to get out of Athens. ‘I wish that they show some mercy and let us pass,’ he said. Myrto Papadopoulos for The Wall Street Journal

A new fence on the border of Greece and Macedonia. About 50,000 migrants are stranded in Greece. Smugglers are trying to open new routes out. Myrto Papadopoulos for The Wall Street Journal

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Inside the Migrant-Smuggling Trade: Escapes Start at €1,000

The closure of borders in the Balkans and elsewhere has stranded thousands of migrants from the Middle East and elsewhere in Greece, where a flourishing and barely disguised smuggling market has emerged.

Venezuela Congress Passes Amnesty Law

The opposition-controlled congress passed a law demanding freedom for more than 70 political prisoners, but President Nicolás Maduro has vowed he would veto it by any means.

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A record-setting beagle balancing on a ball in Tokyo, a turtle handover in Cambodia, competitive tea-picking in China and more.

Mexico’s newly created electricity wholesale market got a boost Tuesday as the state-owned utility secured long-term supply of clean energy from generators participating in the first auction of its kind.

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