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By James Wagner and Luis Antonio Rojas CreditLuis Antonio Rojas for The New York Times. From the Surf to the Sermon: The Christian Surfers of Costa Rica A group of missionaries who surf have ...

Gaza’s health ministry said that 88 people had been killed over the past day. Israeli and Hamas officials have been holding indirect cease-fire talks via mediators in Qatar. By Hiba Yazbek and ...