If the war in Syria happened in the U.S., there would be 68 million refugees; International Red Cross official sees ‘disturbing trend’ in attacks on hospitals in conflict zones; Netanyahu’s new spokesman liked to ‘punk’ Iranian diplomats; This town will fine you for giving money to homeless people; French Senate effectively kills controversial nationality law; The conspiratorial fever dreams of this Ted Cruz foreign policy adviser; Who is Facebook boss Mark Zuckerberg trying to impress by running in Beijing’s poisoned air?; Two Americans just begged Canada’s Trudeau to run for U.S. president;   A complex globe, made clear   If the war in Syria happened in the U.S., there would be 68 million refugees What the Syrian conflict looks like when mapped onto major nations. By Ishaan Tharoor  •  Read more » International Red Cross official sees ‘disturbing trend’ in attacks on hospitals in conflict zones There are reportedly three to four incidents involving attacks on medical facilities or health workers each week in Afghanistan. By Erin Cunningham  •  Read more »   Netanyahu’s new spokesman liked to ‘punk’ Iranian diplomats “Who’s your favorite political prisoner, if you could only pick one?” David Keyes once asked. By William Booth  •  Read more »   This town will fine you for giving money to homeless people "Since real organizations are often behind this phenomenon, we must eradicate it by discouraging those who offer money," the town's mayor said. By Rick Noack  •  Read more »   ADVERTISEMENT   French Senate effectively kills controversial nationality law The proposed constitutional amendment would have stripped French citizenship from dual nationals convicted of terrorism. By James McAuley  •  Read more »   The conspiratorial fever dreams of this Ted Cruz foreign policy adviser Inside the Islamophobia of Frank Gaffney. By Ishaan Tharoor  •  Read more »   Who is Facebook boss Mark Zuckerberg trying to impress by running in Beijing’s poisoned air? Is Mark Zuckerberg trying a bit too hard to curry favor with the Chinese government in order to get Facebook unblocked? By Simon Denyer and Xu Yangjingjing  •  Read more »   Two Americans just begged Canada’s Trudeau to run for U.S. president Trudeau tried to explain that he already had a pretty tough job. By Ishaan Tharoor  •  Read more »   ADVERTISEMENT   Recommended for you   World news alerts Get immediate updates in your inbox on breaking news from around the world. Visit washingtonpost.com/newsletters for more breaking news alerts and newsletters. Sign Up »         Share WorldViews:       Twitter      Facebook Trouble reading? Click here to view in your browser. You received this email because you signed up for the World newsletter. For additional free newsletters or to manage your newsletters, click here. We respect your privacy. If you believe that this email has been sent to you in error or you no longer wish to receive email from The Washington Post, click here. Contact us for help. ©2016 The Washington Post, 1301 K St NW, Washington DC 20071