It’s been 1 year since Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny died

Conflict & Justice

Alexei Navalny was the most prominent Russian opposition politician and a fierce critic of Vladimir Putin. His legacy lives on.

The Guatemalan health workers funded by ABBA’s ‘Chiquitita’

Music

Chile’s Indigenous carnival kicks off in the city of Arica

Arts, Culture & Media

Japan’s tourism boom presents a special challenge for Kyoto

Japan in Focus

‘These songs are about us’: As Ukrainians grieve wartime losses, mourning rituals see a resurgence

Ukraine

Deportations create tensions between the US and Latin America, with China possibly benefiting from the situation

Immigration

As the US increases deportation flights to crack down on illegal immigration, some Latin American nations are complaining about how their citizens are being treated. Meanwhile, as tensions with the US increase, China could be stepping in to try and fill the void.

US foreign aid freeze wreaks havoc for HIV treatment in Africa

Health & Medicine

With recent cuts to foreign aid, including programs like PEPFAR, thousands of Africans living with HIV face an uncertain future. Although the freeze was followed by an exemption for “life-saving treatments,” some programs have ceased operations. 

Ukraine is taking the fight to Russia

Ukraine

Earlier this week, a bomb went off in a quiet Moscow suburb. A man named Armen Sargsyan was killed. He was the leader of a pro-Russian paramilitary group in eastern Ukraine and was a wanted man in Kyiv since 2014. These types of targeted attacks and drone strikes deep inside Russia are part of a bigger strategy of Ukraine taking the fight to Russia.

Turkish artist captures pop culture through traditional miniature techniques

Arts, Culture & Media

Murat Palta makes a splash in the Turkish art world by imagining how a 16th-century Ottoman miniaturist would depict the world today. He blends traditional miniature techniques with modern themes by drawing from pop culture.

Former Biden diplomat shares the global impact of Trump targeting LGBTQ rights

LGBTQ

In her first interview since leaving the State Department, Jessica Stern, who served as the US special envoy to advance LGBTQ rights under the Biden administration, speaks with The World’s Bianca Hillier about the impacts that President Trump’s policies are likely to have for the LGBTQ community at home and abroad.

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