College campuses across the UK fight for free speech as protests come under scrutiny

Protests and passionate debate have long been hallmarks of college life. But university campuses across England have recently become battlegrounds in a broader struggle over free speech, particularly in the context of the ongoing war in Gaza. Now, the UK’s higher education regulator is stepping in with new guidelines meant to safeguard freedom of speech. But not everyone is convinced the rules do enough.

Cuban medical missions face scrutiny amid allegations of forced labor

Health & Medicine

Accusations of falsehoods in popular memoir ‘The Salt Path’ stoke controversy

After the bombs, Iranians struggle to rebuild and recover

Conflict & Justice

Tibetans in Massachusetts celebrate 14th Dalai Lama’s 90th birthday

Sacred Spaces

Medical wax museum in Spain showcasing 19th-century diseases is set to close

Health & Medicine

Spain’s wax museum of dermatology, once a treasured teaching tool for medical students, will be closing its doors. Founded in the late 19th century, it contains hundreds of life-sized models of people infected with cutaneous and venereal diseases.

20 years after London’s deadliest bombings, extremist threat grows more complex

On Europe

Coordinated bombings tore through London’s transport network 20 years ago, killing 52 people and injuring hundreds. In the years since, British security services say they’ve become far better equipped to detect and prevent such attacks. But the nature of the threat is more complex than ever.

As El Salvador courts its exiles, some begin to return

Immigration

As migration from El Salvador to the US drops, a small but growing number of Salvadoran immigrants are now returning home voluntarily. They’ve been encouraged by new developments in the country. But not everyone is convinced.

Historic hotel, symbol of Haiti’s past, burns amid gang violence

Violence

The World’s Host Carolyn Beeler speaks with Harold Isaac, a reporter based in Port-au-Prince, about the iconic Hotel Oloffson that was burned to the ground in gang violence.

Iranians come together to help one another amid war

Conflict & Justice

During the nearly two weeks of fighting between Israel and Iran, residents of Tehran were ordered to evacuate the city. But not everyone was able to leave. Of the people who remained, some of them found ways to help those who needed extra support.

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