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A group of people attentively listen indoors, near a "Radio France" sign, with one person holding a "Vive la Radio Publique" sign.
Media
French public media is being targeted by the far-right
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A person walking through a barren, war-torn forest at dusk, with silhouetted trees against a gradient sunset sky.
Ukraine
New film shows reality on the ground as Ukrainians battle for the village of Andriivka
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Immigration
Journalists fleeing authoritarian regimes now at risk, as Trump ends parole program
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Arts, Culture & Media
Accusations of falsehoods in popular memoir ‘The Salt Path’ stoke controversy
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Media
Russia’s RT network on the rise as VOA fades
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Global Security
Russian state media revel in US-Ukraine White House debacle
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The World's Global Classroom
Two Palestinian artists recreate their beloved Gaza in virtual reality
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Arts, Culture & Media
A father-daughter duo brings an ancient art form to Instagram
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Arts, Culture & Media
Latvian animated film, ‘Flow,’ nominated for Oscars
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Arts, Culture & Media
The rocky road to the Edinburgh Fringe Festival
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Media
Venezuelans are finding creative ways to bypass censorship and a government crackdown on the media
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Elections
Venezuelans head to the polls on Sunday with many hoping for a change in leadership
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Media
Media outlets in Russia react to Biden dropping out of US presidential race
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Ukraine
Wall Street Journal reporter sentenced to 16-year prison term in Russia
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Education
What rhymes with isosceles triangle? This French math teacher has the answer.
Image from a poster depicting a toucan at the new exhibition, "Imaginary Amazon," at the University of San Diego, featuring works by contemporary artists, many of them Indigenous inhabitants of the Amazon. 
Arts, Culture & Media
‘Imaginary Amazon’ exhibition counters negative stereotypes through contemporary art
In this Aug. 9, 1945, file photo, a giant column of smoke rises after the second atomic bomb ever used in warfare explodes over the Japanese port town of Nagasaki, Japan.
Arts, Culture & Media
‘Oppenheimer’ film ‘fails’ to show devastation of atom bombs in postwar Japan, critics say
Marco Werman and Carolyn Beeler, co-hosts, "The World."
Media
The World adds co-host to public radio’s longest-running global news program
People gather during the Kanua film festival in Ecuador.
Arts, Culture & Media
Film festival makes its way through Ecuador’s Amazon by boat
A pink sign in the forefront of a largely female crowd that reads in Spanish "Swiftie No Vota Milei"
Politics
In Argentina, ‘Swifties Don’t Vote For Milei’
Lt. Col. Manuel E. Lichtenstein interacts with children in southern Italy, 1945.
History
American World War II doctor in Italy captures scenes of wartime beyond the front lines 
Yahritza Martinez and her two guitar-playing brothers make up the trio Yahritza Y Su Esencia.
Identity
Mexican American teen star sings on after heated controversy with Mexican audiences
Cast members perform during a rehearsal of the opera "Monkey: A Kung Fu Puppet Parable" at the Emerson Paramount Center in Boston, Sept. 20, 2023.
Arts, Culture & Media
A modern take on an ancient Chinese folk tale
Screenshot from "Cape Flats Kung Fu" by Eavesdrop.
Planet Hip Hop
‘Planet Hip Hop’: The music will always be the voice of the people, Samy Alim says
Paul Moposita (wearing blue tracksuit), his daughter Sisa and some of the members of Mugre Sur, a band he started more than 20 years ago. 
Planet Hip Hop
Ecuadorian group creates political hip-hop with bunnies and clowns
still from film of a man holding a hammer
The World's Global Classroom
Korean revenge film ‘Oldboy’ returns to theaters for its 20th anniversary
Gino Yevdjevich – who goes by “Gino” — is the founder and lead singer of the Seattle-based punk band Kultur Shock.
Movement
‘Sing every single song like it’s your last’: How conflict in Sarajevo changed this musician’s life
collections of Moomins things
Books
Finnish Moomins book series finds new audiences in the US
Noam Tsuriely is a 28-year-old Jewish Israeli hip-hop artist from Jerusalem, whose debut album will drop later this summer.
Planet Hip Hop
This Israeli rapper brings people together through multilingual lyrics
A few customers sneak into a card shop just before closing time in Akihabara, Tokyo.
Arts, Culture & Media
Pokémon fever once again grips fans around the world
The directors of “Kizazi Moto: Generation Fire,” along with some other guests from Africa visit Disney studios to meet with filmmakers
Arts, Culture & Media
Contemporary African animators make their mark on the international scene
man sits at a computer monitor
Ukraine
Young Russian game designers find a new home in Serbia
Bollywood actresses from left, Siddhi Idnani, Yogita Bihani, Sonia Balani, Adah Sharma and producer Vipul Amrutlal Shah during a press conference for the movie "The Kerala Story" in Mumbai, India, May 17, 2023.
Media
Is the fictional film ‘The Kerala Story’ cautionary or propaganda?
man outside
Ukraine
Ukrainian rock band Vopli Vidopliassova and fans rediscover an old hit 
The group Obiní Batá has taught dozens on women how to play Afro-Cuban drums since it started in the early 1990s.
Music
How a group of Cuban female musicians claimed a drum — and a tradition
Indian students in uniform clothing arrive at a government-run junior school in Udupi, Karnataka state, India, Thursday, Feb. 24, 2022. 
Education
Indian govt removes parts of Muslim history from federal textbooks
In this photo provided by The Federation Council of The Federal Assembly of The Russian Federation Press Service, lawmakers of Federation Council of the Federal Assembly of the Russian Federation listen to the national anthem at a session in Moscow, Russi
LGBTQ
In Russia, a novel about a summer romance between two men sparks outrage
fish underwater
Environment
You can ring this ‘fish doorbell’ to help marine life in the Netherlands
Two players from Boston bruins and Montreal Canadiens hockey teams talk to each other on the ice
Montreal Canadiens superfans brace for historic record to be smashed
demonstration
Lifestyle
Vietnam draft dodgers who settled in Canada have influenced some of its small towns for generations
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Afghanistan
Prominent Afghan news organization reports on life under Taliban rule from Maryland 
Singer Gloria Estefan performs at the Statue of Liberty Museum opening celebration at Battery Park, in New York, May 15, 2019.
Music
Gloria Estefan is set to be the first Hispanic woman to be inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame
a person at the exhibit
Artist Yun-Fei Ji grew up during China’s Cultural Revolution. He ponders art as ‘global citizenship.’
Kea Sokun is a rapper who sings about social justice issues in Cambodia.
Justice
‘I cannot give up’: Cambodian rapper says he will sing about injustice despite threats from govt
rockstar inside a home
Ukraine
Ukrainian rock star reflects on a year of war in his country
Supporters of Nigeria's Labour Party's Presidential Candidate Peter Obi, chants during an election campaign rally at the Tafawa Balewa Square in Lagos Nigeria, Saturday, Feb. 11, 2023. 
Elections
‘This is my only hope’: Young Nigerians gear up for presidential election
Yevdokia, 65, hugs her son Alexander in front of their house, which was heavily damaged by Russia attack, in the retaken area of Izium, Ukraine, on Sept. 14, 2022.
Ukraine
VIDEO: Ukraine’s year of war, displacement and no end in sight
People carrying lanterns watch the sky at night during the annual Perseid meteor shower in El Escorial, outside Madrid, Aug. 13, 2015.
Science & Technology
This Senegalese astronomer is helping NASA measure asteroids in space
A security personnel speaks to people from inside the main gate of Jamia Millia Islamia university in New Delhi, India
Free speech
Blocking BBC documentary on Gujarat riots goes against India’s democratic values, journalist says
woman in auditorium
Gender
New Cate Blanchett film ‘Tár’ divides opinion among female conductors 
An audience watches actors Shah Rukh Khan and Kajol on the big screen.
Arts, Culture & Media
This beloved Bollywood film gets a new life on Broadway
Shakira poses for portrait photographs for "Elvis" at the 75th international film festival, Cannes, southern France, May 25, 2022.
Music
Shakira’s latest hit slamming her ex breaks records for Latin artists on YouTube
Paula’s garden is filled with trees and plants that he considers sacred. 
Arts, Culture & Media
‘Art is the answer to all this’: This Brazilian artist went from fighting fires to uplifting Black portraiture
"Anastasia" screenshot of a woman looking out of a window.
Arts, Culture & Media
She spoke out against Putin. It came at a cost.
town sign
Spanish town wins award for beauty but says ‘no thanks’
The exterior of the newly opened Dikan Center for photography in Accra, Ghana.
Arts, Culture & Media
The new Dikan Center in Ghana displays a collection of photography from across Africa
soccer jersey for sale
Sports
Brazil’s yellow-and-green soccer jersey stirs up controversy
A voter moves to cast their vote after filling out their ballot at a polling site inside The Shed arts center, Tuesday, Nov. 8, 2022.
Ukraine
Russia is placing ‘a major bet’ on US midterm election outcomes, journalist says
A film screening at the FiSahara 2022 film festival
Arts, Culture & Media
Film festival at refugee camp near Western Sahara amplifies voices of displaced people
"Bust of a smiling woman," 1901, by Pablo Picasso, at the Reina Sofía Museum. 
Arts, Culture & Media
The Picasso paradox: Museums grapple with how to remember the artist’s complicated legacy