Conflict
‘There were screams everywhere’: Residents of northwest Syria grapple with quake aftermath
Entire neighborhoods have been leveled in northwestern Syria, where an earthquake struck in the early hours of Monday morning. This region of Syria is home to millions of people displaced by years of civil war. Even before the quake, they had been living in already dire conditions.
Protests across Peru are keeping tourists away from the country’s top travel destinations
Belgium faces pressure to support sanctions on Russian diamonds
India’s Rahul Gandhi supporters finish 5-month rally and march against increasingly nationalist state
Wagner mercenary group recruits Africans held in Russian prisons
Suicide bomber kills 34, wounds 150 at mosque in NW Pakistan
Most casualties from the suicide bombing were police officers, in a building located in a high-security zone with other government buildings.
LGBTQ Russians are fleeing to Central Asia
When Russia started drafting men to fight in Ukraine last fall, thousands fled to neighboring countries in Central Asia. The draft has been paused and some are returning home. But less so for members of the LGBTQ community, who say the government's increasing hostility has made Russia unsafe.
Warsaw Ghetto’s defiant Jewish doctors secretly documented the medical effects of Nazi starvation policies
A researcher at Tufts University near Boston discovered an old book full of research on starvation written by Jewish doctors imprisoned in the Warsaw Ghetto.
Blocking BBC documentary on Gujarat riots goes against India's democratic values, journalist says
A new BBC documentary looking at Prime Minister Narendra Modi's role in the 2002 Gujarat riots has sparked controversy in India. The government is trying to ban it while students and activists are finding ways to watch it in defiance. Rana Ayyub, author of the book "Gujarat Files: Anatomy of a Cover Up," discussed the situation with The World's host Marco Werman.
Peru protests reveal ethnic and regional divides
More than 50 people have been killed in southern Peru in protests that broke out in December, and have resulted in street battles between police forces and largely Indigenous groups of protesters who have fought back with rocks, slingshots and homemade rockets.
Court orders Canada to take back its citizens from camps in Syria
A court in Canada has ordered the government to repatriate 23 of its citizens who have been detained in camps for suspected ISIS members and their families in northeastern Syria. If not challenged, this would be the largest repatriation of Canadians from Syria so far.
Random rules: Part II
Critical State, a foreign policy newsletter by Inkstick Media, takes a deep dive this week into Ahrar al-Sham, one faction in the Syrian war, and the strategies it used to manage alliances among other rebel factions.
In Turkey, refugee children face hurdles to school enrollment
Many Syrian families in Turkey face school enrollment challenges due to a Turkish law that says no more than 30% of schoolchildren in a single class can be foreigners. Families in border cities like Gaziantep say their children are being turned away with few alternatives.
Tanks for Ukraine are 'ready to go' when Germany and US strike a deal, retired Navy Adm. says
As Germany faces mounting pressure to supply tanks to Kyiv for the ongoing war in Ukraine, retired Navy Adm. James Stavridis talks with The World's host Marco Werman about what the delivery of heavy weapons could mean for the war.
What's behind the exodus of Cubans?
It’s the largest single wave of Cuban migrants since Fidel Castro’s revolution in the 1950s.