What is the role of clerics in modern Saudi Arabia?

Persecution of Central Asian migrants after Russians arrest Tajiks for mass shooting

The bridge, the ship and the law

Life slowly returns to the former ISIS stronghold of Raqqa

Scotland’s new hate crime law sparks controversy

Taiwan rocked by worst quake in 25 years

What time is it on the moon?

Quartz mining turning lungs of Turkish miners to stone

Sudan archives preserves music from across the decades and continents

‘Oppenheimer’ debuts in Japan as government announces plans to sell jets

Australian inquiry finds First Nations’ infants being removed from mothers at high rate

How Israel selects its targets

Migrants are drowning in record numbers on the Tijuana-San Diego border

Chatbots making mistakes when translating medical advice in some languages

Peru’s president pressured to resign

A teacher in France mixes math with rap and rhymes

Charities halt Gaza food deliveries after Israeli strike kills 7 aid workers

Special Sudanese beverage for Ramadan

Brazil marks the 60th anniversary of its military coup

Israeli airstrike damages Iran consulate in Syria

A conversation with Hamas

US looks to Africa for strategic minerals

Opposition parties deliver stunning upset to Erdogan’s party in Turkish local elections

Debate in Greece over proposed Greek-language music quota

Chinese sea attacks on US ally risk bigger confrontation

Israeli protesters outside parliament unite against Netanyahu government

‘I am not a typo’ campaign seeks to diversify auto-correct

Scientists demand enforcement of indoor air quality

The pirate station that changed radio in Britain

Counting migration deaths

Indonesians can now officially praise ‘Yesus’ on Easter

Kenya’s Biblical tax collector

Study says Antarctica ocean current speeds up during warmer periods on Earth

Protecting Michelangelo’s David from exploitation

The sound of Ramadan in Turkey

One long year behind bars in Russia

A musician whose lived history led to a compelling piano sound

India’s tribes demand recognition of their faith

Spanish dreams of becoming Europe’s Las Vegas won’t die

Chinese firm buys ‘air car’ technology, plans to manufacture

Why did the US warn Russia before the recent ISIS attack?

9 years on, Yemenis reflect on war and hope

More immigration courts are opening but they still can’t keep up

“Even being shelled is routine’

Life lessons from a song about a pushcart

What we know about ISIS-K, the group that US officials say is behind the Moscow attack

A look into how China out sources hacking

Senegal’s peaceful transition of power

Mexican immigrant and snowboard instructor diversifies Colorado slopes through popular program

Move over Chinese and Spanish. Korean is the fastest-growing language being taught in US universities

Dutch Hyperloop opens

Shock and confusion as Turkey prepares to seize earthquake survivors’ homes

Baltimore crash highlights challenge of piloting a large ship

Barkley Marathons record year

Nicolette Hoang offers an alternative to country

European armies are facing a major recruitment problem

Some of the kidnapped Nigerian school children are rescued

Crocus Hall shooting in Moscow

Art lovers and activists rescue sections of a border wall with a colorful past

A group of killer whales could be a new pod