Ukraine

The long fight for arts and culture in Ukraine as war rages on

Nelson Mandela, left, and his wife Winnie, raise clenched fists as they walk hand-in-hand from the Victor Verster prison near Cape Town, South Africa on Feb. 11, 1990.

Conflict & Justice

'Winnie and Nelson': A new book explores a fraught political partnership

Palestinians celebrate a new generation of West Bank militants 

Israel’s ‘judicial coup’ protests are going strong. They still might fail.

Evacuees leave Saudi Amanah ship after landing at Jeddah port, Saudi Arabia, May 4, 2023. 

Negotiations continue in Saudi Arabia to end fighting in Sudan

Immigration

Afghans who fled to the US hope that Congress will fix their status 

The Toftul children with their mother, Alona Toftul in Cazilhac, France.

Starting over in France: How some Ukrainian families are trying to embrace their new lives

‘Back to normal’ at Jerusalem’s holiest site 

Development

90% of the cars on Ghana's roads are imported used cars. Many are polluting or unsafe.

Leonardo de Carvalho Leal and Mayara Stelle administer the Twitter account Sleeping Giants Brazil, a platform for activism whose stated mission is to attack the financing of hate speech and dissemination of fake news, Dec. 11, 2020.

Free speech

Will Brazil’s ‘Fake News Bill’ regulate disinformation or stifle free speech?

Afghanistan

After Taliban ban, women NGO workers in Afghanistan struggle to make ends meet

Ukrainian rock band Vopli Vidopliassova and fans rediscover an old hit 

Lifestyle & Belief

This Jerusalem tattoo studio is part of a centuries-old Christian tradition 

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?

NATO defense ministers have a lot to discuss as they meet today in Brussels, following 60 air strikes in Tripoli, their most concentrated attack on the Libyan capital since air strikes began in March.  Jonathan Marcus, BBC  Defense  and Diplomatic correspondent, joins us from the NATO meeting.
  
  

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