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A member of a tank crew from the self-proclaimed Donetsk People's Republic Army sits on top of a tank at a checkpoint on the road from the town of Vuhlehirsk to Debaltseve on February 18, 2015.
Conflict
How judo master Putin has outmaneuvered the West over Ukraine’s ceasefire
An Islamic State fighter gestures from a vehicle in the countryside of the Syrian Kurdish town of Kobani, after the Islamic State fighters took control of the area in October.
Conflict
The so-called Islamic State looks bleak to outsiders, but supporters see it as ‘liberating’
Nathan East playing his bass guitar.
Music
You’ve probably heard this bass player hundreds of times — now finally meet him
A man selling handwoven rugs in the city of Quetta, in western Pakistan. While the “war rugs” are in demand in Western countries, their value in the local Pakistani market is very low.
Culture
‘Their brutal killing machines are always under our feet’ — Pakistan’s war rug weavers speak out
Opening up a box of imported cherries.
Economics
In China, imported fruit is the must-have luxury item for the new year
The face of defeat: A shocked and wounded Ukrainian soldier arrives at a hospital in the town of Artemivsk on February 18, 2015 after surviving the battle to break out of the Debaltseve pocket.
Conflict
Ukrainian soldiers survive a brutal ‘orderly’ retreat from the town of Debaltseve
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Justice
Undocumented immigrants play the waiting game after the White House pauses immigration action
An armed motorcade belonging to members of Derna's Islamic Youth Council, consisting of former members of militias from the town of Derna, drive along a road in Derna, eastern Libya October 3, 2014.
Conflict
This man got a glimpse of life under ISIS control — in Libya
Miss P, a 15-inch Beagle who won "Best in Show," is run during the final judging at the 139th Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show at Madison Square Garden on February 17, 2015.
Lifestyle
A Canadian beagle takes the top prize at America’s biggest dog show
Canyonlands National Park
Environment
The America that most Americans never see
Firebrand Israeli politician Stav Shaffir stands with Yitzhak Herzog, the chairman of Israel's Labor Party and fellow member of the Israeli parliament.
Global Politics
You’ve heard of hope and change, but you probably haven’t heard its new Israeli messenger
Culture
One woman challenges perceptions of Somalia one Instagram post at a time