Baseball player’s gesture sparks debate about racism in sports

London has a unique vigil for its forgotten dead

Moscow wags the dog on Manafort

This Italian politician wants kids to become ‘fake news hunters’

How German ‘wood detectives’ protect endangered species

The spread of OxyContin around the world

There’s more CO2 in the atmosphere now than any point in almost a million years

How some kids helped with the design of the Cold War fallout shelter sign

Mexico’s churches took a major hit in the September earthquake

With papers, my brother-in-law could be worth more than a dollar a day to the world

Here are some of the stories RT says it promoted on Twitter

Riding along with Albania’s pot police

‘Not gay enough’: Dutch authorities challenge asylum-seekers to prove their sexuality

Remember that you have to die

The family that helped start the opioid crisis

New airport security measures add the human element back into screenings

In hurricane-prone Miami, one meteorologist is forecasting the future

Mexico’s earthquakes complicate life for Central American migrants fleeing violence

New Orleans and Haiti are linked by culture, food and history

In Europe’s former pot capital, now the only grass is for sheep

After 40 years, ‘Never Mind the Bollocks’

Meet the women who escorted Jane Doe to her abortion

British volunteers in Syria took on ISIS. Now they face possible arrest back home.

Why the opioid crisis is an American problem

At this elite Chinese kindergarten, ‘We don’t pick children. We pick parents.’

Thomas Sankara declared Burkina Faso ‘the land of people of integrity’

EU institutions face scrutiny for how they deal with sexual assault

‘Symbolic rubble’ from crumbling adobe homes preserves the past and eases trauma after Mexico earthquake

Vladimir Putin’s grudge with Hillary Clinton

Barcelona’s mayor is on a quest to ‘feminize’ politics amid independence debate

The complicated reasons why some people overstay their US visas

One of the most powerful men on Earth just got more powerful

Tiny Montana firm hired to rebuild Puerto Rico’s power grid

Commentary: Americans should demand reforms that ensure government serves the people

Russian trolls tried to recruit a prominent US activist. He didn’t take the bait, but others did.

The White House suggests no one should question its chief of staff

Could Pickens, South Carolina, join China, India and Sri Lanka among the world’s great tea-growing regions?

Fashion, faith and culture come together through the global art of head wrapping

Russians look at the Harvey Weinstein scandal and say, ‘What’s the big deal?’

Meet the firefighters from American Samoa who sing to stay motivated on the job

How often have you dealt with racism? Her friends’ answers surprised her.

This 18-year-old from New York is suing the Trump administration over climate change

Sexual harassment at work is a global problem. Now, the world is finally talking about it.

Algodón Egipcio’s ‘La Estrella Irregular’ is another way to understand the ongoing crisis in Venezuela

The roots of Catalonia’s differences with the rest of Spain

In Syria, all girls want is safety and school

In Germany, flying insects are disappearing at a rapid rate

The Czech Republic’s Trump is in the lead for prime minister

A heavy metal band from Virginia went viral in Catalonia

Raqqa liberated from ISIS: ‘My city is now ruined and burned down’

This Mumbai lawyer inspired a massive beach cleanup

When disaster hits home: The Mexico City quake one month on

For French singer Camille, music is much more than just the meaning of the words

Maltese journalist known for taking on powerful ‘crooks’ is killed by a car bomb

Some Puerto Rican college students displaced by Hurricane Maria have already started classes again — in Florida

Refugees to be assessed on ability to ‘assimilate’

Two US judges order a freeze on Trump’s third travel ban

Trump’s ‘global gag rule on steroids’ threatens Congolese clinics

Japanese Americans weren’t the only US citizens housed in camps

The wordless, surreal and very Cuban satire of Angel Boligán