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Nigerien soldiers patrol at the border with neighbouring Nigeria near the town of Diffa.
Conflict
Why the US military is building a drone base in Niger
Blurry image of woman in pink hodded sweatshirt standing in front of window, with reflection of trees
Conflict
With smuggling costs skyrocketing, parents balance risk and debt for their children’s future
A man walks in the snow next to the Houses of Parliament in London on March 1. Brtain and much of the rest of Europe have been hit with a late winter blast linked to extreme warming in the Arctic.
Environment
Europe’s cold blast, Arctic’s heat wave are ‘two sides of the same coin’
In this cartoon, a young boy is swinging from monkey bars and a piece of paperwork from Immigration is at his right
Global Politics
As US ends immigration programs, a mother and son wonder if they’ll ever be together again
Jonathan Erland says the VFX crew working on "Star Wars" didn't just create the things you saw on screen. They had to build from scratch the equipment that made those visual effects.
Arts
The visual effects pioneer responsible for the original ‘Star Wars’ thinks movies today may rely too much on effects
Smoke rises from the besieged Eastern Ghouta in Damascus, Syria, Feb. 27, 2018.
Conflict
Opposing sides in Syria’s punishing civil war ask whether they can ever forgive
Robert Marchand (C), 103 years-old, speaks with riders as he makes his way along the Robert Marchand pass
Sports
At 106, champion cyclist Robert Marchand refuses to stop pedaling
Anti-government Russian demonstrators took to the streets in Decembe, 2011, increasing pressure on Vladimir Putin as he sought a new term as Russian president. The placard reads "Get tired! Leave!"
Books
Putin’s Cold War mentality explains a lot
Moroccan migrant camp
Conflict
Forty-seven people died crossing the Mediterranean in a wooden boat last month. This is their story.
Vitali Shkliarov
Global Politics
Meet the man who volunteered for Obama, worked for Bernie and is now consulting Putin’s opponent
Harley-Davidson motorcycles on display at the company’s headquarters in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. An EPA penalty of $15 million for selling emissions defeat devices was decreased by $3 million under the Trump administration in December 2017.
Global Politics
Environmental prosecutions under Trump projected to be the lowest in two decades
Indian rebels being executed by cannon, September 8th 1857
Conflict
The story behind the skull found in a London pub
Venezuela's President Nicolas Maduro speaks during the event launching the new Venezuelan cryptocurrency Petro in Caracas.
Economics
Venezuela hopes new cryptocurrency is a ‘silver bullet’ for economic woes
Close up of the back of a woman's head looking out onto a skating rink
Culture
A Ugandan in Canada learns to skate
The Mexico women's rugby team
Sports
Mexico’s women’s team is making world rugby history
Frozen ice Bering Sea
Environment
Bering Sea loses half its sea ice over two weeks
Student speaks to crowd at a protest
Media
How foreign correspondents in the US cover mass shootings for their overseas audiences
Two computers with scanners are set up on a counter in a convenience store, surrounded by packaged snacks and rows of gum and mints.
Business, Finance & Economics
Will automated convenience stores put South Koreans out of work?
Subsistence hunter Dennis Davis sends his drone out over the ice on the Chukchi Sea in Shishmaref in far-western Alaska. Warming winters have made the sea ice here more dangerous to navigate in search of seals and walruses, but drones can help map the bes
Jobs
Subsistence hunters adapt to a warming Alaska with new tools
The Rev. Billy Graham, accompanied by his son Franklin, went on a seven-city trip to Romania in 1985 that was marked by crowds in excess of 100,000 at times.
Religion
‘America’s pastor’ Billy Graham leaves global legacy
the Afghanistan Women's National soccer team poses in uniform
Culture
American coach of Afghan women’s soccer team has one goal: Hope
Conflict
How the Vietnam War’s Napalm Girl found hope after tragedy
Posters promoting National Brotherhood Week in the US
Lifestyle
Whatever became of National Brotherhood Week?
Homeless migrant teenagers meet twice a week in this public park in northern Paris for a hot meal brought by volunteers.
Justice
Unaccompanied minors in Paris face X-ray tests and other Kafkaesque hurdles to proving their age
Wrong beach? Ceasar's forces first landed in Britain in 55BC.
Conflict
Wrong beach? Two British towns may not actually be where Caesar landed in 55 B.C.
AR-15 rifles are displayed for sale at the Guntoberfest gun show in Oaks, Pennsylvania, October 6, 2017.
Conflict
I worked at the CDC and if it really wanted to, it could study gun violence
South Korean girl group GFriend rehearse in Seoul
Arts
How Koreans put the ‘K’ in K-pop
young people seated in grass around a cross
Media
Russian bots seize on Parkland shooting to amplify messages
Woman putting bills in public bus machine, with windshield behind her
Justice
She escaped violence in El Salvador, but there’s little time or resources to heal while seeking asylum in the US
Students from the Capital Preparatory Harlem School watch a screening of the film "Black Panther" on its opening night.
Culture
A comic book hero offers a fresh vision of Africa
US embassy in Cuba
Global Politics
More details but no answers in brain trauma cases of US diplomats in Cuba
A woman holding a baby waits in line, above an open helping hand is extended.
Conflict
Make your way through the maze of seeking asylum in the US
ICE agents knock on a door.
Justice
No immigration bill as feds ink contract to monitor license plates
Smoke in front of a man, with remnants of firecrackers on the ground
Culture
Why a medical interpreter was surprised to see Vietnamese immigrant patients at California hospitals around Lunar New Year
Chinese newspapers featuring a picture of US President Donald Trump a
Commentary
How Chinese media covers US gun violence
When Manny and Roz de Lizarriturri moved from the Philadelphia area to Pueblo, Colorado, their electricity bills jumped 30 to 40 percent. So, the couple installed solar panels.
Environment
Fed up with high rates, a Colorado city considers ditching its utility and relying on the sun
Yoon Ji-young and Matthew Crawford are expecting their first child in the Year of the Dog.
Health
Will the Year of the Dog mean more babies in South Korea?
Salesman Ryan Martinez clears the chamber of an AR-15 at Ready Gunner, a gun store in Provo, Utah.
Culture
The ‘most popular rifle in America’ was used in the country’s latest shooting
Belgian Ian Frejean, 11, walks with "Zora" the robot, a humanoid robot designed to entertain patients and to support care providers, at AZ Damiaan hospital in Ostend, Belgium June 16, 2016.
Technology
What can AI learn from non-Western philosophies?
A scene during a play
Arts
Native playwright Mary Kathryn Nagle resurrects her past to tell a story in the present
Fisherman Steve Barratt says the area just offshore of the English port of Ramsgate was a prime fishing ground until a wind farm was built there a few years ago. Now he says he has to steam for three hours to get a good catch, almost all the way to the Ne
Environment
The UK’s offshore wind boom is great for the climate. But what about the fish?
A pink sign reading "SOS EVACUATE MANUS" is held up by a protester.
Conflict
They lived in limbo in Australian offshore camps for years. Now they call the US home.
Woman on snowboard, in air, upside down in front of onlookers
Sports
Chloe Kim’s family’s immigrant success story is everywhere — but it’s a ‘double-edge sword’ for immigrants
North Korean cheerleaders root for the joint Korean women's hockey team.
Culture
South Koreans have mixed feelings about North Korean presence at winter games
Awa Timera works in corporate recruiting in France. She says it can hard to put your finger on discrimination in France because it's often subtle.
Culture
How France uses ‘le testing’ to combat hiring discrimination
Actor Lupita Nyong'o posing in front of a giant Black Panther backdrop
Arts
‘Black Panther’ premiers in Lupita Nyong’o’s hometown
Sign
Conflict
The Oxfam scandal shows that reform is needed in the humanitarian aid sector
"It sounded a load of rubbish" is how Grimsby port chief Martin Boyers remembers reacting to a plan to create a maintenance hub for new offshore wind farms in the depressed city. “I didn’t know anything about renewables."
Environment
Offshore wind projects breathe life into struggling UK ports
Rapper Ruby Ibarra
Music
Rapper Ruby Ibarra says Waray and Tagalog are ‘perfect for hip-hop’
Environment
Europe’s investment in offshore wind is paying off — for the US
Rokhaya Diallo speaking on a panel below a screen that says in French, 'call for a multicultural and postracial republic'
Culture
Activist ousted from French advisory council says race talk is still taboo
Mother son
Global Politics
An immigrant mother’s plea: ‘Send me back. But don’t take my kids.’
Port Operations head Barry Denness stands in front of massive, newly-minted wind turbine blades at Siemens's new plant in Hull, UK. “(They're) in service for 25 years in the North Sea, not the most hospitable of conditions," he says. "Hence the reason why
Environment
What’s fueling Britain’s offshore wind revolution? Technology, subsidies and an old fishing hub.
Asma Jahangir speaks during a news conference in Islamabad
Media
Human rights activist lawyer Asma Jahangir inspired women to speak loudly
A box of masks is shown in the emergency room at Palomar Medical Center in Escondido, California.
Health
Discussion: The flu outbreak — what you need to know
Mokhtar Alkhanshali, who exports beans from Yemen, his parents' home country.
Culture
The quest for coffee from a war zone
collapsed house in ravine with lake and mountains in background
Culture
Is it ethical to vacation in places devastated by disaster?
A woman is leaning on a fence, gazing over the water toward the Statue of Liberty
Economics
Follow along: Forms, fees and an interview for a US Diversity Lottery Program ‘winner’
Activists call for more support for Puerto Ricans displaced by Hurricane Maria during a rally at Thomas Paine Plaza.
Justice
Puerto Ricans who evacuated to Philadelphia worry help will soon run out
In this cartoon, a frowning boy in a pointed birthday hat sits in front of a cake with '21' written on it.
Justice
You’re a young student and your visa is tied to your parents. You’re about to age out. What do you do next?