Colleges and universities are pushing to expand Asian American studies

Attu descendants visit their ancestral home for the first time

Why Japan is paying single mothers to move to the countryside

In Germany, there are growing fears of a rise in anti-Semitism

Seventy-five years after the Battle of Attu, veterans reflect on the cost of reclaiming US soil

One day, there won’t be any more Holocaust survivors. This museum is racing to preserve their stories.

Ireland votes to repeal abortion restrictions, but there’s still a lot to talk about

A Dutch brothel where women work for themselves

Sweden’s new law on affirmative consent is hailed, but questions remain

In song and video, ‘Pa’lante’ depicts Puerto Rico’s resilience

How ’90s Bollywood movies became cool again for two desis in the US

With cancellation, Trump-Kim summit gets a dose of reality

‘I can’t control my gender’

Saudi Arabia loosened some of its strict social rules, but intimidation of activists continues

The early impact of solar tariffs: Fewer American projects, fewer American jobs

This Irish podcaster dives into the abortion debate

In Miami’s Little Haiti, one of the largest waves of evictions is currently underway

European lawmakers had tough questions for Mark Zuckerberg. For the most part, he ducked them.

For one woman with an eating disorder, Ramadan was a chance to blend in

Objects from Palestine are now enshrined at a makeshift museum in this Beirut refugee camp

Negotiating with the North Koreans was never going to be easy

Delivering food is now a dangerous job in Venezuela

There are 28 other monarchies in the world

This is what the ‘zero-tolerance’ policy on the border means for people fleeing violence

Why some South Koreans feel more positive about Kim Jong-un

An activist, an election and LGBTQ rights in Costa Rica

Is the e-bike revolution ready to come to America?

An online campaign is rewriting Egyptian beauty standards

After bloodshed and US embassy protests, Israelis and Palestinians alike wonder what’s next

A Basque terrorist organization has disarmed, which some hope will lead to new opportunities in the US

Cape Cod restaurants brace for (another) tough summer without enough foreign workers

With an iPhone and the internet, this Syrian satirist is having conversations his countrymen can’t

A Mother’s Day to end all wars

End of Iran nuclear deal cuts major diplomatic channel for Americans imprisoned in Iran

One doctor’s experience on a ‘medical mission’ to treat Rohingya refugees

The arrest of an Egyptian satirist shines a light on the government’s system of intimidation

After deportation, a family from Wisconsin will start anew in Cambodia

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Puerto Rico’s public university system is in disarray. But it’s not just because of Hurricane Maria.

‘A soldier cut off her breast:’ Rohingya survivors recount atrocities

Yemen’s war hasn’t yet reached this remote island paradise. But conflict is brewing.

Putin’s fourth inauguration was a Russia-first extravaganza

Bhutan, known for its Gross National Happiness Index, comes to terms with mental health crisis

The Mexican government says it will help people who are deported, but they often are left to make it on their own

Trump freezes funding for ‘White Helmet’ volunteers as part of larger cut to Syrian aid

Jorge Ramos: We can’t “be neutral” with a president like Trump

Khalida Popal defied the Taliban and risked her life to play soccer

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Ronan Farrow: Foreign policy mistakes show US diplomacy needs reform, not reversal

A small North Carolina city stakes its claim as the global capital of furniture buying

North Carolina’s fight to keep its foothold on furniture

How does seeking asylum work at the US border?

This British company is turning food waste into beer