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An aerial view shows the deserted Eiffel tower in Paris during a lockdown imposed to slow the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in France, April 1, 2020.
Elections
Despite ‘green wave,’ France still behind on anti-racist, anti-colonial progress, researcher says
Putin holds his passport in front of an election official
Top of The World
Putin scores victory in ‘gameshow’-like vote; Myanmar mine collapse; Ethiopian singer’s death sparks protests; Botswana’s mysterious elephant die-off
A man walks along a street
Leaders
‘Putin is obsessed with the idea of legitimacy,’ opposition activist says of ‘sham’ referendum
Izcan Ordaz, an 18-year-old high school graduate in Fort Worth, Texas, will vote in his first US presidential election this November.
Every 30 Seconds
Black Lives Matter protests are shaking up how this young Latino voter views US politics
Volunteers sit in plastic chairs as a medical professional gives a talk
COVID-19
South Africa begins coronavirus vaccine trial
An internally displaced Syrian girl wears a face mask as members of the Syrian Civil defence sanitize the Bab al-Nour internally displaced persons camp, to prevent the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in Azaz, Syria, March 26, 2020.
Conflict & Justice
People in northeast Syria are in desperate need of help. Aid groups can’t get to them.
A man in a suit walks with a woman wearing a dark pink dress with white head covering in ornate museum with Arabic script
Religion
Whose Haghia Sophia? 
The back of a law enforcement officer's head is silhouetted against a Pride rainbow flag.
LGBTQ
Foreign diplomats display Pride flags as LGBTQ rights threatened in Russian elections