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The Canadian flag is illuminated in the Embassy of Canada in Washington in Washington, Thursday, June 20, 2019. 
Human rights
‘Canada Day is a reckoning’: Many cancel celebrations as nation mourns Indigenous unmarked graves
Attendees perform a round dance during a press conference and prayer vigil at the former Muscowequan Indian Residential School, one of the last residential schools to close its doors in Canada in 1997 and the last fully intact residential school still sta
Conflict & Justice
What the US can learn from Canada’s commission on Indigenous residential schools
Performers form a yellow number 100 at a gala show full of red ahead of the 100th anniversary of the founding of the Chinese Communist Party in Beijing
Global Politics
Massive celebrations planned for 100th anniversary of the Communist Party of China
Lebanese army soldiers deploy on Lebanon's side of the Lebanese-Israeli border in the southern village of Kfar Kila
Military
Lebanon’s financial crisis is so bad that soldiers can’t feed their families
Lieutenant-General Bacha Debele is show standing at a podium with his hand raised in soft focus with a guard in military fatigues is shown in focus and holding a large rifle.
Top of The World
A ‘sick joke’: Tigrayan forces reject ceasefire in Ethiopia’s embattled region
Palestinian protesters fly Palestinian flags and flags of the Democratic Front for the Liberation of Palestine, DFLP, during clashes with Israeli soldiers at the entrance the Jewish settlement of Beit El, background near the West Bank city of Ramallah.
Conflict & Justice
The politics of Ireland’s enduring support for Palestinians
A destroyed tank sits by the side of a road leading to Abi Adi, in the Tigray region of northern Ethiopia, May 11, 2021.
Conflict
Ethiopia’s federal government announces ceasefire as Tigray forces make gains in the region
Afghan militiamen join Afghan defense and security forces during a gathering in Kabul, Afghanistan, June 23, 2021. Afghanistan's defense ministry is working with warlords to mobilize local militias across the country, most particularly in the north, to tr
Conflict
‘This is the first time I am holding a gun’: Afghans take up arms to fight the Taliban
A large crowd of people are shown with a woman in the center of the photograph cheering with her mouth open and an England flag draped on her shoulders.
Sports
Podcast host Roger Bennett on the joys of soccer
Students come out of a building, some with their hands in the air from relief, as a police officer looks on
Education
TV show turns parents’ anxiety over college exams in China into entertainment
A circular hole is shown in a in a glass windown with cracks radiating from the center and through the hole buildings can be seen.
Top of The World
Ethiopia declares ceasefire after Tigrayan fighters enter Mekelle
Several large stickers are shown on the floor with yellow and black arrows with a person standing on one arrow going the opposite direction.
Coronavirus Conversations
Discussion: The mental health impacts of reopening society
Black, red and yellow German flag waves on top of a building
Extremism
A new documentary tracks the latest rise in far-right, neo-Nazism in Germany
Hands hold a round white cloth circle with George Floyd's face in the middle that reads, "Justice 4 all stolen lives"
Race
Report: UN rights chief Bachelet calls for states to ‘stop denying and start dismantling racism’
President Biden in a blue suit and First Lady Jill Biden in a purple, green, yellow and black dress walk past Marine One
Top of The World
US launches airstrikes targeting Iran-backed militias
A mariachi band plays at the Plaza MX nightclub in Bogotá on Friday, June 11. The club was forced to close for much of last year, but was finally allowed to open fully in June as Colombia's government tries to restart the economy.
COVID-19
Colombia loosens COVID restrictions to save the economy as deaths soar
Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, President of Afghanistan Ashraf Ghani and Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell stand together at the Capitol
Top of The World
US and Afghan presidents to meet in Washington amid troop withdrawal
A man is shown sitting cross-legged with dozens of cartoons on the floor all around him.
Global Cartoons
Pedro Molina’s fight for fair elections in Nicaragua through cartoons
Students stand in a line in front of the US Supreme Court with signs that read "Home is here"
Immigration
A new generation of DACA youth depends on Biden for support
A father and son sit on a tourist ferry on Lake Van, on their way to an island that hosts the ruins of a 10th century Armenian church
Migration
Turkey’s Lake Van: A dangerous crossroads on the migrant trail
Local Balinese offer prayers for the victims at the site of the bomb blast in Kuta, Bali, Oct. 18, 2002. Nearly 200 people were killed and more than 300 were injured in the nightclub bombing. 
Justice
Top Gitmo detainee Hambali will finally get his day in court
Three men in green suits stand on a small boat that says "Border Patrol" with an American flag in the middle
Borders
US Border Patrol launches new marine unit amid rise in maritime smuggling
Several signs and a wooden cross are shown next to a tree with a brick building in the distance.
Top of The World
First Nation in Canada finds hundreds of unmarked graves at former residential school
Momma Nikki as a child with their father Jean Bonny Etienne in an undated photo.
Movement
Haitian American artist Momma Nikki sings about a complicated father-child relationship — and reconciliation
A member of the National Guard, center, administers the Moderna COVID-19 vaccine to a farmworker.
COVID-19
Vaccine mandates aren’t new. But do they work?
A group of people are shown waiting in line where plates of traditional Ethiopian food are being served.
Top of The World
Witnesses: Air raid kills dozens in Ethiopia’s Tigray
Yemeni fighters look over a mound of soil lined with sandbags
Conflict
Saudi Arabia is ‘desperate to get out’ of Yemen’s yearslong civil war
An Indigenous protester aims his bow an arrow at police outside Congress in Brasilia, Brazil, Tuesday, June 22, 2021.
Conflict & Justice
‘We will not leave Brasilia defeated’: Brazilian Indigenous groups mobilize to defend land rights 
A large sea turtle is shown swimming just above the coral reef in a photograph taken from below the animal and the light of the sun above.
Top of The World
UNESCO: Great Barrier Reef should be listed as ‘in danger.’ Australia disagrees.
Four caskets are covered with the Canadian flag of red and white as mourners look on.
Extremism
For the first time, Canada applies terrorism charges to acts of Islamophobia
Woman in orange outfit walks in dry climate with girl in pink dress and boy in beige outfit
The Big Fix
NATO agrees to study how climate change impacts global security threats
Shipping containers are stacked in the Port of New York and New Jersey in Elizabeth, New Jersey, May 20, 2021.
Business, Economics and Jobs
‘Where’s my stuff?’ Here’s why global supply chains are out of whack due to pandemic
Five cows roam in a field with trees in the background and a person walking behind them with a hat and satchel
COVID-19
In Thailand, you could win a free cow with a COVID jab
A woman is shown walking and wearing a face mask and blue t-shirt in a nearly empty dining hall with a sign in the nearground that says "Tokyo 2020."
Top of The World
Tokyo Olympics to allow spectators amid ongoing coronavirus crisis
Woman in a white blouse working at a desk on her laptop
Migration
Roma people are fleeing Romania for US-Mexico border to escape persecution
Tourists at the mingling with Stone Mountain and colorful trees in the background
History
Stone Mountain — home to the largest Confederate monument in the US — is celebrating its first Juneteenth
Demonstrators march through downtown Orlando, Florida, during a Juneteenth event, June 19, 2020.
Community
Black Americans living in China find special meaning in local Juneteenth celebrations
Photo of ICC Prosecutor Fatou Bensouda wearing a blue, green and orange outfit
Human rights activists hope international court will help end Duterte’s deadly war on drugs in the Philippines
Three long lines are shown with hundreds of people standing and waiting.
Top of The World
Hundreds of vaccinated healthcare workers in Indonesia get COVID
A concrete walkway has been paved on the Acropolis plateau in an effort to make the site more accessible. But critics say materials used would make it impossible to remove the pathway without damaging the ancient bedrock underneath.
Infrastructure
‘They want to make the Acropolis into Disneyland.’ Site renovations face backlash. 
Man wearing a blue coat and sunglasses holds his head up to the sun with a snowy mountain in the background
Lifestyle
Zhang Hong becomes the first blind person from Asia to climb Mount Everest
Misoprostol drug, the most common abortion pill
Reproductive rights
Catalonia’s temporary tele-abortion services are a game-changer for women with limited access
Three security officers are shown wearing black vests noting their police affiliation and holding Ryan Law by his handcuffed hands.
Top of The World
Police in Hong Kong arrest newspaper editors under security law
Dinora Hernandez’s three children make bracelets at home in Oakland, California. Every Tuesday, Hernandez heads to a local food bank, assistance that allows her to wire cash to family in El Salvador.
Economics
‘I want to send more money home’: Remittances are a sign of sacrifice, resilience in immigrant communities during pandemic
President Joe Biden and Russian President Vladimir Putin, arrive to meet at the Villa la Grange, Wednesday, June 16, 2021, in Geneva, Switzerland. 
Global Politics
Biden and Putin both place a ‘high priority’ on cybersecurity, says presidential adviser after Geneva summit
Emine Aslan, a doctor on the vaccine team, prepares a COVID-19 vaccine for a patient in Ömerova
COVID-19
Turkey’s health workers hike steep mountains to deliver vaccines in isolated villages
A woman wearing a hat stands next to a blue bucket
COVID-19
How a Vietnamese community emerged among the most vaccinated in Alabama
Tronco, or multiple foot stocks used to to constrain enslaved people
History
The Netherlands hosts a new slavery exhibit, as historical debates continue 
President Joe Biden and Russian President Vladimir Putin are shown walking toward each other with their hands outstretched for a shake.
Top of The World
Biden and Putin begin face-to-face talks in Geneva
People wearing masks stand in front of white bags of food aid
Conflict & Justice
Russia’s vote at UN could cut off humanitarian aid to northwest Syria
People walk past a board full of pictures celebrating AAPI heritage month
History
Students push for adding Asian American history to school curriculums across the US
Joe Biden, Charles Michel and Ursula von der Leyen are shown walking side-by-side on a red carpet with several national flags in the background.
Top of The World
US-EU reach deal on trade dispute ahead of Biden’s meeting with Putin
Napier barracks
Migration
‘It’s un-British’: UK government crackdown on asylum courts controversy 
Seven members of K-pop band BTS stand wearing black suits in front of a yellow background that says "BTS Butter"
Music
Dedicated BTS fans buy tickets to join virtual K-pop concert
Huseyin Kara shows off his lush green olive trees, like a proud grandfather.
Climate Change
Seed keepers in Turkey revive old farming methods to confront new climate threats
Colombia's players celebrate winning 1-0 against Ecuador during a Copa America soccer match at Arena Pantanal stadium in Cuiaba, Brazil, June 13, 2021.
Sports
Copa America soccer championship in Brazil draws protest while coronavirus cases rise
Naftali Bennett is shown wearing a dark suit and raising his right hand in the air.
Top of The World
Benjamin Netanyahu is out, Naftali Bennett is sworn in as Israel’s new prime minister
Special Representative for Afghanistan Zalmay Khalilzad speaks during the House Committee on Oversight and Reform Subcommittee hearing on Next Steps for US Engagement in Afghanistan at Capitol Hill in Washington, Thursday, May 20, 2021.
Conflict & Justice
As US withdraws troops from Afghanistan, it will remain ‘fully focused’ on peace, says negotiator Zalmay Khalilzad
A setting sun near a smokestack.
The Big Fix
Luxembourg takes the lead on climate finance 
A woman argues over a pile of yellow lentils at a market.
Top of The World
Tigrayans say food is being used as a ‘weapon of war’