Reparations are ‘fueling the spirit of republicanism’ in Barbados, poet laureate says

Anti-coup protesters in Sudan say they won’t back down

COVID-related travel bans spark outrage from targeted countries

Different cultures understand ‘thank you’ in different ways, language professor says

Apple pie samosas for Thanksgiving? In East Africa, these fried treats are a hit.

An underground network of locals in Poland self-organize to help migrants who face ‘pushbacks’ by the govt

‘We live paycheck to paycheck’: Workers at a paper factory in Beirut worry about making ends meet in a dire economy

How governments finance the ruin of our oceans 

How the Beatles inspired a rock revolution in Argentina

Sudan’s civilian prime minister is reinstated weeks after military takeover

‘It is up to us Haitians to find a solution’ Haiti crisis adviser says

Lebanon’s electricity crisis means life under candlelight for some, profits for others

Europe sees widespread protests against COVID-19 restrictions

‘I’m still not free’: Aid workers who helped refugees in Greece face months of legal limbo

‘A Bermuda triangle for people’: Claims that the Greek govt pushes back migrants are mounting 

This UK activist is pushing to end single-use plastics in menstrual products

India repeals controversial farm laws after a year of protests

Getting a COVID booster shot is a ‘difficult choice’ for many people, health tech advocate says

Armenia-Azerbaijan conflict stifles critical transport development in the region, analyst says

Brazil’s COVID vaccination campaign picks up thanks to a 1980s public health mascot

US, Canada and Mexico to hold talks at the White House

Only 1 in 7 households in Ghana has a toilet. Communities are fighting to ensure sanitation for all.

Meet the 11-year-old on a mission to clean up the Seine

Heavy smog shuts down schools in India’s capital

Cuban govt supporters resorted to tactics they haven’t used in decades to suppress political dissidents, professor says

Twin suicide bombings kill at least 3 people in Uganda

Migrants restricted from entering the US due to Title 42 see double standard

US and Chinese presidents strike conciliatory tone during hourslong meeting

‘If you can avoid a crash, you can avoid an ambush,’ tactical driving expert says

COP26 made incremental progress but failed to deliver on ‘transformational’ change, negotiators say 

Musician Weedie Braimah lets the djembe speak for itself

EU places new sanctions on entities facilitating migration to Belarus

‘Millions March’ protests planned across Sudan as military doubles down on power grab

Elections in Libya should be part of a larger process toward peace, analyst says

‘Born in Blackness’: A new book centers Africa in the expansive history of slavery

‘A heavy load to carry’: A day in the life of a negotiator at COP26

Cyprus takes a hard line against immigration, trapping migrants in limbo

Turkey halts flights for some Arab citizens traveling to Belarus

Remembering the life and legacy of the late FW de Klerk, South Africa’s last apartheid president

‘Everything I am would not be the same without being a veteran,’ says soldier who served in Afghanistan

‘I had to burn a lot of my stuff’: Two Afghan women on what they left behind when they fled the Taliban

Chinese Communist Party cements Xi Jinping’s rule

Behind the story: Shirin Jaafari’s reporting from Herat, Afghanistan, in the summer of 2021

Who will pay for ‘losses and damages’ caused by climate change? Developing countries make their case at COP26.

Dearborn’s first Arab American mayor-elect: ‘You need not change who you are’ to run for public office

At COP26, island nations push hard for countries to meet goal of limiting global warming to 1.5 degrees Celsius

Multilingual liaisons are ‘cultural brokers’ for refugee students in this Vermont school district 

EU officials accuse Belarus of creating a new migrant crisis

US sales of missiles to Saudis signal business as usual — almost

Canada promised to resettle 40,000 Afghans. Many are still waiting for answers.

Ongoing drought devastates parts of Kenya

Drone attack on Iraq’s prime minister raises concerns of more violence

Polish border police push back migrants at Belarus border

The spotlight has faded on Afghanistan, but not the urgency for Afghans seeking safety

Haitians deported from the US face a stark reality back home. Some are making plans to migrate again.

US opens borders to fully vaccinated travelers from a list of countries

Bosnia faces the most serious crisis since the Balkans War, analyst says

Pfizer announces ‘highly effective’ pill to combat COVID

Professional tree planting: ‘It’s a combination between industrial labor and high-intensity sport’

This teen climate activist is blazing a new path to raise environmental awareness in China