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Kandaka, the lion, with her cubs at the Sudan Animal Rescue, Khartoum, Sudan, Dec, 4, 2021
Environment
Founder of animal rescue in Sudan nurses wild animals back to health
A young woman takes a picture of Lisbon's Alfama neighborhood from a viewpoint above it at sunset Saturday, Aug. 15, 2015.
Business, Economics and Jobs
Portugal’s golden visa program sparked an investment boom. But locals say they’re getting priced out.
Students at the Warsaw Ukrainian School (SzkoUA), in Warsaw, Poland, sing during an English lesson.
Ukraine
‘Their lives collided with war’: Ukrainian refugees in Poland open their own schools
Ukrainian Nicolai, 41, says goodbye to his daughter Elina, 4, and his wife Lolita, on a train bound for Poland fleeing from the war at the train station in Lviv, western Ukraine, Friday, April 15, 2022.
Ukraine
‘Home is home’: Ukrainians in Poland consider options as Russia’s war enters new phase 
Soldiers with the US-backed Syrian Democratic Forces check a house in Hassakeh, Syria, Jan. 25, 2022. After breaking into the prison late Thursday, ISIS militants were joined by others rioting inside the facility that housed over 3,000 inmates, including
Youth
Three months after ISIS attacked a prison in northeast Syria, the fate of at least 100 child detainees remains unclear
Yörük Işık, an independent Istanbul-based geopolitical analyst, is among a small group of ship watchers —  some hobbyists, some professionals — who observe ship traffic in Turkey’s Bosphorus Strait. 
Ukraine
At the mouth of the Black Sea, a ship spotter watches for clues amid Ukraine war
The sun sets over the Toronto skyline during the opening ceremony for the Pan Am Games
Economics
Canada’s soaring housing prices leave potential homeowners with limited choices. Local and federal govts are trying to help.
Sacred Nation
Special edition: The prosecutor and the war criminal
A woman walks past painted letter Z's, which has become a symbol of the Russian military, on bridge piers in St. Petersburg, Russia, Friday, April 15, 2022. 
Ukraine
No Z allowed: Some European countries move to ban the symbol used to promote Russia’s war in Ukraine
Eneas Espinoza, who says he was sexually abused multiple times when he was a child, by several catholic priests in Chile
Sexual violence
A growing number of clerical sexual abuse survivors are coming forward in Latin America
dancers in flouncy dresses
Samba schools at Carnival take a stand against the racism and violence that Black Brazilians face
Superhero Priya fights injustice along with her trusted tiger Sahas.
Environment
Superhero Priya tries to rescue New Delhi from air pollution on Earth Day
President Joe Biden walks to board Air Force One, April 21, 2022, at Andrews Air Force Base, Maryland, en route to Portland, Oregon.
Ukraine
Are sanctions against Russia working? An expert weighs in.
a young kid walking down the sidewalk
Lifestyle
Netflix’s ‘Old Enough!’ reality TV show sends very young kids on errands by themselves
Ghana has been producing commercial oil since 2010.
Business, Economics and Jobs
As global oil prices surge, some African countries may see a silver lining
A protester holds a placard as she takes part in a small demonstration against the holding of the 2022 Winter Olympic Games in China, at Piccadilly Circus in London, Feb. 3, 2022. 
Human rights
Uyghurs in Saudi Arabia risk deportation to China
Stalin refrigerator magnets for sale outside the Stalin Museum in Gori, Georgia
History
As Putin’s war in Ukraine continues, historians say it’s crucial to reflect on Stalin’s reign in the Soviet era
Shchedryk Children’s Choir of Kyiv performs at the 2019 Summa Cum Laude International Youth Choir Festival.
Ukraine
Kyiv children’s choir’s world tour was canceled amid war. This conductor is finding other ways to share their music.
At a playground in San Francisco, Deisy Ramírez reflects on how she found safety here after fleeing captivity in Guatemala
Women & Gender
For immigrants fleeing gender-based violence, it’s a long road to asylum in the US
A Kurdish security officer escorts Alexanda Kotey, left, and El Shafee Elsheikh
Justice
Former ISIS member is found guilty in US federal court
line of dancers in front of a church
Lifestyle & Belief
In Germany, dancing is banned on ‘silent’ religious holidays, including Good Friday
Runners training for the Boston Marathon
Sports
Far from the sidelines of the Boston Marathon, Ukrainian runners keep up their training
Volunteers waiting for refugees from Ukraine stand at information desks at the main train station in Berlin, Germany, Tuesday, March 15, 2022. 
Ukraine
Ukraine’s LGBTQ community finds refuge in Berlin
Russian opposition activist Vladimir Kara-Murza lays flowers near the place where Russian opposition leader Boris Nemtsov was gunned down, in Moscow, Russia
Conflict & Justice
‘I know that he will not stop fighting,’ wife of Kremlin critic Vladimir Kara-Murza says
Pro-democracy activists, Joshua Wong, left, Sunny Cheung, center, and Nathan Law holding a placard, speak to media to urge the European leaders against national security law for Hong Kong outside the Legislative Council.
Global Politics
American lawmakers accuse China of spying on dissidents in the US
A Russian armoured fighting vehicle
Ukraine
Germans turn down the heat, drive less and take cold showers to use less Russian energy 
Malaysian Chinese comedian Nigel Ng poses as "Uncle Roger" to critique people's culinary endeavors. His YouTube channel has nearly half a billion views.
Food
Uncle Roger, YouTube’s culinary avenger for Asian food
cargo crew in a line
Ukraine
Ukrainian seafarers stuck at US ports face tight restrictions, legal hurdles
A nurse prepares a Pfizer coronavirus vaccination at the Kiswa Health Center III in the Bugolobi neighborhood of Kampala, Uganda Tuesday, Feb. 8, 2022. 
COVID-19
Why auto-disable syringes are key to vaccinating the world
A convoy of Iraqi soldiers drive near Lheiban, in central Iraq.
Conflict
A weakened ISIS persists in central Iraq
Sparse trees seen near Orizaba Peak in Mexico
Climate Change
As Mexico’s last glaciers melt, communities that depend on mountain springs scramble to find solutions
President Joe Biden meets virtually with Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi in the South Court Auditorium on the White House campus in Washington, Monday, April 11, 2022. 
Ukraine
Amid war in Ukraine, India maintains ‘strategic partnership’ with Russia
Firefighters work to extinguish a fire at a house after a Russian attack in Kharkiv, Ukraine, April 11, 2022.
As the war rages in Ukraine, Radio Sputnik occupies the airwaves in American heartland
Some of the younger boys of newly arrived Afghan refugees play in their own game at a St. Louis sports facility. The weekly get-together is a chance to exercise and make new friends.
Refugees
Amid chaos, young Afghan refugees find something familiar in St. Louis — soccer
Members of the All India Insurance Employees' Association gather at LIC's office in Hyderabad in southern India to protest against the company's IPO, which they say goes against its ethos.
Finance
Life Insurance Corporation of India is a household name in the country. It could soon be India’s largest-ever IPO.
demonstrator holding the Ukraine flag around their body
Ukraine
Russians in Georgia help to evacuate Ukrainians  
demolished buildings
Ukraine
Ukraine is now urging people to evacuate the Donbas. This Ukrainain American pastor is risking his life to help.
"Water is for the people" reads a sign in defense of Indigenous land and water rights at a large gathering in Ahuacatlán, Puebla state, Mexico.
Justice
Indigenous communities score victories against two mining projects in Mexico
Bulletproof gear made by the MC Armor company in Colombia, ready to be shipped to Ukraine.
Ukraine
Body armor factories in the Americas are sending gear to war-torn Ukraine
classroom
Refugees find a welcome in Catalan Guissona’s ‘Little Ukraine’
mass grave with bodies
Ukraine
‘They were shooting and shooting and shooting’: Ukrainian survivor shares harrowing account of atrocities in Bucha
Woman carry jerry cans filled with water at Kuresyon village in Galkayo, Somalia.
Climate Change
Drought, high temps in Somalia are pushing people to move to other towns
Migrants cross the Acandi River on their journey north, near Acandi, Colombia, on Sept. 15, 2021. 
Migration
‘I survived a green hell’: More Venezuelans are crossing the dangerous Darién Gap
More than 600,000 people have become displaced due to the ongoing drought in Somalia. Many end up at camps like this one in Luuq, Somalia, March 21, 2022.
Climate Change
Fears of famine grow amid worst drought in Somalia in decades
Protesters gather outside Poland's Constitutional Tribunal in Warsaw, Poland, on Nov.6, 2021, to protest against the restrictive abortion laws after a woman died of complications during her pregnancy. 
Abortion
This Polish activist sent abortion pills to a woman in need. Now she’s on trial.
Ukrainian soldiers inspect trenches used by Russian soldiers during the occupation of villages on the outskirts of Kyiv, Ukraine, April 1, 2022.
Sacred Nation
The war in Ukraine is also about religion