‘India is a tinderbox’: Religious tensions come to a boiling point after brutal murder of Hindu tailor

Crypto becomes lifeline for cash-strapped Russians amid war, sanctions

Hospitality industries in the US struggle to find workers, but international labor is ticking up

As summer travel kicks off in Europe, airline strikes could thwart holiday plans

Migrant smuggling networks arise from the ‘lack of legal pathways’ into the US, expert says

‘They’re hurting themselves’: In Lebanon, women risk their lives to get an abortion illegally 

Syria’s descent into a narco state

A new documentary uncovers the story behind China’s racist ‘blessings video’ trend

Mexico’s abortion laws have become more accessible

Kenya’s abortion debate

‘We’re just breaking even’: Small businesses in Ukraine reopening in uncertain climate

A love letter to Haitian Creole: ‘Kreyòl pale, Kreyòl konprann’

‘Everything is destroyed’: Extreme flooding in Ghana tests climate resilience

MBS visits Ankara as Turkey attempts to repair relations with its regional rivals

Spain and Algeria at odds over Western Sahara, energy and migration

Abortion access in China has changed drastically amid declining birth rate

‘We are here with one idea, one heart’: Ecuador’s Indigenous groups rally for rights in mass protests

Return of Patrice Lumumba’s remains to DR Congo gives ‘peace of mind,’ UN envoy says

Chinese Genshin Impact is one of the most-profitable video games on Earth. It balances mass appeal with Beijing’s blessing.

Afghan women who escaped Taliban takeover continue their education at a Wisconsin university

Chileans have long struggled with a water crisis. Management practices are partly to blame, study says.

‘Death is still better than living in Russia’: A Ukrainian medic on the front lines says there’s no choice but to fight

Lviv rents skyrocket as displaced Ukrainians scramble for housing 

Dancing away the loneliness: In the UK, social prescriptions help fight isolation during the pandemic

TikTok can be a ‘dangerous tool for hatemongers,’ Kenyan govt warns ahead of elections

Brazilians mourn deaths of journalist and anthropologist whose remains were recovered in the Amazon 

A spate of dolphin deaths in the Black Sea prompts scientists to search for answers

‘The best is yet to come’: Cuban boxers make a professional comeback after 60-year ban is lifted

‘Fire flocks’ of sheep and goats get deployed to help battle forest fires in Spain

These women are trying to preserve an ancient Chinese language invented as a secret code

‘We’re seeing the tip of the iceberg’: Neurologists in Zambia upend understandings of multiple sclerosis in the region

Poland’s ‘pregnancy registry’ will further restrict abortion access, activists say

Barcelona is one of Europe’s loudest cities. It’s trying to turn down the volume.

Boston Nigerians watch with pride as Celtics coach Ime Udoka guides team through NBA Finals

Afghan musicians in Portugal reimagine their musical futures

‘We are demanding full decriminalization’: Sex workers in India rally for labor rights

Belgian King Philippe’s visit to DR Congo stirs hope for a ‘win-win partnership,’ historian says

‘It’s absolutely ludicrous’: Traveler up in arms after being forced to take Ryanair’s Afrikaans-language test to fly

A Tokyo train company moves to become net-carbon neutral

‘We still have a little hope of finding them’: A journalist and anthropologist working in the Amazon have gone missing

‘Hope is not a plan’: Dr. Atul Gawande says global COVID funding is dwindling but the crisis continues

‘Too little too late’: Ghana’s small farmers worry fertilizer aid won’t arrive in time to avert food crisis

Colombia’s first all-female orchestra sets the stage for women to take the lead in classical music

Indigenous activists in Ecuador’s Amazon win major environmental award for reclamation of native lands

‘It’s a mass ecological crisis’: Extreme weather in Iraq hits those already struggling the hardest

This Turkish lab is turning algae into jet fuel

Northern Ireland decriminalized abortion 3 years ago. But services are still difficult to access.

Ukrainian doctors train for the possibility of a chemical attack from Russia

Mexico hit by year’s 1st hurricane as tropical storm season begins

This Shanghai writer and translator shares his experience of the city’s 2-month lockdown