Putin’s war in Ukraine through a historical lens

‘We want democracy’: Lula’s supporters celebrate his victory over Bolsonaro for the presidency in Brazil

‘It is a legacy’: How British-era ghosts are kept alive in India’s hill towns

Contempt for the messiah: The scandal behind Shinzo Abe’s murder

Russian dissident remains in prison on trumped-up charges

The war in Ukraine is hampering efforts to stop a polio outbreak

Poland is feeling the pinch after cutting Russian energy imports 

Europe deliberates if it should keep daylight saving time

How Brazil’s first lady is playing a role in the fight for the evangelical vote in the presidential election 

As war rages on in Ukraine, some ethnic Russians in Latvia say they feel marginalized

Ukraine calls on Western countries to provide air defense systems as Russian barrage continues

For labor-trafficked immigrants, T-visas are a lifesaving but flawed relief

Film festival at refugee camp near Western Sahara amplifies voices of displaced people

‘The College Tour’ show makes campus tours accessible to immigrants, low-income students

A leadership dispute flares in Cayuga Nation amid evictions, arrests and demolitions

DACA could end in federal court. Most of today’s high school graduates can’t get protection from the program anyway. 

China’s small business owners hope for a new normal ‘after the Party Congress’

‘A murder mystery and a ghost story’ about Sri Lanka’s civil war wins Booker Prize

‘We want Africa to take its place’: African leaders call for more representation at UN Security Council

Chile tries to protect its ‘flowering desert’ from climate change, tourists

In Catalonia, ruling separatist parties split, signaling end of an era

Digital clues and the stories Ukraine’s mass graves tell

Desperate Ukrainians crossing into Latvia while Russians are blocked

Kyrgyzstan’s walnut forests dwindle with increased cattle farming, climate change

Polish border town of Przemyśl is a revolving door for Ukrainian migrants 

Taiwan reopens its borders after years of COVID controls

Brazil election puts fate of public education in the spotlight 

‘Nothing Orbán says is by accident’: Jewish leaders in Hungary grapple with anti-Semitic tropes in politics

What to expect from Russia’s new general in Ukraine 

Russia is using suicide drones in Ukraine. They’re coming from an unlikely source.

Brazil’s neighbors wary of environmental impact of a Bolsonaro victory

Orbán portrays himself as a ‘defender of Christianity.’ Critics aren’t so sure.

‘The hijab will never be the same,’ protester in Iran says

Latvians brace for harsh winter under new austerity measures to lessen dependency on Russian energy

The Picasso paradox: Museums grapple with how to remember the artist’s complicated legacy

A Yiddish revival is underway at this prestigious Chinese university

Taiwan celebrates National Day amid heightened tensions with China

The controversial Chechen leader who supports Putin in Ukraine

Russia must change its power structure to get back on a democratic path, opposition figure says

Leicester’s Indian diaspora searches for answers after violence rocks multicultural British city

Clean-up raves invite volunteers to dance and rebuild together in Ukraine

Unusually warm seas kill off mussel harvests in Spain, leaving restaurant owners with limited options

‘You continue to live’: Some people step up to help Ukrainians cope with the trauma of war

Human towers contest returns to Catalonia after 4-year hiatus

The cheating scandal rocking the chess world

Analysts: In the face of a high-skilled labor shortage, the US needs to rely more on immigrants

‘For the Sake of’ song becomes anthem for protests in Iran

Georgia’s proxy war with Russia has linguistic ripple effects

Mysterious drop in loon population prompts cross-border collaborations in North America

The US should not ‘overestimate the divisions inside of Russia,’ former ambassador says

‘It will be a challenge’: Lula, Bolsonaro head to runoffs in tight Brazil elections

Maine’s lobster industry is still feeling the effects of the trade war with China