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Tattoo artists tattooing their clients.
Ukraine
Ukrainians embrace tattoos as a form of patriotism
Ariya Tok poses with her fellow graduates after they received their certificates at a Cambodian cultural graduation ceremony at Cal State Long Beach.
The World's Global Classroom
Cambodian American graduates: More than victims of genocide
bedroom
Arrest of online influencer Andrew Tate puts Romania’s webcam industry in the spotlight
Bollywood actresses from left, Siddhi Idnani, Yogita Bihani, Sonia Balani, Adah Sharma and producer Vipul Amrutlal Shah during a press conference for the movie "The Kerala Story" in Mumbai, India, May 17, 2023.
Media
Is the fictional film ‘The Kerala Story’ cautionary or propaganda?
man tattooing woman
Lifestyle & Belief
This Jerusalem tattoo studio is part of a centuries-old Christian tradition 
man outside
Ukraine
Ukrainian rock band Vopli Vidopliassova and fans rediscover an old hit 
women with signs
Afghanistan
After Taliban ban, women NGO workers in Afghanistan struggle to make ends meet
Leonardo de Carvalho Leal and Mayara Stelle administer the Twitter account Sleeping Giants Brazil, a platform for activism whose stated mission is to attack the financing of hate speech and dissemination of fake news, Dec. 11, 2020.
Free speech
Will Brazil’s ‘Fake News Bill’ regulate disinformation or stifle free speech?
cars on streets
Development
90% of the cars on Ghana’s roads are imported used cars. Many are polluting or unsafe.
mosque
Conflict & Justice
‘Back to normal’ at Jerusalem’s holiest site 
The Toftul children with their mother, Alona Toftul in Cazilhac, France.
Ukraine
Starting over in France: How some Ukrainian families are trying to embrace their new lives
man at podium
Immigration
Afghans who fled to the US hope that Congress will fix their status 
man at table
Ukraine
Ethnic minorities in Russia are campaigning for the breakup of the country
man on rooftop
Ukraine
Ukraine’s air defense adapts with more sophisticated technology, equipment
two actors pretending to fight
Tokyo’s trash-collecting samurai takes a fun, zany approach to cleanup
man with trash
Justice
‘We were treated as disposable beings’: Waste pickers in Colombia fought for their rights after 11 murders
evacuees at night
Global Security
Factory that made essential therapeutic food for malnourished children in Sudan burns down
woman in shop
Ukraine
This fashion brand modernizes Ukraine’s traditional vyshyvanka shirt and dress to reflect wartime
trucks
In Mumbai, waste pickers do the heavy lifting of recycling  
landfill
Health
Trash sorters in Ghana face health and safety risks
Three families from Afghanistan prepare to board a boat in Necocli, Colombia, that will take them towards the border with Panama.
Immigration
Afghan families traverse most of Latin America to seek asylum at the US border
woman and man near loom
Romania’s traditional blouse industry under threat by mass production of fake replicas
Black, blue and grey illustration of man looking over small figures
Hacking
The hacker Bassterlord in his own words: Portrait of an access broker as a young man
US Ambassador to Ukraine Bridget Brink in Kyiv.
Ukraine
US Amb Bridget Brink: ‘I see no break in support’ to help Ukraine prevail against Russia
people walking around
Migrants stranded in Mexico rush to cross the US border before Title 42 ends
Evacuees leave Saudi Amanah ship after landing at Jeddah port, Saudi Arabia, May 4, 2023. 
Conflict & Justice
Negotiations continue in Saudi Arabia to end fighting in Sudan
After migrants arrive in Capurgana's harbor, they are loaded on tuk-tuks and taken to the shelter on the edge of town.
Migration
Migration across Darién Gap changes Colombian village’s economy
paintings on the wall
Russian artists in exile create new identity and work 
A police car is parked near Ghriba synagogue in Djerba, Tunisia, May 10, 2023.
Religion
An attack at Africa’s oldest synagogue leaves Jews on a pilgrimage in Tunisia concerned
A group of Venezuelan migrants begins the grueling three day trek across the Darien Gap, as they leave the Colombian village of Capurgana.
Migration
As Title 42 ends, more migrants from South America are crossing the Darién jungle en route to US
boy at chalkboard
Ukrainian refugees create their own school in Romania
smoke over buildings
Conflict
In Sudan, volunteers step up to help those caught in the crossfire
Supporters of Pakistan's former Prime Minister Imran Khan throw stones toward police during a protest against the arrest of Khan, in Karachi, Pakistan, May 9, 2023.
Leaders
A shaky political situation in Pakistan could get worse with arrest of former PM Imran Khan
volcano
Natural disasters
El Fuego volcano erupts in Guatemala
people camped on the street
Immigration
More migrants cross US-Mexico border days before restrictions end  
Customers get out their smartphones and go silent as Shizuo Mori begins his pudding-fling serving technique that made him a viral sensation.
Food
This 80-year-old pudding maker in Tokyo goes viral for his flan-flinging flair
sushi restaurant facade
Japanese restaurants use AI to combat sushi terrorism
protest
Conflict & Justice
Israel’s ‘judicial coup’ protests are going strong. They still might fail.
Ukrainian Eurovision contestant TVORCHI band performs at a concert before departure to the Eurovision contest
Music
Liverpool steps in to host Eurovision Song Contest
The group Obiní Batá has taught dozens on women how to play Afro-Cuban drums since it started in the early 1990s.
Music
How a group of Cuban female musicians claimed a drum — and a tradition
app
Crowdsourcing morality: How an app allows the Iraqi government to arrest ‘indecent’ influencers
Sandré in concert recently in Tarragona, Spain.
Music
Young people in Spain use punk rock to vent their frustrations
On May 1, two large marches weaved across San Salvador in commemoration of International Workers Day. 
Leaders
El Salvador president’s popularity soars with controversial approach to crime
protest
Energy workers in France threaten power cuts over retirement age
Barnacle geese have developed new migration routes and breeding grounds amid warming global temperatures. 
The Big Fix
Animal species are evolving to adjust to climate change, but scientists say time is running out
man showing picture
Conflict & Justice
Palestinians celebrate a new generation of West Bank militants 
stadium
Sports
New Kings and Queens soccer leagues enlist internet stars to revamp sport
Karolina Daremyan bikes just six weeks after receiving her new prosthetic legs at Shriners Children's Boston.
Ukraine
How a Boston hospital transformed a Ukrainian child’s life
Nelson Mandela, left, and his wife Winnie, raise clenched fists as they walk hand-in-hand from the Victor Verster prison near Cape Town, South Africa on Feb. 11, 1990.
Conflict & Justice
‘Winnie and Nelson’: A new book explores a fraught political partnership
The downturn in  Ionuț Spiță’s profits was driven by the glut of cheaper Ukrainian grain and oilseeds, intended for Africa and the Middle East that flooded the Central and Eastern European markets. 
Ukraine
‘Trade is trade and war is war’: Romanian farmers say helping Ukraine is hurting their bottom line
Yellow sign on beach warning people to stay out of water because of pollutants, in Tijuana River Valley
Environment
Pollution from Tijuana River contaminates marine border areas