Former US President Jimmy Carter dies at 100

Some people on Indonesia’s Simeulue island relied on folklore to escape the 2004 tsunami

Survivors in Indonesia grapple with trauma as they rebuild their lives 20 years after devastating tsunami

This aging Buenos Aires stadium continues to be the undisputed ‘temple of soccer’

Kolkata’s Jewish population is dwindling

Denmark is fed up with Russia’s ‘shadow fleet’

On this remote isle, an icon of the Virgin Mary has endured the flames of war

Mapuche sports help Indigenous Chileans revive culture

A massive mural project in Mexico City is transforming some of the poorest neighborhoods

Is retirement officially dead in Japan?

Growing number of governments using counterterrorism to justify targeting dissidents abroad

North Korean troops are suffering heavy casualties in Russia

Escape from Bamban: One man’s scam farm nightmare in the Philippines

In Canada, university and college officials hope for an end to upheaval for international students

Ten years after Washington’s historic deal with Havana, Cuba remains adrift

Exclusive: A conversation with the commander of the US-backed Kurdish Syrian Democratic Forces

Holy Catholic relics from shuttered institutions are preserved on a New York campus

Israel to expand Golan Heights settlements as Syria goes through political transition

Syrian prison offers a glimpse into Assad’s brutal rule

As Ukraine loses ground in the east, the mobilization debate becomes more heated

After Assad’s fall, long-displaced Syrians begin to return home

College leaders and international students brace for Trump administration

Fake news? Unpacking the ‘Blue Zone’ myth in Okinawa.

Hamptons hospital adapts fall-prevention classes for aging Spanish-speaking population 

‘We are experiencing a taste of freedom’: Syrians react to President Bashar al-Assad’s downfall

Russia’s military role in Syria

Women in Afghanistan can no longer attend medical institutes

The leader behind Syria’s rebel group Hay’at Tahrir al-Sham

Cocoa crisis: Ghana’s farmers want next leader to tackle climate change

Struggling economy and youth unemployment weigh heavily on voters as Ghana heads to the polls

Is the Russian flag a symbol of war?

As Catholic faith ebbs in Spain, missionary priests come to the rescue

For this Ghanaian American headed to Stanford, supporting her community — even from afar — is her top priority

‘A whole bunch of goodness’: Chef Alexander Smalls talks about new cookbook of African home cooking

Native Americans hold National Day of Mourning on Thanksgiving in solidarity with Indigenous struggles around the globe

The Italy-Albania migrant deal seems set for failure. One Albanian town still wants it to succeed. 

After 1,000 days of full-scale war with Russia, is there a mood shift in Ukraine?

Fighting for the future in Germany

In the dry Colorado River Delta, the future of these green oases hangs in the balance

In Gaza, people find moments of normalcy, joy and resilience despite the horrors of war

The iconic Al-Hadba minaret has been restored in Mosul

In Okinawa, an independence movement finds an unlikely ally

Russian opposition leaders and thousands of supporters rally in Berlin against Putin

US to send military contractors to Ukraine

Out of Eden Walk: Korea’s Stone Age

A bumpy ride down East Germany’s memory lane

Despite new campus rules, Columbia University students vow to continue protests against Gaza war

Why Indian men are fighting for Russia in Ukraine

‘Bad Kreyòl’ premieres in New York

How climate change is strengthening hurricanes, and what communities can do

Is Europe ill-prepared for flood disasters?

Residents in Spain’s Valencia region reeling from record-breaking floods

In Bangladesh, warning systems help prevent storm casualties

Argentina tries to fight the theft of its precious meteorites

Russia and Ukraine react cautiously to Trump reelection

Israeli ‘double tap’ strikes in Gaza and Lebanon ‘raise serious ethical and legal concerns’

Armenian Christians of Jerusalem say their centuries-old community faces an existential threat    

India’s Diamond City is reeling from the war in Ukraine

New York’s Met Opera debuts ‘Ainadamar’ about Spanish poet and playwright Federico García Lorca and his muse 

Nobuko Oshiro: Okinawa’s only female karate grandmaster