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A view of the process on a montior as lab staff use a microscope stand and articulated hand controls to extract cells from 1-7 day old embryos that are then checked for viability at the Aspire Houston Fertility Institute in vitro fertilization lab in Hous
Reproductive rights
Why an international court struck down Costa Rica’s IVF ban
picture of a college campus and palm trees in front
The World's Global Classroom
After Florida passes laws to limit Chinese influence in higher ed, this university is cutting its ties with China
"I'll Have What She's Having" is an exhibit that explores the history of Jewish delis in America.
Culture
Jewish American delis: A story of culture, community and survival
Palestinians wait for humanitarian aid on a beachfront in Gaza City, Gaza Strip, Feb. 25, 2024.
Israel-Hamas war
‘Everyone is worried about starvation’: Aid worker discusses dire situation in Gaza
Black blue and gray illustration of people coming out of phones
Hacking
Spyware found on phones in Jordan
A block of flats attacked by Hamas militants on Oct. 7. The majority of residents living in these flats were young people in their late teens and early 20s.
Israel-Hamas war
Residents return home to kibbutz attacked by Hamas in southern Israel
Bohdan Danyliv is the drone project coordinator with the Prytula Foundation, a Kyiv-based non-profit that helps provide equipment for the Ukrainian military.
Ukraine
‘War of drones’: Ukrainians step up drone production in fight against Russia
Selfie of a man with a camel int he background
Out of Eden Walk
Out of Eden Walk: Djibouti and the Red Sea
Undersecretary of State Victoria Nuland speaking at a Senate Committee hearing
Ukraine
What options does the US have following Navalny’s death?
From left, students Shakked Klein, Nearodey Chhoem, Angelina Hadad, Nico Ben Jacob and Chidinma Okoli. About half the students at Givat Haviva come from abroad.
Israel-Hamas war
This school in Israel is opening dialogue among its Jewish, Arab and international students
These students are in a classroom within Kharkiv's underground school system, which launched to protect students from Russian attacks in a city by the frontlines.
Ukraine
These Ukrainian students attend an underground school to protect them from Russian strikes
competitive camel racers pose for a picture with their camels
Sports
Women’s camel racing team takes an ancient sport back to the future
A busy lunchtime at the Daryaganj restaurant, which claims to own the recipe for the original butter chicken and has been sued for copyright infringement by a rival Delhi restaurant.
Food
Who invented butter chicken? Dueling claims battle it out in an Indian high court.
Serhiy Ivanov is a goalkeeper with Ukraine's first amputee soccer club. 
Ukraine
‘Keep on living’: Wounded vets in Ukraine establish first amputee soccer club
Image of YouTube video talking about FAFSA
The World's Global Classroom
Glitches prevent students with undocumented immigrant parents from applying for college
Oleksandr lost his right leg during combat. He is now going through rehab at the Unbroken National Rehabilitation Center in Lviv Ukraine.
Ukraine
‘I want to stand up again’: Wounded Ukrainian veterans on the road to recovery
vigil with candles
Russian lawyer Alexei Navalny, who was clear-eyed about the dangers in prison, has died
parent holds child in doctor’s office
COVID-19
Why kids struggle with long COVID
Inside of a computer
Cybersecurity
Countries fear state-sponsored cyberwar
US dollars are now commonly used by businesses in Venezuela. The informal adoption of the dollar has helped to decrease inflation and product shortages.
Economics
Venezuela’s public sector workers take on multiple side jobs just to get by
Two students working on a computer
The World's Global Classroom
Texas A&M is shutting down its Qatar campus amid charges of a disinformation campaign
A bald-headed man buries his face in a Ukraine flag and cell phone
Ukraine
‘I think they did this to break our will’: Freed Ukrainian POW tells his story
Air quality levels have been bad in Accra since December as harmattan season kicks in across Ghana. The data coming in shows the situation is not improving.
Climate Change
Hazy skies over Accra: Harsh harmattan season in Ghana leads to health hazards, poor air quality
A crowd gathers in what's become known as Hostages Square in central Tel Aviv, Feb. 11, 2024.
Israel-Hamas war
Most families of Israeli hostages want their loved ones returned home but some say it’s more important to defeat Hamas first
shelves with folders
Immigration
How the asylum system became the main avenue for mass migration to the US
A group of people crowded onto a small open boat in the deep blue sea
Migration
Europe makes another move to outsource border control with Mauritania deal
The 2015 Kennedy Center Honors Honorees, including conductor Seiji Ozawa, stand on stage during a reception for them in the East Room of the White House, Dec. 6, 2015.
Music
Renowned conductor Seiji Ozawa is remembered as ‘graceful,’ ‘supernaturally’ gifted
collapsed building
Parents seek justice for children crushed in collapsed hotel during Turkish earthquake
Frantz Fanon sitting at a table during a press conference
Arts, Culture & Media
New book explores the life of psychiatrist and writer Frantz Fanon
Three people wrapped in colorful comforters
Borders
48 hours along San Diego’s remote Jacumba border region
People board a truck as they leave Khartoum, Sudan, on June 19, 2023.
Displacement
‘I no longer have a dream’: Sudan has the largest displacement of children in the world
A back shot of a man wearing a bookbag and hat looking into a grass pathway
Out of Eden Walk
Out of Eden Walk: The first steps
Relatives of US citizens that are missing since Saturday's surprise attack by Hamas militants near the Gaza border, in Tel Aviv, Israel attend a news conference on Tuesday, Oct. 10, 2023, in Tel Aviv, Israel.
Israel-Hamas war
‘We need to tell the story’: Parents of an Israeli hostage in Gaza grapple with uncertainty
Yousef Hammash with his wife and children, Elia and Ahmad.
Israel-Hamas war
‘I don’t know what’s waiting for us in the next minute’: A father tries to protect his family in Gaza
Vendors sell images of President Nayib Bukele during El Salvador's election campaign.
Elections
Nayib Bukele’s popularity steers him toward an unprecedented second term as president of El Salvador
The defense chiefs from the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) countries excluding Mali, Burkina Faso, Chad, Guinea and Niger, gather for their extraordinary meeting in Accra, Ghana, Thursday, Aug. 17, 2023, to discuss the situation in Nig
3 coup-hit West African nations exit ECOWAS citing sanctions, no support against terrorism 
shepherd with sheep amid rubble
A year on, a Kurdish village near Turkey’s earthquake epicenter says it’s been overlooked
children and woman with a mic onstage
Ukraine
Latvian conference takes on issue of Russia kidnapping Ukrainian children
Florida is home to the largest Haitian community in the US with more than 300,000 people of Haitian ancestry.
Diaspora
Miami’s Little Haiti: What is lost when a community is displaced?
Large mural of Venezuela that includes the disputed Essequibo region
Conflict
A border dispute between Venezuela and Guyana could intensify as Maduro aims for reelection
The first group of Kenyan evacuees from Sudan arrive at Jomo Kenyatta International Airport in Nairobi, Kenya, April 24, 2023.
Displacement
Millions of Sudanese displaced by war at home grapple with an uncertain future