In South Korea, shamans are shunned — and revered 

Kremlin’s internet crackdown is taking on YouTube

Election in Belarus called a ‘sham’ by opposition and European leaders

The drink of India’s Indigenous people gets a modern twist

The story of one woman’s fight to gain African independence from colonial rule

Many Palestinians in Gaza have no homes left to return to

What is Maria Butina doing now in Russia after her release from a US prison?

Japan’s transit system is private. Should other countries consider the same?

Out of Eden Walk: A 12-year walk between oceans

A new wave of violence in the West Bank amid Gaza ceasefire

As Japan’s economy adapts to a tourism boom, so does daily life 

Top White House officials echo Trump’s message to end the war in Ukraine

Supporters of impeached South Korean president rally for him to be reinstated

Trump withdraws US from World Health Organization as he assumes presidency

International athletes pivot to American football for a chance at joining the NFL

Can Massachusetts learn from Tennessee on how to navigate free college programs?

‘What’s the greatest knowledge a person can have? Know thyself’: Morgan State University hosts banned book symposium in Cuba

A growing number of migrants, traumatized en route to Europe, are settling in Morocco and elsewhere

Global maritime shipping is aiming to reach zero emissions by 2050

How an Australian expat became the voice of Japan’s most-famous train

Irregular migration to Europe is down — except on Spain’s Canary Islands 

They were part of Afghanistan’s first-ever all-female flight. Then their lives were turned upside down.

What we know about the ceasefire deal between Israel and Hamas

Russia is offering higher pay to lure more military recruits

‘Angst in the air’: South Koreans demonstrate for and against impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol

Migrants are increasingly taking dangerous boat journeys to reach Europe

Migrants from Africa reaching Spain in record numbers 

Young classical musicians join forces in Middle Eastern ensemble

Ukrainian refugees make a home in neighboring Moldova

A Costa Rican dance against colonialism becomes a paradoxical tourist attraction

Out of Eden Walk: South Korea’s love motels

Conservators scan Ukraine’s wooden churches to help preserve them

In Japan, an automotive light bulb manufacturer pivots to growing mushrooms 

‘Thank God, the nightmare is over’: A Syrian returns home to Damascus to witness celebration and struggle

How Ukrainian writers are processing war through poetry