A brief history of US-Cuba relations

Freeing victims from criminal enclaves in Myanmar, one TikTok at a time

20 years after London’s deadliest bombings, extremist threat grows more complex

A bizarre crimewave is taking place in the French capital

As Netanyahu and Khamenei face off, what’s the end game?

Photos: Syrian photographer documents loss and rebirth in the country following the fall of Assad  

How the Russian economy is faring as new sanctions hit 

Ukrainian military chaplains tend to soldiers and others at risk amid the ongoing fighting

Crimean Tatars mark Ramadan while in exile from the Crimean Peninsula

Pro-Palestinian activists under increased surveillance on Massachusetts campuses

In wartime Ukraine, Jews embrace their Ukrainian-Jewish identity

Russian state media revel in US-Ukraine White House debacle

North Korean troops are suffering heavy casualties in Russia

‘Like living in a parallel universe’: Some fear the contested election in Georgia could lead to a political crisis 

Chileans grapple with legacy of 2019 protests 5 years later 

How the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict is still shaping the fraught relationship between Armenia and Azerbaijan

The Bambir, one of Armenia’s biggest rock bands, is still going strong after 40 years 

The number of Americans studying in China is a fraction of what it once was

‘It’s a lifelong injury’: From Gaza to Doha, children bear the scars of war 

‘He was killed with no justification’: In the West Bank, a Palestinian family grieves the death of their oldest son

US National Security Council spokesman on heightened tensions between Iran and Israel: ‘We don’t want to see this conflict widen and deepen’

‘Sacred refuge:’ This cultural center provides a safe space for Jews and Arabs in Jerusalem

Tens of thousands attend Friday prayers at Al-Aqsa Mosque in Jerusalem

Sharing the national burden in Israel

Oil refineries in northeastern Syria are sickening people and polluting the environment

‘Frank, difficult conversations’: State Department Deputy Spokesperson Vedant Patel speaks on Haiti, Gaza

Residents in northeastern Syria react to recent attacks on US bases

The backstory of The World’s Uganda orphanage investigation

A tale of two children’s homes in Uganda

A Dutch children’s home in Uganda full of complaints

American missionary accused of abuse at his organization, AidChild

Despite a global movement to deinstitutionalize orphans, Americans continue to support Ugandan orphanages

Russian lawyer Alexei Navalny, who was clear-eyed about the dangers in prison, has died

Countries fear state-sponsored cyberwar

Parents seek justice for children crushed in collapsed hotel during Turkish earthquake

A year on, a Kurdish village near Turkey’s earthquake epicenter says it’s been overlooked

Latvian conference takes on issue of Russia kidnapping Ukrainian children

NATO launches largest military exercises since the Cold War

Israel says ‘no’ to a 2-state solution

John Malkovich directs epic play ‘Leopoldstadt’ in Latvia

Israel’s War Cabinet is fracturing as pressure mounts to bring hostages home

War in Sudan enters 9th month

This Afghan female fighter fought with US troops. Now, she’s readjusting to life in the US.

100 days of fighting in Gaza with no end in sight

China’s dominant role in producing hacking bugs

As Israel-Hamas war continues, there are signs of growing sympathy for Hamas in neighboring Jordan 

Christmas is canceled in Bethlehem

LISTEN: Voices from across the globe as the Israel-Hamas war continues to unfold

‘We saw an immediate drop’: Jordan’s tourism industry is suffering amid the Israel-Hamas war

Assassination plot in the US allegedly traces back to Indian govt

Jewish London on edge amid spike in antisemitic attacks

How Hamas moves money illicitly through the financial system

‘I’m feeling free’: Families from Ukraine find respite from war in Latvia

Exclusive: Inside Ukraine’s secret drone factories

Israel plans a ground assault in Gaza as Hamas holds a large number of Israeli hostages 

How Russia and Ukraine are responding to the war between Israel and Hamas 

How the Hamas assault echoes the 1973 Arab-Israeli war

What is behind the seizure of Venezuela’s most-notorious prison?

New film tackles Ukraine’s role in the Holocaust

Reparations for Japanese Canadians imprisoned during World War II viewed by many as too little, too late