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May 26, 2022
For many, high school is about planning for the future. But amid war, high schoolers in Ukraine are facing existential questions about their lives.
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May 26, 2022
In both China and the U.S., the Ukraine conflict is shifting strategic thinking on Taiwan. All sides face high stakes.
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May 26, 2022
Colombians head to the polls this weekend to vote for a new president. But it's an atypical vice presidential candidate who is rallying many to vote.
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May 26, 2022
For nearly three centuries, Muslims and Hindus in Varanasi city have worshipped separated by one wall. But Hindus now say the Gyanvapi mosque sits on top of temple ruins. The dispute is one of many in which Hindus claim mosque sites are their property.
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May 25, 2022
Accusations of genocide have been made by both sides in the war in Ukraine. But the threshold for the crime is high, perhaps more than Russia or Ukraine can meet.
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May 25, 2022
Wimbledon has barred Russian players, sparking a debate over how far they should be held responsible for their government's actions.
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May 25, 2022
In India, these naanwais may have left Afghanistan behind, but they've brought a slice of home with them.
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May 24, 2022
Progress roundup: An Oregon county funds cogeneration water plant, Dutch open-source nonprofit helps refugees make new plastics from old, and more.
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May 24, 2022
Lebanese elections showed gains by candidates promoting change. But most voters still backed sectarian parties, an indication of fear and fatigue.
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May 23, 2022
In the first war crimes trial since Russia invaded Ukraine, a 21-year-old Russian soldier pled guilty and was sentenced to life in prison. Investigations into potential war crimes are intended to hold Russia accountable for crimes against civilians, in particular.
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May 23, 2022
President Joe Biden launched a new trade deal with 12 Indo-Pacific nations Monday aimed at strengthening their economies. Mr. Biden also said the U.S. would intervene militarily if China were to invade Taiwan. But the island nation was not included in the trade deal.
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May 22, 2022
Poland's President Andrzej Duda is the first foreign leader to address the Ukrainian parliament since the start of the war. Russia intensified efforts to capture the city of Sievierodonetsk.
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May 22, 2022
After nine years of center-right conservative government, Australian voters Saturday elected a new prime minister, Anthony Albanese, the center-left Labor Party leader.
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May 20, 2022
Sticker shock has accelerated across Europe at grocery stores, gas pumps, electricity bills, and construction sites. Economists are calling it a perfect storm of pent up demand from the pandemic and the war in Ukraine.
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May 20, 2022
On Thursday, Canada banned wireless carriers from using equipment from Chinese technology company Huawei in 5G networks. The ban mimics those by the U.S. and other allies, who say using Huawei equipment increases vulnerability to cyber espionage from China.
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May 19, 2022
War shows humanity at its worst, but those who respond to suffering with bravery and selflessness, as Konstantin Gudauskas did evacuating civilians in Ukraine, offer a bright counterpoint.
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May 19, 2022
Moscow views NATO expansion as a security threat. Now, thanks to the Ukraine conflict, Russia looks set to double its shared border with the alliance.
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May 19, 2022
The U.K. has signed a deal to send asylum-seekers to Rwanda for processing and resettlement. Critics say that is illegal, unfeasible, and inhuman.
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May 18, 2022
Dedication. Love. Humility. Those are just a few of the qualities volunteers who maintain the Appalachian Trail bring to the paths year after year.
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May 18, 2022
Shireen Abu Akleh, the Palestinian American journalist killed covering an Israeli military raid, was an inspiring pioneer and warm mentor.
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May 18, 2022
As the last Ukrainian defenders were bused to a Russian prison camp, both sides were claiming victory from the fall of the strategic Black Sea port of Mariupol on Tuesday. The Russians are calling it a surrender, but for Ukrainians it's a symbol of resistance.
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May 18, 2022
Finland and Sweden applied to join NATO on Wednesday as public opinion in both countries shifted in favor of membership after Russia invaded Ukraine. But if Turkey holds to its objections, the path to enter the 30-country alliance could still be bumpy.
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May 17, 2022
Patriotism can be put to many uses. Russia hopes teaching it in school will boost support for the conflict in Ukraine among the least supportive group - young people.
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May 17, 2022
Xi Jinping is poised to claim a rare third term in power at the 20th Communist Party Congress this fall. But experts say his assertive style and efforts to centralize control could cost him - and China.
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May 17, 2022
U.S. and allies tolerate Poland's rights violations in order to secure its key role in supporting Ukraine's resistance to Russian invasion.
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May 17, 2022
French President Emmanuel Macron named Elisabeth Borne, who previously served as his minister of labor and minister of transportation, as prime minister on Monday. The last woman to serve as prime minister resigned in 1992 after less than a year.
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May 16, 2022
Russia's war in Ukraine is online, too. Experts have been surprised that Russian disinformation tactics are as unsophisticated as their real-life ones.
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May 16, 2022
In our progress roundup: no-fault divorce spreads in the U.K., data on exonerations aids advocates, Nepal and British Columbia preserve species, and more.
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May 15, 2022
Top diplomats from NATO met in Berlin Sunday with the alliance's chief and he declared the Russia-Ukraine war "is not going as Moscow had planned."
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May 15, 2022
Top Republicans, including Sen. Mitch McConnell, visited Kyiv, as the U.S. Congress works to approve $40 billion in military aid to Ukraine. Senator McConnell said Finland and Sweden would be "important additions" to NATO.
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May 15, 2022
French President Emmanuel Macron was the first of many to arrive this weekend to pay their respects to the nation's late ruler, a sign of Abu Dhabi's influence in Western and Arab capitals.
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May 14, 2022
The band took first place on a surge of popular support amid the Russian invasion of Ukraine, despite strong showings from other nations' competitors.
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May 13, 2022
As Finland applies to join NATO, what isn't changing is the Finnish people's devotion to defending their nation and its values.
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May 13, 2022
For the first time since independence, Zimbabwe's ruling party is losing support in its rural strongholds.
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May 13, 2022
What many Libyans want is democracy and stability. What they have is oil. Can the U.S. play the role of mediator, or has war in Ukraine made its motives suspect?
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May 12, 2022
Leading from the middle sounds pragmatic. But in a divided society, every compromise can feel like betrayal, and Chile's new leftist president is plummeting in the polls.
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May 12, 2022
Ukraine has announced plans to hold its first war crimes trial of a captured Russian soldier. The office of the prosecutor general has been investigating more than 10,700 alleged war crimes committed by Russian forces and has identified more than 600 suspects.
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May 11, 2022
What moves people from sympathy to participation? U.S. military veterans providing training in Ukraine cite Ukrainian resolve and the war's moral clarity.
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May 11, 2022
For decades, Finns have been content outside NATO, trusting that Russia was benign. But the war in Ukraine has upended their sense of safety.
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May 11, 2022
Pursuing peace in Ukraine will require of Western allies that they avoid the pitfalls of previous agreements such as Versailles and Yalta.
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May 11, 2022
As Zimbabwe faces more and more extreme weather caused by climate change, traditional rural homes made from soil and wood are being destroyed. The government has issued new standards in an effort to encourage builders to switch to more durable materials.
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May 11, 2022
Hiring at Laughing Bear Bakery is aimed at those with a criminal record - it's a place to give them skills and the space to start anew without stigma.
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May 10, 2022
As the Horn of Africa faces its worst drought in 40 years, conflict and climate change have made the situation worse. Locals hope climate-smart agriculture can mitigate future crises.
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May 10, 2022
Ukrainian refugees have jumped the line in which other asylum-seekers are stuck at the U.S. border, but in the long run that might help Central Americans.
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May 10, 2022
Ferdinand Marcos Jr.'s apparent landslide victory in the Philippines could complicate American efforts to counter Chinese influence and power in the Pacific. President Rodrigo Duterte, who fostered ties with China and Russia, is departing with a 67% approval rating.
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May 10, 2022
After decades of official neutrality, Sweden and Finland may decide to join the NATO military alliance this week. Russia's invasion of Ukraine has strained the sense of security in both Nordic nations.
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May 10, 2022
Elizabeth Ita is one of a growing number of young Nigerians who are using their own successful battles with mental health to drive change.
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May 10, 2022
Amid a dire economic crisis in Sri Lanka, protesters for weeks demanded the resignations of the prime minister and the president. Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa resigned on Monday. Still, anti-government protesters continue to defy a countrywide curfew.
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May 09, 2022
Fake news is rampant in Brazil. But attempts at halting the spread are now coming from many directions, including grassroots groups and the Supreme Court.
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May 09, 2022
In our progress roundup, scientists used sound to confirm a healthy coral reef, found two new phytoplankton, and tested an anti-malaria mosquito net.
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May 09, 2022
Afghan women were openly defying the Taliban's new order to cover all but their eyes and hands in Kabul over the weekend. Analysts say the burqa order reflects the divide between the Taliban government's hardliners and pragmatists.
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May 09, 2022
On Sunday, John Lee was elected to replace Carrie Lam as Hong Kong's next leader. The selection took place under a new electoral system, where only loyal "patriots" can hold office and the political opposition is virtually eliminated.
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May 08, 2022
Jill Biden made a surprise visit to Ukraine on Sunday, Mother's Day, meeting with Ukrainian first lady Olena Zelenska as a show U.S. support for the embattled nation.
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May 07, 2022
Sinn Fein's election win represents a historic shift, but it's unclear what happens next because of Northern Ireland's complex power-sharing politics.
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May 07, 2022
Taliban rulers on Saturday ordered all Afghan women to wear head-to-toe clothing in public - the latest in a series of repressive edicts, not all of which have been implemented.
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May 06, 2022
For civilians left in Ukraine's Donbas, Russian war pressures have eroded a sense of security. To manage fear, many focus on their faith - and the work of surviving.
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May 06, 2022
Beijing's COVID-19 control measures are at once Orwellian and paternalistic. They also incorporate lessons learned from Shanghai.
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May 06, 2022
Harassment and crime have long kept Pakistani women out of buses - and out of universities and the labor market. Now, the public bus company in the city of Peshawar has invested heavily in making their buses clean, safe, and welcoming for women. And it's working.
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May 05, 2022
The campaign of ??Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. in the Philippine presidential race shows how carefully curated mythmaking and historical revision can shape an election.
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May 05, 2022
Farmers need to sell produce. Hungry people need to eat. Farmers' self-interest and the common good intersect. But amid a global food crisis, protectionism creates a hurdle.
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May 05, 2022
Peace has proved elusive and fragile along the northern border, but experts now say there's credible reason to hope.
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May 05, 2022
As Europe tries to end its dependence on Russian oil and gas, some nations are turning toward nuclear energy to fill the gap. However, concerns linger about the safety of reactors in light of another disaster in Ukraine - Chernobyl.
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May 04, 2022
In the Donbas, Russia is applying lessons learned from its initial offensive. To endure, Ukrainians must call on reserves of resolve and patience.
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May 04, 2022
Ukraine's allies now hope that Kyiv might win the war against Russia and strike a blow for liberal democracy, a high and possibly perilous ambition.
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May 03, 2022
For more than 3 million refugees from Ukraine in Poland, life is about resilience as they focus on maintaining income and education in a new country.
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May 03, 2022
In Toronto, a growing Black food sovereignty movement takes a fresh approach to food security that emphasizes empowerment rather than charity.
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May 03, 2022
These women might be the last of a dwindling group of iconoclasts to challenge gender roles in the Azorean fishing industry.
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May 02, 2022
The magnitude and scope of sanctions placed on Russia may be massive, but they just aren't imposing shortages on the average Russian.
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May 02, 2022
In our progress roundup, communities around the globe improved the lives of their own residents. But the positive impact of their self-improvement often reaches beyond.
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May 01, 2022
U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said Sunday that her delegation was proud to convey a "message of unity" to Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelenskyy.
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Apr 30, 2022
In a class in Kosovo last week, Ukrainian women trained for removing landmines and explosives - to ease dangers that beset their country.
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Apr 29, 2022
A new EU law calls on Big Tech companies to open up their algorithmic "black boxes" - to preserve the public square on which democracies depend.
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Apr 29, 2022
Keeping "your eyes peeled for carrots," and other lessons from our Beijing bureau chief as China's capital grapples with a COVID-19 outbreak.
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Apr 29, 2022
The spicy condiment harissa, a valued staple in Tunisia, created an opportunity for rural women to work together to gain security, equity, and independence.
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Apr 29, 2022
A Japanese railway in Tokyo says it now gets 100% of its energy for everything from the locomotives to vending machines from renewable sources. Some are skeptical of the impact it could make as Japan works to become carbon neutral by 2050.
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Apr 28, 2022
In recent years, Germany has attempted to act morally. But the Ukraine war offers unique challenges for a nation that has sought to engage Russia.
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Apr 28, 2022
Sam Wasser developed forensics to link poaching to perpetrators, and a new center brings together scientists and governments to expand the work.
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Apr 28, 2022
Many young Kashmiris have turned to rap as a way to process - and protest - the violence they experience in one of the world's most volatile regions.
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Apr 27, 2022
As China's economic and political clout grows, Taiwan's Indigenous communities offer the government an international relations lifeline.
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Apr 27, 2022
In some countries, leaders have trouble convincing voters that democracy works; fledgling democracy Ukraine offers an inspiring example.
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Apr 27, 2022
Russia's wartime atrocities have created a visceral shared experience for Ukraine. That is feeding a grand historical narrative, which some say had been missing.
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Apr 27, 2022
Russia's wartime atrocities have created a visceral shared experience for Ukraine. That is feeding a grand historical narrative, which some say had been missing.
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Apr 27, 2022
Russia's state-owned natural gas company, Gazprom, cut natural gas deliveries to NATO members Poland and Bulgaria Wednesday over their refusal to pay for the gas in Russian rubles. National and European leaders are blasting the move as "blackmail."
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Apr 27, 2022
In Jordan, one of the world's driest nations, local organizations are planting native species and working with herders to revitalize once fertile land. A U.N. report out Wednesday warns urgent action is needed worldwide to prevent further land degradation.
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Apr 26, 2022
For the Russian diaspora, the Ukraine war has brought a desire to help refugees - and soul-searching about how they think of their identity.
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Apr 26, 2022
Progress roundup: deliberate care, slow handiwork, and patience are improving environments on land, in the water, and in cities.
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Apr 26, 2022
As Russia's invasion of Ukraine enters its third month, the steady flow of weapons from the West continues to grow. Ironically, it's exactly the type of close cooperation between Ukraine and NATO countries Russian President Vladimir Putin sought to avoid.
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Apr 26, 2022
The Sencirk circus troupe offers Senegal's talibés an outlet to work through traumatic experiences and to see paths toward a better future.
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Apr 25, 2022
Emmanuel Macron managed to overcome a far-right challenge. But the greater one may be coming: finding a way to unify an increasingly fractured France.
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Apr 25, 2022
A South African museum sold a virtual copy of Nelson Mandela's arrest warrant as an NFT. Should other museums on the continent follow suit?
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Apr 25, 2022
Many governments, including in nearby Malaysia and Sri Lanka, are looking to India for insight on how to build their own digital ID systems.
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Apr 25, 2022
The European Union reached an agreement on the Digital Services Act - legislation dedicated to policing hate speech, disinformation, and other harmful content online. The law's backers say it will make big tech firms more accountable for content created by users.
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Apr 25, 2022
Slovenian voters picked a liberal political outsider over their incumbent right-wing populist prime minister in parliamentary elections on Sunday. The prime minister of the EU member state had been one of former U.S. President Donald Trump's rare supporters in Europe.
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Apr 24, 2022
President Emmanuel Macron is the first French president to win reelection in 20 years. Mr. Macron won with 58.5% of the vote to Marine Le Pen's 41.5%, a significantly closer race than when they first faced off in 2017.
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Apr 22, 2022
Leftist voters in France are kingmakers in what they see as an unappealing election between a center-right president and a far-right populist.
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Apr 22, 2022
Homeless mothers get life-changing emotional, financial, and professional mentoring - not just money - from the Hearts of Gold nonprofit program.
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Apr 22, 2022
On Thursday, former Honduras President Juan Orlando Hernández was extradited to the U.S. where he will face drug trafficking and weapons charges. Mr. Hernández, who governed from January 2014 to January 2022, was arrested in Tegucigalpa in February.
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Apr 22, 2022
Progress roundup: A nonprofit that gives away bikes in rural areas and a consumer-owned wind farm are highlights this week.
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Apr 21, 2022
Israel and its Arab partners, eager to avoid Jerusalem clashes during Ramadan and Passover, nevertheless neglected to address a Palestinian hunger for a political solution.
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Apr 21, 2022
A growing number of U.S. schools have updated their nondiscrimination policies to include caste, often as a result of Dalit student organizing.
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