The future of Burkina Faso’s democracy is in question 

Muslims in Kashmir mourn the assassination of Iran’s supreme leader

Former Finnish prime minister discusses her memoir and tenure as world’s youngest leader

Concerns grow over suspicious candidates in Mexico’s 1st judicial election

Trump kicks off Middle East visit with talk of a ‘golden age’ 

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

Former US President Jimmy Carter dies at 100

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

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

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

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

What’s left for the opposition after the likely president-elect fled the country

The rise of an Armenian church opposition leader

Nearly half of Venezuelans are considering leaving the country in the coming months, poll says

Venezuelans are finding creative ways to bypass censorship and a government crackdown on the media

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

Venezuelans head to the polls on Sunday with many hoping for a change in leadership

Israeli PM Netanyahu defends the war in Gaza on Capitol Hill 

US authorities arrest a former Syrian official in Los Angeles

Syrian refugees in Lebanon face growing restrictions and deportation

‘It so clearly discriminates against Muslims’: India rolls out faith-based test for citizenship

WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange walks free

Haiti’s new leaders vow to take on gangs

Why the US still does not recognize the International Criminal Court

Gaza war is putting Egyptian-Israeli relations to the test

Who is Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar and what does he want? 

‘Dönerflation’: Outcry in Germany over rising cost of döner kebab

Nigeria’s low-income communities bear the brunt of faltering economy

20 years after France’s hijab ban, the issue remains divisive

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

Central Asians in Russia face increased scrutiny, discrimination after mass shooting 

Saudi Arabia’s conservative clerics have a new relationship with the government under Mohammed bin Salman

Brazil remembers the 1964 coup and victims of the dictatorship 

Adherents of Sarnaism try to preserve their identity and culture by pushing for more recognition of their faith in India

The view over Gaza onboard a Jordanian aid plane

Politics over intelligence: Crocus Hall shooting in Moscow raises security concerns

Russians have ‘limited ability’ to monitor a presidential election that favors Putin. Some are still trying.

‘No one is helping us’: Palestinians in West Bank barred from Israel face unemployment, financial insecurity

‘We want to eradicate corruption’: Guatemala’s new president makes promises that stir hope — and impatience

Why an international court struck down Costa Rica’s IVF ban

Residents return home to kibbutz attacked by Hamas in southern Israel

Why kids struggle with long COVID

Venezuela’s public sector workers take on multiple side jobs just to get by

Most families of Israeli hostages want their loved ones returned home but some say it’s more important to defeat Hamas first

3 coup-hit West African nations exit ECOWAS citing sanctions, no support against terrorism 

John Malkovich directs epic play ‘Leopoldstadt’ in Latvia

‘I’m here to fight for democracy’: Tens of thousands protest against the far-right in Germany

‘Birds are everywhere!’ Women bird guides in Uganda set a global example

‘Religious triumphalism’: A grand Hindu temple opens on a controversial site in India 

In Haiti, sexual violence is devastating women and girls

Surrogacy advocates fear pope’s position will create stigma

Zelenskiy visits Baltic states to rally support for Ukraine

Russia cites ‘traditional values’ as justification for war with Ukraine

‘I just got completely blasted by love’: People in the UK attest to the ways that spirituality is evolving 

Christians in Gaza fear for their tiny community amid strikes on churches

Putin preps for presidential reelection campaign amid ongoing war

Henry Kissinger leaves lasting — and controversial — foreign policy legacy

Standing Together leaders discuss attempts to open Jewish-Arab dialogue amid Gaza war

‘The war is not over yet’: Ukraine marks 10-year anniversary of pivotal Maidan Revolution