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Migration
Migrants say crossing Mexico has become increasingly challenging
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Venezuelan migrants walk across the Rio Bravo towards the United States border to surrender to the border patrol, from Ciudad Juarez, Mexico, Oct. 13, 2022.
Migration
Nicaragua is helping tens of thousands of migrants reach the US
The CAFEMIN shelter in Mexico City is designed for 80 people, but it's currently hosting 500, with most of them sleeping on gym mats in the shelter's basketball court.
Immigration
Shelters for migrants in Mexico City overwhelmed as US changes its asylum rules
Florida Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis arrives at the Foreign Office to visit Britain's Foreign Secretary in London, Friday, April 28, 2023.
The World's Global Classroom
Will Gov. DeSantis win his battle to dismantle DEI programs at state universities?
lobster fishing boat at sea
Business, Economics and Jobs
Maine’s lobster industry is still feeling the effects of the trade war with China
people at a church
Sacred Nation
Brazil’s evangelicals work with the US on a political mission
About one-third of the staff at the Stoneacre restaurants in Newport, Rhode Island, is from overseas.
Jobs
Hospitality industries in the US struggle to find workers, but international labor is ticking up
The Supreme Court in Washington
Abortion
Abortion ruling exposes deep chasm over the issue in the US
Alina Yurkiv sits with Dmitry Korkin at his home in Westborough, Massachusetts, on March 16, 2022. Korkin, a computer science professor at Worcester Polytechnic Institute, is using his connections so that whenever Yurkiv's husband, an economist in Ukraine
On Course
Echoing WWII rescue efforts, ethnic Russian researchers in the US support Ukrainian scholars
Lucía, age 3, records herself on a tape recorder with the help of her mother, Ida.
Migration
From Argentina to US to Spain: A personal history told through childhood audio diaries
Cars head along FDR Drive next to the Manhattan skyline in New York
Immigration
A New York proposal could allow noncitizens in the city to vote in elections
President Joe Biden waves towards the White House balcony in Washington
Top of The World
US, Canada and Mexico to hold talks at the White House
Commuters drive amidst morning haze and toxic smog as schools and some coal-based power plants close down in New Delhi, India
Top of The World
Heavy smog shuts down schools in India’s capital
Passengers wait to board a plane for New York at the Charles de Gaulle airport, north of Paris
Top of The World
US opens borders to fully vaccinated travelers from a list of countries
Andreina Baduel wears a T-shirt that reads in Spanish "Justice and freedom" and holds a sign with pictures of people during a protest against political prisoners outside the Bolivarian National Intelligence Service, known as the Helicoide, in Caracas
Top of The World
ICC to open investigation over alleged crimes against humanity in Venezuela
The logo for ExxonMobil appears above a trading post on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange
Top of The World
Top US oil executives to testify before Congress
A health worker inoculates a man next to a banner thanking Prime Minister Narendra Modi for 1 billion doses of COVID-19 vaccine at a government hospital in New Delhi, India
Top of The World
A milestone for India: 1 billion COVID-19 vaccine doses administered.
Former Secretary of State Colin Powell is seen at the State Department in Washington
Top of The World
Former US Secretary of State Colin Powell dies at 84
A family visits across the U.S.-Canada border at the Peace Arch Historical State Park as a cyclist rides past on the Canadian side, in Blaine, Wash.
Top of The World
US to reopen land borders next month to fully vaccinated people
The Ducourt family vineyard in France. 
The Big Fix
Winegrowers in France experiment with hybrid grape varieties to combat climate change
Afghan President Ashraf Ghani, center, former President Hamid Karzai, right, and Chief Executive Abdullah Abdullah, left, watch the live broadcast of Gulbuddin Hekmatyar after the signing of a peace treaty at the presidential palace in Kabul, Afghanistan
Afghanistan
The Afghan government and the US lost popular support over corruption in Afghanistan, investigator general says
US Vice President Kamala Harris takes part in a roundtable at Gardens by the Bay in Singapore
Global Politics
Southeast Asia allies express concern over US commitment amid Afghanistan crisis
Aerial view of the green vegetation of the Darien jungle
Migration
46K migrants risked their lives crossing the Darién Gap in 2021. That’s more than the last three years combined.
A man sweeps the floor in a church being turned into an apartment
Refugees
Refugees in Maine find it harder to afford housing as remote workers move in
Chairs lined up inside US visa's center at Embassy of the United States of America is shown in Kabul, Afghanistan
Top of The World
First group of Afghans who helped American troops are flown to the US
Journalist Masih Alinejad speaks onstage
Justice
Iranian journalist targeted in alleged Iran kidnap plot says operation ‘must be condemned’
Police officers with guns drawn patrol the streets of Haiti
Top of The World
Haitian police: Foreign hit squad killed President Moïse
Police in camouflage stand amid a crowd protesting against the assassination of Haitian President Jovenel Moïse
Conflict
Haitians’ voices need to be heard in country’s rebuilding, former Amb Pamela White says
Afghan militiamen join Afghan defense and security forces during a gathering in Kabul, Afghanistan, June 23, 2021. Afghanistan's defense ministry is working with warlords to mobilize local militias across the country, most particularly in the north, to tr
Conflict
‘This is the first time I am holding a gun’: Afghans take up arms to fight the Taliban
Students stand in a line in front of the US Supreme Court with signs that read "Home is here"
Immigration
A new generation of DACA youth depends on Biden for support
Tourists at the mingling with Stone Mountain and colorful trees in the background
History
Stone Mountain — home to the largest Confederate monument in the US — is celebrating its first Juneteenth
People wearing masks stand in front of white bags of food aid
Conflict & Justice
Russia’s vote at UN could cut off humanitarian aid to northwest Syria
People walk past a board full of pictures celebrating AAPI heritage month
History
Students push for adding Asian American history to school curriculums across the US
President Abdul Fattah al-Sisi at a podium with an Egyptian flag behind him
Global Politics
Activists look to Congress after Biden requests military aid for Egypt without human rights conditions
Aerial view of a Hindu temple next to a parking lot and greenery.
Caste in America
Lawsuits bring attention to caste discrimination in the US
President Biden speaks at a podium while VP Harris stands to his right to listen
COVID-19
Amid growing pressure, Biden announces plans to distribute more COVID-19 vaccines worldwide
Figures of a 7-year-old migrant girl walking with a woman and unidentified man silhouetted at night
Borders
Many asylum-seekers are returned at the US-Mexico border under Title 42. Advocates call it a ‘sham.’
San Francisco Archbishop Salvatore Cordileone celebrates Easter Mass, which was live-streamed, at St. Mary's Cathedral in San Francisco, April 12, 2020.
What the debate over Biden receiving Communion may mean for the world
Soviet cosmonaut Major Yuri Gagarin is shown in a black and white portrait photograph wearing a space helmet with the visor open.
Science
It’s been 60 years since Yuri Gagarin became the first man in outer space
A display of a variety of guns on a table made from unauthorized parts
Violence
President Biden set to further regulate ‘ghost guns’
Lady Gaga performs the national anthem during the 59th presidential inauguration at the US Capitol in Washington, Jan. 20, 2021.
Biden administration
Biden supporters across the political spectrum unified by outrage, heartbreak and hope
A Honduran migrant woman carries a child on her back as they travel with other migrants by foot along a highway in Chiquimula, Guatemala,  Jan. 16, 2021, in hopes of reaching the U.S. border
How the Biden administration might undo some of Trump’s immigration policies
Zimbabwean American singer, poet and activist Shungudzo says she finds an outlet for her activism through music.
Music
Artist Shungudzo feels an urgency to ‘use her words’ to fight against racism
n this Aug. 30, 2019, photo, migrants, most who were returned to Mexico under the Trump administration’s “Remain in Mexico” program, receive bottles of water given by volunteers in an encampment near the Gateway International Bridge in Matamoros, Mexico.
Why Biden’s day one promise to end ‘Remain in Mexico’ program may go unfilled
President Donald Trump speaks during a rally protesting the electoral college certification of Joe Biden as President, Jan. 6, 2021, in Washington, DC.
Trump administration
How Trump’s ‘dangerous state of mind’ in wake of Capitol riot could harm US national security
Violent protesters loyal to President Donald Trump storm the US Capitol, Jan. 6, 2021, in Washington.
Global Politics
‘Even if a coup fails, it still damages your government’: What the US can learn from Sri Lanka’s coup attempt
Supporters of President Donald Trump climb the West wall of the the US Capitol on Wednesday, Jan. 6, 2021, in Washington, DC.
‘I fear for our democracy,’ says Rep. Mondaire Jones in calling for Trump’s removal
Police with guns drawn point at a rioter as a violent mob try to break into the House Chamber on Wednesday, Jan. 6, 2021, in Washington DC. 
2020 US presidential election
In pictures: Trump loyalists storm US Capitol
A supporter holds up a large sign during a rally.
Every 30 Seconds
‘Georgia, all eyes are on you’: Activists galvanize Latino voters ahead of runoffs 
Georgia Democratic candidate for US Senate Jon Ossoff waits for a supporter to arrive during a drive-through yard sign pick-up event on Nov. 18, 2020, in Marietta, Georgia.
Every 30 Seconds
How grassroots groups are getting Latinos to the polls in Georgia
President-elect Joe Biden's Homeland Security Secretary nominee Alejandro Mayorkas speaks at The Queen theater, Nov. 24, 2020, in Wilmington, Delaware.
US politics
How Mayorkas might shape US immigration policy during the Biden administration
Democratic US presidential nominee Joe Biden speaks at an outdoor "Black Economic Summit" while campaigning for president in Charlotte, North Carolina, Sept. 23, 2020.
2020 US presidential election
‘Much more diverse than people think’: Black immigrants are reshaping the Black electorate
US ex-Marine Trevor Reed, who was detained in 2019 and accused of assaulting police officers, stands inside a defendants' cage during a court hearing in Moscow, Russia, March 11, 2020.
Global Politics
Ex-Marine’s Russian imprisonment is ‘political,’ his father says, calling for his release
The Bridge of the Americas, located at the Pacific end of the Panama Canal.
On China's New Silk Road
China’s new Silk Road runs through Latin America, prompting warnings from the US
A demonstrator holding a sign reading #GeorgeFloyd and #BLM marches near Ebenezer Baptist Church in Atlanta, Georgia, May 30, 2020.
Every 30 Seconds
BLM is increasingly a voter issue for Latinos in Georgia
In this image made from UNTV video, US President Donald Trump speaks in a pre-recorded message which was played during the 75th session of the United Nations General Assembly, Sept. 22, 2020, at the United Nations headquarters in New York.
US-China relations
US-China expert: Trump’s UNGA speech shows dangers of fraying diplomatic relations
In her new book, author Isabel Wilkerson, right, argues a caste system — not race — explains inequality in the United States.
Author Isabel Wilkerson: Caste, not race, is the ‘bones’ of inequality in the US
President Donald Trump arrives for a Latinos for Trump Coalition roundtable at Arizona Grand Resort & Spa, Monday, Sept. 14, 2020, in Phoenix.
Every 30 Seconds
Trump, Biden battle for Latino vote in Arizona
In this Aug. 20, 2020, file photo supporters watch the program outside the venue where Democratic presidential candidate former Vice President Joe Biden is speaking, during the Democratic National Convention at the Chase Center in Wilmington, Delaware.
Every 30 Seconds
How Puerto Ricans in central Florida may decide the US election
A migrant father and child returns to Ciudad Juárez after he had his family's court dates changed by Customs and Border Protection on the Paso del Norte International Bridge after court cancelations amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak in Ciud
Justice
Why US immigration judges are leaving the bench in record numbers