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Points of ProgressCaregivers needed: For children, trees, land, and riversProgress roundup: For half the children in New Mexico, child care is free. In Australia, Indigenous nations win rights to an area the size of Indiana.
‘They are our people’: How community kitchens are piecing Sudan back togetherCommunity-based aid groups are acting as pivotal first responders in the humanitarian crisis generated by Sudan’s civil war.
Europe is trying to cut back migration. Can it find a legal way to do it?European countries such as Italy are trying to reduce immigration by moving asylum-seekers’ processing offshore – in Italy’s case, to Albania. But while the approach is increasingly popular, its legality remains suspect.
First LookPeru’s former president accepted $35 million in bribes. Now he will serve 20 years.Peru’s national court sentenced former President Alejandro Toledo to more than 20 years for accepting $35 million in bribes from a Brazilian construction company. He will spend it at a prison outside Lima built specifically for former Peruvian presidents.
Difference MakerMany Nigerian girls have been forced to leave school. Mentors help them return.The Stand With a Girl Education Project’s “safe space” curriculum is “girl-centered, emphasizing life skills, numeracy, and literacy,” its founder says.
In Gaza or Ukraine, peace can look impossible. Here, there’s hope.Geneva Peace Week hosts people from around the world who aren’t just hoping for peace, but creating it. Their stories point to what’s possible.
China’s latest drills highlight key strategy to annex Taiwan: BlockadeChina’s military is practicing putting a choke hold on Taiwan – a strategy that defense experts increasingly believe could be an effective alternative to a full-scale invasion.
As Israel pounds Lebanon, Gazans empathize, yet feel forgottenGazans know what Lebanon is going through, as Israel attacks Hezbollah and as civilians are killed or forced from their homes. But they worry the world’s attention has been diverted.
First LookFetullah Gulen, a controversial Turkish cleric, remembered for failed coup attemptFetullah Gulen, an exiled cleric who died in the United States, was head of a Turkish movement its followers say spreads moderate Islam and Western-style ideas. Formerly an ally of Turkish leader Tayyip Erdogan, he was later accused of a failed coup attempt.
First LookExtended power outage sparked protests in Cuba. Then Hurricane Oscar made landfall.“We haven’t had electricity for three nights,” said one Cuban protestor, amid widespread blackouts. Authorities said the outage stemmed from increased demand but residents say this is just the latest issue in a series of problems with electricity.
A journalist recounts his daughter’s miraculous birth in war-torn SudanA journalist recounts the experience of his daughter’s birth in Sudan amid the country’s brutal civil war.
First LookDrone targeted house of Israeli prime minister, as IDF bombards GazaHezbollah didn't claim responsibility for the drone attack, which inflicted no casualties, but said it carried out several rocket attacks on Israel. Israel carried out at least 10 airstrikes on southern Beirut suburbs that are home to Hezbollah’s offices.
Hamas leader’s death revives hopes for a Gaza peace plan. Is that enough?After a year of war in Gaza and the Middle East, the death of Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar rekindled hopes for a grand U.S.-led peace plan. But many obstacles, Israeli and Palestinian, remain.
Canada-India relations are at a new low. Why China could be the winner.The breakdown in India-Canada ties could force western allies into a difficult balancing act in Asia.
First LookSouth Korea says North Korea is sending troops to Russia. Is that true?A South Korean spy agency said North Korea has already sent 1,500 special forces to Russia and plans to send a total of 12,000 troops. Citing North Korea’s outdated equipment and lack of battle experience, experts question how useful a deployment might be.
Hamas leader, Israel’s ‘most wanted,’ is dead. What happens to war in Gaza?The death of Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar is the heaviest blow the Islamic militant group has endured in a year of war in Gaza. Will it break the stalemate over a cease-fire with Israel?
As birth rates fall, who will keep the economy running? Immigrants.Plummeting birth rates point to more immigration as an economic salve, but political opposition complicates the picture.
Amid fresh wave of antisemitism, some French Jews resort to fake namesThe war in Gaza, like all surges of violence in the Middle East, has sparked rising antisemitic attacks on Jews in France. They are defending themselves.
First Look‘This is the worst food crisis in decades’: El Niño brings famine to southern AfricaEl Niño brought below-average rainfall to southern Africa, and warming temperatures worsened the situation. The United Nations’ food agency said droughts have caused the region’s worst hunger crisis in decades.
Slow and small, drones find cracks in Israel’s high-tech air defensesWarfare requires constant adaptation, both offensive and defensive, in tactics and technology. Trends in innovation often point to modern sophistication, but sometimes older and simpler methods work best.
