Prominent Nicaraguan Indigenous Leader Dies in Government Custody
Brooklyn Rivera, 73, one of the most prominent Miskito political leaders in recent history, was arrested by the government in 2023. His fami…
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Map: 6.0-Magnitude Earthquake Strikes off the Coast of Chile
View the location of the quake’s epicenter and shake area.
China Exports Surveillance
The country has spent decades perfecting a surveillance state at home. Now it’s promoting its ideology of state control, and the technolog…
Israel Captures Crusader Castle That Symbolized Its Long Lebanon Occupation
The seizure of Beaufort in southern Lebanon called up bitter memories in both countries amid a widening Israeli conflict with Hezbollah that…
Colombia’s Presidential Vote Pits the Left vs. the Right. Here’s What to Know.
The election tests the legacy of the country’s first leftist leader against a rising far-right outsider and a traditional conservative.
Even Havana’s Street Sweepers Can’t Escape the Trash
A fuel blockade on Cuba has aggravated a lack of consistent garbage pickup and produced enormous trash piles.
Ukraine’s Military Doesn’t Always Welcome Criticism. But That’s Her Job.
Olha Reshetylova has been tasked by the government with overseeing soldiers’ rights. Some commanders resent her, but she says her work mak…
India’s Hindu Right Has a New Hero: A 17th-Century Warrior King
Statues of Shivaji are rising everywhere. The founder of the Maratha empire who fought against the Mughal dynasty is now a symbol for nation…
The Sculptor Riding India’s Shivaji Craze
Demand has soared for his figurines and statues of the warrior king. It started with a video he posted online.
The U.S. Boat Strike Campaign Has Now Killed Over 200 People
Residents of coastal communities in Colombia and Ecuador said the airstrike campaign was making many reconsider anything involving the ocean…
Toronto’s Best Party Was Always Downstairs
Millennials who yearn for a bygone era of dancing that feels pure and more organic are bringing back the basement jam, popularized decades a…
A ‘Mainland Spouse’ Wooed Voters in Taiwan. Now She’s on Trial.
A Chinese-born woman accused of infiltration has set off a debate over how Taiwan defends its democracy without profiling migrants from Chin…