M23 rebel forces took over the largest city in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Residents who have not fled now wait to see what’s next. M23 rebels enter Bukavu, Democratic Republic of the Congo,16 February 2025. (AP Photo/Janvier Barhahiga) This article...
With many fearing Pope Francis won’t survive his latest illness, the Catholic Church prepares for the world’s most secretive election. Here’s what to expect. On his first Sunday as pontiff, Pope Francis greets faithful during an impromptu appearance...
On the third anniversary of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine we return to the question we asked our correspondents then. Why should the world care? People put flowers at a memorial for killed civilians during a ceremony to mark the third anniversary of the Russian...
The U.S. real estate developer-in-chief sees profit potential in the beaches of Gaza. But the forced relocation of people is a crime against humanity. Palestinians displaced by the war between Israel and Hamas, take refuge in a tented settlement along the...
A Chinese AI program negates the Tianenmen Square uprising. Google Calendar has struck out Black History Month. Why remember the scars of the past? Thousands of people at Victoria Park in Hong Kong 4 June 2019 attend a candlelight vigil for victims of the Chinese...
African leaders work to contain intensified conflict in the eastern part of the Democratic Republic of the Congo and ensure it won’t spread to neighboring nations. M23 rebels release captured Romanian mercenaries, who were fighting alongside Democratic Republic...
Donald Trump is trying to cut off U.S. foreign aid. He might not understand that international good will is an investment that reaps all kinds of dividends. Dollar bills flow out of the United States. (Illustration by News Decoder) This article was produced...
Long ignored by much of the world, Greenland finds itself stanned by Donald Trump. How do the 56,000 people who live there feel about this uninvited attention? Imagining two harp seals lying on melting ice by a “not” for sale sign in Tasililaq, East...
For a democracy to last, its leaders must willingly step down and the transition from one to the next must be smooth and bloodless. Then-President Barack Obama shakes hands with President-elect Donald Trump during the presidential inauguration at the U.S. Capitol in...
Former U.S. President Jimmy Carter will be buried today. Our correspondent remembers meeting the man who put personal integrity over politics and profits. Former U.S. president Jimmy Carter in Wiesbaden, Germany 21 January 1981, greeting the U.S. hostages released...