World News

Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin is briefed on the U.S. Air Force F-35 Lightning II assigned to 354th Fighter Wing, Eielson Air Force Base, Alaska, July 24, 2021.
USA

Alaska Seen as Strategic US Military Asset Against China, Russia 

United States' Jayson Tatum (10) is fueled by France's Rudy Gobert (27) during a men's basketball preliminary round game at the 2020 Summer Olympics, July 25, 2021, in Saitama, Japan.
Tokyo Olympics

US Loses to France 83-76; 25-Game Olympic Win Streak Ends 

Telling America's Story

Pro-Trump protesters storm into the U.S. Capitol during a rally to contest the certification of the 2020 U.S. presidential election results by the U.S. Congress, in Washington, January 6, 2021.
USA

Pelosi Names 2nd Republican to January 6 US Capitol Riot Probe

FILE - Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) demonstrators stand outside the U.S. Supreme Court in Washington, June 15, 2020.
USA

Citizenship Path for 'Dreamer' Immigrants in US Remains Uncertain

COVID-19 Pandemic

FILE - Dr. Anthony Fauci, director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, speaks during a press briefing at the White House in Washington, April 13, 2021.
USA

Fauci Sounds New Virus Warnings

FILE - People queue to recieve COVID-19 vaccinations at a clinic in Harare, Zimbabwe, July 8, 2021.
Africa

Zimbabwe Receives COVID Vaccines From China

Special Projects

FILE - Afghan journalists attend a meeting in the Tolo newsroom, in Kabul, Afghanistan September 7, 2018.
Archive

Can Afghanistan's Free Press Survive?

Ethiopia's Tigray Region Conflict Unpacked
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Tigray, Ethiopia: From Conflict to Humanitarian Crisis

Headlines

Middle East
Israel Launches Airstrikes on Gaza After Incendiary Balloon Fires
Middle East
Tunisian President Fires Premier After Violent Protests
The Americas
Venezuela's Maduro Aims for Dialogue with Opposition in August 
Africa
28 Abducted Baptist School Students Freed in Nigeria
Europe
Madrid's Retiro Park, Prado Avenue Join World Heritage List

US Withdraws from Afghanistan

FILE - In this Sept. 28, 1996 file photo, tanks manned by Taliban fighters and decorated with flowers are seen in front of the…
US Afghanistan Troop Withdrawal

Reporter's Notebook: When the Taliban First Came to Kabul 

Press Freedom

An entrance of the Hindi-language Dainik Bhaskar daily newspaper which was raided by Indian tax authorities, is pictured in…
Press Freedom

2 of India’s Largest Media Houses Raided in Tax Probe

Extremism Watch

FILE - Police officers of the African Union's peacekeeping mission in Somalia (AMISOM) patrol on a street in Mogadishu, Somalia, Sept. 17, 2019. The country is bracing for attacks by the al-Shabab terror group during upcoming elections.
Africa

Al-Shabab Threatens to Disrupt Upcoming Somali Elections

Video

Tokyo Olympics’ ‘No Spectator’ Policy Disappoints
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Tokyo Olympics 'No Spectator' Policy Disappoints Many

Afghans Say They Urgently Need Logistical Support for Security Forces
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Afghans Say They Urgently Need Logistical Support for Security Forces

UNESCO Leaves Australia's Great Barrier Reef Off Endangered List
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UNESCO Leaves Australia's Great Barrier Reef Off Endangered List

NYC Artist, There's No Trash – Only Treasure For Her Art
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For NYC Artist, There's No Trash, Only Treasure For Art