The ceasefire reached between Thailand and Cambodia on Monday could help hundreds of thousands of displaced people return ...

A rising civic maturity, forged by war, has driven young people to protest a law weakening safeguards against corruption. A shift in values has put the president on the spot.

One of the biggest challenges to rebuilding Syria may prove to be environmental. Years of drought are causing crop yields to fall dramatically.

Looking to God for an understanding of our true identity frees us from pain and suffering.

The Trump administration argues that with increased political violence, masks keep law enforcement officers safe. Others say ...

As the Cambodia-Thailand border conflict enters its fourth day, monks, dancers, and civilians offer shelter, food, and aid to those over 168,000 people displaced.

Taiwanese voters rejected a large-scale effort to recall opposition lawmakers from the Nationalist Party (KMT), dealing a ...

The pandemic exacerbated growing distrust between elites and citizens. That has made it hard to take stock of why the United States fared worse than many other countries. Those calling for a pandemic ...

A go-go global news cycle lays so much at our feet. Some of it is harrowing. In Gaza there is not enough to eat. Our reporter there since the start of the current phase of the conflict in October 2023 ...

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Our correspondent in Gaza has been covering hunger for months. But this week the world seems to be paying attention in a new ...