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Difference MakerPartners in empathy: Indian nonprofit educates travel firms to combat elephant abuseWildlife SOS teaches tourists and tour operators about the pain that elephants endure during training, and later, in their lives as riding elephants.
Among palm trees and luxury malls, China launches an ambitious experimentA large tropical island off China鈥檚 southern coast will gain independent customs status on Dec. 18 鈥� a move Chinese leaders hope will jump-start development in Hainan and pioneer new levels of openness for the rest of the country, despite the rise of protectionism.
Attack on US forces in Syria tests anti-ISIS mission and warming tiesSyria鈥檚 need to rapidly reconstitute its security forces has left them vulnerable to infiltration by former rebels with jihadist sympathies at the very time that President Ahmed al-Sharaa has been cultivating ties with the U.S.
Cover StoryMany Senegalese are braving dangerous seas to get to Europe. Can they be convinced to stay?In Senegal, poverty makes young people embark on dangerous boats to reach Europe. Parents and local leaders seek solutions to encourage them to stay.
鈥楩inding a window of hope鈥�: Lebanon鈥檚 community holds strong amid ceasefireDuring the war between Israel and Hezbollah, Lebanese people crossed sectarian lines to offer one another food and shelter. A year after a shaky ceasefire took hold, how is that community spirit enduring?
鈥榋ootopia 2鈥� is doing very well in the US. It鈥檚 breaking records in China.Disney has struck gold with the 鈥淶ootopia鈥� franchise, breaking box-office records in one of the most profitable but challenging movie markets in the world.
Young Senegalese challenge their country to think 鈥� and buy 鈥� localFrom cuisine to fashion to politics, Senegal is asserting its independence from its former colonial ruler, France.聽
Letter from Paris: France weighs an end to its four-day school weekFrance is considering adopting a five-day school week. It may seem like the French are late to the party, but it actually highlights how their academic priorities differ from those of the U.S. 鈥� and how they are shifting now.
As US seizes oil tanker, Venezuelans focus on daily survivalThe United States seized an oil tanker off the coast of Venezuela, upping pressure on Nicol谩s Maduro鈥檚 ouster. But Venezuelans are more focused on their day to day.
In a region coveted by Putin, how one targeted city carries onRussia鈥檚 Vladimir Putin has vowed to take all of the mostly occupied Donetsk region either through negotiation or militarily. Even as Ukraine resists ceding territory, how is the city of Sloviansk maintaining morale in the face of a forbidding future?
Europe wants Germany to arm up. But do Germans want to take up arms?With Europe worried over the threat from Russia, Germany is feeling pressure to lead the way on European defense. Whether Germans themselves are ready to pick up arms is another matter.
Why Netanyahu has not reined in surging West Bank settler violenceIn Israeli descriptions of settler violence against Palestinians in the West Bank, use of the term 鈥淛ewish terrorism鈥� has been rising. A plurality of Israelis say the attackers have been handled too leniently. But the settlers have strong allies in the government.
In the Himalayas, local 鈥榓stro-ambassadors鈥� help protect India鈥檚 first dark-sky reserveIn one of the darkest corners of the world, a group of 鈥渁stro-ambassadors鈥� are making a living off the night sky 鈥� and creating a bridge between science and tradition.
Trump disparages Somalia. But it is key to US counterterrorism efforts.President Trump鈥檚 recent dehumanizing remarks about Somali Americans play to stereotypes and obscure a complex history.
Difference MakerThis Pennsylvania boutique keeps foster children clothed in kindnessThe Kindness Project鈥檚 curated shop provides each new foster child with a week鈥檚 wardrobe and other items.
As joyful Syrians celebrate Liberation Day, their glass is half fullOne year after rebel forces overthrew a dictatorship and ended a long and costly civil war, Syria still faces many challenges. But hopes for the future, and gratitude for newfound freedoms, fueled a day of joyful celebrations.
Trump鈥檚 new national security strategy treats longtime allies as threatsDonald Trump鈥檚 new national security strategy turns history on its head, dismissing a Europe it says faces 鈥渃ivilizational erasure鈥� and praising far-right parties that Moscow supports.
First LookNetanyahu says second phase of Gaza ceasefire soon to beginIsrael and Hamas could begin the next phase of the ceasefire as soon as the end of the month, said Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu during a news conference.聽
To project power, and disarm Hezbollah, Lebanese state needs guns and butterThe government in Beirut has committed itself to disarming Hezbollah and exercising a monopoly over the use of force in Lebanon. But political and economic reforms that curtail the power of corrupt, sectarian elites are no less vital to its success.
First LookRussia launches drone and missile attack on Ukraine amid talksAs U.S. and Ukrainian negotiators continue talks aimed at ending the war, Russia conducted a large drone and missile attack.
