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A more inclusive G7 finds a way to work around US objectionsThe United States posed an obstacle to solidarity at the Group of Seven summit. But under Canada鈥檚 guidance, the group was able to make progress.
In the line of fire, Arab states urge Trump to de-escalate Israel-Iran warDespite their competition for regional influence, Arab states are not rooting for the Iranian regime鈥檚 fall. Led by Saudi Arabia and the UAE, they are urging President Trump to seek a ceasefire, and a return to business-friendly regional stability.
In this Ukrainian workshop, ordinary cars become battlefield ambulancesWith emergency vehicles in short supply in Ukraine, volunteers are building armored ambulances to carry medics and soldiers around the battlefield.
Difference MakerA 6-cents-a-day school in Nigeria turns students into strivers and problem-solversThe Knowledge, Solutions, Skills, and Kreativity school on the outskirts of Nigeria鈥檚 capital provides six years of learning for students who would otherwise be unable to afford it.
Israelis were accustomed to missiles. This was 鈥榚ntirely different.鈥�After 20 months of war in Gaza, Israelis had become somewhat accustomed to missile attacks. The barrage from Iran is causing vastly more death and destruction in Israeli cities, but is raising both stress and resilience among civilians.
鈥榃hat is this smoke, Mom?鈥� A Tehran schoolgirl discovers war.How Iranians are dealing with Israeli airstrikes, which are inflicting unexpected destruction on military and civilian targets.
Mexico鈥檚 justice system is transformed. But does it hurt or help democracy?Everyone agrees the justice system in Mexico needs to be revamped. But where the ruling power sees its new reform as a leap forward, others believe Mexico has just moved several steps backward.
First Look鈥楽omeone is watching鈥�: Foreign students clean up social posts amid visa crackdownsInternational students are deleting social media posts and accounts as the Trump administration tightens visa rules and expands digital surveillance. The policy is raising concerns over unfair profiling and pushing young people to self-censor online.聽
First Look鈥業t鈥檚 the Mona Lisa moan out here.鈥� The Louvre shuts, leaving thousands waiting.Louvre staff launched a strike on June 16 over 鈥渦ntenable鈥� working conditions tied to overcrowding at France鈥檚 greatest cultural treasure. Every day, more than 20,000 people squeeze into the museum鈥檚 largest room to snap a picture with the Mona Lisa.
Points of ProgressCitizen projects tear up pavement for plants, and keep solar panels goingChina, the largest producer and consumer of seafood, signs a safeguard against illegal fishing. And in Colombia,聽a program eases adoption of renewables.聽 聽
As G7 host, Canada sees chance to forge a path untangled from USRelations between Ottawa and Washington have hit the skids. That is presenting Canada an opportunity to rebuild its global influence, including via the G7.
In Gaza, Palestinians wonder: Is it worth braving bullets to find food?U.S.-Israeli foundation GHF claims it has delivered millions of food packs in Gaza. But stories abound of shooting and chaos near distribution points.
Israel has long weighed bombing Iran鈥檚 nuclear sites. Why it struck now.Israel has long feared that Iran鈥檚 nuclear program was geared toward developing a weapon. Now that Israel has overtly bombed nuclear sites, inviting an Iranian response, is U.S. diplomacy still possible?
How bird poachers in Indonesia turned their town into a perch for birdersKeeping songbirds is a source of joy and pride for hundreds of thousands of Indonesians, but the tradition is also wreaking havoc on their ecosystem.聽
Israeli strikes leave Iran few security optionsIsrael said it attacked Iranian nuclear targets to ensure that Tehran never makes a nuclear weapon. But Iran may see such a weapon as its only deterrent.
Trump hopes to buy rare earths from Africa even as he cuts aidPresident Donald Trump has cut aid to Africa and insulted one of its elder statesmen. Will that harm his search for rare earths essential to high-tech goods?
First Look鈥業 always felt very protected there鈥�: Austria grapples with rare school shootingHundreds lined the central square in Graz, Austria, for a minute of silence for the 10 people killed in a school shooting on June. In a search of the shooter鈥檚 home, investigators found a farewell letter, video, and a non-functional pipe bomb.
No country recognizes Somaliland鈥檚 independence. Why the US might.No country recognizes the sovereignty of Somaliland, a self-governing region of Somalia. The Trump administration might soon change that.聽
For divided and threatened Druze, what role in peaceful Syrian future?Syria鈥檚 Druze community is divided among those wanting to work with the government, those seeking autonomy, and others looking for outside aid.
Why London鈥檚 hot ticket is a sing-along of school assembly hymnsIn the United Kingdom, millennials are bonding over an unusual shared touchpoint: the hymns they sang in their elementary school assemblies.聽