World
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Terrorism in Britain: How do you build bridges when 'enough is enough'?
A string of deadly attacks, the latest on a mosque in London Sunday, has frustrated both Muslim and non-Muslim Brits. In between them stand community groups and faith leaders who are trying to foster dialogue.
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Difference Maker An outdoorsman’s outreach to youths facing troubles at home
Ryan Kerrigan takes youths in Washington State rafting and rock climbing to teach life lessons – such as realizing one’s own worth and not giving up.
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First Look Unemployed, debt-weary Greeks view eurozone bailout with skepticism
In a nation plagued by long-standing unemployment and a mountain of debt, some Greeks are cautious to celebrate the credit lifeline thrown to them by EU governments on June 16. Others, however, see the gesture as 'the beginning of the end to the Greek drama.'
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First Look US, Central America work toward common ground at security conference
United States and Central American officials agree that addressing problems of illegal immigration and drug trafficking through economic aid will benefit both sides of the border.
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Briefing Brazil's corruption scandals: an update
President Michel Temer was expected to bring stability to a country reeling in the wake of a wide-ranging corruption scandal. But plea-bargain testimony from that case now appears to implicate him, as well, complicating Brazil's road to recovery.
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What Turkey's crackdown on NGOs means for Syrian war relief
A surge in anti-Western sentiment that fed into President Erdoğan's campaign for broader powers is one factor behind the crackdown. Some NGOs have been closed and their workers expelled, though the need for war relief is undiminished.
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Russia as a sort of cyber-democracy? The Kremlin is giving it a shot.
The Russian public has a lot of faith in Vladimir Putin's ability to improve their lives; witness his call-in show Thursday. In other officials though, not so much. So the Kremlin is trying to expand its online outreach to bolster direct communication with the people.
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First Look EU's first disagreement: Who should host newly displaced regulators?
The 27 remaining European Union states spar for the first time since the Brexit decision over where banking and medical regulators should be based after leaving London.
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First Look American student death prompts call for North Korea to release detainees
Though the details surrounding Otto Warmbier's death remain unclear, South Korean President Moon and President Trump condemned North Korea's human rights violations.
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After second US policy flip in as many years, Cubans ask, 'What's next?'
The tourism industry may be most immediately impacted by President Trump's executive order tightening restrictions on US travel and business in Cuba. But the policy may have consequences for internal politics as well, some analysts say.
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Though Macron's party rolls up wins in France, a cautionary tale next door
The president's new party took a comfortable majority of the seats in the French Assembly Sunday. But Italy's Five Star Movement, which stormed the polls with similarly heady reformist verve, now shows that not all electoral revolutions are permanent.
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First Look Brexit negotiations with EU finally begin
Mediation in Britain's exit from the European Union officially gets under way as Brexit negotiators gather at EU headquarters in Brussels on June 19. First issue on the docket: building trust among nations.
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First Look London's latest attack targets worshippers near mosque, terrorist alert set at 'severe'
British Muslims were the victims of an attack on June 18 when a man drove a van into a crowd leaving evening prayers outside Finsbury Park mosque.
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Cover Story Retooling the workforce
Retraining programs, many steering workers toward blue-collar jobs, flourish in Europe. What can the US learn?
Photos of the Week Photos of the week 06/19
Jack Barton (l.), the young son of Rep. Joe Barton (R) of Texas, manager of the Republican Congressional Baseball team, listens as his father speaks to the media on Capitol Hill in Washington on June 14 about the shooting that they were both present for in Alexandria, Va.
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Difference Maker An outdoorsman’s outreach to youths facing troubles at home
Ryan Kerrigan takes youths in Washington State rafting and rock climbing to teach life lessons – such as realizing one’s own worth and not giving up.
- Change Agent The Canadians helping refugees start anew
- Difference Maker This theater director gets at the big issues of the day – with young actors
- Change Agent An ally for pets when their owners are deployed
- Difference Maker A mother who knows from experience what families dealing with homicide need
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US smoking rate sees faster decline
The two percentage point one-year drop is the largest in two decades.
- Worst forms of famine see decline
- Progress Watch Global rate of deforestation has been halved since the 1990s
- Progress Watch Extreme poverty could cease to exist in 15 years
- The Bite Americans are learning more about food, and eating better
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First Look After losing doping appeal, Russia to be banned from Paralympic Games (+video)
The Court of Arbitration for Sport announced that Russia will not be able to compete in the Paralympic Games in Rio next month.
- First Look Speedo to donate part of Lochte sponsorship fee to benefit children in Brazil
- Why Rio's legacy could be a positive for the Olympic movement (+video)
- Ethiopia says marathoner, who fears for his life, to be welcomed as hero
- First Look Japan PM Abe appears at Olympics closing ceremony dressed as Mario
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Silicon Valley begins putting cyberbullies in the crosshairs
With the rate of digital bullying increasing, tech firms escalate efforts to build automated tools that can detect and flag online harassment.
- A more connected military means new battlefield glitches, too
- Passcode Voices Opinion: How to counter the Kremlin's hacking playbook
- Sponsor Content The economics of trust in digital services
- Podcast: Life as a teenage hacker
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Inquiry into chemical weapons attack should leave from Damascus, not Turkey, says Syrian minister
Syria is urging a 'non-politicized' inquiry into the deaths of 70 people on Tuesday, allegedly from a chemical weapons attack on rebel territory, and says Russia has ideas for how to carry it out.
- Could the Trump administration send Fethullah Gülen back to Turkey?
- Martin McGuinness: How being honest about his IRA ties let him become a peacemaker
- UN report: Norway is now the happiest nation on Earth
- Two pharaohs, one statue: A tale of mistaken identity?
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First Look In Zimbabwe, benefits of forgotten farming method realized during drought
As the effects of climate change become more apparent in Zimbabwe, traditional farming methods, like no-till farming, which is proving, in some cases, to increase productivity and save money, gain a rekindled reputation.
- With few memories of Biafra War, young Nigerians renew calls for independence
- First Look Violence heats up in Central African Republic
- First Look UN chief calls for international support to alleviate drought crisis in Somalia
- First Look Timber theft: Malawi prepared to come down hard on 35 illegal loggers
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After second US policy flip in as many years, Cubans ask, 'What's next?'
The tourism industry may be most immediately impacted by President Trump's executive order tightening restrictions on US travel and business in Cuba. But the policy may have consequences for internal politics as well, some analysts say.
- First Look US, Central America work toward common ground at security conference
- Briefing Brazil's corruption scandals: an update
- First Look After 52 years of war, Colombian rebels lay down arms
- Focus Why, in Tijuana, a 'different kind of migrant' elicits help
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First Look American student death prompts call for North Korea to release detainees
Though the details surrounding Otto Warmbier's death remain unclear, South Korean President Moon and President Trump condemned North Korea's human rights violations.
- First Look As Hong Kong nears its waste capacity, authorities ponder solutions
- Eyeing Beijing's backwater, China sees next megacity as a game-changer
- First Look A new law allows Japan Emperor Akihito to abdicate. Who would replace him?
- First Look South Korea stands firm against North Korea post-missile launch
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First Look Myanmar protest for journalistic freedom underway
Fired-up journalists displaying 'Freedom of the Press' armbands rally in the rain in opposition of a telecommunications law, possibly foreshadowing a larger public awareness movement.
- First Look In fight for freedom of speech, Myanmar journalists urge authorities to ditch oppressive law
- First Look Unidentified gunman torches Philippine casino, his motive still in question
- With stones – and phones – Kashmiri youth show deepening resolve against India
- First Look Amid fighting in Marawi, video from captured priest says hostages being held by militants
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Terrorism in Britain: How do you build bridges when 'enough is enough'?
A string of deadly attacks, the latest on a mosque in London Sunday, has frustrated both Muslim and non-Muslim Brits. In between them stand community groups and faith leaders who are trying to foster dialogue.
- First Look EU's first disagreement: Who should host newly displaced regulators?
- Though Macron's party rolls up wins in France, a cautionary tale next door
- First Look Brexit negotiations with EU finally begin
- First Look London's latest attack targets worshippers near mosque, terrorist alert set at 'severe'
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What Turkey's crackdown on NGOs means for Syrian war relief
A surge in anti-Western sentiment that fed into President Erdoğan's campaign for broader powers is one factor behind the crackdown. Some NGOs have been closed and their workers expelled, though the need for war relief is undiminished.
- First Look Protests in northern Morocco call for king's authority to ease tension
- First Look UN says 300 Raqqa civilians killed in US-led air strikes since March
- Briefing The state of ISIS: shrinking territory, expanding reach
- First Look Five attackers fought for ISIS, says Iran Intelligence Ministry
