The fall of the Assad regime in Syria has created a power vacuum, with various factions vying for dominance in a country shattered by over a decade of war. One ...
Iran faces cascading challenges, ranging from the collapse of Bashar al-Assad in Syria to the weakening of its “axis of resistance” allies—Hezbollah and Hamas—and the specter of escalating U.S. hostility ...
MEXICO CITY—The details of Esmeralda’s miscarriage sent shock waves throughout Mexican society this October. The 14-year-old Indigenous girl said she was sexually abused by a family member and hadn’t even ...
Georgians are in the streets fighting for their democracy. The Georgian Dream party, which is working to align Tbilisi with Moscow’s interests, declared victory in the country’s Oct. 26 election ...
Even as former President Donald Trump spews misinformation and remains extraordinarily light on policy detail—other than his plans for severe tariffs—it is Vice President Kamala Harris who has been under constant scrutiny ...
Right-wing American Christian groups that oppose sexual and reproductive rights are significantly increasing their spending in Africa, according to a new data analysis published ahead of a U.S. election, which ...
Less than two weeks before his 2020 election defeat, former U.S. President Donald Trump’s administration rolled out a document that purported to promote women’s health and rights while declaring that ...
On Aug. 4, Iraq’s parliament debated a draft law that would allow religious doctrine to govern people’s private affairs—especially marriages and child custody. This is a blow to women’s rights ...
In its latest assault on basic freedoms, Afghanistan has banned women and girls from speaking in public. It marks a new low in the Taliban-led government’s enforced gender apartheid. Promises ...
MYKOLAIV, UKRAINE—Kateryna Nahorna is getting ready to find trouble. Part of an all-female team of dog handlers, the 22-year-old is training Ukraine’s technical survey dogs—Belgian Malinois that have learned to ...