November 2024
As Famine Stalks Gaza, Farmers Lament Their Many Losses
After more than a year of war, farmers have lost land, equipment and sometimes their lives.
Repression Intensifies in the Country Hosting a Major Climate Meeting
Human rights watchdogs say Azerbaijan is in the midst of a vicious campaign of repression. But in global geopolitics, this energy-rich Caucasus country now has a lot of leverage.
She Was the First Nicaraguan to Be Crowned Miss Universe. Can She Ever Go Home?
After Sheynnis Palacios won the Miss Universe title, her country’s government arrested the family members of the Miss Nicaragua contest director, and she hasn’t returned home since.
In Spanish Town Devastated by Flood, a Grim Search for Bodies
Rescuers in Paiporta, where more than 60 people died, were still pulling bodies from the mud. “We are alive,” a resident said. “But we have lost everything.”