Two people were killed in Myanmar's second city Mandalay on Saturday when police fired to disperse protesting opponents of a Feb. 1 military coup,…
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The World in Photos This Week
Sandy Kneeland (R) embraces her old friend, Dave Sibila, through a hug tent at the Crossroads Senior Living community on February 26, 2021 in Lakewood, Colorado.(Getty)
Baylie Belman #21 competes in the Uneven Bars prior to the Nastia Liukin Cup at Indiana Convention Center on February 26, 2021 in Indianapolis, Indiana.(Getty)
FIS Nordic World Ski Championships - Oberstdorf, Germany - February 27, 2021.(Reuters)
An ancient-Roman ceremonial carriage is discovered in a dig near the ancient Roman city of Pompeii, destroyed in 79 AD in volcanic eruption, Italy, February, 2021.(Reuters)
A general view of runners and riders in action as they compete in the MansionBet Best Odds Guaranteed Handicap Chase at Hereford Racecourse, on February 28, 2021 in Hereford, England.(Getty)
A protester washes his face after riot police fired tear gas on February 28, 2021 in Yangon, Myanmar. Myanmar's military government has intensified a crackdown on protesters in recent days, using tear gas, charging at and arresting protesters and journalists.(Getty)
For years,ThinzarShunleiYi’s activism against the brutality of Myanmar’s military, at best, was met with tepid enthusiasm or, at worst, set her up as…
The year is 2030. Seismic monitors have just detected an unforeseen underground atomic explosion, signaling that yet another country has joined the…
The sounds of music were loud in a dinner hall inside one of the floating restaurants in Cairo’s upscaleneighbourhoodofMaadi. Outside the hall…
‘All that you left behind’ is what this compilation of short stories is about. A brief history of the intangible heritage of Cairo, the city that…
With a new set of priorities established by the Biden administration in Washington, less attention is being given to the Middle East, and…
The Iranian parliament is set to challenge Washington’s commitment to reviving the JCPOA by stepping even further out of compliance itself,…
It has become a matter of general agreement among citizens of the richest country on earth that things are not going so well. The United States in…
January saw violent protests in both Washington and Moscow. Supporters of then U.S. President Donald Trump stormed the United States Capitol ahead of…
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