A decision to grant asylum on political grounds highlights growing concerns over democratic backsliding in Poland.

President Trump has reduced the flow of refugees into the country to a trickle, and even Iraqis and Afghans who risked their lives for American service members have been cut off.

Tens of thousands of pro-democracy protesters, many of them students, gathered around Victory Monument in Thailand’s capital to call for reforms to the monarchy and fresh elections.

In mid-September, parents of students at Corner Canyon High School, in an affluent suburb of Salt Lake City, received a text urging them to beg the school board to keep classrooms open.

In parts of the world where the coronavirus is resurging, the outbreaks and a rising sense of apathy are colliding, making for a dangerous combination.

Critics say the administration has targeted a human rights lawyer with economic penalties meant for warlords, dictators and authoritarian governments.

Jacinda Ardern, whose leadership of New Zealand during the coronavirus pandemic has drawn global praise, claimed victory in the national election on Saturday.

The suspect, a Russian immigrant, was angered by a classroom display of caricatures of the Prophet Muhammad and sought help identifying the teacher involved.

On nighttime hikes in Hong Kong’s surprisingly lush forests, a snake catcher teaches city slickers about the reptiles — and their bites.

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