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Residentes protest after a police operation against alleged drug traffickers at the Jacarezinho favela in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, on May 06, 2021.

A Deadly Police Raid in Rio Show How Bolsonaro's Policies Are Wreaking Havoc in Brazil

When Jair Bolsonaro successfully campaigned for the Brazilian presidency in...

When Jair Bolsonaro successfully campaigned for the Brazilian presidency in 2018, one of his central promises was to unleash the police in the favelas (slums) which are home to most of the nation's poor and...

Shoppers crowd at a marketplace in Dhaka, Bangladesh, Friday, May 7, 2021.

How India's Coronavirus Crisis Is Having a Dangerous Effect on Neighboring Bangladesh

(DHAKA, Bangladesh) — India's surge in coronavirus cases is having a danger...

(DHAKA, Bangladesh) — India's surge in coronavirus cases is having a dangerous effect on neighboring Bangladesh. Health experts warn of imminent vaccine shortages just as the country should be stepping up its vaccination drive, and...

Afghan school students are treated at a hospital after a bomb explosion near a school in west of Kabul, Afghanistan, Saturday, May 8, 2021.

Bomb Kills at Least 30 People Near School in Afghanistan Capital

(KABUL, Afghanistan) — A bomb exploded near a girl's school in a majority S...

(KABUL, Afghanistan) — A bomb exploded near a girl's school in a majority Shiite district of west Kabul on Saturday, killing at least 30 people, many them young pupils between 11 and 15 years old,...

German Chancellor Angela Merkel attends the 12th meeting of the Petersberg Climate Dialogue conference in Berlin on May 6, 2021.

Angela Merkel Will Leave a Mixed Climate Legacy. Other Leaders Will Fare Far Worse

German Chancellor Angela Merkel’s acknowledgement of the elephant in the ro...

German Chancellor Angela Merkel’s acknowledgement of the elephant in the room at the climate summit she convened this week came so subtly the average listener could easily be forgiven for missing it. Squeezed between a...

Protesters climb on the statue of Simón Bolívar, the South American independence leader and former president of Colombia, as thousands of Colombians take to the streets to protest against the government's tax reform in Bogotá on May 1.

'There's No Easy Way Out of This.' How Anti-Government Protests in Colombia Escalated into Deadly Clashes with Police

Scenes from the protests over inequality that have been raging in cities ac...

Scenes from the protests over inequality that have been raging in cities across the country since April 28

A woman takes care of her husband, who is suffering from COVID-19, as he waits to be admitted outside the casualty ward at Guru Teg Bahadur hospital in New Delhi on April 23, 2021.

'How Can Modi Be Forgiven?' India's COVID-19 Crisis May Be Turning the Middle Class Against the Prime Minister

India's COVID-19 crisis is hollowing out the middle class. That might be ba...

India's COVID-19 crisis is hollowing out the middle class. That might be bad news for Modi

An artist's impression of the Battle of Midway, during World War II, June 1942.

The Real Biggest Myths About World War II, According to a Military Historian

TIME asked the Senior Historian at the National World War II Museum which m...

TIME asked the Senior Historian at the National World War II Museum which myths he has spent the most time debunking