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In this Oct. 26, 2010 file photo, a worker rides a bicycle in front of the reactor building of the Bushehr nuclear power plant, just outside the southern city of Bushehr. Iran’s sole nuclear power plant has undergone a temporary emergency shutdown, state TV reported on Sunday, June 20, 2021. An official from the state electric energy company, Gholamali Rakhshanimehr, said on a talk show that the Bushehr plant shutdown began on Saturday and would last for three to four days.”

Iran’s Only Nuclear Power Plant Undergoes Emergency Shutdown

This is the first time Iran has reported an emergency shutdown of the plant...

This is the first time Iran has reported an emergency shutdown of the plant in the southern port city of Bushehr. It went online in 2011 with help from Russia.

Men carry a cylinder to be refilled from a privately owned oxygen factory, in Kabul, Afghanistan, on June 19, 2021.

Afghanistan Running Out of Oxygen as COVID-19 Surge Worsens

Afghanistan's is racing to ramp up supplies of oxygen

A woman approaches a community-manned checkpoint in Mafaray, Sierra Leone on April 1, 2021.

Guinea Declares End to Latest Ebola Outbreak That Killed 12

The outbreak was the first in Guinea since an outbreak from 2014-2016 kille...

The outbreak was the first in Guinea since an outbreak from 2014-2016 killed more than 11,300 people in West Africa

Senior citizens get inoculated with the Astra Zeneca vaccines offered by Japan for free, at Taipei Tzu Chi Hospital, following an increasing number of Covid-19 domestic infections and deaths, in New Taipei, Taiwan, 17 June 2021. The island has seen reported multiple deaths linked to the vaccination, amid an uncurbed outbreak causing impact on the economy.

Taiwan Recruits TSMC, Foxconn to Secure BioNTech Vaccines

Taiwanese President Tsai Ing-wen expanded efforts to buy vaccines from Germ...

Taiwanese President Tsai Ing-wen expanded efforts to buy vaccines from Germany’s BioNTech Friday, meeting with leaders of two tech giants in an attempt to reach a deal hindered by complications involving China. Tsai met with...

Szymon Niemiec participates in a Gay Pride Parade in Warsaw, Poland on June 13, 2009

The Unorthodox Priest Leading Poland's Fight for LGBTQ Rights

In deeply devout Poland, activists are trying to create a space for people ...

In deeply devout Poland, activists are trying to create a space for people to be openly LGBTQ and also Christian

Travelers inside Terminal 5 at John F. Kennedy International Airport (JFK) in New York, U.S., on Friday, March 26, 2021.

Americans Can Pack Bags for Europe, as EU Lifts Travel Curbs

The European Union lifted travel restrictions for U.S. residents, in the la...

The European Union lifted travel restrictions for U.S. residents, in the latest step toward a return to normal flying despite concerns over the spread of potentially dangerous coronavirus variants. Albania, Hong Kong, Lebanon, Macau, North...

Young Iranians walk along a street in northern Tehran on June 16, 2021

Iran Is Too Often Viewed Through the Lens of Our Rulers. Try Looking Through the Eyes of Our People

As the world watches Iran vote, let’s not forget the millions of Iranians w...

As the world watches Iran vote, let’s not forget the millions of Iranians whose dreams and hopes mirror that of the rest of the world