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It is scary to be on the front lines, but that’s not going to stop me from protecting the people behind me, from protecting Hong Kong. Even though I wasn’t born until after 1997, I can see with my own eyes that Hong Kong is sinking. It is moving backwards. — Ben, 20

'I Absolutely Will Not Back Down.' Meet the Young People at the Heart of Hong Kong's Rebellion

At 15 years old, Yannus is too young to drive a car, buy a beer or donate b...

At 15 years old, Yannus is too young to drive a car, buy a beer or donate blood. But he says he is willing to give his life in the “final battle” for Hong Kong....

A koala is rescued on Jan. 16 from Kangaroo Island, an area devastated by Australia's bushfires.

Most Australians Don't Spend a Lot of Time Thinking About the Bush. The Wildfires Remind Us What We Could Lose

“Smell that?” My husband gave me a look as we waited by Sydney Airport’s lu...

“Smell that?” My husband gave me a look as we waited by Sydney Airport’s luggage carousel. It was smoke, not unpleasant, like a distant neighbor’s wood fire, but persistent and odd in a place that’s...

The president of the International Court of Justice, Abdulqawi Ahmed Yusuf (C) speaks during the ruling of the International Court of Justice in The Hague, on January 23, 2020 in the lawsuit filed by The Gambia against Myanmar in which Myanmar is accused of genocide against Rohingya Muslims.

U.N.'s Top Court Orders Myanmar to Take All Measures to Prevent Genocide Against Rohingya

"Rohingya in Myanmar remain extremely vulnerable," the presiding judge said

Jones at work in 1974, in a script conference for the BBC’s Monty Python’s Flying Circus

Remembering Terry Jones, Monty Python Polymath

Monty Python's eclectic mind

TRIPOLI, LIBYA - JANUARY 19: Smoke rises after forces of Warlord Khalifa Haftar attacked to capital Tripoli, Libya on January 19, 2020. Haftars forces had again violated the cease-fire which started early last Sunday.

World Powers Pledged to Stop Interfering in Libya. Will They?

At a Jan. 19 summit in Berlin, a dozen countries promised to stem interfere...

At a Jan. 19 summit in Berlin, a dozen countries promised to stem interference in Libya, the North African nation that has been a battleground for competing factions and the foreign governments that back them....

January 14, 2020 - Tehran, Iran: Students protest against the government at Tehran University at the same time when the pro-government students are holding a memorial for Major Gen. Qasem Soleimani in Tehran, Iran.

After Trump's Bold Move, Iran Is Left With Few Strategic Options

Scoring legitimate foreign-policy wins has not been easy for U.S. President...

Scoring legitimate foreign-policy wins has not been easy for U.S. President Donald Trump, Twitter proclamations notwith-standing. But he's just notched his biggest one yet against Iran. Since Trump decided to pull out of the Joint...

A bridge over the Palangkaraya river in Palangkaraya, capital of Central Kalimantan province located in Indonesia's Borneo island on June 7, 2012.

Free Speech Groups Call for Release of U.S. Environmental Journalist Arrested in Indonesia

The environmental website editor was detained after attending a public meet...

The environmental website editor was detained after attending a public meeting in Borneo

'I Absolutely Will Not Back Down.' Meet the Young People at the Heart of Hong Kong's Rebellion

Most Australians Don't Spend a Lot of Time Thinking About the Bush. The Wildfires Remind Us What We Could Lose

U.N.'s Top Court Orders Myanmar to Take All Measures to Prevent Genocide Against Rohingya

Remembering Terry Jones, Monty Python Polymath

World Powers Pledged to Stop Interfering in Libya. Will They?

After Trump's Bold Move, Iran Is Left With Few Strategic Options

Free Speech Groups Call for Release of U.S. Environmental Journalist Arrested in Indonesia

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