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What sparked the violent struggle to control Sudan's future?

Sudanese are huddling in their homes for a third straight day as the army and a powerful rival force fight in the streets for control of the country. Here's a look at how Sudan, a country with a long history of coups, reached this point and what's at stake.

Diplomats gather at 'historic turning point'

Top diplomats from Europe and North America arrived Sunday in the hot spring resort town of Karuizawa, Japan, to discuss the world’s most intractable crises, including ways to end Russia’s war in Ukraine, confront China’s aggression toward Taiwan and lure North Korea back to nuclear disarmament talks. 

As Ukraine war drags on, civilians' mental health needs rise

Huddled in the back of a café near the train station where a missile killed dozens of people nearly a year ago, Nastya takes slow, deliberate breaths to calm herself. Overnight, her neighborhood was bombed again, and she realized she just couldn’t take any more.

Fishing regulators need more transparency, ocean groups say

More transparency in regional fisheries management organizations that were set up by the United Nations to measure and conserve fish populations is needed if fish species are to be protected, conservation agencies and fishing industries players say.

Adrift in the Atlantic, a boat of death and lost dreams

In 2021, at least seven boats appearing to be from Northwest Africa washed up in the Caribbean and in Brazil. All carried dead bodies. For nearly two years, journalists assembled puzzle pieces from across three continents to uncover the story of one of those doomed boats.

France's Constitutional Council approves higher pension age

France's Constitutional Council on Friday approved an unpopular plan to raise the retirement age from 62 to 64, in a victory for President Emmanuel Macron after three months of mass protests over the legislation that have damaged his leadership.