Displaced, repatriated and crossing borders: Afghan people make grueling journeys to survive

TORKHAM, Afghanistan — The barren desert plain among the mountains of eastern Afghanistan is filled with hundreds of thousands of people. Some live in tents. Others live out in the open, among the piles of the few belongings they managed to take as they were forced from neighboring Pakistan. The sprawling camp of people returning … Read more

Ukraine battles to shape the narrative on its grueling counteroffensive

Comment on this storyComment BRUSSELS — As Ukrainian forces press ahead with their closely-watched counteroffensive, another battle is underway: the fight to control the story and influence how the world sees the war. After much hand-wringing about slow progress and grim assessments of Ukraine’s prospects through the summer, Ukrainian and Western officials in recent weeks … Read more

Venezuelan girls are more and more taking over the grueling work of fishing within the Caribbean

CHUAO, Venezuela — Lengthy earlier than dawn, dozens of individuals collect round greater than 50 boats alongside this portion of Venezuela’s huge Caribbean coast, their tanned our bodies displaying scars and maimed palms from years of fishing. Most of them are males, however girls are more and more amongst them. The ladies could also be … Read more