Avdiivka, Ukraine, once had a prewar population of about 30,000. By March, only around 1,700 people remained.
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Botswana Supplies the World With Diamonds. It Wants More of the Profits.
Botswana, in southern Africa, has partnered with the London-based diamond giant De Beers for decades. Many in the country are pushing to get a better deal from the industry.
Afghanistan Has Ousted Americans, but Cultural Influences Remain
While the Taliban have erased most obvious vestiges of the U.S. nation-building effort in Afghanistan, the cultural legacy of two decades of American occupation has been harder to stamp out.
Welcome Aboard the Aquidaban, the Floating Jungle Supermarket
The Aquidaban has long attracted colorful characters as the only ferry in one of South America’s most remote stretches. Now it may disappear.
Want One of India’s Best Jobs? You and 1,800 Other Applicants.
In some places, educated young people are desperate for steady employment in the world’s most populous nation. In others, factory owners struggle to retain workers.
A Rodeo Festival in the Philippines Celebrates Cowboy Culture
In the Philippines, men and women compete in an annual rodeo that celebrates a thriving cowboy culture with roots in the Spanish and American colonial eras.
Saudi Arabia Wants Tourists. It Didn’t Expect Christians.
In a fluid new age for the conservative Islamic kingdom, evangelicals have become some of its most enthusiastic visitors.
Canadian Wildfires, Bigger Than Ever, Test Foreign Firefighters
The first foreign firefighters to reach Quebec amid Canada’s worst wildfire season on record said that some of the blazes were 100 times bigger than any they had ever seen.
Retaking Villages Leaves Ukrainian Troops Exposed and Diving for Cover
The Ukrainian counteroffensive has enjoyed some early successes, but with every step forward, the soldiers are increasingly exposed to Russian firepower.
Every Block Is Another Battle: Ukraine’s Latest Eastern Stand
Outnumbered, outgunned, out-tanked, Ukraine is putting up a scrappy defense of Marinka, another city near Bakhmut that is a few blocks from falling.