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'No greater commandment': How Israelis view hostage-prisoner swaps

Even for Israelis who support the ceasefire with Hamas, it's been hard to watch Palestinians convicted of involvement in mass shootings and suicide bombings walk free.

This undated photograph released in April 2022 by France's military shows Russian mercenaries boarding a helicopter in northern Mali.]

Rights group accuses Russian mercenaries of abuses against civilians in Mali

Malian armed forces, the Russia-backed Wagner Group and jihadi groups deliberately killed civilians and burned homes in Mali according to Human Rights Watch.

Trump has used government powers to target more than 100 perceived enemies

Through ICE arrests, criminal investigations, firings and executive orders, the president has launched a sweeping campaign of retribution. One judge called his actions "a shocking abuse of power."

Clockwise from upper left: Mahamat Djouma, 14, fled the war in Sudan without parents and with his 5-year-old twin brothers, whom he now cares for. Eddie Almance (left) and his sister Leila of Texas pose before heading to prom. Their grandmother says that for seven generations, the family members have forged close bonds. A magnification of the anterior of the larva of the pork tapeworm. This year, the press reported on a past deposition by Robert F. Kennedy Jr. that he had been infected by a parasitic worm. He did not specify the type but worm researchers believe it could have been a pork tapeworm. Simon Aniah, a 24-year-old from Ghana, burns electrical cables to recover the copper wiring.

These global stories were very, very, very popular in 2024

Our blog published hundreds of stories in 2024. These are the 11 that captured the most pageviews. If you look at the headlines, you'll understand why.

Unionized grocery store workers rally to oppose the proposed merger between Kroger and Albertsons outside a Ralph's supermarket in Los Angeles in 2023. On Wednesday, Albertsons said it was giving up on the deal after it was blocked by two courts.

Albertsons sues Kroger and ends failed grocery megamerger

The lawsuit over a deal to combine the two largest U.S. supermarkets came just a day after it was blocked in both federal and Washington state courts.

Red Cross volunteers in the Philippines unload boxes of relief supplies from the U.S. Agency for International Development. A number of USAID recipients have sued the government over President Trump's recent order halting foreign aid.

Trump funding freeze halts decades of U.S. democracy work around the world

Congress created several organizations in 1980s to strengthen democratic institutions worldwide. Human rights activists say the freeze is a gift to authoritarians like Xi Jinping and Vladimir Putin.

Why would a musician join OnlyFans? Because making a living is only getting harder

In a volatile music industry, some musicians are gravitating towards OnlyFans, a social media platform that has garnered a reputation for hosting sexual content.

Emergency specialists work at the crash site of an Azerbaijan Airlines passenger jet near the western Kazakh city of Aktau.

Photos from Azerbaijan jet crash suggest a missile strike, according to experts

The Embraer 190 with 67 passengers and crew was flying from the Azerbaijani capital of Baku to Grozny in Chechnya, Russia, when it crashed in Kazakhstan on Wednesday, killing 38 people.

Dr. Kate Williamson examines a child during a yearly routine exam as his mom watches at Southern Orange County Pediatric Associates in Ladera Ranch, on July 28, 2020.

California has a lot to lose if Trump slashes Medicaid. Seniors, kids and more could face coverage cuts

Almost 15 million Californians have health care coverage through Medi-Cal, a program that stands to lose billions of dollars if Republicans follow through on proposed cuts.

A cougar is seen in a forest in autumn. The Wild Felid Advocacy Center of Washington says bird flu has killed 20 of its big cats, including cougars, in the past month.

Bird flu has killed 20 big cats including cougars at a U.S. wildlife sanctuary

The sanctuary in Washington state said it was working with officials to determine the cause of the outbreak, which has killed over half of its cats in recent weeks.

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