Category: 4. World

In Polokhivske it’s as if time has stood still. Only a handful of people live here, its houses are abandoned and decrepit, stubbled fields as far as the eye can see. Things are no different in neighboring Kopanki, where nearly every house has…

Greece’s relationship with its Turkish neighbors has ranged from ambivalent to difficult for a very long time. As a rule, Turkey is viewed as an unpredictable and aggressive neighbor that Greece needs to protect itself against. That’s part of the…

Nepal’s Kathmandu has been covered by a toxic haze of dust and smoke for multiple days, with the sun glowing an eerie red through the smog. The Himalayan nation is famous for its mountains, including Mount Everest, but its capital is located in a…

HONG KONG (AP) — When Yeung Sum co-founded the city’s largest pro-democracy party more than 30 years ago, he knew building a democratic Hong Kong would be a “difficult dream.” Still, it was not…