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Palestinian children receive food from a charity kitchen in Deir Al-Balah, in the central Gaza Strip, on Wednesday.
WORLD / Society
Nearly one in six children in Gaza acutely malnourished, study shows
Researchers estimate around 55,000 children in Gaza are affected.
WORLD / Society
'Daily struggle for survival' for Haiti children, U.N. report says
An estimated 680,000 children have been displaced by gang violence in crisis-wracked Haiti, nearly double the number from a year ago.
WORLD / Society
Study finds women have higher genetic risk of depression
Scientists poured through the DNA of almost 200,000 people with depression to pinpoint shared genetic "flags."
The "Text With Jesus" chatbot app displayed on an iPhone on Oct. 2.
WORLD / Society
Oct 8, 2025
Virtual Jesus? People of faith divided as AI enters religion
By Thomas URBAIN and Julie JAMMOT
Religious chatbots and other faith-based digital tools are growing in number, offering counsel, comfort and spiritual guidance.
A woman places a candle as people grieve at the site of the Nova festival where partygoers were killed and kidnapped, in Reim, southern Israel, on Tuesday, the two-year anniversary of the deadly Oct. 7, 2023, attack on Israel by Hamas from Gaza.
WORLD / Society
Oct 7, 2025
Israel marks Oct. 7 anniversary as talks in Egypt aim to end Gaza war
By Jay Deshmukh and Chloe Rouveyrolles-Bazire
Hamas' attack killed 1,219 people, according to Israeli figures. Israel's retaliatory campaign has killed at least 67,160 people, according to data the U.N. considers credible.
A group of ships of the Global Sumud Flotilla to Gaza are shown moored at the small island of Koufonisi, south of the island of Crete, on Sept. 26
WORLD / Society
Oct 2, 2025
Israeli military intercepts several Gaza-bound aid boats in international waters
The Global Sumud Flotilla, transporting medicine and food to Gaza, consists of more than 40 civilian boats with about 500 parliamentarians, lawyers and activists.
An Afghan woman after a lip filler procedure at a beauty clinic in Kabul. Despite widespread poverty and the strict theocratic rule of the Taliban, cosmetic surgery clinics thrive in Afghanistan's capital.
WORLD / Society
Sep 29, 2025
Botox under burqas: Cosmetic surgery in vogue in Afghanistan
By Claire Gounon
Twenty or so clinics in Kabul have thrived in recent years despite widespread poverty and the strict theocratic rule of the Taliban.
A boy from Douar Imzerri in the rural commune of Tilougguite, in Morocco's Beni Mellal-Khenifra region, communicates using a whistled language, an intricate ancient practice connecting Amazigh communities across distances in the High Atlas mountains, on Aug. 19.
WORLD / Society
Sep 25, 2025
Morocco High Atlas whistle language strives for survival
The Assinsg language replaces spoken words with sharp whistles that can carry for nearly three kilometers in the mountains, researchers say.
Pupils put their hands up to answer a question during a lesson at a grammar school in Maidstone, U.K. Private school alumni remain dominant among the most powerful positions in British society despite corporate efforts to hire from more diverse backgrounds.
WORLD / Society
Sep 18, 2025
Britain wants social mobility but private schools still dominate
By Irina Anghel
Elite schooling remains the surest route to the top of British society, new data from a social mobility charity show.
Juan Ansotegui walks on his property in Villalibado, a hamlet in the Odra-Pisuerga comarca of Burgos, Castile, Spain.
WORLD / Society
Sep 12, 2025
Spain wants to save rural areas — and it's finding creative ways to do it
Public and private actors are experimenting with ways to reverse demographic decline and save the centuries-old histories, traditions and cultures of Spain's rural communities.

Hypothermia in the land of the rising Sanae
Amid the election of Sanae Takaichi as Liberal Democratic Party president, and possibly the next prime minister, Japan's economy shows signs of recovery, but weak wages, a conservative corporate culture and currency issues raise doubts about a true economic thaw.
Number of scenarios now on the table for who might be Japan’s next prime minister
Newly-elected leader of Japan's Liberal Democratic Party Sanae Takaichi (right) celebrates with Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba after winning the LDP leadership election in Tokyo on October 4.
After plenty of ups and downs, Osaka Expo concludes with message of unity
The sun sets on the Grand Ring on the final day of the Osaka Expo on Monday.
A frenetic diplomatic schedule looms for Japan’s next leader — whomever that may be
As horse-trading and speculation surge over who will be elected the next prime minister in parliament — the ruling Liberal Democratic Party's Sanae Takaichi or a possible candidate put forward by a unified opposition — Japan’s next leader will be confronted with a quick succession of key diplomatic events.
Ghost of Yotei’s bloodstained fun sidesteps Ainu identity
Ghost of Yotei, the follow-up to 2020's smash hit Ghost of Tsushima, is a violent, vengeful and engaging romp through 17th-century Hokkaido that fails to stick the landing on its most sensitive cultural material.
A frenetic diplomatic schedule looms for Japan’s next leader — whomever that may be
As horse-trading and speculation surge over who will be elected the next prime minister in parliament — the ruling Liberal Democratic Party's Sanae Takaichi or a possible candidate put forward by a unified opposition — Japan’s next leader will be confronted with a quick succession of key diplomatic events.
Ghost of Yotei’s bloodstained fun sidesteps Ainu identity
Ghost of Yotei, the follow-up to 2020's smash hit Ghost of Tsushima, is a violent, vengeful and engaging romp through 17th-century Hokkaido that fails to stick the landing on its most sensitive cultural material.
At Osaka Expo, gas giants promote a greener future. But is it a lot of hot air?
The Gas Pavilion had welcomed around 500,000 visitors by the end of August, making it one of the most popular exhibits at the Osaka Expo.
‘Takaichi trade’ starts unwinding as political calculus upended by Komeito exit
Less than a week ago, Sanae Takaichi seemed set to become Japan's first female prime minister.
‘Save the Ring’ calls intensify as Osaka Expo’s end nears
Visitors lounge on the grassy hill on the top of the Grand Ring during the 2025 Osaka Expo in the city of Osaka in May.

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One of the many entrances to the Kabukicho neighborhood in Tokyo’s Shinjuku Ward.
Kabukicho: Tokyo’s ‘stadium of desire’

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Rock group The Yellow Monkey played K-Arena Yokohama in June as part of a nationwide tour. Concerts are increasingly popular in the age of social media as users value in-person experiences.
Inside Japan’s arena boom: Sports, sound and city-building
By Patrick St. Michel

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