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Federal law enforcement agents led by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement prepare to conduct an arrest south of Atlanta, Georgia, on Feb. 5.

WORLD / Society

Mar 12, 2025

Amid Trump deportation threats, U.S. communities prepare

By Carey L. Biron

The harsh rhetoric and detentions are intensifying into a pounding drum beat that is prompting new action from civic groups.

Clinic director Oleksandr Feskov poses for a photo in one of the operating rooms at the Feskov clinic in Kharkiv on Feb. 17. Many more Ukrainian civilians are freezing their sperm and eggs — procedures that were rare before the war — with demand rising every time the war takes a turn for the worse.

WORLD / Society

Mar 6, 2025

Ukrainians waiting for peace before having children

By Lea DAUPLE

New legislation means that Ukrainian soldiers can freeze their sperm for free, and many clinics are already offering the service.

A worker paints a robotic elephant model at a workshop in Thrissur, in India's Kerala state on Feb. 25.

WORLD / Society

Mar 4, 2025

Animal rights activists in India offer robot elephants to replace real ones

By Satish BABU

Accidents involving spooked elephants trampling crowds are common in India, leading some temples to switch to the robot versions.

Destroyed homes after the Palisades Fire near Los Angeles on Jan. 30

WORLD / Society

Mar 3, 2025

Fire danger in LA is all around, but signals to residents are mixed

By Leslie Kaufman, Andre Tartar and Armand Emamdjomeh

There is a disparity between what data on the issue is freely available and the fuller data that private companies can pay to access.

Ukrainian servicewomen Natalia (right), 53, and her daughter Veronika, 26, from the 100th mechanized brigade, pose for a photo at an undisclosed location in the Donetsk region in Ukraine on Feb. 15.

WORLD / Society

Mar 3, 2025

'Under my wing': Mothers and daughters serving together in Ukraine

By Lea DAUPLE and Kseniia TOMCHYK

Ukrainian servicewomen Natalia, 53, and her daughter Veronika, 26, serve in the 100th mechanized brigade.

A partially illuminated Santiago, Chile, during a blackout on Tuesday. The unusual and massive blackout due to an alleged failure of the power system forced the evacuation of the Santiago subway and plunged the population into confusion.

WORLD / Society

Feb 26, 2025

Chile power outage plunges capital into darkness, hits major copper mines

By Alexander Villegas and Fabian Cambero

The widespread blackout was caused by a transmission line failure in the country's north, Interior Minister Carolina Toha said.

Children do exercises in a hall during a break between classes in an underground school in Zaporizhzhia on Jan. 27.

WORLD / Society

Feb 24, 2025

Ukraine's underground schools helping children feel safe

By Barbara WOJAZER and Daria ANDRIIEVSKA

Such schools allow students to return to in-person learning and socialize with their classmates while keeping them safe from attacks.

One of the many entrances to the Kabukicho neighborhood in Tokyo’s Shinjuku Ward.

Kabukicho: Tokyo’s ‘stadium of desire’

Passengers that were on a morning train attacked by members of the Aum Shinrikyo group wait for medical assistance outside Kasumigaseki Station on March 20,1995.

The day a religious cult brought terror to Tokyo

By Alex K.T. Martin

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