https://cdn.theatlantic.com/assets/media/img/photo/2020/11/winners-close-up-photographer-year/a01_KONCZ‑1/lead_960.jpgThe second year of the Close-Up Photographer of the Year competition has just come to a close, and the winners have been announced. The contest “celebrates close-up, macro, and micro photography,” among seven separate categories. More than 6,500 entries were
Lebanese architect Leila Meroue is using a technique intended to build shelters on the moon, to build a sustainable school in the Senegalese village of Tivaouane Peulh. The bricks are made using sack cut from a long roll into individual bags
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November 11, 2020 LA Times, Tribune pay $3M to settle journalist discrimination case This story, plus social media companies struggle with moderating misinformation on live streams, a look at how a local reporter covered the election in Georgia,
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Jigawa State in north-western Nigeria experienced the worst floods in decades in September. 15,000 people were made homeless and are currently living in makeshift camps. The farming community was hit the hardest, as the majority of Jigawa’s population relies on farming
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Warning: This story contains images some people may find distressing With the Ethiopian government conducting a military offensive in the northern Tigray region, some people have taken the opportunity to spread misinformation
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Together, we mourn the passing of Saeb Erekat and extend our heartfelt condolences to his wife Niemeh and his four children Salam, Dalal, Ali and Muhammed. They should be proud of who he was and what he accomplished in his
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After weeks of brutal and bloody fighting between Armenians and Azerbaijanis in and around the disputed enclave of Nagorny Karabakh, a halt has been called. Facing defeat, the Armenian side has more or less capitulated. Russian peacekeepers are already arriving
https://cdn.theatlantic.com/assets/media/img/mt/2020/11/EuropesBogeyman_01/lead_960.jpg Global The question for the Continent’s leaders now is whether they can agree on what they are collectively for, not just what they are against. Adrian Dennis / AFP / Getty / The Atlantic
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https://img.huffingtonpost.com/asset/5fabbe172400009d2b9ae659.jpeg?cache=ipq48yxsqv&ops=224_126 HONG KONG (AP) — Hong Kong’s pro-democracy lawmakers said Wednesday that they were resigning en masse following a move by the semi-autonomous Chinese territory’s government to disqualify four of their fellow pro-democracy legislators. The 15 lawmakers announced
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https://static01.nyt.com/images/2020/11/10/world/10tanzania/10tanzania-moth.jpgDODOMA, Tanzania — Escorted by Western diplomats, Tanzania’s main opposition candidate left the country for Belgium on Tuesday after rejecting a presidential election he asserted had widespread irregularities. “I am not fleeing the country,” said the candidate, Tundu Lissu, who was
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