The president has sent more US troops to conflict zones, dropped more bombs on Iraq, Syria, and Afghanistan, and expanded a global campaign of targeted drone killings.
Trump struggles to carry out his ‘America First’ world approach
U.S. President Donald Trump participates in NORAD (North American Aerospace Defense Command) Santa Tracker phone calls with children at Mar-a-Lago estate in Palm Beach, Florida, U.S., December 24, 2017. REUTERS/Carlos Barria - RC131D6AF380
Nigerian refugees hammer and stitch their way to self-sufficiency
At a refugee camp in Cameroon, refugees fleeing Boko Haram — mostly women — strive to make it on their own by training to become carpenters and seamstresses.
Social media is the latest tool in the battle against gender violence in Nigeria
After she was allegedly sexually assaulted by a Nigerian police officer, Amadi Onyekachiso expressed her outrage on Instagram and quickly learned how powerful social media can be.
China’s latest surveillance of minority Muslim Uighurs might include uninvited house guests
Patema Youssef, 22, an Uighur woman, holds a dish of Xinjiang noodles as she poses for a photograph at her home in Shanghai July 15, 2014. During Ramadan, the ninth and holiest month in the Islamic calendar, Muslims refrain from eating and drinking during daylight hours. Reuters photographers took a series of portraits of Muslims observing Ramadan in different countries around the world, and asked them what food they liked to eat when breaking their daily fast. Eid-al-Fitr, marking the end of Ramadan, will be celebrated at the beginning of next week. Picture taken July 15, 2014. REUTERS/Aly Song (CHINA - Tags: FOOD SOCIETY RELIGION TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY) ATTENTION EDITORS: PICTURE 01 OF 16 FOR PACKAGE 'RAMADAN - BREAKING MY FAST' TO FIND ALL IMAGES SEARCH 'GLOBAL FAST' - GM1EA7P0O7U01
In the name of ethnic harmony, Chinese authorities will require local civil servants to spend a week with Uighur families.
Ghana-born teen skates into history as the 1st African American woman on US Olympic speedskating team
Maame Biney (1) competes in the women's 500-meter during the U.S. Olympic short track speedskating trials Saturday, Dec. 16, 2017, in Kearns, Utah. (AP Photo/Rick Bowmer)
After immigrating to the US at the age of 5, Maame Biney proved to be a natural on the ice, and at the age of 17, is heading to the Olympics.