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In an ANC stronghold, Chris Pappas stands out as a white opposition mayor elected by a black majority.

China’s once‑celebrated self‑made tycoons now face CCP pressure, with disappearances, alleged suicides, and warnings from exiled billionaires.

In the past decade, Palestinian prisoners in Israel fathered about 100 children via smuggled sperm and IVF.

Four years after Raqqa’s fall, Syria still faces major challenges in securing lasting peace.

Ivory Coast, Africa’s top cocoa producer, rebuilt its economy after civil war, but inequality, politics, Sahel insecurity, and regional tensions hinder progress.

Two years after ISIS’s defeat in Mosul, its widows and children remain unwanted, lacking papers and a future.

Thousands of jihadists in Benghazi prisons languish for years without trial, straining authorities.

In Los Angeles’s Iranian diaspora, Assal, Sudi, and Roozbeh—exiles for 30 years—share criticism of Iran’s government.

Reporters following Idlib since 2018 found boys like Hammoudi, Bilal, and Ahmad forced into work at 12, their earnings vital for survival—returning in 2023 to see how war shaped their lives.