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The Monitor’s film critic offers his highest rating to “The Ballad of Wallis Island,” which pulses with humor as it explores the landscape of nostalgia – and love.

South Sudan stands on the brink of civil war for the second time since it became independent in 2011, and the space for deescalation is shrinking.

Despite his arrest, the leading opposition figure urges peaceful action and the embrace of opponents in the face of rising autocracy.

Progress roundup: Nepal’s Supreme Court disallowed development in protected areas. And in Mexico, Congress put animal welfare in the constitution.

Palestinians flocking back to the Yarmouk refugee camp outside Damascus say it’s more than a physical place. It’s their last physical tie to a Palestine they have never seen.

David Sheff reappraises Yoko Ono’s role, as an artist in her own right and as a support to John Lennon, with whom she collaborated on “Imagine.”

Universities are reckoning with cuts of billions of dollars of in grants. Their research can lay the groundwork for what the private sector delivers to the marketplace – and its loss could have lasting consequences.

Civic groups like the White Helmets are using acts of equality and kindness to overcome ethnic and religious tensions built up during a half-century of dictatorship

Hundreds of university graduates are stepping up to teach children whose formal schooling has been interrupted by a brutal civil conflict.

Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney and his Conservative opponent have kicked off their campaigns amid a trade war and annexation threats from U.S. President Donald Trump.

Every year, Americans discard 92 billion pounds of food. Massachusetts is on the leading edge of states trying to capture and divert food waste.

The gains come a day after the military seized control of the Republican Palace in Khartoum from a notorious paramilitary group.

Planned limitations on Canadian access to the Haskell Free Library & Opera House, which spans the U.S.-Canada border, symbolize a fraying relationship between towns with traditionally close ties.

Voice of America was rejected by the Soviets and Vladimir Putin. But some in Moscow wax nostalgic about what the state-funded broadcaster meant for them, especially during the Cold War.

Brazil’s Supreme Court will decide this month if former President Jair Bolsonaro will stand trial for a 2022 coup attempt.

The curmudgeonly Vermont senator, with his populist message, is drawing large crowds. This week he’s joined by Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez.

Long-lived sea turtles, penguins, and seals are among the aquarium’s oldest residents. In addition to their regular care, they receive perks.

Attacks on Tesla cars and dealerships exemplify a wider challenge of homegrown political and extremist violence. The solutions may be as diverse as the threats.

Turkey’s next presidential election is in 2028, so why would the mayor of Istanbul, a Recep Tayyip Erdoğan rival, be arrested now? One reason: The autocratic Mr. Erdoğan fears a loosening hold on voters.

After the resumption of Israeli airstrikes in Gaza, the population worries it has been abandoned by the world.

Across Ukraine’s minerals-rich region, word of a potential U.S. deal has renewed confidence in the future. Most see U.S. investment as a positive.

The maple leaf flag is showing its colors everywhere as a Canadian-style nationalism rises in response to President Trump’s actions and rhetoric.

Across Syria, as the interim government struggles to provide both security and services, local civil society groups are helping to fill the voids. But is there a part for them to play in politics, and in helping to shape the country’s future?