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The Trump administration promises to resettle South Africa’s white Afrikaner community as refugees in the U.S. Many in South Africa wonder why.

I loved the privacy of my green fortress. Until we hacked the hedge and opened up our world.

Artificial intelligence, 5G networks, and the Internet of Things are used increasingly often in spaces from retail to the military, raising privacy and ethical considerations.

Just as President Trump’s vision for America has intensified in his second stint in Washington, so, too, has his strongest supporters’ admiration.

Is there a method behind the Trump administration’s madness? Yes, on both negotiation tactics and long-term economic strategy. But the path to get there is not only rocky; it’s full of pitfalls.

Better cohesion among a diverse population has helped Ivory Coast become a model in economic progress. Now it may do the same in politics if a new generation takes over.

The U.S.-China trade war could be decided by leaders’ differing styles. Mr. Trump acts on impulse, Mr. Xi prefers the pursuit of strategic goals.

The Behbud Association teaches women to sew and embroider so that they can lift themselves out of extreme poverty.

A madcap mystery novel riffs on two New York institutions: the fact-checking department of a New Yorker-like magazine and the city’s farmers markets.

The leaders of the United States and El Salvador say they can't be forced to return a man deported in error from the U.S., setting up a struggle between the executive branch and the courts.

Progress roundup: Small dams across the U.S. are being removed for safety, water quality, and wildlife. And a desert in Chile yields water from fog.

Mario Vargas Llosa, who died April 12, helped ignite intellectual fervor in Peru, while his writings stoked the imagination of the world.

Ecuadorians are unhappy with nationwide security and economic crises – and yet, they reelected President Daniel Noboa.

The wisdom of Oman as a patient, listening go-between will be essential for negotiating a new deal over Iran’s nuclear program and its proxy militias.

CO2 levels spiked in La Palma, Spain, after the 2021 Cumbre Vieja eruption. But a novel network of CO2 detectors is helping keep locals safe today.

Sudan’s emergency response rooms are a vital lifeline to communities devastated by the country’s civil war. Now, USAID cuts threaten their future.

Mr. Khalil, detained last month under a protest crackdown, remains in custody in Louisiana as his attorneys appeal his deportation and consider an asylum claim.

Europe’s calm and measured response to the Trump tariffs takes the long view and relies on patient deliberation.

Many religions center “welcoming the stranger” as a mandate. What will come next for faith-based refugee groups as their ability to practice a good Samaritan approach is tested by Trump administration orders halting refugees?

The normally staid bond market's latest gyrations suggest that foreign governments, banks, and investors are losing confidence in the U.S. – and upset over President Trump's tariff program.

President Trump has tapped existing but rarely used laws to aid his immigration actions. Supporters see pragmatism, while critics warn of overreach.

After over a decade of civil war, and several months since the fall of President Bashar al-Assad, small investments by Syrian families signal hope for the economy’s future.

Many African satellite city projects have aimed too high, and failed to launch. But one such project in Kenya, Tatu City, is bucking the odds.