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Dark clouds hang over the financial district of Frankfurt, Germany, March 16, 2021. REUTERS/Kai Pfaffenbach

Europe

Germany's housing market 'contaminated' by widespread racism

The badge of a US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officer. Hawthorne, California, US, March 1, 2020. Photo: REUTERS/Lucy Nicholson/File Photo

USA

US demands access to tourists' social media histories

Estimates of the Syrians still missing after the civil war range from 140,000 to as many as 300,000Image: Yamam Al Shaar/REUTERS

Explainer

One year after Assad's toppling: What has Syria achieved?

Green card holders from 19 countries must now undergo security screening again. Photo: Mehaniq/Panthermedia/IMAGO

Explainer

What Trump's immigration freeze means

Some instincts apparently transcend species, the scotch-sodden scavenger made it to the bathroom before calling it a night. Photo: Samantha Martin/Hanover County Protection

Offbeat

Rowdy raccoon raids Virginia liquor store, passes out drunk in bathroom

Photo: BSS

World+Biz

Israel fires senior officers over October 7 'failure'

Johnson Wen, seen here in white, was grabbed by security after jumping a barricade to stand next to Ariana Grande. Photo: AFP

Splash

Singapore jails Australian man who rushed Ariana Grande

The Bangladesh-India border. Photo: Collected

Explainer

Why is India upping forces at chokepoint with Bangladesh?

Black cats are an omen for many, but their significance varies according to era and culture. Photo: Ales Munt/Zoonar/picture alliance

Offbeat

The many mysterious meanings of black cats

A 1979 version of the film 'Nosferatu' featured famed German actor Klaus Kinski and Isabelle Adjani. Photo: Everett Collection/picture alliance

Offbeat

What horror films do to our brains

Zohran Mamdani gestures as he speaks during a watch party for his primary election, in New York City. Photo: REUTERS

Explainer

Who is Zohran Mamdani?

Displaced Sudanese gather and sit in makeshift tents after fleeing Al-Fashir city in Darfur, in Tawila, Sudan, October 29, 2025, in this still image taken from a Reuters' video.

Africa

Foreign ministers decry 'apocalyptic' atrocities in Sudan

The US considers white South Africans a group suffering 'illegal or unjust discrimination'. Photo: DW/Jerome Delay/AP Photo/picture alliance

World+Biz

US to cut refugee admissions to 7,500 from 125,000