Israel says it's going to restrain settlement construction in order to please the Trump administration. But critics say their plan allows for a lot more construction.
In January alone, 1,938 people were killed. Poor security, the proliferation of drug gangs, corruption and lack of opportunities are among the factors causing the violence.
An attack on a town in Idlib province early Tuesday allegedly combined conventional and chemical weapons. After the initial strike, a hospital was reportedly bombarded as it treated victims.
Fourteen people were killed and many more injured in Russia's second-largest city. Russian authorities say the attack was carried out by a suicide bomber from the Central Asian republic of Kyrgyzstan.
An apparent chemical weapons attack on a rebel-held area of Syria claims the lives of dozens of civilians, including children. The White House blames the Syrian government.
Journalist Ben Taub of The New Yorker spent several months following a Nigerian teenage girl's route as she tries to reach Europe, risking death, forced labor and sex work.
The move is surprising to U.S.-China watchers, and comes just days before President Trump is set to meet with Chinese President Xi Jinping in person for the first time.
A powerful South African union federation that had been a key ally of President Jacob Zuma is the latest group to call for him to resign. Zuma has shown no sign that he will do so.