2026 General News Story

People walk at a flea market as smoke rises in the distance following the Russian missile attack, in Kyiv on April 6, 2025, amid the...

People walk at a flea market as smoke rises in the distance following the Russian missile attack, in Kyiv on April 6, 2025, amid the Russian invasion of Ukraine. Kyiv Mayor Vitali Klitschko said the city was under missile attack on April 6, 2025 with explosions in the Ukrainian capital, two days after a Russian missile killed 18 people in President Volodymyr Zelensky's hometown. Klitschko said paramedics had been sent to two districts in Kyiv, while the Ukrainian air force said missiles had entered the northern Chernihiv region.

Cesar Atencio and Lina Arias rushed with their two small children toward the U.S. border last January, aiming to beat the crackdown on immigration President...

Cesar Atencio and Lina Arias rushed with their two small children toward the U.S. border last January, aiming to beat the crackdown on immigration President Trump had promised when he returned to office. They didn’t make it. Crossing Mexico’s Chihuahuan Desert, they were stopped by gang members posing as police and kidnapped for ransom. This was just one of many dangers the family has faced since starting their migration journey. Cesar Atencio, 31, and Lina Arias, 27, with their sons Simón, 4, and Ángel, 1, rest on a bunk bed in a migrant shelter in Ciudad Juárez, Mexico on February 19, 2025. The family has been staying at the shelter for weeks after being released from a 25-day kidnapping.

The family joined a caravan of migrants wading through Panama’s Darién Gap jungle, crossing rivers and climbing mountains with their youngest child, Simón, an infant,...

The family joined a caravan of migrants wading through Panama’s Darién Gap jungle, crossing rivers and climbing mountains with their youngest child, Simón, an infant, strapped to Atencio’s chest on April 23, 2024.

Migrants trek through muddy terrain under heavy rain in the Darién jungle on their second day of the journey toward the Panamanian border on April...

Migrants trek through muddy terrain under heavy rain in the Darién jungle on their second day of the journey toward the Panamanian border on April 24, 2024. Among them are Cesar Atencio, Lina Arias, and their sons.

Lina Arias bathes six-month-old, Simón, in a river after trekking for several hours through the Darién Gap, navigating muddy terrain and river crossings on April...

Lina Arias bathes six-month-old, Simón, in a river after trekking for several hours through the Darién Gap, navigating muddy terrain and river crossings on April 23, 2024.

Cesar Atencio braces against the bitter cold aboard a freight train heading toward the city of Chihuahua, Mexico on January 10, 2025. After months reselling...

Cesar Atencio braces against the bitter cold aboard a freight train heading toward the city of Chihuahua, Mexico on January 10, 2025. After months reselling candy and Popsicles in Mexico City, the family raised enough money for the next leg of their trip.

The family travels with other migrants northward in Mexico on January 10, 2025. Angel, 4, recalls one train colliding with a cow, splattering blood and...

The family travels with other migrants northward in Mexico on January 10, 2025. Angel, 4, recalls one train colliding with a cow, splattering blood and guts on the family. Migrants hopped off to take any meat that could be turned into a meal. Atencio grabbed a hoof, which they used to make soup at their next stop. The stress of the journey, and the cold, sapped the children of their appetite.

The family sometimes walks near the border wall, where they can see El Paso and, often, a tank perched on the hilltop, pictured here in...

The family sometimes walks near the border wall, where they can see El Paso and, often, a tank perched on the hilltop, pictured here in Ciudad Juarez on June 27, 2025. ‘The American dream isn’t happening,’ says Atencio.

At the shelter, families create new routines. They share meals and attend Sunday Mass in the living room, sometimes sharing stories of the abuse they’ve...

At the shelter, families create new routines. They share meals and attend Sunday Mass in the living room, sometimes sharing stories of the abuse they’ve suffered on the journey. Cesar Atencio and Lina Isabel Arias, and their sons, attend a Sunday Mass with other migrants inside a shelter in Ciudad Juarez on June 29, 2025.

Cesar Atencio delivers food by motorbike in Ciudad Juarez on June 26, 2025. Atencio caught a break in March when he found work in Ciudad...

Cesar Atencio delivers food by motorbike in Ciudad Juarez on June 26, 2025. Atencio caught a break in March when he found work in Ciudad Juárez as a carpenter for minimum wage, or about $20 a day. He saved up to buy a cheap motorcycle and in recent weeks has shifted to running routes for a food delivery app, earning as much as $50 a day.

Cesar Atencio and Lina Isabel Arias kiss after being declared married at the civil registry in Ciudad Juarez, Mexico on June 26, 2025. The wedding...

Cesar Atencio and Lina Isabel Arias kiss after being declared married at the civil registry in Ciudad Juarez, Mexico on June 26, 2025. The wedding was made possible after months of petitioning the civil registry to exempt the family from providing required documents, such as the birth certificate Atencio can’t get from Venezuela. The couple hoped their marriage would prevent them from being separated.

Displaced Palestinians from the northern Gaza Strip flee with their belongings along Al-Rasheed Street, west of Gaza City, 01 September 2025. According to the UN...

Displaced Palestinians from the northern Gaza Strip flee with their belongings along Al-Rasheed Street, west of Gaza City, 01 September 2025. According to the UN around 90 percent of the population or 1.9 million people in Gaza have been displaced since the start of the conflict.

Injured Palestinian children receive treatment at Nasser Hospital after Israeli aistrikes hit near the tents of displaced persons west of Khan Yunis, southern Gaza Strip,...

Injured Palestinian children receive treatment at Nasser Hospital after Israeli aistrikes hit near the tents of displaced persons west of Khan Yunis, southern Gaza Strip, late 06 June 2025. M

Relatives of Palestinian journalist Mahmoud Wadi mourn his body at Nasser Hospital in Khan Younis, in the southern Gaza Strip, 02 December 2025. Wadi, a...

Relatives of Palestinian journalist Mahmoud Wadi mourn his body at Nasser Hospital in Khan Younis, in the southern Gaza Strip, 02 December 2025. Wadi, a Palestinian freelance journalist, was killed in an Israeli strike in central Khan Younis.

Palestinians walk among the rubble of their destroyed homes during the month of Ramadan, in the city of Beit Lahia, northern Gaza Strip, 09 March...

Palestinians walk among the rubble of their destroyed homes during the month of Ramadan, in the city of Beit Lahia, northern Gaza Strip, 09 March 2025.

A displaced Palestinian boy chases a humanitarian aid truck amid a ceasefire between Israel and Hamas in Rafah, southern Gaza Strip, 21 January 2025. Israel...

A displaced Palestinian boy chases a humanitarian aid truck amid a ceasefire between Israel and Hamas in Rafah, southern Gaza Strip, 21 January 2025. Israel and Hamas implemented the first phase of a hostage release and ceasefire deal on 19 January 2025.

An internally displaced Palestinian carries a pot in a plastic bag while standing in line to receive food from a charity kitchen in Khan Younis,...

An internally displaced Palestinian carries a pot in a plastic bag while standing in line to receive food from a charity kitchen in Khan Younis, southern Gaza Strip, 11 April 2025.

Nada Arhouma, a fifteen-year-old Palestinian girl injured after an Israeli airstrike struck a displacement camp in Khan Younis, receives medical treatment at Nasser Hospital in...

Nada Arhouma, a fifteen-year-old Palestinian girl injured after an Israeli airstrike struck a displacement camp in Khan Younis, receives medical treatment at Nasser Hospital in Khan Younis, Gaza Strip, 02 November 2025. Arhouma lost her right eye and sustained severe facial and jaw deformities in the attack. Medical staff and humanitarian organizations describe her condition as critical and are appealing for her evacuation to receive treatment abroad.

The sister of late journalist Mohammed Mansour mourns next to her brother's body at the Nasser Hospital after he was killed in an Israeli airstrike...

The sister of late journalist Mohammed Mansour mourns next to her brother's body at the Nasser Hospital after he was killed in an Israeli airstrike on Khan Younis, southern Gaza Strip, 24 March 2025.

Internally displaced Palestinians travel overnight waiting to pass through a checkpoint as they return to their homes in northern Gaza amid a ceasefire between Israel...

Internally displaced Palestinians travel overnight waiting to pass through a checkpoint as they return to their homes in northern Gaza amid a ceasefire between Israel and Hamas, near Gaza City, 29 January 2025. A ceasefire between Israel and Hamas came into effect on 19 January 2025.

A Palestinian boy walks in heavy rain inside a flooded tent camp in Khan Yunis, southern Gaza Strip, 25 November 2025. Around 1.9 million people...

A Palestinian boy walks in heavy rain inside a flooded tent camp in Khan Yunis, southern Gaza Strip, 25 November 2025. Around 1.9 million people in Gaza, nearly 90 percent of the population, have been displaced since the Israel-Hamas conflict began in October 2023, according to the UN.

A man mourns next to the body of their loved one at the Indonesian Hospital after an Israeli airstrike on Jabalia's Al-Tawba Medical Clinic, in...

A man mourns next to the body of their loved one at the Indonesian Hospital after an Israeli airstrike on Jabalia's Al-Tawba Medical Clinic, in Bait Lahia, northern Gaza Strip, 15 May 2025.

Two small boys look on as the remains and bodies of unidentified Palestinians, returned by Israel, are placed in a mass grave during their burial...

Two small boys look on as the remains and bodies of unidentified Palestinians, returned by Israel, are placed in a mass grave during their burial in Deir al-Balah, in the central Gaza Strip, 10 November 2025. Israel has been returning the bodies and remains of unidentified Palestinians to Gaza, as part of a ceasefire agreement.

Palestinians recover a body from the rubble of a destroyed building following an Israeli airstrike in the Al Remal neighborhood in Gaza City, northern Gaza...

Palestinians recover a body from the rubble of a destroyed building following an Israeli airstrike in the Al Remal neighborhood in Gaza City, northern Gaza Strip, 03 June 2025.

A Palestinian man, Adli, mourns over the body of his five-year-old daughter, Dima, at Al Aqsa Martyrs Hospital in Deir Al Balah, central Gaza Strip,...

A Palestinian man, Adli, mourns over the body of his five-year-old daughter, Dima, at Al Aqsa Martyrs Hospital in Deir Al Balah, central Gaza Strip, 11 January 2025. According to the Palestinian Ministry of Health in Gaza, at least three members of a Palestinian family were killed after an Israeli airstrike hit Deir Al Balah, central Gaza.

Palestinians inspect the damage at the site of a UN clinic following an Israeli airstrike, in the Jabalia refugee camp, northern Gaza Strip, 02 April...

Palestinians inspect the damage at the site of a UN clinic following an Israeli airstrike, in the Jabalia refugee camp, northern Gaza Strip, 02 April 2025.

Palestinians scramble to get bags of flour from an aid truck near a food distribution point in Zikim, northern Gaza Strip, 27 July 2025. The...

Palestinians scramble to get bags of flour from an aid truck near a food distribution point in Zikim, northern Gaza Strip, 27 July 2025. The Israeli army declared a 'tactical pause' in military operations in parts of the Gaza Strip on 27 July, to facilitate the safe passage of humanitarian aid convoys.

The aftermath of a deadly Israeli strike, near Nablusi junction, in the west of Gaza City on, 13 December 2025, amid a ceasefire between Israel...

The aftermath of a deadly Israeli strike, near Nablusi junction, in the west of Gaza City on, 13 December 2025, amid a ceasefire between Israel and Hamas. The Israeli army stated it struck a key Hamas terrorist in the area of Gaza City.

A Palestinian boy carries his belongings between the rubble of destroyed houses in Rafah, southern Gaza Strip, 19 January 2025, amid a ceasefire between Israel...

A Palestinian boy carries his belongings between the rubble of destroyed houses in Rafah, southern Gaza Strip, 19 January 2025, amid a ceasefire between Israel and Hamas. Israel and Hamas agreed on a hostage release deal and a Gaza ceasefire to be implemented on 19 January 2025.

epa12503260 Palestinian children walk between the rubble of destroyed buildings in Jabaliya northern Gaza Strip, 04 Nove,ber 2025, amid a ceasefire between Israel and Hamas....

epa12503260 Palestinian children walk between the rubble of destroyed buildings in Jabaliya northern Gaza Strip, 04 Nove,ber 2025, amid a ceasefire between Israel and Hamas. Following Israeli claims that Hamas violated the ceasefire, Prime Minister Netanyahu ordered military strikes on the Gaza Strip on 28 October. In response, Hamas announced it was postponing the planned handover of a recovered hostage's body, citing Israeli truce violations. EPA/MOHAMMED SABER