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  1. 11 dead as India struggles with creeping paralysis outbreak linked to contaminated water

    A woman with long, black hair is wearing a blue and white blouse and looking directly at the camera. She is standing in what appears to be a living room and there are gold curtains behind her.

    More than 200 people have fallen ill with Guillain-Barré syndrome in the Indian city of Pune, with officials blaming the outbreak on contaminated water. Dozens are still hospitalized and 11 people are dead due to the autoimmune disorder that attacks the nerves and leads to paralysis.

  2. Israeli military says it is checking reports that Hamas handed over body of Shiri Bibas

    A young woman with long hair holds a baby, smiling.

    The Israeli military said on Friday it is checking reports that Hamas has handed the Red Cross a body said to be that of hostage Shiri Bibas, a day after Israel received four bodies of hostages held captive in Gaza that included one unidentified woman.

  3. Ukraine, Russia, U.S.: What does each side want? | About That

    Combination image of Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, left, U.S. President Donald Trump, centre, and Russian President Vladimir Putin

    U.S. President Donald Trump said he intends to end the war in Ukraine, but exactly how that could unfold is up for debate. Andrew Chang breaks down what Russia, Ukraine and the U.S. all want from a resolution, and how conflicting interests make their goals incompatible. Images provided by Getty Images, Reuters and The Canadian Press. (4:50 Credit: CNN/YouTube; 4:50 Credit: ABC News/YouTube; 4:51 Credit: Fox News/YouTube; 4:52 Credit: BBC News/YouTube)

  4. European Paralympic athlete in line to become the first disabled astronaut in space

    Two men experiencing weightlessness on a parabolic flight. They wear blue jumpsuits, and one has a prosthetic leg.

    British Paralympian John McFall has formally completed his astronaut training, and is now on the waiting list for a spot to fly to the International Space Station, which would make him the first disabled person to reach orbit.

  5. Where does today's anti-elitism come from? Antisemitism, says Adam Gopnik

    A man wearing a Kippah walks by graves vandalised with swastikas at the Jewish cemetery

    The current wave of anti-elitism, and anti-urbanism we’re seeing from authoritarian leaders and their followers may seem to have erupted out of nowhere. But New Yorker writer, Adam Gopnik argues what we see now stems from historic antisemitism.