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17 photo stories from 2017

NBA apologizes for calling Palestinian territories ‘Palestine–occupied’

Berlin sets up New Year’s Eve ‘safe zone’ for women amid sexual assault concerns

The most bizarre stories from around the world in 2017

It’s feels colder in parts of Canada than on Mars

Airstrikes in Yemen kill dozens of civilians in one day. But that’s just part of the country’s misery.

An asylum-seeking Zimbabwean family has been stranded at a Bangkok airport for months

The Germans are determined to take all the fun out of fireworks, too

A top Church of England bishop scolds U.S. evangelicals for ‘uncritical’ support of Trump

Chechnya’s leader just got kicked off Instagram because of U.S. sanctions. Why only him?

Trump’s unpredictable handshakes baffled world leaders in 2017. They soon adapted.

The America of 2017, and 4 other global stories that shaped this year

Opioid abuse in the United States is so bad it is lowering our life expectancy. Why hasn’t the epidemic hit other countries?

The world’s 500 wealthiest people got $1 trillion richer in 2017

Israel’s transport minister wants to name a new Jerusalem train station after Trump

17 of 2017’s most visual stories from around the world