A six-month truce began on Thursday between the government and the largest remaining insurgency, the far-left group known as the National Liberation Army.
As the country’s right-wing government takes a hard line on Mediterranean immigration, the hip-hop artist Ghali has become a prominent voice of compassion.
“Some people think I look too human when I stand up,” the Hangzhou Zoo’s statement said, after a video prompted internet conspiracy theories. “I am a Malayan sun bear!”
India’s opposition is trying to force the prime minister to address the violence in Manipur, which has killed more than 150 people and displaced 60,000 others.
A deadly missile strike on a crowded restaurant wounded three Colombians who hope to build support for Ukraine in a continent that has avoided taking sides.