Protesters march during a demonstration against the military coup in Yangon, Myanmar, on Sunday. Stringer/AFP via Getty Images hide caption
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Heba Alrejleh and Radwan Jomaa with children Aya, 11, Lilian, 4, and Mohamed, 10. "The words 'to send us back to Syria' means to destroy our lives," says Jomaa. Sidsel Overgaard hide caption
In Denmark, Fears Grow Among Syrian Asylum-Seekers As Residence Permits Are Revoked
Iranian President Hassan Rouhani (second right) listens to head of the Atomic Energy Organization of Iran Ali Akbar Salehi while visiting an exhibition of Iran's new nuclear achievements in Tehran on Saturday. Iranian Presidency Office via AP hide caption
A photo of La Soufrière erupting Friday in St. Vincent. The blast could be sending ash as far as Jamaica and South America. Zen Punnett/AFP via Getty Images hide caption
The Honourable Artillery Company fire a gun salute at the Tower of London on Saturday to honor Prince Philip, the Duke of Edinburgh, who died on Friday at age 99. Chris Jackson/Getty Images hide caption
Chinese and U.S. table tennis players train together in April 1971 in Beijing. April 10 marks the 50th anniversary of what became known as pingpong diplomacy between the two nations. AFP via Getty Images hide caption
50 Years Later, The Legacy Of U.S.-China 'Pingpong Diplomacy' Faces Challenges
A scientist works on COVID-19 samples to find variations of the virus at the Croix-Rousse Hospital laboratory in Lyon, France, in January. Jeff Pachoud/AFP via Getty Images hide caption
A mass rally is held in Pyongyang in January to celebrate North Korean leader Kim Jong Un's election as general secretary of the Workers' Party of Korea. Kim has been unusually frank in comments about the country's problems in recent months. Jon Chol Jin/AP hide caption
Workers at Amazon's facility in Bessemer, Ala., held a historic vote on whether to form the company's first warehouse union. Bill Barrow/AP hide caption
It's A No: Amazon Warehouse Workers Vote Against Unionizing In Historic Election
A public notice hangs outside a vaccination center notifying of vaccine shortages in Mahim, in Mumbai, India, on Thursday. Satish Bate/Hindustan Times via Getty Images hide caption
As Queen Elizabeth II's husband, Prince Philip was the longest-serving consort in British history. In 2015, he attended the Queen's Speech in the House of Lords at the Palace of Westminster. Alastair Grant/WPA Pool/Getty Images hide caption
Plumes of ash rise on Friday from the La Soufrière volcano as it erupts on the eastern Caribbean island of St. Vincent, as seen from Chateaubelair. Orvil Samuel/AP hide caption
Cemetery workers wearing protective gear carry the coffin of a person who died from complications related to COVID-19 to a gravesite at the Vila Formosa cemetery in Sao Paulo, Brazil, Wednesday, April 7, 2021. Andre Penner/AP hide caption
The World Health Organization-approved proof of vaccination form is used these days for yellow fever. It's just a coincidence that the card itself is yellow. Michele Abercrombie/NPR hide caption
Skirmishes erupt at the "peace wall" dividing Protestant and Catholic neighborhoods in Belfast, Northern Ireland, on Wednesday night. Charles McQuillan/Getty Images hide caption
People wait in front of the vaccination center in Gelsenkirchen, Germany, Wednesday, last week. Germany's health minister says the country is exploring purchasing the Sputnik V COVID-19 vaccine from Russia. Martin Meissner/AP hide caption
A soldier holds a Taiwanese flag during a military exercise in Hsinchu County, northern Taiwan, in January. Taiwanese troops using tanks, mortars and small arms staged a drill aimed at repelling an attack from China. Chiang Ying-ying/AP hide caption
European Court of Human Rights President Robert Spano delivered the court's ruling on vaccine mandates, saying the benefits of such laws outweigh the intrusion into privacy. European Court of Human Rights/Screenshot by NPR hide caption
Oh Se-hoon (center), the mayoral candidate of the main opposition People Power Party, holds flowers as he celebrates with party members after exit polls showed he would win. Song Kyung-seok/Pool photo/AFP via Getty Images hide caption
Bahareh and Emad Shargi in California in June 2017. Bahareh Shargi hide caption
3 Years Later, A Prisoner's Family Still Awaits His Return From Iran
Kamel Guemari stands in front of the community center housed in a former McDonald's in Marseille. Eleanor Beardsley hide caption
Saks Fifth Avenue is joining a growing list of retailers and brands to phase out animal fur. Lynne Sladky/AP hide caption