Fatma Tanis

When Donald Trump returns to the White House, he's expected to issue a series of orders with far-reaching impact on global health — from abortion services to support for the World Health Organization.

After Bashar al-Assad's ouster, there are questions about the fate of the Syrian Democratic Forces, the U.S.-backed Kurdish coalition that currently controls a third of Syrian territory.

The Kurdish coalition that controls a third of Syria and helped the US fight ISIS is facing a new reality after the ouster of Bashar al-Assad. NATO ally Turkey sees them as a threat and is demanding the dismantling of Kurdish militia (YPG). And some of the majority Arab civilians who live in Kurdish controlled areas want to be governed by the rebels that took Damascus instead.

As the world watches Syria grapple with the aftermath of Bashar al-Assad's brutal regime and the formation of a new government, one neighbor has emerged as having great influence over the new Syria.

Turkey is set to have significant influence in Syria after Turkish-backed rebels defeated the Assad regime. We look at what Turkey's goals are in the region and what challenges it may face.

A study shows that of the one in eight children in several African countries who have asthma, the vast majority are undiagnosed and therefore untreated.

These are women murdered by an intimate partner, a family member, a rapist, a stranger randomly assaulting females. Laws do not always offer protection and justice. What needs to be done?

In his last term, Trump reinstated the "Mexico City Policy," which prohibits groups receiving U.S. aid from offering or discussing abortion. This time he may even expand the policy.

Mahamat Djouma is one of the millions displaced by the civil war in Sudan. He is part of an especially vulnerable group — unaccompanied minors. Here is his story.

Sudan's civil war has displaced 10 million citizens. Here are profiles of two young people from the most vulnerable groups: an unaccompanied minor caring for twin brothers, a woman who was raped.