Ben Mishiev

The Chinese government announced on Friday that it would set a one-year timeline for its legal ivory ban, charting a new path in protecting elephants from extinction.

An attack at a nightclub in Istanbul, Turkey killed at least 39 people and wounded nearly 70. This marks the fourth attack to happen in Turkey within a month's time.

A designer of the first hydrogen bomb reflects on the state of nuclear proliferation today.

An investigation by the Associated Press has found that the Venezuelan military is operating a major food trafficking scheme with millions of their citizens on the brink of starvation.

Former Presidential candidate Ralph Nader reflects on the health of the Democratic party and the movement Bernie Sanders started in 2016.

London's worsening air pollution has now surpassed Beijing's nitrogen dioxide levels. We look at how failures of regulation led to increased pollution and what can be done to fix it.

This past Friday, the United Nations passed a resolution that demanded a halt to all Israeli settlements in the occupied territories, with the United States abstaining from the vote.

Which images made the biggest impact this year? The Takeaway talks with some of the photographers behind the most memorable and haunting photos of 2016.

An investigation by the Charleston Gazette-Mail shows that pharmacies in West Virginia were flooded with 780 million pain killers as overdoses increased across the Mountain State. 

Monday's assassination of a Russian ambassador comes before defense ministers from Iran, Russia, and Turkey meet today in Moscow to discuss Syria and a solution for Aleppo.

President-elect Donald Trump has yet to address his many business conflicts of interest. Are his business ties already jeopardizing U.S. interests and democratic norms?

As Standing Rock protesters and tribal leaders celebrate a victory, supporters of the Dakota Access Pipeline detail what they plan next.

A mistrial was declared yesterday in the police shooting death of Walter Scott, an unarmed black man whose shooting and subsequent death was captured on video as he ran from an officer.

Globally, the influence of the far-right continues to grow. Where will nationalist parties gain power next?

As President Obama's final term wraps up, activists have been trying to convince the White House to pardon whistleblowers before Donald Trump and his administration come into power.

President-elect Donald Trump has made infrastructure spending one of the hallmarks of his campaign, but some say wealthy private investors will benefit most from the plan.

Craig Stevens, a spokesperson for the Midwest Alliance for Infrastructure Now, supports the construction and operation of the Dakota Access Pipeline.

Dearborn County, Indiana sends more people to prison per capita than almost any other county in the United States.

President Obama is set to meet with Chinese President Xi Jinping during 10 day climate change advocacy trip. What influence will it have on the future actions against climate change?