Sri Lanka used a brief cease-fire between the United States and Iran to repatriate more than 200 Iranian sailors who had been held in its custody after a U.S. strike on an Iranian warship near its waters. The move allowed Sri Lanka to resolve a sensitive situation while maintaining its neutral stance in the conflict. Officials said the decision was guided by international law, particularly rules requiring the release of detainees during a pause in hostilities. By acting duri

In El Salvador, a woman named Sugey Amaya has built an unusual and deeply personal routine outside a prison intake center known as El Penalito. Night after night, she waits for inmates to be released, many of whom have no one to pick them up, and helps them find their way home. Her presence has become a quiet lifeline for those emerging from a system that has rapidly expanded under the country’s aggressive anti-gang crackdown. The crackdown, launched by President Nayib Bukel