Sarah Shourd, who was imprisoned by Iran in 2009, calls the nuclear deal a “win-win.” It doesn’t demand Americans’ release, but she says it makes it less useful for Iran to keep hostages for leverage.

Like young adults everywhere, soldiers in the Russian military are fond of documenting their doings via social media. One journalist traced a soldier’s presence in Ukraine through his photos online.

In an exclusive interview, Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf remembers how Liberia was “the poster child of everything that could go wrong.” But people lived up to the local proverb: “Go fix it.”

Daniel Majok Gai fled South Sudan twice because of war. He wants to return for good. But for now, he’s giving back by helping youth there gain an education. His inspiration: a girl named Annah.

With his brown skin and long dreadlocks, Marc Quarles stands out in his predominantly white neighborhood. He’s particularly aware of that, he says, when his biracial children aren’t with him.