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Agence France-Presse

Obama admits US government let down hostage families (VIDEO)

June 24, 2015

Will a new set of policies do enough to help the relatives of captives held abroad?

Agence France-Presse

Obama admits government let down hostage families

Agence France-Presse

June 24, 2015

'I promised them that we can do better,' Obama said after hosting families of hostages at the White House.

GlobalPost's got a new look

March 24, 2015

Updated

03/26/2015 - 1:00pm

Things look a little different on GlobalPost today. What you see will depend on whether you're visiting us on a laptop, your smartphone, or your favorite tablet. Here's a quick tour of our new features.

Agence France-Presse

Israel's campaign season has been ridiculous — here are the election ads to prove it

March 04, 2015

Meet the Bibi-sitter.

Agence France-Presse

Incredible photos of Kenya burning ivory as part of its anti-poaching fight

March 03, 2015

A 2014 UN and Interpol report estimated that about 20,000 to 25,000 elephants were killed in Africa every year.

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