Afghanistan holds its second round of presidential elections; Ukraine swears in a new president; mass trials against the Muslim Brotherhood continue in Egypt; and the World Cup begins in Brazil.

The UN Security Council discusses sanctions against North Korea, Ireland holds a referendum on same-sex marriages and a reporter detained in Iran goes on trial.

Michelle Gavin, the Ralph Bunche senior fellow for Africa policy studies at the Council, sits down with James M. Lindsay to discuss the deadly struggle between the Sudanese military and the paramilit…

Venezuela holds talks over a presidential recall referendum, a Dutch party leader goes on trial for making discriminatory remarks, and the Paris Climate Agreement comes into effect.

Rex Tillerson visits South America, Congress debates releasing the Nunes memo, and the surviving suspect in the 2015 Paris terror attacks goes on trial in Belgium.