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Teen refugees headed to the US to live with American foster families are in limbo due to President Trump’s travel ban. The stranded group includes several dozen refugee children under 18 who have no close family to care for them. A court ruling last night could bring them closer to boarding a US-bound plane, but their foster parents still have no clue when, or even if, the children will be able to come to America.

VIDEO: Life has been more difficult for Turkey’s tech entrepreneurs since last summer’s failed military coup. The unstable situation makes it harder to get the word out about the country’s tech scene or to attract investors. Connecting the Turkish startup community with Silicon Valley could help bridge that gap.

VIDEO EXPLAINER: The US Supreme Court will soon hear its first partisan gerrymandering case in more than a decade. And former President Barack Obama is also planning to get involved in redistricting. While the issue is critical enough to attract the attention of the nation’s highest court, not to mention the country’s former leader, many Americans don’t know much about gerrymandering.

Bhutan has literally made ‘Gross National Happiness’ its mantra, but being in the middle of a power struggle between China and India might be a source of stress for the tiny nation. Indian troops stopped a Chinese road project in a disputed plateau where Bhutan, China and India all meet. Bhutan is India’s closest ally in South Asia, but Beijing apparently wants in on that action.

Ethiopians scrambling to leave Saudi Arabia are having trouble getting a flight home. The kingdom is giving undocumented foreigners in the country a chance to leave without incurring a penalty. Government officials believe about 400,000 Ethiopians are illegally in the country, mostly employed as domestic workers, with few legal rights, who endure widespread abuse.

One of the world’s largest Muslim groups is taking aim at Islamic State with a few well-placed kicks and punches. Nahdlatul Ulama (NU), widely seen as Indonesia’s leading moderate Muslim organization, has a martial arts wing. In response to IS threats against targets in the country, NU’s warriors have stepped up their activities across Indonesia, but armed combat isn’t their goal.