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A tiddlywinks game mid-play, with winks spread out around the pot. Though players eventually want to "pot" their "winks," players also strategize how to block their opponents by landing their piece on top of another's piece.

Not Just Child's Play: World Tiddlywinks Champions Reclaim Their Glory

David Lockwood and Larry Kahn, "the Ali-Frazier" of Tiddlywinks, once again won the World Pairs title. To the professional winkers, the game is far more than shooting discs, or "winks," into a cup.

Tents are set up in a homeless encampment along a Los Angeles freeway in May.

The Trump administration plans major shift away from long-term housing for homelessness

The overhaul shifts funds to transitional housing requiring work and addiction treatment. The administration says it promotes "self-sufficiency," but critics warn many will risk losing housing again.

A worker walks through a mudd streets in the Jaramana Camp on the edge of Damascus, Syria. About 13,000 Palestinian refugees live in the camp.

Palestinian refugees in Syria have a message for Gazans: Don't leave your land

Palestinians fled the 1948 Mideast War and took refuge in neighboring Syria. After 77 years, they're still waiting to go back. They are telling Palestinians in Gaza to stay put.

In criticism of the war in Iran, some conservatives focus their ire on Trump himself

The war with Iran has opened a rift inside of the MAGA movement. Now, some of its biggest names have gone from criticizing the war, to the rare step of criticizing President Trump himself.

Okinawa Governor Denny Tamaki smiles during a press conference in Tokyo on March 1, 2019, after a vote on the relocation of a U.S. base on the island on Feb. 25.

Okinawa's governor strives for regional diplomacy as tensions in Asia-Pacific rise

Denny Tamaki, governor of Okinawa prefecture, says his personal story is deeply entwined with the U.S. military's presence on the island.

Fancy Farm, a Kentucky tradition, debates Sen. Mitch McConnell's legacy

An annual picnic in Kentucky became a platform for GOP Senate candidates to show how closely they align with President Trump. Some also attempted to distance themselves from Sen. Mitch McConnell.

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