Good morning to readers; Kyiv remains in Ukraine’s hands. Apuy is from the Amis, one of Taiwan’s largest indigenous groups, where women once led families. But as China tries to dominate Taiwan, the Amis' tradition of matriarchy has come under threat. Apuy wants to change that.

“I want to recover our female [leadership] tradition. It’s been disappearing for too long,” said the Amis girl, Apuy Anaw. She had made herself a promise.