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Hegseth Defense Collapsing as Fresh Leaks on Strikes Grow More Damning
Pete Hegseth’s defense of the killing of two men clinging to an incapacitated boat is falling apart on multiple fronts. Lawmakers who saw…
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2025: a turning point for packaging regulation across MENA & Africa
In the past months, Africa and the Middle East have seen a surge of new regulation reshaping how packaging — especially plastics — is…
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High schools bullying is up, attendance down as ICE raids sow ‘climate of distress,' study says
High school principals across California and nationwide say raids by Immigration, Customs and Enforcement have provoked a “climate of…
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Right to Repair Would Help Consumers and Address ‘Affordability’
The battle over the right to repair represents a clear dividing line between supporters of certain business interests and backers of a…
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Two teen Afghan asylum seekers learn fate for raping 15-year-old in local park
Two teenage asylum seekers from Afghanistan have been jailed after admitting to the rape of a 15-year-old girl in a U.K. park, officials…
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Bombardier Global 8000 Enters Service
Bombardier's Global 8000 business jet officially entered service on Monday as the first of its type was delivered to its new owner.…
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IDF finds weapon of slain hostage Capt. Daniel Perez in booby-trapped Gaza compound
Captain Daniel Perez was murdered during the October 7 massacre. His remains were returned to Israel on October 13, 2025. His father,…
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Why some African countries are prone to military takeovers
DAKAR, Senegal (AP) — It had become a familiar scene in West Africa. A group of soldiers appeared on state television in Benin on Sunday…
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The Best TV Shows of 2025
Fourteen years ago, Emily Nussbaum, one of my esteemed predecessors in the TV-critic chair, notoriously titled her Top Ten list “I Hate…
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Bear Lunges at Trainer and Tackles Him to the Ground in Front of Shocked Crowd at Animal Park
NEED TO KNOW A black bear at a zoo in China attacked its handler ahead of a live performance Crowds filmed the shocking moment the bear…
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Mother of last Israeli hostage in Gaza: Peace plan cannot proceed until Ran Gvili is home
"We're at the last stretch, and we have to be strong, for Rani, for us, and for Israel. Without Rani, our country can't heal," Talik Gvili…
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Louvre workers announce strike over work conditions and security after $102M heist
PARIS (AP) — Workers at the Louvre Museum voted Monday for strikes to protest their work conditions, a ticket-price hike for non-European…
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Myanmar military air strike on a tea shop kills 18 watching a football match on TV
BANGKOK (AP) — An air strike last week by Myanmar’s military on a tea shop in the country’s upper-central region of Sagaing killed at…
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Hunt under way for Benin coup plotters and their hostages
Security forces in Benin are searching for the soldiers who tried to seize power on Sunday morning, with the president saying they have…
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11 Adriatic Islands You Can Island-Hop for Under $500
The Adriatic Sea stretches along the coasts of Italy, Slovenia, Croatia, Bosnia-Herzegovina, and Montenegro, dotted with hundreds of…
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Oliver Sacks Put Himself Into His Case Studies. What Was the Cost?
As Sacks aged, he felt as if he were gazing at people from the outside. But he also noticed a new kind of affection for humans—“homo sap.”…
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The Ancient Roots of Doing Time
People knew about incarceration. Seneca, the Roman philosopher and dramatist (and court counsellor), argued that punishment should be…
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And Your Little Dog, Too, by David Sedaris
“He just bit me!” I said. The woman stood upright and pushed her hair away from her face. She was pretty except for her mouth, which was…
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A New Afghan Bakery, in New York’s Golden Age of Bread
As the city’s bakeries have grown increasingly culturally specific, representing far-flung cuisines and styles—see Librae, in the East…
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Pierre-Emmanuel Lyet’s “Christmas Avenue”
Last year, the Paris-based artist Pierre-Emmanuel Lyet did a residency at Villa Albertine, which gave him the opportunity to experience…
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Chinese court orders Malaysia Airlines to pay US$3.3m in compensation over missing MH370 plane
A Beijing court has ordered Malaysia Airlines to pay some families of missing passengers onboard flight MH370 a total of US$3.28 million…
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Nearly 1,000 people dead, 1 million displaced in Indonesia floods
Nearly 1,000 people have died and nearly 1 million have been forced from their homes after weeks of flooding and landslides in northern…