American archaeologist drowns after Viking replica boat capsizes in Norway
The body of an American woman has been recovered from the sea in Norway after the replica Viking boat she was sailing in capsized during an expedition from the Faroe…
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As the world focuses on Gaza, the West Bank has reached boiling point. Here’s what to know
Israel’s assault on Gaza since the Hamas-led October 7 attack has killed more than 40,000 people, according to Palestinian authorities, drawing international condemnation. But just 60 miles away, another major…
Thai court sentences son of Spanish TV star Rodolfo Sancho to life in prison for murder
Daniel Sancho, a chef who made YouTube videos, was sentenced by a Thai court on Thursday to life in prison for killing Edwin Arrieta Arteaga last year in a hotel…
US, Chinese officials discuss Biden-Xi talks as American elections loom large over relations
High-level US and Chinese officials discussed potential talks between US President Joe Biden and Chinese leader Xi Jinping in the months ahead as the two countries press ahead on stabilizing…
Japan urges 1 million to evacuate as lumbering Typhoon Shanshan threatens south with up to a meter of rain
More than 1 million people in southern Japan have been urged to evacuate as Typhoon Shanshan made landfall Thursday, leaving thousands of residents without power and lashing Kyushu island with…
Massacre survivors say history is repeating – with new perpetrators
Editor’s Note: This story contains graphic descriptions of violence. As tears roll down her face and her body shivers with pain, Hamida cradles her 4-year-old daughter and baby boy on…
The new fight to reform the UN’s colonial-era world order
In a city known for its private members clubs battling for exclusivity, one gilded room in Manhattan reigns supreme: a powerful club of countries within the United Nations headquarters that has resisted adding a new member…
Polio vaccines are coming to Gaza, but for this baby boy, its first case in 25 years, they’re too late
Abdul Rahman sleeps in a battered car seat, rocked by his mother Niveen Abu al-Jidyan. For the moment, he’s blissfully unaware of the drones overhead, or the incurable disease crippling…
Frail and malnourished, rescued hostage hopes war in Gaza ends ‘for all Palestinian and Israeli families’
After more than 300 days in Hamas captivity, a frail and malnourished Farhan Al-Qadi sat in a large tent set up by his family and friends in the Negev desert, where loved ones…
World Food Program halts movement in Gaza after repeated gunfire strikes aid vehicle
The World Food Programme is freezing employee movement in Gaza after one of its vehicles was targeted with repeated gunfire just meters from an Israeli checkpoint, according to a statement…