Take it from locals: Super experience in New Orleans entails more than just the French Quarter
Desiring a more local taste of Big Easy life during Super Bowl week? There’s plenty to explore both in and outside the city center. Streetcar lines roll to Uptown, ...
Lithuanian president backs Trump’s NATO defense spending goal amid ongoing Russian threat
Securing an end to the fighting in Ukraine must take place with Kyiv’s full involvement and come with more defense spending ...
FireAid delivered loads of surprises. Here are some of the best moments from the musical benefit
The FireAid benefit was fueled by some of music’s best performers to raise money for Los Angeles-area wildfire relief efforts ...
Tens of thousands of Muslims attend annual Biswa Ijtema event in Bangladesh
Tens of thousands of people gathered on a riverbank near Bangladesh’s capital on Friday to listen to sermons by Islamic scholars at the Biswa Ijtema, or global ...
A French journalist recounts 711 days of captivity as a hostage of Islamic extremists in Mali
For a foreign correspondent in Mali, the assignment seemed like a dream: as Islamic extremists upended the region, Olivier ...
US aid was long a lifeline for Eastern Europe. Trump cuts are sending shockwaves through the region
President Donald Trump’s abrupt freeze of U.S. foreign aid is sending shockwaves through Eastern Europe, leaving pro-democracy groups, independent media, civil society ...
Fear, disease and debt afflict Venezuelans released from prison after post-election arrests
Venezuela’s President Nicolás Maduro labeled them as terrorists on national television. They were plucked from pharmacies, ...
Stock market today: Asian stocks mostly higher after Wall Street tech gains
Asia markets are mostly higher on Friday following gains on Wall Street driven by Tesla, IBM and Meta Platforms after strong profit reports. U.S. futures and oil prices rose.
5 years after Britain left the EU, the full impact of Brexit is still emerging
Friday, two crowds of people gathered near Britain’s Parliament — some with Union Jacks and cheers, others European Union ...
Experts and advocates warn of nickel mining’s risk to precious marine region of Indonesia
One of Earth’s most biodiverse marine regions is threatened by the expansion of nickel mining projects in Indonesia, ...
After the initial ecstasy of freedom, released Israeli hostages face a long road to recovery
When Ilana Gritzewsky returned to Israel after being held captive in Gaza for 55 days in November 2023, she had so much ...
Midair collision kills 67 people in the deadliest US air disaster in almost a quarter century
A midair collision between an Army helicopter and a jetliner killed all 67 people aboard the two aircraft, officials said, as ...