National Geographic Explorer Paul Salopek's walks through the countryside of Japan have been unexpectedly lonely. That's ...

A federal judge has blocked the Trump administration from revoking Harvard University’s ability to enroll international ...

After delaying an earlier ultimatum, the European Union has passed a new sanctions package against Russia. The sanctions come ...

When Spain went dark for a day, on April 30, the tiny village of San Vicente del Monte went about business as usual. The town maintained power because of an experimental lithium battery that many ...

The goal of the law, nicknamed the Evictions Express, is to allow property owners with illegal tenants to get them out within ...

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A federal judge has blocked the Trump administration from revoking Harvard University’s ability to enroll international students. A temporary restraining order now stops the government from pulling ...

Yury Grigorovich has been described as one of the greatest choreographers of the 20th century. He was the artistic director of the Bolshoi Ballet from 1964 to 1995, which he is said to have led with ...

It’s been five years since George Floyd was killed by a police officer in Minneapolis, sparking one of the largest global protest movements in recent history. From the streets of London to Sydney, his ...

When a Norwegian man woke up on Thursday, he found a container ship parked about 15 feet from his bedroom. Police say the officer steering the ship may have fallen asleep and let the 450-foot vessel ...

The leader of Bangladesh’s interim government, Muhammad Yunus, has reportedly threatened to resign, according to reports in the Bangladeshi press. The 84-year-old Nobel Prize-winning economist has ...

Two long-running conflicts in Africa are facing very different prospects right now. In Democratic Republic of Congo, a war between the state and the M23 rebels — backed by Rwanda — may be on the verge ...