‘Just Little Girls Who Wanted to Dance’: Southport Mourns Knife-Attack Victims
A day after a knife attack that killed three children, the community of Southport was grappling with the violence that had visited the town.
July 30, 2024
After Biden’s Withdrawal, Some Want Their Aged Leaders to Follow His Lead
Most of the world’s oldest leaders — in their 80s and even one in his 90s — are in Africa, which happens to have the youngest population of any continent.
How Did Venezuela Get Here?
A movement started by Hugo Chávez, promising power to the people, became an authoritarian regime, one that opponents say just stole an election.
Olympic Surfing Comes to a ‘Poisoned’ Paradise
In 1974, a radioactive cloud from a French nuclear test drifted over Teahupo’o, Tahiti, now the surfing venue for the Paris Games. Villagers still feel the effects.
Bonsucro Certified Indian Sugar From Abusive Fields
Much of what consumers buy is marked “sustainable,” “humane” or “green.” In the sugar cane fields of India, that papered over the worst abuses.
As U.S.-Iran Conflict Builds, Iraq Is Caught in Middle
The United States and Iran are at odds over the Gaza war as well as proposals for an American troop withdrawal from Iraq.
Netanyahu Vows ‘Severe’ Response to Deadly Rocket Attack Tied to Hezbollah
Fears linger among Lebanese civilians after a strike killed 12 children and teenagers in the Israeli-controlled Golan Heights.