Hurling, a Centuries-Old Irish Sport, Turns to New Materials
For centuries, the sport’s wooden sticks have been made from Ireland’s ash trees. But with a disease destroying forests, the ancient game is turning to different materials.
August 2024
Gaza Polio Crisis: What We Know
Israel and Hamas have agreed to brief pauses in fighting so that humanitarian workers can begin an inoculation campaign.
The Angry East
As east Germans vote, a region in decline is searching for answers on the political extremes.
The Debate in Singapore About the New Statue of Raffles
The tribute to Sir Thomas Stamford Raffles, who is considered the founder of Singapore, has raised questions about how the wealthy city-state perceives its history.
Brazil Blocks X After Musk Ignores Court Orders
The social network will go dark in the nation of 200 million, the result of an escalating fight between Elon Musk and a Brazilian judge over what can be said…
Maduro Appears to Send Two Foreign Members of Ukraine’s Military to Face Trial in Russia
Two Colombian soldiers who had fought for Ukraine are now under arrest in Moscow. They wound up there after stopping over in Venezuela, which apparently extradited them.
In South Indian Cinema, a #MeToo Reckoning Comes Roaring Back
A report withheld since 2019 has finally been released, providing damning evidence of sexual misconduct and gender discrimination in Malayalam cinema.
Polio Vaccination Campaign in Gaza Faces Big Hurdles
The operation depends on brief pauses in fighting in a war zone where the rule of law has broken down and hundreds of thousands of people are living in temporary…
Inmate Revolts Highlight Failings and Miseries of Russian Prisons
Staff shortages, beatings, corruption and harsh treatment of Muslim prisoners have all led to unrest among inmates, with recent uprisings turning deadly.
How Mexico’s Judicial Overhaul Compares to Other Countries
President Andrés Manuel López Obrador’s plan for transforming the judiciary goes much further than other countries that allow some judges to be elected.