Paris Is Utopia for Paralympians Until They Leave the Athletes’ Village
The city built highly accessible accommodations for competitors in the 2024 Paralympic Games. But the rest of Paris remains difficult to navigate.
August 2024
Parts of Italy’s Appian Way Are Left Off UNESCO’s World Heritage List. Cue Grievances.
For the towns along the ancient road that were not included on the UNESCO list, the slight is about more than hurt pride.
F-16 Fighter Jet, Recently Supplied to Ukraine, Crashes
A Western official said the advanced fighter crashed while defending against a Russian aerial assault. It was not clear how it was destroyed, but the loss is a symbolic blow…
Battling Mpox in the Outbreak’s Epicenter in Congo
An early look at a remote treatment center where children and adults suffer with mpox, recently declared a global health emergency.
Middle East Crisis: Death Toll in Israel’s West Bank Raids Rises to 17, Palestinian News Agency Says
Israel’s military said it killed five people in Tulkarm, including a top militant commander, as its operation in the West Bank entered a second day.
Top Biden Aide Holds Rare Talks With Chinese Military General
Jake Sullivan also met with China’s top leader, Xi Jinping, who said the United States should “find a correct way for the two major countries to get along.”
Israel’s Hostage Rescue Highlights Challenge of Hamas Tunnels in Gaza
Gaza’s vast and complex subterranean network shelters many of Hamas’s remaining leaders, and is a key obstacle to eradicating the group.
Lucy Letby Inquiry Won’t Weigh Key Question: Is the ‘Killer Nurse’ Innocent?
More than 20 experts have called on the U.K. government to delay a public inquiry into the case of Lucy Letby, who was convicted of murdering babies, because of growing…
Sahra Wagenknecht Is Shaking Up German Politics From the East
Sahra Wagenknecht, a former Communist, has founded her own party to respond to German grievances about migrants, crime and the dangers of the war in Ukraine.
In Quebec’s Casse-Croûtes, Fast Food for a Short but Sweet Summer
By now, the most famous product of Quebec’s casse-croûtes, the poutine, has gone international. But can the guédille or the pinso ever become just as popular?