Middle East latest: 2 young children and parents killed in an Israeli strike in Gaza, officials say
An Israeli strike hit a tent sheltering displaced people in the Gaza Strip, killing two children aged 7 and 9 and their parents, Palestinian officials said Monday. A third child, 10 years old, was ...
US and Philippines sign a pact to secure shared military intelligence and weapons technology
The United States and the Philippines signed an agreement on Monday to secure the exchange of highly confidential military intelligence and technology in key weapons the ...
Pakistan’s top cleric says use of VPNs is against Islamic laws as the government seeks to ban them
Pakistan’s top body of clerics has declared the use of virtual private networks, or VPNs, against Islamic laws, officials said Monday, as the Ministry of Interior sought a ...
Young people, whose futures are at stake in UN climate talks, push through anger to fight for hope
Young people who attend the United Nations climate talks have a lot to be angry about. They’ve lost loved ones and months of school. They’ve lost homes and ...
New Delhi closes schools, bans construction as air pollution shoots up to worst level this season
Authorities in India’s capital shut schools, halted construction and banned non-essential trucks from entering the city on ...
Beyoncé will perform at halftime of Ravens-Texans Christmas Day game on Netflix
Beyoncé is coming to your home on Christmas — provided you have Netflix and are tuning in to the Baltimore Ravens-Houston Texans game. Netflix announced late Sunday that the ...
South Walton girl’s golf brings back first state title
The South Walton girl’s golf team took first place at the Class 2A State Championships on Saturday, earning the program’s first state title. After breaking ...
French farmers mobilize for protests over EU-Mercosur trade deal
French farmers are mobilizing for widespread protests called Monday targeting the EU-Mercosur trade agreement. They argue the deal threatens their livelihoods by allowing a surge of ...
Some Arab Americans who voted for Trump are concerned about his picks for key positions
Just a week after winning a majority of the vote in several of the nation’s largest Arab-majority cities, President-elect ...
A makeshift memorial grows in Ukraine’s capital after 1,000 days of war
Before Russia’s invasion, this was an ordinary green lawn in the heart of Ukraine’s capital. Tourists would visit to take photos, and locals would stroll there on weekends.
What to stream: ‘The Piano Lesson,’ ‘Wicked’ album, ‘Spellbound’ and ‘Cruel Intentions’ TV series
Ariana Grande and Cynthia Erivo teaming up for the soundtrack to the upcoming movie “Wicked” and a TV series based on the 1999 film “Cruel Intentions” are some of the new television, films, music ...
As China cracks down on bookstores at home, Chinese-language booksellers are flourishing overseas
Yu Miao smiles as he stands among the 10,000 books crowded on rows of bamboo shelves in his newly reopened bookstore. It’s in Washington’s vibrant Dupont Circle neighborhood, far ...