Gold, gems and Renoir: France’s museums grapple with a wave of smash-and-grab thefts
A series of art heists in France has highlighted the country's struggle to protect its cultural treasures
Iran-backed Houthi rebels take over a strategic port city in Yemen, posing a new threat to shipping
The Iran-backed Houthi rebel group has taken control of Yemen's strategic Red Sea port city of Mokha. Houthi and Yemeni officials confirmed the takeover.
A journalist is named king of a Ugandan monarchy that just lost its onetime ‘boy king’
A news anchor has been unexpectedly named the next monarch of Uganda's Tooro Kingdom. Edward Rukidi Kijanangoma, a cousin of the late king, was chosen by a selection committee on…
UN nuclear watchdog board reports Iran to the UN Security Council for the first time in 20 years
The U.N. atomic watchdog’s board reported Iran to the U.N. Security Council for the first time in 20 years for failure to cooperate in a long-running investigation into uranium traces…
Netanyahu will make a quick trip to speak at the UN after Mamdani urged his arrest, diplomat says
Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is making a whirlwind 24-hour trip to speak at the U.N.’s annual gathering of world leaders this month after New York’s mayor urged his arrest…
Families grieve in the ruins of an Iranian school where a US strike killed dozens of children
The Shajareh Tayyebeh school in the southern Iranian city of Minab has become a place to wrestle with grief and preserve the memories of some 120 children killed here by…
Families’ interest in their kids’ education is falling around the globe as scores drop, test shows
The key to why scores are falling so widely may be found in an accompanying survey taken by students.
US strikes Iranian tankers after more attempted missile attacks on Navy warship
It marks the latest tit-for-tat strikes as Washington and Tehran lurch back toward fighting during more than six months of war.
EU warns of a chilling new terror menace 25 years after 9/11 as online youths seek violent thrills
25 years after the 9/11 attacks a new menace driven by young people online is emerging. European Union Counter-Terrorism Coordinator Bartjan Wegter says this violence is often for its own…
Funding cuts are forcing dozens of health clinics in Sudan to close, aid groups warn
Aid groups say three dozen health facilities in Sudan are closing this year due to global aid cuts. This worsens an already dire humanitarian situation in a country torn by…