Lukas book prize winners include two works on indigenous people in the US
Two books on the history of indigenous people in the U.S. have received $10,000 awards presented by the J. Anthony Lukas Prize Project. Rebecca Nagle’s “By the Fire We Carry: ...
From orange peels to bottle caps: Thousands of artists create their own ‘Girl with a Pearl Earring’
After sending its most famous work to be featured in Amsterdam’s blockbuster 2023 exhibition of nearly every work by Johannes ...
China’s foreign minister heads to Moscow in a visit overshadowed by Western moves on Ukraine
Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi on Monday was traveling to Moscow for talks with his counterpart, Sergei Lavrov, in a visit overshadowed by Western moves over Ukraine. Wang is ...
Pakistan plans to expel 3 million Afghans from the country this year
Pakistan plans to expel 3 million Afghans from the country this year, as a deadline for them to voluntarily leave the capital and surrounding areas expired on Monday.
Bangkok to review quake safety after collapse of high-rise leaves dozens missing
Thai authorities said Monday they are investigating why a single office tower under construction in Bangkok collapsed during ...
UT Austin launches center to advance, study Latino health care
Read more The University of Texas at Austin and Tec de Monterrey have launched a research center with the goal of improving ...
Israeli military orders evacuation of most of Rafah
The Israeli military on Monday issued sweeping evacuation orders covering most of the southern city of Rafah in the Gaza Strip. Israel ended a ceasefire and ...
US armored vehicle missing in Lithuania pulled from swamp but fate of 4 soldiers is still unknown
A U.S. armored vehicle that went missing in Lithuania has been retrieved from a swamp after a six-day search but there is ...
French court to rule in far right embezzlement case. Marine Le Pen’s political future is at stake
A Paris court is expected to deliver a verdict Monday in an embezzlement case that could shake up French politics and derail far-right leader Marine Le Pen’s career. Le Pen and ...
Middle East latest: Israel’s Netanyahu nominates a new domestic security chief
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has nominated a new domestic security chief, after he moved to fire the current one ...
Could the verdict expected at French far-right party’s trial end Marine Le Pen’s political career?
Her “political death.” That’s how French far-right leader Marine Le Pen described what’s at stake in a verdict expected Monday that could derail her plans to run in the ...
Deaths from devastating earthquake in Myanmar climb past 1,700
The death toll from the earthquake that hit Myanmar has risen to more than 1,700 as more bodies have been pulled from the ...