Politically, Israel’s conflicts are a ‘ticking time bomb’ for Netanyahu

The Big Fix: Lessons from Uruguay

Not quite The Terminator, these robots still look human-like and perform tasks

As COP30 ends, a closer look at a major source of emissions: agriculture

A decade after the landmark Paris Agreement on climate change, the treaty’s architect looks back at its legacy

When in drought, plant fonio

An iconic French mountain in Aix-en-Provence may soon disappear

‘Floating Farm’ in the Netherlands wants to keep food above rising seas

A look at what carbon offsets do — and don’t — accomplish

Small talk on the Eden Walk

In Nova Scotia, a town protects its history from the sea with living shorelines

The most popular foreign playwright in Russia is Irish

Israel strikes Iran’s nuclear sites and kills its top generals. Iran vows ‘severe’ retaliation

As Canada burns, author of ‘Fire Weather’ sees the nation’s hotter future

First Nations evacuate thousands from remote areas in Manitoba due to wildfire threat

Australian researchers study oysters’ resilience in face of climate change

Scientists and veterinarians help wildlife impacted by ex-tropical cyclone Alfred in Australia

Crimean Tatars mark Ramadan while in exile from the Crimean Peninsula

Pro-Palestinian activists under increased surveillance on Massachusetts campuses

A graphic novel cookbook telling the stories behind some uniquely named Chinese dishes

Russian state media revel in US-Ukraine White House debacle

American football finds a way in Japan

Can robots fall in love? A sci-fi musical from South Korea is now a hit on Broadway.

A journey across a hundred years of propaganda from around the globe

US foreign aid freeze wreaks havoc for HIV treatment in Africa

Thousands flee their homes in northeast Colombia amid worst security crisis in a decade

In South Korea, shamans are shunned — and revered 

A new wave of violence in the West Bank amid Gaza ceasefire

Trump withdraws US from World Health Organization as he assumes presidency

Traders in Ghana face uncertain future after world’s largest secondhand clothing hub razed in fire

Ukrainian refugees make a home in neighboring Moldova

Denmark is fed up with Russia’s ‘shadow fleet’

Mapuche sports help Indigenous Chileans revive culture

Growing number of governments using counterterrorism to justify targeting dissidents abroad

Escape from Bamban: One man’s scam farm nightmare in the Philippines

Ten years after Washington’s historic deal with Havana, Cuba remains adrift

Exclusive: A conversation with the commander of the US-backed Kurdish Syrian Democratic Forces

Israel to expand Golan Heights settlements as Syria goes through political transition

Syrian prison offers a glimpse into Assad’s brutal rule

Is the Russian flag a symbol of war?

As Catholic faith ebbs in Spain, missionary priests come to the rescue

US to send military contractors to Ukraine

Out of Eden Walk: Korea’s Stone Age

A bumpy ride down East Germany’s memory lane

Despite new campus rules, Columbia University students vow to continue protests against Gaza war

Israeli ‘double tap’ strikes in Gaza and Lebanon ‘raise serious ethical and legal concerns’

Armenian Christians of Jerusalem say their centuries-old community faces an existential threat    

India’s Diamond City is reeling from the war in Ukraine

Out of Eden Walk: Walking Gangnam Style

In the UK, a man’s shed is his castle. For some, it’s also a lifeline.

India-China border dispute impacts semi-nomadic families who depend on the land

Morocco reckons with drought to stave off disaster

Worsened by climate change, Morocco’s 7-year drought threatens food stability

Classical composer Gabriela Ortiz brings her distinctive, rhythmic Latin American style to Carnegie Hall

Why a megacity in India is reviving the humble water well

The Itaipu dam: A massive binational collaboration between Paraguay and Brazil

New book is a catalog of ‘living wonders’

The new film ‘Mountains’ looks at the beauty and challenges of the Haitian American experience

Move over Orlando, Brazil’s Balneário Camboriú is on the rise

In rural Japan, a closed school becomes a new kind of community hub