World

As a comedian, Dave Landau has the unique ability to take a situation that would make the majority of us anxious, nauseous, or hopeless and extract some humor. That’s exactly...

Any immortalization of the British monarch is courting controversy in Northern Ireland. This land is still divided between protestants, most of whom see themselves as British and thus tend to...

This as-told-to essay is based on a conversation with Kim Budlong, a 40-year-old resident of Lancaster, South Carolina, who went on a world cruise while 10 weeks pregnant. She was...

Australia is to strip medals from Afghanistan military commanders, whose units were involved in alleged war crimes, Defense Minister Richard Marles said Thursday. An official inquiry into the 11-year period — from 2005 to...

New studies have cast doubt on the widely held belief that Easter Island’s indigenous population collapsed after committing “ecocide”. Scientists have long debated the riddles of the island, known for...

David Wells, a retired World Series champion pitcher who played for the New York Yankees, among other teams, took a swipe at MLB Commissioner Rob Manfred Wednesday. Wells appeared on...

The United States’ elite Seal Team 6 has been training for missions to assist Taiwan if it is invaded by China, according to the Financial Times. The clandestine US Navy...

The global health agenda can often feel like a space crowded with new, ever more deadly outbreaks, each vying for attention. But one of the greatest health challenges the world...

Australia has moved to strip senior military officers of their distinguished service medals over alleged war crimes committed on their watch in Afghanistan. The announcement on Thursday comes after the...

A British man killed by a Spaniard with a garden hoe belonged to an “expat hooligan” community, the suspect’s lawyer said. Martin Allwright, 59, died in hospital from head injuries...