Delve into the rich tapestry of arts, entertainment, and societal trends. From film reviews to cultural commentary, this category celebrates the diverse expressions of human creativity.
Antigovernment fighters brandish their guns as they ride a vehicle in Syria’s northern city of Aleppo on Nov. 30. Omar Haj Kadour/AFP hide caption toggle caption Omar Haj Kadour/AFP LONDON — The rapid military advance of a Syrian rebel group this past week has dramatically shifted the frontlines and upended long-held assumptions about a Middle … Read more
The ‘world’s largest’ advent calendar attracts tens of thousands of people from all over the world to a small town in Germany. The town of Gegenbach, Germany, turns its town hall into a giant advent calendar each December. Hubert Grimmig/Kultur- und Tourismus GmbH Gegenbach hide caption toggle caption Hubert Grimmig/Kultur- und Tourismus GmbH Gegenbach Advent … Read more
Australian children will be banned from using some of the world’s biggest social media sites under strict new laws passed by the country’s parliament. ARI SHAPIRO, HOST: In Australia, children will be banned from using some of the world’s biggest social media sites under strict new laws passed by the country’s Parliament. But as Kristina … Read more
In this pool photograph distributed by the Russian state agency Sputnik, Vladimir Putin talks to the media after attending a meeting of the Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO) in Astana on Thursday. Ramil Sitdikov/AFP via Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Ramil Sitdikov/AFP via Getty Images Russian President Vladimir Putin made a series of military … Read more
The Biden administration says the prisoners were all wrongfully held and that they are being reunited with their families for the first time in many years. They appear to be part of a prisoner swap. ARI SHAPIRO, HOST: Three Americans have been freed from prisons in China. The Biden administration says they were all wrongfully … Read more
A 59-year-old grandmother of 12 took on the 60-minute challenge to push up her entire weight beyond the record 1,200 push ups already on the record books. Source link
Former President Jair Bolsonaro speaks to the press after being formally charged by the federal police with attempted coup, at the airport in Brasilia, Brazil on Monday. Eraldo Peres/AP hide caption toggle caption Eraldo Peres/AP SAO PAULO — Brazil’s former far-right President Jair Bolsonaro was fully aware of and actively participated in a coup plot … Read more
A first responder looks for survivors at the scene of an Israeli airstrike that targeted a building in a southern suburb of Beirut on Tuesday. -/AFP via Getty Images hide caption toggle caption -/AFP via Getty Images Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is urging Israel’s security Cabinet to approve a ceasefire with Hezbollah, paving the way … Read more
Palestinians inspect damage following an Israeli airstrike that hit a home in the north of Gaza City on Thursday. Dawoud Abo Alkas/Anadolu via Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Dawoud Abo Alkas/Anadolu via Getty Images TEL AVIV, Israel — “The shelling isn’t far from us at all,” says Fatma Daama. “The shelling is on our … Read more
A file photo from April 30, 2014, shows then-German Chancellor Angela Merkel attending the parliamentary election campaign program for Hesse State, at the Frankfurt’s Kap European Congress Center in Frankfurt, Germany. Mehmet Kaman/Anadolu hide caption toggle caption Mehmet Kaman/Anadolu There are few world leaders who can claim to have worked closely with four U.S. presidents. … Read more