Notre-Dame, Then the Stadium: Pope Leo XIV’s First Day in France

There’s a moment, watching Pope Leo XIV step through Notre-Dame’s doors on Friday evening, that’s hard…

El Paso’s Getting a Breather Today But Don’t Get Comfortable

Monday hit 93 degrees in El Paso. If you were outside for any part of that,…

Man Finds Late Mother’s Ashes, Lays Them to Rest After Search

Li Yonghao finally found his mother’s ashes this morning. And laid them to rest. The urn,…

A Mine Caved In in Sudan. At Least 67 People Are Dead.

It started, as far as anyone can tell, with a single shaft giving way on Sunday.…

Catherine Ringer Is Gone, and French Pop Just Got a Lot Quieter

She died the way a lot of us fear we might: fast, before there was time…

Left Behind in the Budget: Why Bangladesh’s Disabled Citizens Are Losing Ground in the Social Safety Net Race

Every year around budget season, Bangladesh’s finance ministry rolls out a familiar set of numbers more…

Ganesh Chaturthi Is Here Again, and the Whole Country Feels It

You know it’s that time of year when your neighbour’s terrace suddenly has a two-foot clay…

Mourinho’s Big Call Before the Madrid Derby

There’s a moment every returning manager hits where the honeymoon ends and the job actually starts.…

Venezuela Starts Paying Out the September “Bono de Contingencia 2026” Bs. 249,000 Landing in Accounts

If you’re one of the families still putting things back together after June’s earthquakes, there’s a…

Sweden Just Bought HIMARS. Here’s Why It’s a Bigger Deal Than the Price Tag Suggests

Sweden doesn’t have a rocket artillery system. It never has. That changes now. On Monday, at…