Fri, 26 Jul 2024 19:31:12 EDT
Train attacks and a downpour couldn’t stop the Paris opening ceremony. Hundreds of flags waved as thousands of the greatest athletes on earth smiled, unbothered by the rain.
Fri, 26 Jul 2024 15:06:46 EDT
U.S. basketball star LeBron James first played in an Olympics 20 years ago, after his rookie year in the NBA. Paris will bookend that by being his last run for gold. What will his legacy be?
Fri, 26 Jul 2024 13:30:33 EDT
Bangladeshis are reeling from one of the most violent weeks in their country’s recent history. At the center of the chaos are young people striving to be heard.
Fri, 26 Jul 2024 12:27:42 EDT
As Venezuelans prepare for the July 28 presidential election, the historically divided opposition is garnering sky-high support, prompting sitting President Nicolás Maduro to grasp at power in blatant ways.
Fri, 26 Jul 2024 11:23:02 EDT
Arson attacks disrupted France’s high-speed rail network hours before the start of the Paris Olympic Games, causing some athletes to miss the ceremony. The locations were chosen to have the most serious impact on lines that connected France to other countries.
Thu, 25 Jul 2024 16:56:18 EDT
Despite what feels like a constant flow of bad news these days, a majority around the world say they feel well rested and joyful. And young people are the most positive of all.
Thu, 25 Jul 2024 14:54:37 EDT
Joe Biden’s withdrawal from the presidential race marks the end of an era of U.S. leaders who saw America’s global role as key to its sense of self.
Thu, 25 Jul 2024 11:55:20 EDT
Pageantry and sport do not guarantee global good feeling. But in tough times in the past, the ideals of the Olympics have helped buoy a weary world. Could it happen again in Paris?
Thu, 25 Jul 2024 10:18:53 EDT
Every four years an Olympic host city participates in a ritual of perseverance – with locals and tourists valiantly navigating their environs. In Paris, how has a focus on sustainability affected venue locations?
Wed, 24 Jul 2024 15:16:02 EDT
Until last Sunday, most of the world expected Donald Trump to win the U.S. presidency. Kamala Harris’ rise is prompting questions about her policies.
Wed, 24 Jul 2024 14:26:55 EDT
The war in Ukraine is changing the social makeup of the country’s workforce, as Ukrainian women are taking on roles in industries like coal mining.
Wed, 24 Jul 2024 12:32:15 EDT
President Javier Milei’s brutal austerity measures that sought to reverse decades of reckless spending have caused prices to skyrocket in a country that already had one of the world’s highest inflation rates. Argentina now has a staggering 57% poverty rate.
Wed, 24 Jul 2024 12:02:34 EDT
Coco Gauff and LeBron James were picked by their fellow Olympians to serve as Team USA’s flagbearers for the Paris Olympics opening ceremony on July 26. Ms. Gauff is the first tennis player and Mr. James is the first male basketball player to receive the honor.
Tue, 23 Jul 2024 17:30:20 EDT
In the South China Sea, Chinese patrols are disrupting the livelihoods of Filipino fishing communities – and pushing more women into the workforce.
Tue, 23 Jul 2024 12:41:23 EDT
As the 2024 Olympics approach, it can be easy to get caught up in the intensity of competition. These Olympians remind us how joyful sporting can be.
Tue, 23 Jul 2024 11:29:01 EDT
Palestinian factions Hamas and Fatah have vowed to form a government together. Previous attempts have failed due to power struggles between the factions and Western countries’ refusal to accept a Palestinian government that does not recognize Israel.
Mon, 22 Jul 2024 15:04:56 EDT
A village near Nigeria’s border with Cameroon has opened its arms to refugees fleeing civil war in that country.
Mon, 22 Jul 2024 14:10:31 EDT
Progress roundup: Same-sex marriage, domestic violence protections, and a ban on bullfighting become laws in Liechtenstein, Kazakhstan, Colombia.
Mon, 22 Jul 2024 11:35:57 EDT
Sultan Ibrahim Iskandar was officially installed on July 20 under a unique system where nine ethnic Malay state rulers take turns as Malaysia’s king. The 65-year-old monarch from southern Johor state is outspoken about Malaysian politics and corruption.
Fri, 19 Jul 2024 16:52:05 EDT
The Ukrainian people have seen, in the dismissal of their historical and cultural distinctiveness, and in the physical attacks on their cultural institutions, a coordinated Russian campaign against their national identity.