This first appeared in Lit Hub’s Literary History newsletter—sign up here. Vladimir Nabokov’s Lolita was first published in 1955, after many rejections from American publishers, b…
A cheering crowd dressed in festive attire welcomes the Chinese leader at Pyongyang’s main square. Chinese President Xi Jinping has arrived in Pyongyang, marking a rare state visi…
Iraq is once again caught in the crossfire of a widening Iran-Israel conflict, with pro-Tehran militias threatening to open a new front if the US enters the war, as Baghdad strugg…
Israel said on June 8 it had struck targets across Iran, defying U.S. President Donald Trump's call to refrain from retaliating against Tehran's barrage of missiles.
China's President Xi Jinping hailed an "invincible friendship" with Pyongyang on arrival in North Korea Monday, his first trip abroad this year after hosting back-to-back summits …
Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan has said Türkiye would be ready to contribute to mine-clearing efforts in the Strait of Hormuz if requested by the parties, while expressing cautious …
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky confirmed in an interview with Sky News that the Russian businessman who traveled to Kyiv to meet with him was Roman Abramovich.
UK, France, and Germany support Zelenskyy’s proposal for a meeting with Putin, as drone attacks continue.
Iranian filmmaker Jafar Panahi, whose film It Was Just an Accident received an Academy Award nomination this year, has been ordered to serve a one-year prison sentence after a Teh…
This was the first time the alliance's rapid reaction Baltic Air Policing mission has shot down a drone in Latvia.
It looks like people are in the mood for a romantic comedy, as Netflix's new film Office Romance is the streamer's number one film worldwide at the moment, following its release o…
Skip to main contentNewsletterThe LatestNewsBooks & CultureFiction & PoetryHumor & CartoonsMagazinePuzzles & GamesVideoPodcastsGoings OnShop