Iran's leadership is planning a six-day funeral for Ayatollah Ali Khamenei starting July 4, in what officials say will be the largest gathering in Tehran's history — and a demonst…
At least five people were killed when an explosive device detonated near a key government building in the Syrian capital.
The first round of the next presidential election is set for April 18, 2027, and the runoff on May 2, just one day after Labor Day, a highly symbolic date in France.
Dan Carlin has spent decades explaining history’s collapses. Now he’s watching one happen in real time. In conversation with Kmele Foster, Carlin unpacks the state of societal col…
French luxury house Chanel announced on Thursday that it has purchased Charvet, the world's oldest shirtmaker. Founded by Joseph-Christophe Charvet in 1838, the brand is widely re…
From the world’s wildest places to the origins of American fascism to memoirs of grief and recovery, July’s nonfiction has something for everyone. * The Savage Landscape, Cal Flyn…
Performing at the Stade-Vélodrome on Wednesday, the superstar switched between salsa, plena and reggaeton. He is set to perform in Paris on Saturday and Sunday.
Reinstated main opposition leader Kemal Kılıçdaroğlu said on July 2 that Türkiye should pursue an independent foreign policy ahead of next week’s NATO summit in Ankara, arguing th…
A meeting between Syria and Hezbollah is possible, Syrian Foreign Minister Asaad Al Shibani said during a visit to Lebanon on Thursday, days after US President Donald Trump sugges…
After a lifetime spent reviewing them, David Thomson makes a provocative but unconvincing case. Are movies bad for us? Do they waste our time, dumb down the culture, even harm soc…
Paul Tremblay’s Dead But Dreaming of Electric Sheep, Colin Asher’s The Midnight Special, and Jenny Jackson’s The Shampoo Effect all feature among the best reviewed books of the we…
Brussels has ended a customs exemption for low-value imports from China while agreeing with Beijing to monitor trade flows and improve access to rare earth materials.