February 14, 2024Middle East Israeli Minister Blocks Flour From Reaching UNRWA in Gaza Israel’s finance minister, Bezalel Smotrich, said he had ordered flour shipments not to be transferred to the agency that aids Palestinians, citing […] Read more
February 14, 2024World Brazil’s Carnival Only Starts When 12-Foot John Travolta Arrives The Brazilian city of Olinda has become famous for its giant puppets during Carnival, including one made just after “Saturday Night Fever.”The […] Read more
February 14, 2024World Middle East Crisis: Deadly Rocket Attack in Israel Risks Diplomatic Effort on Lebanon Border Israeli hard-liners demanded a strong response after a series of strikes, including near a military base, as allies struggle to calm tensions […] Read more
February 14, 2024World Why Indonesia Calls Its Elections a ‘Democracy Party’ The celebration of the act of casting a vote has particular resonance in Indonesia, which until a few decades ago was a […] Read more
February 14, 2024World Deadliest Cholera Outbreak in Past Decade Hits Southern Africa The waterborne disease has killed more than 4,000 people in seven countries over the past two years. Experts blame severe storms, a […] Read more
February 14, 2024World Myanmar Junta to Enforce Military Draft Three years after it took power in a coup, the regime appears to be on the defensive. But it remains unclear if […] Read more
February 14, 2024World Finland’s New President Faces Unexpected Test After Trump’s NATO Comments Alexander Stubb was elected vowing to bolster Finland’s new role in NATO, just as Trump’s threats have thrown the future of the […] Read more
February 14, 2024World After Pakistan’s Election Surprise, Who Are the Major Players? Politicians and the military are jockeying to lead the country after the success of the party of Imran Khan, a jailed former […] Read more
February 14, 2024Americas $820,000 Homes in Utah, North Carolina and Connecticut A 1910 cottage in St. George, a three-bedroom townhouse in Asheville and an early 19th-century farmhouse in Lakeville. A 1910 cottage in […] Read more
February 14, 2024Americas They Know Haley’s Chances Against Trump, but They’re Voting for Her Anyway A bus tour across South Carolina intended to evoke Nikki Haley’s political history in the state served up some reminders of how […] Read more