These Royal Wedding Watch Parties Are No Joke
Who is going to get up at 4 a.m. to watch a royal wedding? Actually, a lot of people.
Polar power play: Who will prevail at the rooftop of the world?
Mr. Rafaelsen is the mayor of Kirkenes, a small port at the northern tip of Norway, 250 miles inside the Arctic Circle. Kirkenes is the end of the line for a passenger ship that trundles daily up the coast through scenic coastal fjords.
All Of Chile’s Bishops Offer To Resign After Sex Abuse Cover-Up
Their announcement on Friday follows an emergency meeting with Pope Francis to discuss the drawn-out scandal.
The new calm in combatting Ebola
During the last outbreak of the Ebola virus in Africa four years ago, panic spread faster and farther than the disease itself. Public fears even hindered efforts to end the epidemic, which claimed 11,000-plus lives. With a new outbreak this month in …
Plane Carrying More Than 100 People Crashes After Takeoff In Havana, Reports Say
The Boeing 737-200 crashed in a field midday Friday at José Martí International Airport, local media report. First responders rushed to put out the flames.
A Royal Wedding With Global Appeal
Interest in Prince Harry and Meghan Markle transcends borders in a way that past royal weddings have not, writes Autumn Brewington, who anchored the Washington Post‘s royal wedding blog in 2011.
Deep Contradictions Remain At The Core Of The Israeli-Palestinian Conflict
The contradictions of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict are always on display, but rarely as starkly as this week, when the U.S. opened its embassy in Jerusalem and protests erupted in Gaza.
After four years of Western sanctions, Russia digs in for long haul
Russians have been living under Western sanctions for four years now, and they have undeniably survived. Anti-Russia sanctions appeared to be a straightforward admonition four years ago, when Russia annexed Crimea and intervened to back Ukrainian rebe…
Halla Tómasdóttir: How Can Leaders Inspire Others To Lead?
In 1980, Iceland elected the country’s first female president. Halla Tómasdóttir grew up with this image of leadership, and then in 2016 ran for president. She says this is why more women need to run.
Naomi Klein: What’s The Glue That Makes Some Movements Endure?
We now face an increasing list of global crises. But why aren’t more of us taking action? Naomi Klein compares our circumstances with those of previous generations who took action for lasting change.
Hindu prayer service? There’s an app for that.
India’s most popular Hindu temples can exhaust even the most patient person during high festival seasons. Temple attendants scold stragglers hoping to catch a couple more moments in the presence of a murti, or icon embodying the deity, as those next i…
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