Andrey Lomakin was 12 years old when he, his family, and all his neighbors were forced to leave home. Some left in a hurry, their…
2017
Gunmen opened fire on New Year’s Eve celebrations in an Istanbul nightclub
This is a developing story. Turkish police are still hunting for a man who attacked a popular Istanbul nightclub on New Year’s eve, killing at…
HOT SEAT
Mitt Romney ate chocolate cake with the man he called a “fraud”
Mitt Romney, formerly a fierce Donald Trump critic, met with the US president-elect in public last night (Nov. 29), giving US press a rare view…
NOUS NE LES OUBLIERONS PAS
One year after the Paris attacks, the Bataclan reopens
One year ago today, a terror attack on Paris sent the whole world reeling. At least 130 people were killed and 300 wounded in a…
Barack Obama’s face as he hands over the White House to Trump
US president Barack Obama hosted Donald Trump at the White House today to discuss their transition of power. Trump will assume the presidency on Jan.…
BREAK IN PROTOCOL
President-elect Trump went to the White House today and there are no photographs of his arrival
US president-elect Donald Trump went to the White House today to meet US president Barack Obama. There are no photos of his arrival. Departing from…
SURPRISE
Watching Hillary Clinton lose through the eyes of classmates who’ve been rooting for her since 1969
Our hearts broke at around 10pm. Condolences came in over WhatsApp and text, little beeps of confusion in a huge and silent hall packed with…
NO GRANDI NAVI
To save their sinking city, Venetians are dressing like pirates and chasing cruise ships
Venice, Italy A dozen small pirate boats bobbed in Venice’s Giudecca Canal last night (Sept. 25), waiting to confront the next big cruise ship to…
#FERTILITYDAY
Italy begs women to have more babies for the sake of the nation, totally embarrasses the nation
In its battle to get Italians to make more babies, the Italian government has made an embarrassing misstep. Health minister Beatrice Lorenzin recently announced that…
MOVE OVER MACHIAVELLI
Ancient Egyptians’ 4,000-year-old strategy for dealing with an “argumentative superior”
Patience is a virtue. Don’t bug your partner about their weight. Try not to vex your boss. As a new translation of ancient Egyptian hieroglyphs…
Photos: Syrian civilians celebrate with hugs, kisses, and lifted veils after their city’s liberation from ISIL
After years of occupation by ISIL and a bloody months-long siege, civilians in the Syrian city of Manbij are finally free. Fighters from the Syrian…
A man is scaling New York’s Trump Tower aided by suction cups, and police are on the scene
Update, 6:35pm ET: The climber has been intercepted by police, who pulled him inside the building from a window on the 21st floor. With apparent…
