School bus catches fire outside Bangkok and more than 20 are feared dead, officials say
A bus carrying young students with their teachers caught fire in suburban Bangkok on Tuesday, with more than 20 of those on ...
A former hostage fought for her own life in Gaza. A year on, she fights for her husband’s freedom
As a hostage in Gaza, Aviva Siegel found herself begging for food and water. Since her release, she has found herself begging ...
Asian markets are mixed and Japanese stocks rebound from Monday’s slump
Asian shares were mixed on Tuesday, with Japan’s Nikkei 225 index regaining some of its sharp losses from a day earlier. A quarterly “tankan” survey by the Bank of Japan showed ...
South Korea unveils its most powerful missile, which could reach North Korea’s underground bunkers
South Korea unveiled its most powerful ballistic missile and other weapons targeting North Korea during a massive Armed Forces Day ceremony Tuesday, as the South’s ...
NATO’s long-time chief hands over to a former Dutch premier
One of NATO’s longest serving top officials, Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg, steps down on Tuesday and will hand over the reins to former Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte, as ...
Taiwan shuts schools and offices ahead a direct hit from powerful typhoon
Taiwan closed schools and offices and evacuated hundreds from vulnerable areas around the island Tuesday ahead of a strong typhoon expected to hit its populated western ...
WikiLeaks’ Julian Assange to make first public statement since his release from prison
Wikileaks founder Julian Assange will make his first public statements since he was released from prison when he addresses ...
How one preschool uses PAW Patrol to teach democracy
As lawmakers voted on a budget deal at the U.S. Capitol, a different kind of balloting was taking place a dozen miles away in ...
Claudia Sheinbaum to be sworn in as 1st female president of Mexico, a country with pressing problems
Claudia Sheinbaum will take the oath of office Tuesday as Mexico’s first female president in more than 200 years of ...
Jimmy Carter and hometown of Plains celebrate the 39th president’s 100th birthday
Jimmy Carter is preparing to celebrate his 100th birthday on Tuesday, the first time an American president has lived a full century and the latest milestone in a life that took the ...
Biden plans survey of devastation in North Carolina as Helene’s death toll tops 130
President Joe Biden was set to survey the devastation in the mountains of Western North Carolina on Wednesday, where ...
Who is Claudia Sheinbaum, the scientist who will head Mexico as its first female president?
Claudia Sheinbaum takes office Tuesday as Mexico’s first female president in the nation’s more than 200 years of independence ...