Saudi Arabia and Iran have restored relations. The two agreed to reopen their respective embassies and rekindle ties in a Chinese-brokered deal that has shifted regional relations.

2023

The burning of religious books such as the Torah and the Quran in Sweden prompts a debate on the fine line between freedom of expression and incitement of hatred.

2023

American band, The Killers, apologized for bringing a Russian fan on stage during a show in Georgia and for describing him as a "brother" which prompted boos from the audience.

2023

The 2023 Nobel Peace Prize was awarded to Narges Mohammadi, an imprisoned Iranian human rights activist, for her campaign against the repressive regime in Iran.

2023

Support is falling among Americans of both major political parties for supplying Ukraine with weapons, a warning sign for Kyiv, which relies heavily on U.S. arms to fight Russia.

2023

A nighttime fire ripped through a run-down five-story building in Johannesburg that was occupied by squatters and homeless people, killing over 70 people including children.

2023

Maui is reeling from wildfires that devastated the Hawaiian island in August They have taken dozens of lives and caused  billions of dollars of damage.

2023

In secular Tel Aviv, religious Israelis were confronted by protesters after they sought to pray in a public square on the holiest day of the Jewish calendar according to their beliefs.

2023

In 2022, the U.S. Border Patrol encountered 2.2 million people crossing the border illegally. However, America has had immigration surges before so what’s different now?

2022

Republicans won control of the U.S. House, returning the party to power in Washington and giving conservatives leverage to curtail President Joe Biden’s agenda.

2022

Far Right parties in Israel inch closer to power in the country's fifth election in four years, especially as they have allied themselves with Likud Head Benjamin Netanyahu.

2022

Xi Jinping has been handed an unprecedented third term as Chinese President, capping an ascent in which he has become the nation's most powerful leader in generations.

2023

NATO leaders met with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky in Lithuania's capital as they pledged to support Ukraine in its fight against Russia's ongoing invasion.

2023

One in seven mothers reports suffering from postpartum depression after childbirth. Now, the FDA has approved the first-ever oral medication to treat the condition.

2023

Hadar Goldin was serving in the Israeli army when he was killed and abducted in 2014 by Hamas, during the last major Gaza war. His mother is lobbying hard for his remains.

2023

Wagner Group chief Yevgeny Prigozhin was buried during a low-key ceremony in his home city of St. Petersburg - nearly one week after he mysteriously died in a plane crash.

2023

A new report indicates that more than half of the global population will have obesity by 2035, and the condition will touch all regions and continents of the world.

2023

Polls in the general snap election in Spain are closed. Could we see the right return to power for the first time in nearly 50 years? Is it the end for Socialist Premier Pedro Sánchez?

2023

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un and Russian President Vladimir Putin met for their first summit in four years, which focused on weapons deals.

2023

The Turkish President has claimed, somewhat curiously and ambiguously, that Ronaldo was under a “political ban” at the World Cup as he “stands for the Palestinian cause.”

2022

Saudi Arabia and five other Gulf Arab countries issued a joint statement demanding that Netflix remove content they say “violates Islamic and societal values and principles."

2022

The famed American defense attorney offered his advice on the controversial reforms gripping the nation and his assessment of whether they endanger Israeli democracy.

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