One of the photographs displayed prominently in the public building in Dona Emma Agência Pública DONA EMMA — Whoever visits the entrance hall of the building of the head of education in Dona Emma, a ...

WANSEKO — Seeing elephants in the small fishing village of Wanseko, Uganda, used to be extremely rare. But in recent months, incursions have multiplied, and with them, the damage of crops and attacks ...

PARIS — For a man of my generation, construction of the European Union was above all defined by the Franco-German duo: a model of successful reconciliation that was the envy and admiration of the ...

MOSCOW – A recently opened exhibition in Moscow’s State Historical Museum is shedding some light on a long-guarded Russian secret: the origins of Soviet founding father Vladimir Lenin. Lenin’s ...

VATICAN CITY — As of 2024, there are precisely 764 people living in Vatican City. A small group indeed, as just a few of the employees of the Holy See have a right to live “behind the walls.” Among ...

The city of Râmnicu Vâlcea in Romania, a.k.a. "Hackerville" Facebook page RAMNICU VALCEA – To the tourist eye, Râmnicu Vâlcea is a quiet, leafy city. Located at the bottom of the Carpathian mountain ...

MUNICH – The short distance to the rest room is an obstacle course. Three hugs from drunk guys I don’t know. Two slaps on the fanny. The skirt of my dirndl lifted once. And beer poured deliberately ...

Two men carry a painting inside the Palace of Versailles Château de Versailles/Facebook VERSAILLES — On Mondays, the Palace of Versailles is closed to the public. The usual tumult coming from the ...

Woman carrying a castle at the 81st Nativity Scene Contest at the Main Square in Krakow, Poland Beata Zawrzel/ZUMA WARSAW — In 2020, a Polish court ruling placed a near total ban on abortions, and ...

The list of participants at the swearing-in of a controversial new president is always instructive. It was no exception with Argentina’s new president, Javier Milei, the man with libertarian ideas and ...

HURGHADA — By the time the sun sets in Hurghada’s coral-fringed shores, the tourists have traded their kaftans for cocktails. Along the Red Sea promenade and amid the rhythmic swirl of belly dance ...

Public support for a negotiated end to the war in Ukraine is growing in Russia, with new polling showing record levels of backing for diplomacy. But the majority still insists on conditions that ...