In Finland, a Velvety Bed for Old Souls
Tom Simons spent years on the island of Molandet, near Helsinki, before he was inspired to create a garden from moss and lichen.
UAE says its energy exports will not be ‘held hostage’ by Iran war
[ UAE is expanding port capacity along its eastern coast, developing pipelines, trade routes for alternative corridors A person works near an oil tanker docked at the Port of Fujairah, as the US-Israel conflict with Iran limits marine traffic in the Strait of Hormuz, in Fujairah, United Arab Emirates, May 6, 2026. — REUTERS The United Arab … Read more
Israeli strikes on southern Lebanese town kill 11, state news agency says
Heavy machinery operates at the site of an Israeli strike, in Kfar Rumman, Lebanon, September 7, 2026. Photo: REUTERS Israeli strikes on a southern Lebanese town early on Monday killed at least 11 people, including two children and two medics, Lebanon’s state news agency said. Israel has intensified its bombardment of southern Lebanon in recent … Read more
A Japanese Polymath Transforms a Modernist Icon
Hiroshi Sugimoto’s redesign of the Hirshhorn Museum’s sculpture garden was a heavy lift that will finally see the light.
Sabalenka reaches US Open quarters
NEW YORK: Aryna Sabalenka kept her US Open three-peat bid alive Sunday, charging into the US Open quarter-finals with a confidence boosting victory over tricky American Taylor Townsend. Sabalenka took everything the multi-faceted Townsend threw at her to emerge with a 6-4, 6-3 victory, winning the last five games to push her Flushing Meadows win … Read more
Austrian headscarf ban for under-14s faces first test as schools reopen
The legislation proposing the ban was passed in parliament last year, in December A child wearing a headscarf in Doha, Qatar. Photo: Reuters/file Austria’s ban on headscarves for under-14s faces an initial test on Monday as schools reopen in Vienna and other states, with groups including the country’s main Muslim organisation denouncing it as discriminatory … Read more
Noël Godin, Prankster Who Threw Pies at the Powerful, Dies at 80
Splattering figures like Bill Gates, Jean-Luc Godard and Bernard-Henri Lévy, he perfected the art of using whipped cream as a form of protest.
Germany’s ‘Firewall’ Against the Far Right Is Being Tested Like Never Before
A blowout win by the far-right Alternative for Germany party in a state election has revealed a split among voters about whether to uphold a decades-old strategy for sidelining extremists.
In San Francisco, the Artist Joset Medina’s Walls Have Boundary Issues
Joset Medina’s entire apartment is his canvas in the evolving project that he calls the “Unrestrained Garden.”
Fatima fined for Asia Cup conduct breach
Pakistan captain Fatima Sana has been fined 10 percent of her match fee for breaching Level 1 of the International Cricket Council’s Code of Conduct during her team’s Women’s Asia Cup defeat by India. Fatima was found to have breached Article 2.5 of the ICC Code of Conduct for Players and Player Support Personnel, relating … Read more