Russia Campaigned to Derail Moldova’s Pro-Western Government
In Moldova, Moscow paid Orthodox priests, conducted a vote-buying scheme and set up training camps on election interference — all in an effort to derail the Western-leaning government.
8 Matisse Works, Looted from Library in Brazil, Are Recovered
The prints by the French master were taken in São Paulo last year in a brazen daylight heist.
RM, a Superstar With BTS, Gets His Feet Wet As an Art Curator
RM, of BTS, brings 145 works by Korean artists to SFMOMA this fall. “I know Picasso, I know van Gogh. I don’t know anyone from my country,” he told himself as he began to buy. “You have to find your root.”
Swiatek rolls past Rybakina for WTA Toronto title
Iga Swiatek poses with her trophy after defeating Kazakhstan’s Elena Rybakina in a National Bank Open final tennis match, in Toronto. Photo: AFP TORONTO: Former world number one Iga Swiatek captured her first title of the year on Thursday, roaring past a weary Elena Rybakina 6-2, 6-3 to win the WTA 1000 in Toronto. Swiatek, … Read more
India set for trial by spin in Sri Lanka opener
An inexperienced India, missing several key players, face Sri Lanka in Galle from Saturday. Photo: AFP GALLE: An inexperienced India missing several key players face Sri Lanka in Galle from Saturday in the first of two Tests with coach Gautam Gambhir under immense pressure. Pace spearhead Jasprit Bumrah, spinner Washington Sundar and batter Sai Sudharsan … Read more
World War Two memorial in Washington vandalised with bubbles and graffiti
Someone painted ‘Clean hands Dirty $’ on one surface, splattering the area with red and green paint Members of the National Guard stand near the World War II Memorial, after the pool was reportedly vandalized with soap and graffiti in Washington, DC, US, August 13, 2026. Photo: REUTERS The World War Two memorial in Washington … Read more
How Pennsylvania Got Hooked on Games That Look a Lot Like Slot Machines
[A legal loophole kept “skill games” from being considered gambling. Now lawmakers are trying to save them from a court ruling.
Gone in 20 Minutes: Half-Off Sushi Draws Throngs to New York’s Japanese Markets
[At a proliferating number of stores, discounts on items like sushi are offered after 8 p.m. To get the best meals, you have to be there early.
Palestinian Rappers Shabjdeed and Saint Levant in Spat Over Authenticity
Shabjdeed, a rapper in the West Bank, criticized a fellow Palestinian musician in a song, saying his Western lifestyle and lyrics were far removed from life back home.
Chatbots Are Pushing Us Toward a Post-Human Internet
In matters of work, school and even romance, we turn to A.I. chatbots. But what happens when the bots begin talking to one another?