What to Know About France’s High School Protests
Students angry over the state of the country’s education system have blockaded hundreds of schools. Thousands of protesters have been arrested and dozens of people injured.
U.S.-Russia Talks on Ukraine Now Involve an Oil Deal Tied to Trump Allies
President Vladimir V. Putin brought up a sale of Russian energy assets with President Trump’s envoys, Jared Kushner and Steve Witkoff, pushing a deal that raises new questions about conflicts of interest.
After Outcry, Monitors the Trump Administration Tried to Scrap Return to Sea
Under pressure from Congress, a network of ocean monitors that provides vital data to meteorologists, climate scientists, oceanographers and the fishing industry is being restored.
In ‘One Helluva Ride,’ Michael Douglas Recalls Life in the Spotlight
At 82, the famously roguish leading man has written a memoir, “One Helluva Ride,” that’s as candid and intimate as it is feisty.
Court detains Turkey football ref chief
ISTANBUL: The head of Turkey’s football refereeing body and four others were placed in pre-trial detention by a court as part of a graft investigation, state news agency Anadolu said Saturday. Ferhat Gundogdu, head of the Central Referees Committee (MHK), and six others appeared before a judge on Friday over allegations of manipulation of the … Read more
Bilawal credits PPP for warding off imposition of emergency in K-P
Says govt had decided on emergency, governor’s rule in province, seeks political solution to K-P security crisis PPP Chairman Bilawal Bhutto-Zardari addresses an event in Karachi on Saturday. SCREENGRAB PPP Chairman Bilawal Bhutto-Zardari said on Saturday that the federal government had decided to impose emergency or governor’s rule in Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa, but his party had urged it … Read more
Strength Tests From Around the World
Stone lifting, arm wrestling and other ways people test their limits beyond the gym.
American High School Students Are Selling Guns Bound for Cartels
Drawn by money and status, teenagers in Arizona are buying, stealing and selling weapons destined for criminal groups in Mexico.
How Chinese robot dancers find their rhythm on American TV show
At the finale, 27-year-old Wu performed with Unitree humanoid robots, blending robotics, ink-wash art and modern dance At the finale, 27-year-old Wu, from Sichuan Province in southwestern China, shared the stage with humanoid robots made by Unitree. PHOTO: XINHUA A jade pendant bearing a small golden Sanxingdui mask rested against dancer Wu Yufei’s chest as … Read more
High school students in Paris’ deprived suburbs spark national protest movement
As protests raged at more than 1,200 French high schools this week, police responded with tear gas and rubber bullets French high school students block the access to the Lycee Paul Eluard high school as they protest to demand the hiring of substitute teachers, increased resources and better learning conditions, in Saint-Denis, near Paris, France, … Read more