Armenian Christians in the Old City of Jerusalem say their centuries-old community is facing an existential threat. It stems ...

Sanctions on Russian diamonds, imposed in response to the war in Ukraine, have damaged business in Surat, India’s diamond polishing hub. Many of the city’s diamond artisans from lower-income ...

Benjamin Netanyahu abruptly fired his defense minister, Yoav Gallant, on Tuesday evening, citing a lack of trust. The prime minister’s decision comes as Netanyahu’s coalition grapples with the issue ...

It’s no exaggeration to say the entire globe has been watching the race between Kamala Harris and Donald Trump. And now that Trump is the president-elect, reactions are coming in from across the globe ...

In the same week Kamel Daoud was awarded the prestigious Prix Goncourt in France, he was excluded from the Arab world’s largest book fair held in Algeria. Host Carolyn Beeler looks at why he’s both ...

Migrant children who enter the US illegally are placed in facilities overseen by the US Office of Refugee Resettlement. These are meant to be temporary stays — just long enough for the federal ...

The price of lithium, which helps power electric vehicles, has plummeted. A large supply coupled with weak demand is believed to be behind the drop in prices. Host Carolyn Beeler explores the factors ...

This week, Sweden announced it was nixing plans for 13 offshore wind farms. Defense Minister Pål Jonson said Monday that the wind farms presented a security risk. In fact, he said, they could drop ...

This week, authorities in Paris began the first phase of a program to reduce traffic congestion in the center of the city. Host Carolyn Beeler explains how the new Zone à Trafic Limité, or ZTL, will ...

It’s hard to wrap your head around, but a joint venture between British and Icelandic companies is developing a space-based solar power plant that they hope can deliver enough electricity to power up ...