Algeria expands English-language learning as France’s influence ebbs
ALGIERS, Algeria (AP) — More than a year after Algeria launched a pilot program to teach English in elementary schools, the country is hailing...
Slovakia election pits a pro-Russia former prime minister against a liberal pro-West newcomer
BRATISLAVA, Slovakia (AP) — Slovakia holds an early parliamentary election on Saturday that pits populist former Prime Minister Robert Fico, who campaigned on a...
As migration surges in Americas, ‘funds simply aren’t there’ for humanitarian response, UN says
MEXICO CITY (AP) — Countries in the Americas are reeling as the flow of migrants reaches historic levels, but international “funds simply aren’t there”...
Last samba in Paris: Gabriela Hearst exits Chloé dancing, not crying, with runway swan...
PARIS (AP) — In a bold departure from the somber farewells often seen in fashion, designer Gabriela Hearst literally danced her way out of...
Romanian court eases geographical restrictions on divisive influencer Andrew Tate
BUCHAREST, Romania (AP) — A court in Romania’s capital on Thursday ruled to ease geographical restrictions on Andrew Tate, the divisive social media influencer...
16-year-old boy arrested in England over the ‘deliberate’ felling of a famous tree at...
LONDON (AP) — A 16-year-old boy was arrested Thursday in northern England in connection with what authorities described as the “deliberate” felling of a...
Macron proposes limited autonomy for France’s Mediterranean island of Corsica
PARIS (AP) — French President Emmanuel Macron proposed granting limited autonomy for Corsica on Thursday in a modest step toward nationalist sentiment on the...
Police say people have been killed in shootings at a university hospital and home...
THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — Police say that people have been killed in two shootings at a university hospital and a home in the...
Kosovo accuses Serbia of direct involvement in deadly clashes and investigates possible Russian role
PRISTINA, Kosovo (AP) — Kosovo's interior minister on Thursday accused Serbia of direct involvement in weekend clashes and was investigating the possibility of Russian...
Inspired by llamas, the desert and Mother Earth, these craftswomen weave sacred textiles
COLCHANE, Chile (AP) — In northern Chile, Teófila Challapa learned to weave surrounded by the hills and sandy roads of the Atacama Desert.“Spin the...