Culture

European travelers, nearly a year into President Donald Trump's administration, are popping up in less-heralded - and often more affordable - destinations in the U.S. like Tennessee, Montana and Idaho, while skipping hot spots like New York and Washington D.C....

As winter bites in Gaza, displaced Palestinians set out every day to homes destroyed by Israel. There they rip out iron rods from the walls and use them to prop up their flimsy tents or sell to scratch out a...

Law enforcement agencies from 134 countries seized a record number of illegally traded live animals between September and October, underlining a growing demand for exotic pets, Interpol said in a statement on Thursday. Nearly 30,000 live animals were seized in...

Italians hailed UNESCO's recognition of their cuisine on Wednesday as a win for cultural diplomacy but critics warned it could backfire by turning popular dishes into bland tourist fare. A sound and light show at the Colosseum in Rome on...

Nobel Peace Prize laureate Maria Corina Machado arrived in Oslo in the middle of the night on Thursday, the head of the Nobel committee said, after she failed to reach the Norwegian capital in time to receive her award at...

Scientists excavating the ruins of Pompeii have discovered a construction site left frozen in time by the eruption of Italy's Mount Vesuvius volcano in 79 AD,clarifying the ingredients and methods behind the durable self-healing concrete the ancient Romans used to...

Australia on Wednesday became the first country to ban social media for children under 16, blocking access to platforms including TikTok, Alphabet's YouTube and Meta's Instagram and Facebook. Ten of the biggest platforms were ordered to block children from midnight...

Russia has sent a planeload of humanitarian aid to Sri Lanka after the island nation was struck by Cyclone Ditwah in late November, Russia's RIA news agency reported early on Wednesday, citing Shobini Gunasekera, Colombo's ambassador to Moscow. "A plane...

Global leaders pledged $1.9 billion to advance polio eradication on Monday, accelerating efforts to protect 370 million children from polio each year amid significant funding cuts. The budget of the Global Polio Eradication Initiative, a partnership that includes the World...

The United Nations on Monday appealed for an aid budget only half the size of what it had hoped for this year, acknowledging a plunge in donor funding at a time when humanitarian needs have never been greater. By its...