The World: Latest Stories

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Translating a film's title is harder than it seems

Haitian refugees with temporary protected status fight to stay in the US

India cracks down on illegal sand mining

Robo-monk ordained in South Korea

In the current conflict over Gaza, religious beliefs can be overlooked

Iran ramps up executions

Pope Leo XIV's first year brings 'extraordinary tension'

Territorial dispute between Venezuela and Guyana related to oil

How a meetup in Mexico became a media spectacle

'You're basically in a floating prison': Uncertainty for 20,000 seafarers stuck in Persian Gulf

Tale of a Turkish ferry

Istanbul’s ferry system, celebrating 175 years of service, remains a vital transit artery for a city straddling two continents. Unlike the isolating experience of subways or buses, the Bosphorus ferries offer a communal space where passengers engage with nature and the city’s historic skyline. Third-generation captain ...

Scotland fans hire fleet of school buses for World Cup

Working from home just got a new meaning

'We have absolutely no eyeballs' on targeted drug smuggling boats

Joy comes to the band Ireke

Mexico City's sonidero parties break social barriers

Hantavirus cruises toward Spanish islands

What to know about hantavirus

A town in Taiwan that moves at a snail's pace