After the attack on Oct. 7, President Joe Biden pledged steady US support for Israel. He flew to the Jewish state a little over a week later and repeated the pledge. A year later, the US military ...

While the eyes of the world are focused on Israel’s invasion of Lebanon and war against Hezbollah, we have the latest from Gaza. It’s almost a year since Hamas militants attacked several sites in ...

Nimrod Sheffer is a former chief of staff for the Israeli air force, and was a top war planner for the military until 2016. He says Prime Minister Netanyahu’s plans for the regional war are unknown, ...

Russia recorded its lowest birth rate in 25 years in the first six months of 2024, with the number of infant deliveries falling under 100,000 for the first time in June. Vladimir Putin is desperately ...

Hurling is a national sport in Ireland that dates back centuries. It’s also one of the fastest field sports in the world. The wooden sticks known as hurleys that are used in the game are made from ash ...

Norton, Massachusetts, recently hosted one of the state’s most unique sporting events. The New England Rodeo’s championship brought horse and bull riders of all ages to a small dirt arena tucked away ...

A super typhoon is heading toward Taiwan, with record-setting winds predicted. The typhoon hasn’t lost momentum like typhoons typically do before hitting Taiwan because its highly unusual trajectory ...

Extending a helping hand when you know you’re breaking the rules is not always easy. For Su Joun, it was particularly hard. As the child of South Korean immigrants, her parents always reminded her to ...

In host Marco Werman’s latest conversation with National Geographic Explorer Paul Salopek, Salopek arrives at the shores of Incheon in South Korea. He explores an old fort there connected to the US ...

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In Turkey, there’s a type of pub that’s renowned for its ability to help people open up and share emotions not typically expressed in public. Visiting a meyhane involves long hours spent with friends ...

Sid Sriram wanted to make it big in the American music industry, so when he got an opportunity to live and work in India as a singer for hit films, he wasn’t sure he would take it. For The World’s ...