Trending World News

Uganda declares end to Ebola outbreak

Uganda declared the end of its Ebola outbreak after completing a mandatory 42-day monitoring period with no new cases detected, while the DRC continues facing a larger epidemic.

read more

Oil price dives as US and Iran pause attacks

Oil prices plunged over 9% as the US and Iran agreed to pause military attacks, offering hope for de-escalation after weeks of conflict threatened global energy supplies.

Carly Simon reveals Parkinson’s diagnosis

Carly Simon, the 83-year-old singer-songwriter, has revealed she was diagnosed with Parkinson’s disease and described learning to live with the unpredictable neurological condition.

What is happening in the Occupied West Bank?

Israeli settlers set fire to two mosques in the occupied West Bank early this week, spray-painting racist graffiti as part of escalating violence against Palestinians in the region.

FEATURED

World Articles

A Warming World

A Warming World

In the past 60 years, every decade has been hotter than the last, and 2020 is on track to be among the hottest years yet. But the burden of extreme heat is not shared equally — it’s significantly worse for people at the bottom of the socioeconomic ladder. Extreme heat...

Brexit Negotiations Are Poised to Become Chaotic

European policymakers rejected the latest Brexit plan from UK British Prime Minister Boris Johnson saying that the plan was unworkable. While the plan was not rejected outright, EU leaders said that in its current form it could not go forward. Basically, the plan in...