On a hot summer afternoon, dozens of kids and adults alike admired a herd of life-size, sculptural elephants propped along ...

As it gets harder to make a living growing tea, some Japanese farmers are leaving the industry, while others are exploring ...

The past couple of years have seen a major uptick in water-related conflicts globally. Peter Gleick of the Pacific Institute ...

Hong Kong used to be famous for its feisty and free press. Today, reporting the news there can land you in prison. Two ...

Cambodia lost more than a third of its primary forests to private development in the last two decades. But a movement of ...

The Israeli military has carried out extensive raids overnight in several areas of the occupied West Bank. At least nine ...

A cruise ship full of passengers has been stuck in Belfast, Ireland, for three months. A vessel called the Odyssey was meant to leave port in Belfast in May for a three-year voyage, but mechanical ...

The deployment of Kenyan police to Haiti was supposed to quell ongoing violence, but two months in, that effort isn’t going ...

An oil tanker attack in the Red Sea hasn’t been claimed yet by any group. But it’s similar to dozens of attacks by the Houthi ...

Jamal Hill is a Paralympic bronze medalist in swimming. Now in Paris, he hopes to add another medal to his resume. But he has another goal, too: teaching one million people across the globe to swim.

A baby has contracted the first case of polio in Gaza in 25 years. And now, the World Health Organization has announced plans for a pause in fighting between Israel and Hamas, in order to get young ...

Thailand emerged from a decadelong stretch of military-installed rulers. Many hoped for a new era of democracy. They’re no longer so optimistic. In recent weeks, the country’s most-popular political ...