A famous Georgian transgender woman was stabbed to death in her apartment on Wednesday (19 September), authorities said, in a “premeditated” attack amid criticism of a government crackdown on LGBTQ rights. The Caucasus nation’s ruling Georgian Dream party has advanced…
Flooding events around the world share a common factor of an atmosphere made warmer by climate change. What can be done to help citizens prepare? Chad. Vietnam. Austria. The American South. In very disparate regions of the world, extreme rainfall…
Three scientists were recognized by the Lasker Awards for their work on the GLP-1 hormone. Others were honored for work to stop H.I.V. and for immune system discoveries. The Lasker Awards, a prestigious set of prizes given for advances in…
Days after the West African country’s ruling military was ambushed by Islamist rebels, it has sought to hide the true extent of the carnage. The military junta ruling the West African nation of Mali suffered one of its deadliest attacks…
Pulasan made landfall near the Chinese megacity, days after it was hit by its strongest typhoon in decades, bringing flood and landslide risks. Tropical Storm Pulasan made landfall near Shanghai on Thursday, halting trains, grounding ferries and bringing the risk…
Plus, French drag is here to stay. Israel bombarded Lebanon after Hezbollah leader vowed retaliation Israel carried out dozens of airstrikes across southern Lebanon yesterday, one of the most intense bombardments in the country this year. The strikes came hours…
The firefighters were ending a 12-hour shift battling the Airport fire, one of the biggest blazes in California this year. Eight firefighters were injured when their truck rolled over on a highway near Irvine, Calif., on Thursday, as they were…
Israel has long blamed Hamas for civilian and children deaths, arguing that the militant group uses innocent people as human shields. U.N. child rights experts on Thursday condemned the “catastrophic consequences” of Israeli military operations in the Gaza Strip, which…
Experts are at odds over the question of whether it violates the laws of war to hide explosives in wireless devices that may go off near civilians. The exploding wireless devices that targeted members of the Lebanese armed group Hezbollah…
The Hezbollah leader, Hassan Nasrallah, did not say how his group would respond to attacks on hand-held devices, which killed dozens when pagers and walkie-talkies exploded. The Israeli military carried out dozens of airstrikes against the Lebanese militant group Hezbollah…