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LEBANON
Jan. 21, 2026

Collateral Damage

The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) held an “extraordinary session” in Paris this week focusing on protecting world heritage sites in Lebanon following growing concern from prominent…

SWITZERLAND
Jan. 21, 2026

Clocking Out

A court in Switzerland ruled that a dial manufacturer in the famed Swiss watchmaking industry was justified in requiring workers to punch out for bathroom breaks, pitting the rich Alpine…

GERMANY
Jan. 31, 2025

The Faulty ‘Firewall’

Germany’s opposition conservatives won parliamentary approval on Wednesday for a proposal to restrict migration, a vote that stirred controversy because it breached a “firewall” by working with the far-right Alternative…

SERBIA
Jan. 29, 2025

Resignation 101

Serbia’s prime minister Milos Vučević stepped down Tuesday in an attempt to calm political tensions following weeks of massive student-led anti-corruption protests over the deadly collapse of a concrete canopy…

GREECE
Jan. 28, 2025

Justice Derailed

Tens of thousands of Greeks protested across the country on Sunday to demand justice for the 57 people who died in Greece’s worst rail disaster two years ago, the Associated…

THAILAND
Jan. 24, 2025

Thai Do

Hundreds of same-sex couples got married in Thailand on Thursday after the country became the first in Southeast Asia to recognize marriage equality in a landmark bill, CNN reported. The…

IRELAND
Jan. 23, 2025

Dáil Drama

Micheál Martin is set to become Ireland’s prime minister for the second time after lawmakers formally approve him as head of a coalition government on Thursday, the BBC reported. In…

AFGHANISTAN
Jan. 22, 2025

Two for One

Two Americans held in Afghanistan were released on Tuesday in exchange for a Taliban member imprisoned for life in California on drug trafficking and terrorism charges, the Associated Press reported….

COLOMBIA
Jan. 21, 2025

Peace in Pieces

More than 80 people were killed in attacks by the National Liberation Army (ELN) in northeastern Colombia over the weekend, an offensive that came after the government suspended peace talks…

RUSSIA
Jan. 14, 2025

Moscow Mates

Russian President Vladimir Putin and Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian will sign a long-awaited strategic partnership pact following talks on Friday, in an effort to shore up resistance to the West…