The Dutch town of Baarle-Nassau and the Belgian enclave of Baarle-Hertog share a wacky border. It twists and turns every which way and even cuts through some houses. Crossing back and forth between ...

If you don’t know the diamond company De Beers, you probably know its slogan: “A diamond is forever.” The company — co-founded by British imperialist Cecil Rhodes — has, however, lost its luster in ...

The US military is currently investigating an airstrike that killed around 200 students and teachers at the Minab girls’ ...

Vienna’s coffee houses are such an integral part of the Austrian capital that UNESCO has included them on its Intangible ...

Most people have heard of the Underground Railroad, which helped enslaved people escape to the US North, but “Mexodus” is a ...

Hundreds of tons of oil have washed up along the coast of Mexico’s Veracruz and Tabasco states over the past month. Mexican authorities have blamed a still unknown ship and two natural oil seeps in ...

In Hong Kong this week, a new amendment to the national security law allows police to demand the password to a person’s phone in order to search it. Now, authorities say, “activities endangering ...

In Yemen, after more than a decade of war and economic collapse, thousands of women seeking financial independence thought they’d found a way out of poverty. Online trading platforms — often promoted ...

The International Olympic Committee has announced that transgender women will be banned from competing in women’s events at the Olympic Games, under new rules coming into force from 2028. Also, ousted ...

The towering, stone statues on Easter Island continue to awe and inspire people since they were first built somewhere between the 13th and 16th centuries. This includes Philadelphia-based composer and ...

As part of its attacks on Ukraine, Russia has targeted the country’s energy system, taking out power plants and sub-stations. As a result, Ukraine has turned to cheaper, faster, decentralized ...