Inside Afghanistan’s Secret Schools for Girls
The Taliban have banned education for millions of Afghan girls. Times journalists examined classrooms where students, teachers and parents continue…
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You Can Photograph This Pretty Irish Castle. You Just Can’t Go In.
Tourists still flock to the picturesque 16th-century Dunguaire Castle on Galway Bay. But in recent years, a dispute over ownership…
Harald V, Norway’s King as Tradition and Modernity Collided, Dies at 89
His 35-year reign opened an ancient monarchy to marriages with so-called commoners and to an incendiary association with Jeffrey Epstein.
Trump Signs Executive Order to Rename Lake Ontario to Lake America
The president also reiterated his criticism that Canada “treats us very badly.” Trade talks between the nations collapsed last week.
Fear Over Malaysia’s Plan to Send Back Rohingya Migrants to Myanmar
The announcement has sent panic through a community that fled its country’s brutal military rule, civil war, religious persecution or…
Wyoming Governor Objects to ‘Very Odd’ D.O.J. Election Monitoring
Governor Mark Gordon, a Republican, said he was concerned by the behavior of election observers who visited a polling station…
Drought, Heat, Low Water Levels: Europe’s River Cruises Take a Hit
The Danube and Rhine are at record lows this summer, disrupting hundreds of cruises that have become an increasingly popular…
Where a Catholic School Closed, a Charter School Opens
In Sunset Park, Brooklyn, Launch Schools is leasing a former parochial school building as a permanent home for its high…