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New world news from Time: A Soldier Trapped on a New Zealand Mountain for a Week Survived by Digging a Snow Cave
(WELLINGTON, New Zealand) — An Australian soldier who dug a snow cave to survive below-freezing conditions for a week on a New Zealand mountain was rescued Friday. Rescue authorities said they plucked 29-year-old Terry Harch from Mount Aspiring on the South Island in what they described as a “snatch and grab” mission involving three helicopters….
New world news from Time: Myanmar Struggles to Cope in the Aftermath of Catastrophic Floods
Large areas of Myanmar are struggling to cope in the aftermath of heavy monsoon floods that have killed at least 12 people, including 3 soldiers involved in rescue operations. According to the latest figures, more than 140,000 people in several states of the southeast Asian nation have been displaced and forced to seek shelter in…
New world news from Time: Sexual Misconduct Allegations Hit a Beijing Monastery as #MeToo Movement Grows in China
One of China’s most influential monks has become the latest figure mired in sexual misconduct allegations as the country’s #MeToo movement gathers momentum. Two monks sent a detailed report to the government claiming Abbot Xuecheng sexually harassed several nuns, including by sending them messages and coercing them into having sex with him, according to the…
New world news from Time: Bangladeshi Students Bring Dhaka to a Standstill With Protests Over Road Safety
Protesting high school students have blocked major intersections in Bangladesh’s congested capital Dhaka for five straight days, choking traffic and vandalizing vehicles as they demonstrate against a bus accident that killed two teens. Authorities have urged an end to the protests, as the students’ outrage paralyzes the city of 18 million. Police have reportedly fired…
New world news from Time: Russia Is Still Accepting North Korean Laborers Despite Sanctions, Report Says
Russia has continued to issue work permits to North Koreans despite a U.N. ban aimed at pressuring a cash-strapped Pyongyang into ending its nuclear weapons program by cutting off its revenue streams, The Wall Street Journal reports. Last September, the U.N. Security Council imposed new sanctions on Kim Jong Un’s regime, including labor prohibitions that…
New world news from Time: Thousands Joined Jerusalem’s Gay Pride Parade in the Wake of Uproar Over Surrogacy
(JERUSALEM) — Over 15,000 people marched in the Gay Pride Parade through Jerusalem on Thursday, partying in the shadow of a recently passed surrogacy law that excludes homosexual fathers and outraged the gay community. Waving rainbow flags emblazed with the Star of David and blasting music, throngs of people marched through the streets of central…
New world news from Time: Emmerson Mnangagwa Wins Historic Zimbabwe Presidential Election
HARARE, Zimbabwe (AP) — Zimbabwe’s President Emmerson Mnangagwa won election Friday with just over 50 percent of the ballots as the ruling party maintained control of the government in the first vote since the fall of longtime leader Robert Mugabe. The opposition is almost certain to challenge the results in the courts or in the…
New world news from Time: Emmerson Mnangagwa Wins Historic Zimbabwe Presidential Election
HARARE, Zimbabwe (AP) — Zimbabwe’s President Emmerson Mnangagwa won election Friday with just over 50 percent of the ballots as the ruling party maintained control of the government in the first vote since the fall of longtime leader Robert Mugabe. The opposition is almost certain to challenge the results in the courts or in the…
New world news from Time: Emmerson Mnangagwa Wins Historic Zimbabwe Presidential Election
HARARE, Zimbabwe (AP) — Zimbabwe’s President Emmerson Mnangagwa won election Friday with just over 50 percent of the ballots as the ruling party maintained control of the government in the first vote since the fall of longtime leader Robert Mugabe. The opposition is almost certain to challenge the results in the courts or in the…
New world news from Time: Emmerson Mnangagwa Wins Historic Zimbabwe Presidential Election
HARARE, Zimbabwe (AP) — Zimbabwe’s President Emmerson Mnangagwa won election Friday with just over 50 percent of the ballots as the ruling party maintained control of the government in the first vote since the fall of longtime leader Robert Mugabe. The opposition is almost certain to challenge the results in the courts or in the…
New world news from Time: Emmerson Mnangagwa Wins Historic Zimbabwe Presidential Election
HARARE, Zimbabwe (AP) — Zimbabwe’s President Emmerson Mnangagwa won election Friday with just over 50 percent of the ballots as the ruling party maintained control of the government in the first vote since the fall of longtime leader Robert Mugabe. The opposition is almost certain to challenge the results in the courts or in the…
New world news from Time: Apparently Prince Harry’s Sweet Ride Can Now Be Yours
A car believed to be owned by Prince Harry, the Duke of Sussex, is now on the market to the tune of over $93,000. The Audi RS6 model, which the Duke was seen driving to Pippa Middelton’s evening wedding reception with Meghan Markle, the Duchess of Sussex, is currently listed at $93, 672.83 on Auto…
New world news from Time: A Japanese Medical School Reportedly Altered Entrance Exam Scores to Fail Women
(TOKYO) — A Japanese medical university has systematically discriminated against female applicants because women tend to quit as doctors after starting families, causing hospital staffing shortages, media reports said Thursday. The Yomiuri newspaper said Tokyo Medical University has manipulated the entrance exam results of women since about 2011 to keep the female student population low….
New world news from Time: Kim Jong Un Sent President Trump Another Letter
(WASHINGTON) — The White House says President Donald Trump received a new letter from North Korean leader Kim Jong Un Wednesday following up on their Singapore summit. Trump tweeted early Thursday his thanks to Kim “for your nice letter — I look forward to seeing you soon!” White House spokeswoman Sarah Sanders says the correspondence…
New world news from Time: Princess Eugenie Discusses How She Doesn’t Let the Wedding Stress Get to Her
Meghan Markle, Duchess of Sussex and Prince Harry’s nuptials isn’t the only Royal Wedding this year; Harry’s cousin, Princess Eugenie of York, will also be tying the knot this October to her fiancee Jack Brooksbank, something the princess is taking in stride. In a rare interview with British Vogue, Princess Eugenie shared that she won’t…
New world news from Time: Pope Changes Catholic Teaching to Make Death Penalty ‘Inadmissible’
(VATICAN CITY) — Pope Francis has changed Catholic Church teaching about the death penalty, saying in a new policy published Thursday that it is always “inadmissible” because it “attacks” the inherent dignity of all humans. The Vatican said Francis had approved a change to the Catechism of the Catholic Church — the compilation of official…
New world news from Time: ‘Now It’s a Sign of Protest:’ Muslim Women in Denmark Defy the Face Veil Ban
Sabina started wearing the niqab two years ago as a way to feel more connected to God. The face veil—a piece of fabric tied around the back of her head that only reveals her eyes—is a reminder of her identity and beliefs, she says. “I found it very beautiful,” the 21-year-old education student explains, sitting…
New world news from Time: New Zealand Has No Plans to Ditch the Queen as Head of State, Says Prime Minister
(AUCKLAND, New Zealand) — New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern said Thursday the world is watching closely to see if recent optimism over North Korea leads to the elimination of its nuclear weapons program. In an interview with The Associated Press, Ardern also said New Zealand is among many nations concerned about the tit-for-tat trade…
New world news from Time: New Zealand’s Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern Returns to Work After Maternity Leave
New Zealand’s Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern returned to work Thursday after six weeks maternity leave. On June 21, Ardern welcomed daughter Neve Gayford, and became only the second world leader to give birth while in office. Welcome to our village wee one. Feeling very lucky to have a healthy baby girl that arrived at 4.45pm…
New world news from Time: Why Google’s Rumored Return to China’s Censored Screens Isn’t a Game-Changer
Eight years after their very public falling out, could China and Google be pals once again? Whispers circulating Monday, first reported by The Intercept, suggested that Google would soon launch a Chinese version of its search engine that will kowtow to the Chinese Communist Party by scrubbing various bête noires: not least criticism of its…
New world news from Time: Here’s How Zimbabwe’s Post-Election Unrest Turned Deadly
At least three people were killed in Zimbabwe’s capital Harare Wednesday when troops opened fire on rioting opposition supporters who had taken to the streets alleging foul play in the country’s historic election. Security forces reportedly fired live ammunition, water cannons and tear gas into crowds of demonstrators in what the justice minister termed a…
New world news from Time: Why Trump Imposed Sanctions on a Key NATO Ally
Over the course of 18 months, President Donald Trump has shown he’s willing to use American economic might in ways his predecessors were too cautious — or too prudent — to risk. On Wednesday, he went further than many might have imagined he ever would. In response to the imprisonment of Andrew Brunson, an American…
New world news from Time: I’ve Spent a Fifth of my Life in Prison Just for Doing the Work of a Journalist
I became a journalist by accident. I was in my twenties. For the first time in Ethiopia’s history, we had independent magazines. I knew we had to venture into freedom of expression and push the boundaries, so I wrote articles criticizing the Ethiopian regime’s abuse of power. My newspaper became the first to be charged…
New world news from Time: No One Died in the Aeromexico Crash. Experts Think It Might Be Because of Stronger Planes
(FRANKFURT, Germany) — Passengers in plane crashes like the Aeromexico accident — in which no one died — have better chances of survival due to better aircraft construction and safety standards, experts say. Air safety investigator Adrian Young, from the Netherlands-based consultancy To70, said Wednesday that crash survival rates “are higher than they have ever…
New world news from Time: From Facebook’s Stock to the Fight Over 3D-Printed Guns: Let’s Break Down Everything You Need to Know This Week
Welcome to The Breakdown, where each week, Neha Joy brings the chyron to the water cooler with quick dives into the essential corners of the 24-hour news cycle. Featuring conversations with writers and editors from TIME, Fortune, Money and Sports Illustrated, here is everything you need to know to stay on top of the national…
New world news from Time: Whatsapp’s Fake News Problem Has Turned Deadly in India. Here’s How to Stop It
On the evening of June 8, a 29 year-old sound engineer and a 30-year-old business man were on their way to a picnic spot in India’s northeastern Assam state when they stopped at a village to ask for directions. The villagers had been told, in a video circulating on the messaging app WhatsApp, that child…
New world news from Time: Presumed U.S. Korean War Remains Begin Journey Home From South Korea
(PYEONGTAEK, South Korea) — Decades after the end of the Korean War in 1953, the remains of dozens of presumed U.S. war dead began their journey home following a repatriation ceremony in South Korea on Wednesday. North Korea handed over the remains in 55 boxes last week and allowed a U.S. military transport plane to…
New world news from Time: Presumed U.S. Korean War Remains Begin Journey Home From South Korea
(PYEONGTAEK, South Korea) — Decades after the end of the Korean War in 1953, the remains of dozens of presumed U.S. war dead began their journey home following a repatriation ceremony in South Korea on Wednesday. North Korea handed over the remains in 55 boxes last week and allowed a U.S. military transport plane to…
New world news from Time: Denmark’s Controversial ‘Burqa Ban’ Takes Effect, Proving Immediately Divisive
(COPENHAGEN, Denmark) — Supporters and opponents of a ban on garments covering the face, including Islamic veils such as the niqab or burqa, clashed verbally Wednesday as the law takes effect. Marcus Knuth of the ruling liberal party Venstre, says the dress worn by some conservative Muslim women is “strongly oppressive.” Sasha Andersen of the…
New world news from Time: Zimbabwe’s Election Commission Announces Majority Win for Ruling Party
(HARARE, Zimbabwe) — The Zimbabwe Electoral Commission says the ruling ZANU-PF party has won a majority of seats in Parliament. ZANU-PF has now won 109 seats versus the main opposition MDC party which has taken 41 seats in the country’s House of Assembly which has 210 seats. According to the electoral commission’s early morning announcement,…
New world news from Time: North Korea Handed Over Only a Single Dog Tag With 55 Sets of U.S. War Remains
(WASHINGTON) — When North Korea handed over 55 boxes of bones that it said are remains of American war dead, it provided a single military dog tag but no other information that could help U.S. forensics experts determine their individual identities, a U.S. defense official said Tuesday. The official, who discussed previously undisclosed aspects of…
New world news from Time: Imran Khan’s Victory in Pakistan Could Bring Stability. But at What Cost?
Last week, Pakistanis selected the world’s latest celebrity-turned-political leader, voting for former cricket star Imran Khan to become the next prime minister. Being a political player in Pakistan is not for the faint of heart; in the seven decades since independence, Pakistan has successfully transferred power from one democratically-elected government to another just once; Khan…
New world news from Time: Three Russian Journalists Have Been Killed in the Central African Republic
Three Russian journalists were investigating a private security company’s alleged connections to the Kremlin when their car was reportedly ambushed by unidentified attackers. Their bodies were found in the town of Sibut, miles from the Central African Republic’s capital, but their driver managed to escape. The three journalists killed Monday night were identified by their…
New world news from Time: A Train Collision Near Peru’s Machu Picchu Has Injured Several Tourists
Nearly a dozen people, including several foreigners, were injured when two trains collided Tuesday near Peru’s most popular tourist destination, the Incan ruins of Machu Picchu. The two competing train companies crashed along the main route transporting tourists to the Unesco world heritage site in Ollantaytambo village, the Guardian reports. Peru’s civil defense institute said…
New world news from Time: Aeromexico Plane Crash Was Caused by a Gust of Wind, Mexican Governor Says
(MEXICO CITY) — An Aeromexico jetliner crashed while taking off during a severe storm in northern Mexico on Tuesday, smacking down in a field nearly intact then catching fire, but officials said everyone on board escaped alive. Gov. Jose Aispuro, who had initially reported there were no deaths but later said authorities were searching the…
New world news from Time: Zimbabwe Grows Anxious as Election Results Are Delayed
(HARARE, Zimbabwe) — Zimbabwe’s election took an uneasy turn Tuesday when the opposition alleged results were not posted outside one-fifth of polling stations as required by law, and the electoral commission said the impatient nation would have to wait longer to learn who will be its next president. The government of President Emmerson Mnangagwa, meanwhile,…
New world news from Time: Swedish Crown Jewels Stolen By Thieves Who Got Away on a Motorboat
Priceless Swedish crown jewels were stolen from the Strängnäs Cathedral in Sweden, the Swedish Police Authority said Tuesday. The thieves took two crowns and royal orb from the cathedral, which is located west of Stockholm, and took off in a motor boat that was moored just below the church. Police immediately pursued the suspects by…
New world news from Time: Aeromexico Plane Crashes Shortly After Takeoff in Northern Mexico, No Deaths Reported
MEXICO CITY (AP) — An Aeromexico airliner crashed after taking off in the northern state of Durango on Tuesday, but the state’s governor said there were no deaths in the accident. The civil defense office of Durango state said the plane came down in a field near the airport for the state capital, also named…
New world news from Time: Why Love Island Is the Defining Show of Summer 2018
On Tuesday morning, hundreds of thousands of Brits picked up their smartphones and quietly uninstalled the Love Island app. Another year until our screens are dominated once more by young people trying to find love and fame on the sunny island of Majorca; another year until the country collectively expands its vocabulary again to include…
New world news from Time: Hundreds of Hikers Have Been Rescued From a Mountain After an Earthquake Triggered Landslides in Indonesia
After two days stranded on an Indonesian mountainside, trapped by earthquake-triggered landslides, the final six hikers awaiting rescue have reached safety, officials said. More than 800 climbers, mostly foreign tourists, were on the 12,000-foot mountain on Lombok Island at the time the 6.4-magnitude earthquake struck early Sunday, according to National Disaster Management Agency spokesperson Sutopo…
New world news from Time: Is it the End of the Road for the World’s Cheapest Car?
“It used to get more attention than a Lamborghini on the road,” Cyrus Dhabhar says. The automotive journalist is talking about the Tata Nano, an Indian compact vehicle that was hailed as “the world’s cheapest car” when it was unveiled in 2008. It’s tough to imagine any vehicle generating more curiosity than an iconic supercar…
New world news from Time: A Van Explosion Has Killed at Least 10 People in the Southern Philippines
(MANILA, Philippines) — A Filipino soldier, five militiamen and four villagers were killed by a powerful bomb that exploded in a van the troops were inspecting Tuesday amid threats of bombings in a southern province, military officials said. Regional military spokesman Lt. Col. Gerry Besana said one other government militiaman was wounded in the blast…
New world news from Time: An ISIS Affiliate Has Claimed Responsibility for Killing Two Americans in Tajikistan
A group affiliated with the Islamic State has claimed responsibility for an attack in Tajikistan that killed four cycling tourists, including two Americans. The group of seven bicyclists were riding in Danghara district, southeast of the capital Dushanbe, when they were struck by a car and physically attacked by five armed suspects on Sunday, according…
New world news from Time: A 7-Year-Old Girl Has Inspired New Zealand to Make Gender-Neutral Road Signs
New Zealand will change signs that say “Linemen” to “Line Crew” after a seven-year-old girl wrote a letter to authorities pointing out that “women can be line-workers too,” the Guardian reports. Zoe Carew wrote the letter after seeing linemen signs — used to indicate that workers are fixing electric power lines in the area —…
New world news from Time: Pussy Riot Was Immediately Detained After Their Release From Prison for World Cup Stunt
Four members of the Russian punk band and activist group Pussy Riot were arrested again on Monday, the same day they were released from prison over their World Cup protest. The second detention stems from charges over organizing and holding “public events without prior written notice,” Pussy Riot said on Twitter. The activists face up…
New world news from Time: Viral Video of a Man Slapping a Woman in Public Sparked Outrage Across France
A viral video capturing a shocking scene of violent harassment outside of a Paris cafe has sparked outrage across France, the Guardian reports. CCTV footage appears to show 22-year-old Marie Laguerre in a red dress crossing paths with a bearded man in a black T-shirt outside of a cafe. He says something to her, and…
New world news from Time: Generals From North and South Korea Meet in Effort to End Military Standoff
(SEOUL, South Korea) — Generals from the rival Koreas met Tuesday at their shared border for talks meant to ease a decades-long military standoff, Seoul officials said. The meeting comes days after North Korea returned the reported remains of U.S. war dead, the most recent sign of blossoming diplomacy after last year’s threats of war….
New world news from Time: Report: North Korea Is Building New Missiles
North Korea is working on new missiles weeks after U.S. President Donald Trump’s summit in Singapore with the North’s leader Kim Jong Un, the Washington Post reported. Newly obtained evidence, including recent satellite photos, indicates that efforts are underway on at least one, and maybe two, liquid-fueled intercontinental ballistic missiles at a facility on the…
New world news from Time: ‘Grieving’ Killer Whale Mother Carries Calf’s Body a Week After It Died
SEATTLE — An endangered orca that spends time in Pacific Northwest waters is still carrying the corpse of her calf one week after it died. Experts with the Whale Museum on San Juan Island have been monitoring the 20-year-old whale, known as J35, since her calf died shortly after birth Tuesday. For days now, the…
New world news from Time: ‘The Truth Is I Suffer.’ Just Let Neymar Explain His Sometimes ‘Exaggerated’ World Cup Antics
At the 2018 World Cup in Russia, Brazil’s national team did not make it to the final, despite the presence of star player Neymar on their squad. Striker Neymar also came in for criticism during the tournament due to his on-field antics, including what some deemed to be exaggerated falls and “dives” during play. (In…
New world news from Time: Ryan Reynolds and Blake Lively Were the Proudest Parents at the Taylor Swift Concert
Ryan Reynolds and Blake Lively may be two of Hollywood’s most golden stars — but they’re also proud parents to daughters Inez and James, and friends of Taylor Swift. So at Swift’s Gillette Stadium show on Saturday night in Massachusetts, Reynolds and Lively shared an especially excited moment when the song “Gorgeous” came on: their…
New world news from Time: Ryan Reynolds and Blake Lively Were the Proudest Parents at the Taylor Swift Concert
Ryan Reynolds and Blake Lively may be two of Hollywood’s most golden stars — but they’re also proud parents to daughters Inez and James, and friends of Taylor Swift. So at Swift’s Gillette Stadium show on Saturday night in Massachusetts, Reynolds and Lively shared an especially excited moment when the song “Gorgeous” came on: their…
New world news from Time: Australian Bishop Convicted of Covering Up Sexual Abuse Resigns
(VATICAN CITY) — Pope Francis on Monday accepted the resignation of an Australian archbishop convicted in criminal court of covering up the sexual abuse of children by a priest, taking action after coming under mounting pressure from ordinary Catholics, priests and even the Australian prime minister. It was the second major announcement of a sex…
New world news from Time: Malaysia Flight 370 Was ‘Steered Off Course Deliberately,’ Report Says
Malaysia Airlines Flight 370, missing since 2014, was probably steered off course deliberately and flown to the southern Indian Ocean, according to the Malaysian government’s safety report into the disaster. MH370 vanished on March 8, 2014, en route to Beijing from Kuala Lumpur with 239 people on board. Investigators have never been able to explain…
New world news from Time: Zimbabwe Is Voting In Its First Ever Election Without Mugabe. Here’s What to Know.
Voters in Zimbabwe began voting on Monday in a general election nine months after the removal of longtime president Robert Mugabe, 94. The election pits Mugabe’s old party, the ZANU-PF, against the Movement for Democratic Change (MDC) which hopes to overturn ZANU-PF’s unbroken rule of Zimbabwe since Mugabe led the former British colony to independence…
New world news from Time: Social Media Helped Italian Police Identify a French Skier Lost in the Alps for Decades
The mystery of an “unknown” French skier lost in the Alps for 64 years has finally been solved, with the help of some social media sleuthing, according to Italian authorities. The remains of 35-year-old French skier Henri le Masne were identified with the help of his family, who were finally reunited with their lost relative…
New world news from Time: Two American Cyclists Were Among Four Killed in a Hit-and-Run in Tajikistan
Two Americans were among four cyclists killed in a hit-and-run in Tajikistan on Sunday. The Americans, along with a Dutch national and Swiss citizen, were riding in Danghara district, about 43 miles southeast of the capital, when they were struck by a car, BBC reports. Officials believe it may have been a deliberate attack. Three…
New world news from Time: Zimbabwe Votes in Historic Election Without Robert Mugabe
(HARARE, Zimbabwe) — Zimbabweans on Monday were voting peacefully in their first election without Robert Mugabe on the ballot, a contest that could bring international legitimacy and investment or signal more stagnation if the vote is seriously flawed. About 5.5 million people were registered to vote in this southern African nation anxious for change after…
New world news from Time: Cambodia’s ‘Illegitimate’ Election Has Been Rejected by Main Opposition Party
Disqualified from contesting polls and forced to operate in exile, Cambodia’s main opposition party has rejected nationwide elections Sunday that cemented the rule of Asia’s longest-serving leader for another five years. Viewed as unfree and unfair by most international observers, the polls bestowed a sweeping mandate to Prime Minister Hun Sen’s Cambodian People’s Party (CPP),…
New world news from Time: Hundreds Trapped, 14 Dead After a Massive Earthquake Struck an Indonesian Tourist Island
Rescuers are scrambling to reach hundreds of trekkers stranded on a mountain in Indonesia after a massive earthquake triggered landslides. Early Sunday morning, a 6.4-magnitude quake rocked Lombok Island in Indonesia’s southeast, killing at least 14 people and injuring another 160. Not far from the epicenter, Mount Rinjani was hit with slides that blocked off…
New world news from Time: Zimbabwe’s Robert Mugabe Rejects Ruling Party Ahead of Historic Elections
(HARARE, Zimbabwe) — In a surprise address to the nation after months of silence, Zimbabwe’s former leader Robert Mugabe emerged just hours before Monday’s historic election declaring that “I will not vote for those who have illegally taken power” and turning his back on the ruling party he long controlled. Slow and rambling, the 94-year-old…
New world news from Time: Cambodia’s Ruling Party Coasts to Victory in Election With No Viable Opposition
(PHNOM PENH, Cambodia) — Cambodia’s ruling party won an expected victory in an election Sunday widely considered illegitimate after the only credible opposition was silenced and which ensures that long-ruling Prime Minister Hun Sen will serve another five-year term. Although 20 parties contested the election, the only one with the popularity and organization to mount…
New world news from Time: Welsh Rider Geraint Thomas Wins First Tour de France Title
(PARIS) — Geraint Thomas won his first Tour de France title on Sunday, concluding his transformation from a support rider into a champion of cycling’s biggest race. The Welsh rider with Team Sky successfully defended his lead of 1 minute, 51 seconds over second-placed Tom Dumoulin in the mostly ceremonial final stage. Thomas rode a…
New world news from Time: President Trump’s Golf Course Damaged Sand Dunes in Scotland, Government Reports Say
(LONDON) — U.S. President Donald Trump’s family business partially destroyed legally protected sand dunes in Scotland when it built a golf course north of Aberdeen, according to government reports released in response to a freedom of information request.Scottish Natural Heritage, which monitors the country’s sensitive and scientifically important sites, found that construction of Trump International…
New world news from Time: Serbian Lawyers Call for a Weeklong Strike to Protest Colleague’s Murder
(BELGRADE, Serbia) — Lawyers in Serbia declared a weeklong strike Sunday to protest the killing of a prominent attorney who was on the legal team that defended former Serbian strongman Slobodan Milosevic at the Yugoslav war crimes tribunal. Dragoslav Ognjanovic, 56, was gunned down late Saturday outside his home in the new part of Belgrade,…
New world news from Time: Polar Bear Shot and Killed After Attacking a Cruise Ship Guard
A polar bear was shot and killed after it attacked a guard guiding tourists off a cruise ship on Saturday, officials said. The Northern Norway Rescue Coordination center tweeted that an attack occurred earlier this week as tourists from the MS Bremen cruise ship landed on the Svalbard archipelago, located between Norway and the North…
New world news from Time: Palestinian Protester Ahed Tamimi Was Released From an Israeli Prison
(NABI SALEH, West Bank) — Palestinian protest icon Ahed Tamimi returned home to a hero’s welcome in her West Bank village on Sunday after Israel released the 17-year-old from prison at the end of her eight-month sentence for slapping and kicking Israeli soldiers.Ahed and her mother, Nariman Tamimi, were greeted with banners, cheers and Palestinian…
New world news from Time: Spain Rescues Nearly 1,000 Migrants Over the Last 2 Days
(MADRID) — Spain’s maritime rescue service says it has saved nearly 1,000 migrants attempting the perilous crossing of the Mediterranean to Europe from North Africa over the last two days. The service says it pulled 206 people from 10 different boats Saturday morning, after rescuing 774 migrants traveling in 52 boats on Friday. As a…
New world news from Time: How India’s Conservationists Are Fighting to Save Half of the World’s Tigers
How do you get a 400lb tiger into the back of a truck? It’s an elaborate process that involves dozens of personnel, carefully calibrated tranquilizer darts, a custom-made cage — and a handful of elephants. All that was in place on June 20 when MB2, a three-year-old male tiger, was transported from Kanha Tiger Reserve…
New world news from Time: Your Guide to Seeing Spectacular Views of Mars This Weekend
Mars will appear unusually large and bright starting this Friday as the Red Planet makes its closest approach to Earth in 15 years. The phenomenon known as Mars Opposition typically happens every two years, but this year, Mars will be closest its been to earth since 2003. Mars and Earth, like all other planets in…
New world news from Time: Your Guide to Seeing Spectacular Views of Mars This Weekend
Mars will appear unusually large and bright starting this Friday as the Red Planet makes its closest approach to Earth in 15 years. The phenomenon known as Mars Opposition typically happens every two years, but this year, Mars will be closest its been to earth since 2003. Mars and Earth, like all other planets in…
New world news from Time: Why Trump’s Threats Against Iran Could Backfire
It’s one thing for U.S. President Donald Trump to threaten Kim Jong Un with fire and fury; short of starting nuclear war, Kim doesn’t have many options at his disposal. But threatening Iran is another matter altogether and Trump needs to tread carefully. Here’s why. How We Got Here This week, Trump took to Twitter…
New world news from Time: President Trump Praises Kim Jong Un for Returning Remains of American Korean War Dead
President Donald Trump announced Friday that remains of American soldiers are on their way home from North Korea, praising Kim Jong Un for keeping his promise. “At this moment a plane is carrying the remains of some great fallen heroes from America back from the Korean War,” Trump said outside the White House after touting…
New world news from Time: Imran Khan Is Pakistan’s Donald Trump. Here’s What That Means for Relations Between Their Countries
For those watching the results of Pakistan’s elections from the U.S., the parallels were striking. A wealthy sports icon turned politician who constantly reminds the country’s elite they don’t know the real Pakistan, Imran Khan’s rise to power is a replay of America’s 2016 reckoning with Donald Trump and the anti-establishment wave he rode to…
New world news from Time: The Polo Player in That Photo of Meghan Markle Kissing Prince Harry Has Jokes
Newlyweds Meghan Markle, the Duchess of Sussex and Prince Harry’s congratulatory kiss at the Sentebale charity polo match in Windsor on Thursday was not only a rare instance of royal PDA, but also the inspiration for the Internet’s latest meme. Harry and Meghan’s kiss followed Meghan’s presenting the trophy to Prince Harry and team captain…
New world news from Time: Why Are So Many Migrants Leaving Guatemala? A Crisis in the Coffee Industry Is One Reason
Rows of dark green coffee plants line the winding roads leading up to the town of San Pablo in the Guatemalan highlands, extending across the hills. Coffee is the main source of income for people in this part of the country. Most residents here grow and care for their own coffee plants, have grandparents and…
New world news from Time: Who is Andrew Brunson, the Evangelical Pastor at the Center of Trump’s Threat Against Turkey?
Evangelical pastor Andrew Brunson finds himself at the center of the Trump administration’s latest war of words with a foreign government, after the president threatened Turkey, a NATO ally, with “large sanctions” over his detainment. In a tweet Thursday, Trump called Brunson a “great Christian, family man and wonderful human being” and said he “should…
New world news from Time: Why Real Regional Power Lies With Pakistan’s Military, Not Its New Prime Minister
Whatever the prospects of a ‘new’ Pakistan emerging from this week’s general election, expectations of a major shift in the country’s regional policies are likely to be ill-founded. The prime minister-elect, Imran Khan of the Pakistan Justice Party (PTI), in his victory speech on 26 July signaled as much, stressing continuity in foreign policy. The…
New world news from Time: The Return of U.S. War Dead from North Korea Is Great for Their Families. But What Does It Mean for the World?
The wooden boxes arrived wrapped in white and blue U.N. flags. Inside lay what is thought to be the remains of American servicemen from the 1950-53 Korean War, returned from the North Korean coastal city of Wonsan by a U.S. military plane Friday morning and carried solemnly before an a honor guard at South Korea’s…
New world news from Time: Chiyo Miyako, the World’s Oldest Person, Has Died at 117
(TOKYO) — The world’s oldest person, a 117-year-old Japanese woman, has died. Chiyo Miyako died Sunday. Her death was confirmed Friday by Kanagawa prefecture, her home state south of Tokyo. Miyako, born on May 2, 1901, became the world’s oldest person in April after Nabi Tajima from Kikai island in southern Japan died at the…
New world news from Time: Macau’s Abandoned Greyhounds See New Hope After Closure of Dog Racing Track
A glimmer of hope for animal welfare appeared Friday in Macau, China’s semiautonomous gambling enclave, where more than 500 greyhounds await a better life in small concrete kennels following the closure of Asia’s only legal dog racing track. After a week of public outcry over their abandonment, an agreement to ensure their wellbeing has been…
New world news from Time: Here’s How Hard It Is to Bring Home Remains of U.S. Soldiers, According to Experts
Following through on an agreement made at a June summit between U.S. President Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un in Singapore, North Korea on Friday returned what is believed to be the remains of 55 American servicemen killed during the Korean War. After retrieving the remains from a seaside city in the…
New world news from Time: Cricket Hero Imran Khan Set to Lead Pakistan as Rival Parties Cry Foul
When TIME sat down with Imran Khan last October, the cricketer-turned politician was adamant that he would only seek power through fair means. After all, he said, he’d turned down many offers in the past. In 1988, Military dictator General Zia-ul-Haq offered Khan a cabinet role. As did fellow strongman General Pervez Musharif in the…
New world news from Time: An Entire Island of Vanuatu Is Being Evacuated Due to a Volcanic Eruption, Again
(WELLINGTON, New Zealand) — The Pacific nation of Vanuatu on Friday again ordered thousands of people to leave Ambae island as a volcano erupted and filled the sky with ash. Government lawmaker Ralph Regenvanu said on Twitter that the Cabinet had re-imposed a state of emergency and ordered the compulsory evacuation of the entire island,…
New world news from Time: A U.S. Military Plane Is Headed to North Korea to Pick Up War Remains, Report Says
(PYEONGTAEK, South Korea) — A U.S. military plane left from Osan Air Base for North Korea on Friday to pick up the remains of what are believed to be U.S. servicemen killed during the Korean War, South Korea’s Yonhap news agency reported. The U.S. military and South Korean government couldn’t immediately confirm the report, which…
New world news from Time: ‘You Cannot Speak as You Wish.’ Dissenting Voices Stifled Ahead of Cambodia’s Contentious Election
To vote or not to vote? The debate simmering in Cambodia ahead of Sunday’s election would normally provide plenty of fodder for discussion at Politikoffee, a weekly forum where young political enthusiasts gather over coffee and current events. But even at the Saturday institution the impending election is a topic broached with caution. These days…
New world news from Time: Greek Officials Say Arson May Have Caused the Wildfire That Killed Almost 90 People
(ATHENS, Greece) — Frantic relatives headed to the Athens morgue Thursday to seek the fate of loved ones still missing after Greece’s deadliest forest fire in decades, a blaze that Greek authorities said they increasingly suspect resulted from arson. Public Order Minister Nikos Toskas said satellite image analysis and ground inspections provided “serious indications” the…
New world news from Time: Kenyan Officials Tried to Relocate 11 Endangered Black Rhinos. 10 Died. The Only Survivor Was Attacked by a Lion
Ten black rhinos have died after being moved to Tsavo East National Park, the Kenyan government announced. The only survivor was injured after being attacked by a lion. Eleven of the endangered animals had been moved in an attempt to start a new rhino population. However, it was soon revealed that the water in the…
New world news from Time: President Trump Threatens Sanctions if Turkey Doesn’t Release Detained American Pastor
(WASHINGTON) — President Donald Trump says the U.S. will hit Turkey with “large sanctions” over a American pastor detained on terror and espionage charges, and he called for the pastor’s immediate release. Tweeting from aboard Air Force One, Trump said: “The United States will impose large sanctions on Turkey for their long time detainment of…
New world news from Time: Swedish Student Who Stopped Man’s Deportation Says She Hopes Others Will Be Inspired to Stand Up for Refugees
A Swedish student who refused to take her seat on an airplane and temporarily stopped the deportation of a man to Afghanistan has spoken out about the incident, after millions of people watched her live-streamed protest on Facebook. “It was really emotional but I had a mission and I was just making sure I was…
New world news from Time: Jimmy Kimmel Turned That Tape of Michael Cohen and President Trump Into a Mafia Movie
Jimmy Kimmel gave the tape of President Donald Trump’s conversation with former personal lawyer Michael Cohen the mafia movie treatment. Kimmel laid into the surreptitious recording of Trump’s discussion with longtime personal attorney about a payment on Wednesday’s episode of Jimmy Kimmel Live! His entry point? The interview Cohen’s attorney Lanny Davis recently gave to…
New world news from Time: Meghan Markle Supports Prince Harry’s Love of Polo and Charity
Prince Harry saddled up and hit the polo field today for a charity competition that raised money for his non-profit Sentebale and his new bride, Meghan Markle was on hand to cheer him on. The Duchess of Sussex attended the event in Berkshire, England, wearing a blue Carolina Herrera dress to help her husband combine…
New world news from Time: Cricket Star Imran Khan Declares Victory in Pakistan Election
(ISLAMABAD) — Pakistan’s cricket star turned politician Imran Khan declared victory Thursday for his party in the country’s general elections, promising a “new” Pakistan following a vote that was marred by allegations of fraud and militant violence. Khan, who aspires to be the country’s next prime minister, said in a televised address to the nation…
New world news from Time: Cricket Star Imran Khan Declares Victory in Pakistan Election
(ISLAMABAD) — Pakistan’s cricket star turned politician Imran Khan declared victory Thursday for his party in the country’s general elections, promising a “new” Pakistan following a vote that was marred by allegations of fraud and militant violence. Khan, who aspires to be the country’s next prime minister, said in a televised address to the nation…
New world news from Time: One Year Ago, Tunisia Passed a Groundbreaking Law to Protect Women. Has It Worked?
In the 1990s, Ahlem Behladj learned to brave being hassled each day by the police officers that hung around outside the women’s shelter in downtown Tunis. This was during the 23-year-long dictatorship of Zine el Abidine Ben Ali, and the dilapidated building was a rare protected space for battered women—and the place where a 19-year-old…
New world news from Time: A Dam Collapse Devastated Southern Laos. Now the Floodwaters Are Creeping Toward Cambodia
Thousands of Cambodians have been evacuated amid flash flooding triggered by a collapsed hydropower dam in neighboring Laos. As a cascade of water surged over the border, authorities in Stung Treng province in northeastern Cambodia rushed to move around 25,000 people to higher ground on Wednesday, according to state media. Mom Saroeun, Stung Treng governor,…
New world news from Time: New Zealand Approves Bill Granting Paid Leave for Survivors of Domestic Violence
New Zealand passed legislation Wednesday granting paid leave to domestic violence survivors, a groundbreaking measure aimed at helping people get out of abusive situations. The landmark bill requires employers to grant survivors up to 10 days leave, separate from annual holiday or sick leave, according to the Guardian. “Domestic violence doesn’t respect that split between…
New world news from Time: An Explosion Has Been Reported Outside the U.S. Embassy in Beijing
(BEIJING ) — A fire or possible explosion appears to have taken place outside the U.S. Embassy in Beijing on Thursday. A woman was reportedly detained after spraying gasoline on herself, according to official media. Photos posted on Twitter showed a large amount of smoke and what appeared to be police vehicles surrounding the vast…
New world news from Time: 26 People Confirmed Dead as Rescuers Continue Search for Survivors of Laos Dam Disaster
Rescue teams are continuing to search through submerged villages to locate missing people after part of a newly constructed dam in southern Laos collapsed on Monday night, sending walls of water into the surrounding rural towns. The disaster has rendered nearly 7,000 people homeless in Attapeu, an agrarian province near the border with Cambodia and…
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