1 At least 80 dead in Maui wildfire as search for survivors continues The death toll from the devastating wildfire in Maui, Hawaii, reached 80 on Friday, officials said, as rescue workers continued to search for survivors in the decimated town of Lahaina. Police were restricting access throughout the island, and access to Lahaina remained heavily…
Welcome to The Check-In, our weekend feature focusing on all things travel. Stave off the heat with these summer travel tips Some of the world’s travel hot spots are literally scorching this summer. With temperatures soaring across the globe and heat waves affecting parts of Europe, Asia and the United States, there are some precautions…
Resilience Europe Mud and thirst: Two Ukraine cities cope with dam’s destruction | View caption Hide caption The destruction wrought by the June explosion of a dam in southeast Ukraine is both vast and long-lasting. Residents of two cities more than 100 miles apart are deploying different coping mechanisms to endure an event that has…
1 Shelling kills at least 3 across Ukraine during overnight airstrikes Overnight shelling throughout Ukraine killed at least three people on Sunday, officials said. Two of these people were killed and four more injured following a Russian airstrike in the Kharkiv region. One of the attacks, via a Russian-led guided bomb, had landed on a…
Generosity Europe The Ukrainian cafe serving soldiers free food and motherly love | View caption Hide caption When is a roadside cafe more than a roadside cafe? When it’s in Ukraine, and the service runs from free borscht to restoring wounded soldiers’ will to live. On this road to war, the cafe has become a…
Greek firefighters found the bodies of 18 people in an area ravaged by a major wildfire burning for days, authorities said Tuesday. Hundreds of firefighters have struggled to control major wildfires burning out of control for days in northeastern Greece and on Tenerife in Spain’s Canary Islands, with strong winds fanning the flames and prompting…
The West African country of Niger has been thrown into turmoil following a coup that removed the nation’s democratically elected leader. In a strange twist of fate, Niger’s leader was ousted by members of the military presidential guard who were sworn to protect him but instead installed their general as the country’s new head of government. …
Cooperation Europe US-Ukraine space project taught resilience, innovation. Why it’s over. | View caption Hide caption A little-known but fruitful partnership in space between the United States and Ukraine has come to an end, a victim of the war with Russia. But the Antares program has left warm memories on both sides. Yet the triumph…
The Decanter Wine Club is curated by Europe’s leading wine publication and the home of the biggest world wine competition, the Decanter World Wine Awards. Bid farewell to disappointing bottles and rest in the knowledge that each wine has been meticulously handpicked from top-scoring and award-winning selections from the Decanter Awards and recent panel tastings.…
Freedom Europe Kremlin’s anti-trans law leaves many Russians asking, ‘Who’s next?’ | View caption Hide caption The Kremlin’s ban on gender-affirming care signals an acceleration of Russia’s authoritarian drift, with treatment of trans people as a signal to distinguish Russia from the West. “We are left with nothing,” says Nef Cellarius, coordinator of Peer-to-Peer, a…