The unspoken rules of celebrating Oktoberfest in Munich
How to order a beer? Which side to tie a dirndl? Here's what to know about celebrating Octoberfest in Munich, the birthplace of the world-famous annual event.
Global chess body upholds Russia ban
FIDE, however, has backed a move to consider easing sanctions for some players The World Chess Federation’s (FIDE) general assembly has voted to maintain a ban on Russian and Belarusian…
Macron calls for new world order
Europe cannot be limited by the EU and NATO if the continent is to be peaceful, the French president has said French President Emmanuel Macron has called for reform of…
Adoption fraud was widespread for many South Koreans adopted into Western countries, AP finds
Children were kidnapped off the streets. Parents claim they were told their newborns were dead or very sick, only to have them shipped away. Documents were fabricated.
Kiev wants own Christian patriarchate
Vladimir Zelensky’s call is seen as an attempt to elevate the status of the schismatic Orthodox Church of Ukraine Kiev is working to obtain patriarchate status for the Orthodox Church…
Israel is playing a high-risk game with its new Hezbollah strategy
Israel is ramping up attacks on Hezbollah, in an apparent drive to cow the group into a diplomatic solution. It’s a risky approach that could backfire long-term.
US officials hosted Sikh separatist groups ahead of Indian PM’s visit
Ties between New Delhi and Washington have been strained over an alleged murder plot against Gurpatwant Singh Pannun A day before Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi arrived in the US…
Northern Israel Braces for More Attacks From Hezbollah
Residents of Kiryat Bialik, a community near Haifa, were feeling vulnerable as the back-and-forth attacks escalated recently between Hezbollah and the Israeli military.
Lebanese PM cancels UN trip amid escalation with Israel
Najib Mikati has called on the international community to condemn the Jewish state’s ‘horrific massacres’ Lebanese Prime Minister Najib Mikati has canceled plans to attend the UN General Assembly session…
Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs and the rise of his ‘criminal enterprise’
More than three decades after Sean Combs named his label Bad Boy Records, he’s been arrested on federal racketeering and sex trafficking charges, accused of everything from arson to kidnapping.…
Zelensky accuses US media of lying
The Ukrainian leader has objected to a WSJ estimate that 80,000 of Kiev’s troops have been killed in the conflict with Russia Vladimir Zelensky has dismissed a Wall Street Journal…