Category: Trends

Comment on this story Comment ABUJA, Nigeria — An out-of-control car crashed into a crowd at a large street party in southern Nigeria on Tuesday, leaving seven people dead and many others injured, authorities told The Associated Press. The driver lost control of the car on a packed street in Calabar, Cross River State capital, […]

Comment on this story Comment MEXICO CITY — Mexico’s president appealed to the country’s citizens Tuesday not to accept holiday handouts and gifts from drug gangs, after videos posted online showed garish pickup trucks handing out loads of gifts while bystanders described the drivers as members of the Jalisco drug cartel. President Andrés Manuel López […]

Comment on this story Comment SAN SALVADOR, El Salvador — Nine months into a state of emergency declared by President Nayib Bukele to fight street gangs, El Salvador has seen more than 1,000 documented human rights abuses and about 90 deaths of prisoners in custody. And Bukele’s popularity ratings have soared. For decades, El Salvador’s […]

(WASHINGTON) — The Supreme Court is keeping pandemic-era limits on immigration in place indefinitely, dashing hopes of immigration advocates who had been anticipating their end this week. In a ruling Tuesday, the Supreme Court extended a temporary stay that Chief Justice John Roberts issued last week. Under the court’s order, the case will be argued […]

What a difference a year makes. Twelve months ago, I published a 2021 appraisal of crypto that focused on NFT art, with the blockchain artist and pioneer Rhea Myers contending that “creativity on every level is the highest I’ve ever seen.” Bitcoin and Ether were worth more than three times what they are now. Sam […]

Comment on this story Comment TAIPEI, Taiwan — Taiwan will extend its compulsory military service from four months to one year — a sign the island sees intensifying Chinese threats as so severe that it must reverse its previous policy that minimized conscription. President Tsai Ing-wen announced the changes Tuesday following a high-level meeting of […]

Comment on this story Comment SKOPJE, North Macedonia — The commander of the police station at one of North Macedonia’s border crossings to Serbia, his deputy and seven other station staff have been arrested for allegedly taking bribes from motorists to ease their crossing, authorities said Tuesday. Tackling corruption is a major priority for North […]

Comment on this story Comment Washington Post reporter Sudarsan Raghavan sat down for a long and candid interview with former Afghan president Hamid Karzai on Oct. 5 in Kabul. The interview has been edited for length and clarity. Q: It’s been more than a year since the collapse of the former Ghani government. Afghanistan is […]

Comment on this story Comment Pavel Antov, a Russian lawmaker and businessman who made his fortune in the sausage industry, died after falling from the third floor of his hotel room while on vacation in India — the latest Russian businessman to die under mysterious circumstances this year. Antov was found dead outside a hotel […]

December 27, 2022 at 1:16 p.m. EST Heavy crowding is seen in footage from Tianjin Medical University General Hospital in Tianjin, China, that was posted on Dec. 20. (Video: @用户/Douyin) Comment on this story Comment Emergency departments are overflowing, with patients sleeping in hallways until they can be evaluated or taken to a hospital room. […]