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Seaweed Is Their Way of Life. A Company’s Sweeping Plan Threatens It.
As global demand for seaweed surges, a Canadian corporation’s bid for exclusive harvesting rights in the west of Ireland has upended a once-sleepy industry.
Chinese Ship Takes Arctic Shortcut: Smart Business? Or a Political Flex?
Melting ice is opening a trade route through the Arctic. China has begun the first regular service, part of its polar ambitions.
Houthi Strikes on Southern Saudi Arabia Injure Dozens, Saudi Officials Say
The Houthi-run news agency in Yemen said the militia would issue a statement about a “large-scale” military operation in Saudi Arabia.
Online Posts Show Families’ Grief for Flood Victims on Tibet’s Side of China-Nepal Border
The authorities have not released an official list of those missing in the Tibet flood, creating an information void that people have tried to fill.
Containing Germany’s Far Right
The AfD victory in a state election is forcing a rethink of the country’s postwar strategy to safeguard democracy.
Britain Set to Target Israeli West Bank Settlements With Trade Ban
The expected move will be announced on Tuesday, officials said, and underscored Israel’s mounting isolation over its policies toward Palestinians following the war in Gaza.
Philippines Lawmaker, Cousin of Marcos, Charged With Taking Kickbacks
A cousin of President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. was charged with plundering public funds meant for flood control in the Southeast Asian country. He has denied wrongdoing.
Nazi-Looted Painting in Real Estate Listing Must Be Returned
The 18th-century painting “Portrait of a Lady” was stolen by a high-ranking Nazi in the 1940s. Last year, it surfaced in a real estate listing in Argentina.
Thousands of Serbs Gather to Mourn Ratko Mladic, the ‘Butcher of Bosnia’
The government insisted the funeral was a private affair, even as government ministers attended and state-controlled news media lavished praise on the convicted war criminal.
Germany’s ‘Firewall’ Against the Far Right Is Being Tested Like Never Before
A blowout win by the far-right Alternative for Germany party in a state election has revealed a split among voters about whether to uphold a decades-old strategy for sidelining ex…
