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The Venice Art Biennale, which takes place every two years, has historically maintained that art transcends politics. But since the event is also referred to as the "Olympics of the art world" — with national pavilions acting as official, state-sponsored platforms showcasing contemporary art — global politics inevitably get entangled in the conversation. A posthumous exhibition

"The reality for children in Sudan is growing darker hour by hour," Eva Hinds, spokeswoman for the UN's children's agency (UNICEF), said last week as the country's civil war entered its fourth year.  The conflict broke out in April 2023 between the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) paramilitary and the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) following the collapse of a

Four years ago, the United States tightened the screws on China's technological ambitions, rolling out export curbs on advanced chips, commonly known as semiconductors, used in artificial intelligence (AI), data centers and national defense. The Biden administration aimed to limit Beijing's ability to develop technologies that could boost its military and financial strength, further narrowing the gap between the world's

Progressive Bulgaria, the party led by former President Rumen Radev, won a landslide victory in general elections in Bulgaria, official results showed on Monday. The party secured 44.6% of the votes after counting was complete. That means Radev's party is on course to win around 130 seats in the 240-seat parliament. It represents a better-than-expected performance and appears to be

Iran Ceasefire Deadline, Labor Secretary Out, Hearing For New Fed Chair Good morning. You're reading the Up First newsletter.  Subscribe  here to get it delivered to your inbox, and  listen  to the Up First podcast for all the news you need to start your day. Today's top stories Today is the final full day of

imagedepotpro/Getty Images This article first appeared in the Planet Money newsletter. You can sign up here . This is Part 2 of the Planet Money newsletter's series on "monopsony power." The first story centered on the labor economics of the classic sci-fi horror movie Alien as an introduction to an extreme version of the concept.

Masked agents stand at an intersection during an ICE immigration enforcement operation in St. Paul, Minn. on Jan. 31, 2026. Some employees of Thomson Reuters, which has a major presence in the Twin Cities, became concerned about the company's contracts to supply data to ICE as the Trump administration's immigration surge in Minnesota intensified. Octavio

What makes a person keep playing a video slot machine? Some of the same features that make children stay on social media apps or video games for too long. Paige Stampatori for NPR hide caption toggle caption Paige Stampatori for NPR In two landmark cases, social media companies have been found liable for endangering and

3 things to know about Fed chair nominee Kevin Warsh Kevin Warsh speaks during the International Monetary Fund and World Bank spring meetings at the IMF headquarters in Washington, D.C., on April 25, 2025. Tierney L. Cross/Bloomberg via Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Tierney L. Cross/Bloomberg via Getty Images Kevin Warsh, President Trump's nominee

Forensic workers carry the body of a victim down a pyramid after authorities said a gunman opened fire, in Teotihuacan, Mexico, Monday, April 20, 2026. Eduardo Verdugo/AP hide caption toggle caption Eduardo Verdugo/AP MEXICO CITY — An armed man standing atop one of the historic Teotihuacan pyramids opened fire on tourists Monday, killing one Canadian