How TikTok is driving American expats to Southeast Asia

A view of My Khe beach in 2019 in Da Nang, Vietnam. Some Americans who moved to Vietnam or Thailand say they now have less stress and can afford more than they could in the U.S. Linh Pham/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Linh Pham/Getty Images Chad Dunn used to spend his days on the

World Press Photo announces Photo of the Year 2026

​​Distraught girls cling to their father, Luis, as ICE detains him following an immigration hearing in New York City on Aug. 26, 2025. Luis was the sole breadwinner for his family. Carol Guzy/ZUMA Press, iWitness for Miami Herald hide caption toggle caption Carol Guzy/ZUMA Press, iWitness for Miami Herald The Photo of the Year is

Senate GOP Starts Reconciliation to Fund ICE

Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., the chairman of the Senate Budget Committee, is seen at a hearing on April 16. Roberto Schmidt/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Roberto Schmidt/Getty Images Senate Republicans introduced a budget resolution Tuesday to fund immigration enforcement agencies, the first step in a lengthy budgetary process to end a record-breaking partial shutdown

Trump administration flies 10-year-old back from Cuba amid custody fight

The city of Logan, Utah, a college and dairy farming town, is seen from the hillside on the Utah State University campus, Wednesday, April 22, 2026. Hannah Schoenbaum/AP hide caption toggle caption Hannah Schoenbaum/AP LOGAN, Utah — President Donald Trump's administration took the unusual step this week of sending a government plane to Cuba to

Chemical Leak at West Virginia Plant Kills 2, Injures Dozens

Kanawha County Commission Emergency Management Director C.W. Sigman speaks at a news conference Wednesday in Charleston, W.Va. John Raby/AP hide caption toggle caption John Raby/AP INSTITUTE, W.Va. — A chemical leak at a West Virginia silver recovery business on Wednesday killed two people and sent about 30 others to hospitals, including one in serious condition

Iran war fuels crisis for Africa’s aviation sector

The global aviation industry — including Africa's rapidly growing sector — is struggling to cope with the economic fallout from the Iran war. One of the most immediate pressures comes from jet fuel costs, which make up a significant portion of airline operating expenses. Jet fuel, a kerosene‑based product refined from crude oil, is the primary fuel

Russia to block Kazakh oil flows to Germany via key pipeline

Russia plans to stop oil exports from Kazakhstan to Germany via the Druzhba pipeline from May 1, threatening a key refinery which supplies the vast majority of diesel, petrol and heating oil needed for the city of Berlin. The PCK refinery, located in the town of Schwedt about 100 kilometers (62.13 miles) north of Berlin

EU unblocks €90 billion loan to Ukraine

A €90 billion ($106 billion) EU loan to Ukraine received preliminary approval from the 27 EU countries on Wednesday after several months during which Hungary exercised its veto, diplomats said. The Cypriot EU presidency said the final approval is to be given by all the bloc's member states on Thursday. The loan aims to assist Kyiv

The rise and fall of the Palace of the Republic

Spread out below Berlin's landmark TV tower, with a glass front that gleamed orange in the sun, the hammer and sickle wreath hanging prominently in the middle: The Palace of the Republic (Palast der Republik) served as an architectural calling card of communist East Germany. From its opening 50 years ago through its controversial destruction in 2006-08, the iconic building embodied the ideals
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