World

No one told them to look for the Earth. It was Christmas Eve 1968 and the first manned mission to the moon had reached its destination. As Apollo 8 slipped into lunar orbit the crew prepared...

Jürgen Klopp has said Liverpool should “enjoy the ride” of pursuing a first Premier League title since 1990 and not fear the pressure of leading the race at Christmas. Liverpool have a four-point advantage following Manchester City’s surprise...

On 27 October, Donald Trump told a rally in Indianapolis that perhaps he should have cancelled that campaign stop. Why? Out of respect for the 11 victims of the Pittsburgh synagogue massacre who had been gunned...

Journalist Abderrazak Zorgui set himself on fire and called for a revolution over poor living conditions and corruption. His death has triggered protests in a provincial city that threaten to spread. Clashes between protesters and police...

Scientists issued urgent warnings about climate change in 2018. Germany’s summertime temperatures hit record highs. Nevertheless, the government has lost its enthusiasm for tackling climate issues, Jens Thurau writes. In summer 2018, Germany’s beer gardens were...

Pope Francis celebrated his traditional “Urbi et Orbi” with a message of concern about violence and conflict in the world. He urged people to overcome their differences. Pope Francis described the world’s differences as a richness...

Japan will resume commercial whaling in July 2019. Tokyo has long deflected criticism for its commercial whaling activities, arguing that eating whale meat is a part of its culture. Japan will withdraw from the International Whaling...

Romania must consolidate the efforts of all security agencies in the NATO country if it is to respond effectively to an intense hybrid war being waged by Russia in the Black Sea region, a senior Romanian...

1. The protests became bigger after the authorities, through mainstream media, described them as a bunch of people on the streets of Belgrade. Three Saturdays in a row Belgrade has been flooded by thousands of people...

On a sunny but chilly morning in Bucharest, Ghencea Cemetery hummed with people, flower vendors, and beggars, as Christmas mass in a small church in the graveyard neared its end. Old women slowly made their way...