Dogs can tell when you’re happy, sad or frustrated, study shows
Researchers took brain scans mostly of border collies because they are highly skilled at following social cues and particularly willing to interact wi...
Chaos at Spain’s border underscores how migrant flows can be weaponized
Authorities have not said who organized a suspicious border breach in Ceuta, a Spanish exclave in North Africa. Social media posts in Morocco are urgi...
Netanyahu rejects Trump-backed Gaza plan for Hamas to disarm, Israel to withdraw
“Israel does not accept the 15-point document,” Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said. The U.S. president had touted the Board of Peace plan as a ste...
There’s been something in the air in D.C. this summer — namely wildfire smoke and frustration over Canada’s inability to keep it on its side of the bo...
Ukraine fails to stop any missiles overnight, after Zelensky says no interceptors remain
Ukraine relies on U.S.-manufactured systems as its only means to shoot down Russian ballistic missiles. The Ukrainian president said partners’ delays ...
Trump administration cancels Brazilian ambassador’s visa in tit-for-tat
A senior State Department official told reporters in a background briefing that it was a “reciprocal” action because Brazil has not approved President...
Spain pushes migrants back to Morocco as fallout deepens over mass border breach
The crisis in Ceuta, on the African coast, instantly became a touchstone in the global migrant debate as suspicions swirled that the viral incident wa...
U.S. general warns Pentagon he lacks sufficient forces to protect Israel
A shortage of Navy destroyers, used to defend against Iranian ballistic missile attacks, will force the head of U.S. European Command to prioritize th...
Migrants overrun a Spanish outpost, stirring White House outrage
Widely circulated video showed thousands of Moroccans storming into a Spanish outpost in North Africa. The White House condemned Spain as weak on immi...
How the U.S. war with Iran is widening inequality in Africa
In Angola, the conflict has driven up prices for food, fuel and fertilizer, increases felt most acutely by the poor. But for the wealthy and well-conn...
There are reports of at least 50 people injured along with collapsed buildings and damaged roads following the powerful 7.1-magnitude quake on the sou...
In China, sober-curious young people challenge a tradition of heavy drinking
Alcohol has been a fixture of professional and social life in China for decades, but a new generation is resisting pressure to drink excessively — or ...
Russia closes window for dissent as Ukraine’s attacks stir public dismay
The government in Moscow is coming under increasing pressure over Ukraine’s relentless drone strikes. Ukraine’s president is due to meet in Washington...
