In 2024, France was the most visited country in the world, a title it has held for over three decades, attracting more than 100 million international tourists that year. France’s popularity is ...

Lifted by a post-presidential-inauguration surge in stocks, the world’s ten richest people got a collective $107 billion wealthier in the past month. Altogether they are worth $2.03 trillion ...

After assessing the cases of 17 babies cited at her original trial, a panel of world-renowned specialists said that they had found no evidence that Ms. Letby had murdered anyone. Israel’s ...

“Dude, I’ve got a wild idea…. You ready?” That’s how half my conversations with Alex started. When I had a big idea, he was usually my first call. Whether it was a new way to display and ...

When people hear or say "beautiful," it often refers to something or someone having an attractive, aesthetically pleasing quality. No wonder artists have applied the term to their lyrics about ...

Podcasts > News > State of the World from NPR From NPR Immerse yourself in the most compelling and consequential stories from around the globe. The world is changing in big ways every day. State ...

Perched high atop Mill Mountain, the Roanoke Star is the world’s largest man-made star ... In Southwest Virginia, Sand Cave is one of the most uniquely beautiful geological formations in the entire ...

Midori Kato is the last original member of the cast of “Sazae-san,” a cartoon series that premiered in 1969 and never quite joined the modern world. Lena Schilling, the youngest lawmaker in ...

A teacher at Drakensburg Secondary School in South Africa is under investigation for allegedly cutting off a Hindu student's religious thread. The South African Hindu Maha Sabha has condemned the ...

Luxembourg, with its high GDP per capita and strong financial sector, is the richest country in the world. The nation is known for using its wealth to ensure better living standards, healthcare ...

The rankings of the top 10 most powerful countries out of 195 in the world in 2025 are compiled by US News using the following methodology. The power sub-ranking from US News is based upon an ...

Will Smith is stepping into the Matrix. Smith and rapper Big Sean have released the song “Beautiful Scars,” featuring OBanga, along with a “Matrix”-inspired music video. The actor has also ...