Pacts, conspiracies and betrayals: The best-loved restaurants of politicians and elites from Paris to Bogotá
Travel the world to the cafés and eateries where history is made and secrets shared over fine wine and hors d’oeuvres
Bottlenose dolphins have a seventh sense: They can feel electricity
These aquatic mammals use electric fields to locate prey hidden at the bottom of the sea
DeSantis says Florida GOP chair should resign amid rape allegation
The police report about Christian Ziegler was filed Oct. 4 about an incident two days earlier in a private home
Peter Kornbluh, analyst at the National Security Archive: ‘Chile is Kissinger’s Achilles heel’
The expert believes the U.S. involvement in the 1973 coup is a blemish on the former statesman’s legacy: ‘It’s a story that has haunted Kissinger’s legacy and will now haunt his ghost’
Nancy Pelosi’s daughter visited the Trump supporters who wanted to hang her mother. It went well
Alexandra Pelosi directs the documentary ‘The Insurgents Next Door,’ in which she interviews those prosecuted and convicted for the January 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol in 2021. She tries to understand their motivations, but also argues with them
How to protect women in the country most affected by AIDS: ‘I’m sick of begging my boyfriend to use condoms’
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South Africa — HIV’s Ground Zero — pilots the ring method, which can reduce the risk of infection by up to 50%
Alicia Framis, the artist who will marry a hologram: ‘This is just a small preview of society’s future’
The ‘wedding’ will take place in Rotterdam next summer and feature a molecular banquet just right for humans and humanoids
Fed’s Powell notes inflation is easing but downplays discussion of interest rate cuts
Powell’s remarks follow comments from a raft of Fed officials this week, with most of them signaling that the central bank can afford to keep its key rate steady in the coming months
‘The Delinquents’: A slow-burn heist
Director Rodrigo Moreno has made a deliberately bland, humorous thriller over 189 minutes that will either drag or grip audiences
European gymnastics federation rejects return of athletes from Russia and Belarus to competition
The European championships next year were expected to be key opportunities for Russia to qualify gymnasts for the few remaining places at the Paris Olympics
Congress expels George Santos, the Republican lawmaker facing a 23-count indictment
The New York representative, who fabricated his resume, becomes the sixth member of the House expelled in U.S. history
Biden is heading to Hollywood for a major fundraiser featuring Steven Spielberg and Shonda Rhimes
Former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif, is also a co-host. Barbra Streisand is set to attend and rocker Lenny Kravitz is expected to perform
Lawsuits against Trump over Jan. 6 riot can move forward, appeals court says
The court said it’s ruling was not the final word on whether presidential immunity shields the Republican from liability in the case
Kissinger’s dirty hands
The late American statesman wielded a blend of cunning and ruthlessness to influence global politics
From climate leadership to oil drilling: Biden’s green pragmatism one year before the election
The main environmental achievement of the Democratic president, who will not attend the COP28 summit in Dubai, is the enormous investment package included in the Inflation Reduction Act
Biden lights the National Christmas Tree, taking his turn to bring holiday spirit to Washington
Country singer Mickey Guyton was the ceremony’s host, with musical performances by Dionne Warwick, St. Vincent, Joe Walsh, Darren Criss and others
Sandra Day O’Connor, first woman on the Supreme Court, dies at 93
Appointed by President Ronald Reagan in 1981, she retired in 2006. Although of conservative ideology, she earned a reputation as a moderate jurist
Organized crime in Brazil’s Amazon threatens the fight against climate change
An NGO warns that the increase in violence due to the establishment of drug gangs in the largest tropical forest in the world must be included in the environmental debate
Ukraine’s Zelenskiy says the war with Russia is in a new phase as winter looms
Kyiv did not get all the weapons it needed from allies, Ukrainian President said in an AP interview. He fears the Israel-Hamas war put the flow of Western military aid to Ukraine at risk
Kelly Fisher, Dodi Fayed’s fiancée whom ‘The Crown’ has put back in the spotlight
After finding out about the businessman’s relationship with Diana of Wales through the press, the model filed a lawsuit. Today she lives in South Carolina, away from the spotlight
Anger and grief in Jenin over deaths of two Palestinian children caught on security footage
The images have gone around the world because they show — in an unusually unequivocal way — the deaths of two unarmed Palestinian minors
Detainees in El Salvador’s gang crackdown cite abuse during months in jail
Human rights organization Cristosal tallied 153 incarceration deaths during the first year of the state of emergency. No victim had yet been convicted, the group said
Kissinger’s farewell to China
The former U.S. Secretary of State shaped the thaw between the two nations and was seen as a ‘good friend of the Chinese people’
The squat house that the Pope fell in love with bothers the Italian government
Prime Minister Meloni’s administration wants to evict Spin Time — the largest community center in the country — from its location. The organization shelters 450 vulnerable people and functions as a branch of Rome’s social services
‘New York Times’ report says Israel knew about Hamas attack over a year in advance
It was the latest in a series of signs that top Israeli commanders either ignored or played down warnings that Hamas was plotting the attack
Gustavo Petro, a president in search of a party
The Historic Pact for Colombia — the diverse left-wing coalition that brought Petro to power — faces the choice of either merging into a single party, or risk disappearing
The IDB wants to invest $150 billion in projects against climate change in Latin America
The Inter-American Development Bank announced Thursday that it hopes to triple its investment in climate action in the region over the next decade.