Inca-era mummies in Peru threw a wrench into a landowner’s development plans. Homebuilding requires approval partly based on maintaining archaeological remains. The Inca gained a hard-earned empire 500 years ago. […]
Israel’s Parliament voted to dissolve, prompting the fifth election in four years. The move could clear the way for Benjamin Netanyahu to regain power, though not without struggle. Israel had a troubled road to nationhood. […]
A law barring products from Xinjiang entering the United States. went into effect June 21. The western region of China is known for forced labor and internment camps for minorities. U.S.-Chinese relations improved in the 1970s. […]
Rome’s Colosseum wasn’t just for lethal combat—It was a place of Christian worship. A restored painting of Jerusalem on one of its interior arches shows the Colosseum’s inclination toward the divine. It was a public works project like no other. […]
Plans to send asylum seekers from the UK to Rwanda have stalled on legal grounds. Last-minute injunctions filed by the European Court stopped the first flight of deportees—for now. Rwanda’s 1994 genocide exemplifies deportees’ concerns. […]
Apartheid began in South Africa in 1948 when the National Party—an all-white government—came to power. Despite it being only the third most popular tongue spoken, the West Germanic language of Afrikaans was mandated. Ryanair uses it as a nationality test for passengers. […]
A man disguised as an old woman attacked the “Mona Lisa” last week. He tried to smash the glass case in which the painting is housed, before smearing it with cake and throwing roses around. The “Mona Lisa” is the world’s most famous painting. […]
Queen Elizabeth II celebrated 70 years as the Queen of England. The platinum jubilee was split into four days of festivities and attended by countless onlookers. The 1897 Diamond Jubilee was a different, but historical, affair. […]
Bolivian prisons will soon offer time off for literary behavior. Following a model introduced in Brazil, Bolivia will reduce prisoners’ sentences if those prisoners spend free time reading books. Victorian Britain created modern prisons and police forces. […]
Juan Carlos left Spain two years ago amid fraud allegations. Now living in Abu Dhabi, Carlos recently returned to Spain for his first visit since his departure. He was the first king in Spain’s new constitutional monarchy. […]
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