Thieves snatch eight Matisse artworks from library in Brazil
The thieves enter the library in normal opening hours, stuffing the art works into a canvas bag.
Syrians share their thoughts one year on from the fall of Assad
The BBC’s Middle East correspondent Hugo Bachega speaks to Syrians about how life has changed since the revolution.
Water leak in Louvre damages hundreds of books
The leak in the Egyptian department comes just weeks after a jewellery heist that put the museum’s security infrastructure under scrutiny.
Day-to-day lives of Beninois “have not been improved”
“The poverty level among youths is extremely high.”
Ukraine’s Zelenskyy to meet European allies as US pushes revised peace plan
Ukrainian leader faces rising pressure from US to accept deal that Russia hints meets its wishes.
Syrians celebrate anniversary of Bashar al-Assad’s fall
The country marks one year since the overthrow of the al-Assad dynasty’s repressive 50-year rule.
Ash Pendant: The only known depiction of a pregnant Viking woman
The Ash Pendant was discovered in a Viking Age burial mound in Sweden and may have been used by a female shaman.
The ‘hobbits’ may have died out when drought forced them to compete with modern humans, new research suggests
A reduction in rainfall may have played a sizable role in the extinction of Homo floresiensis, the archaic human species nicknamed the “hobbit,” a new
Thailand launches airstrikes along border with Cambodia after deadly clashes
Thailand launched airstrikes along the disputed border with Cambodia on Monday as both sides accused the other of breaking a ceasefire that halted fighting earlier
A Chinese dissident died suddenly in B.C. This ex-spy who snooped on him says it may not have been an accident
A former spy for China’s security services has provided thousands of text and voice messages, as well as financial documents, to journalists. Among the records:
Why won’t Steam Machine support HDMI 2.1? Digging in on the display standard drama.
When Valve announced its upcoming Steam Machine hardware last month, some eagle-eyed gamers may have been surprised to see that the official spec sheet lists
ChatGPT hyped up violent stalker who believed he was “God’s assassin,” DOJ says
ChatGPT allegedly validated the worst impulses of a wannabe influencer accused of stalking more than 10 women at boutique gyms, where the chatbot supposedly claimed
One hundred abducted schoolchildren released in Nigeria
Details of the release of the schoolchildren are still unclear and 165 people remain unaccounted for.