October 11, 2024

Pyongyang threatened military action if the provocations continued, while the South advised its angry neighbor not to act “rashly.”

Viktoria Roshchina, a 27-year-old reporter, had been detained by the Russian authorities after reporting from occupied territories in Ukraine.

Those who lived through the nuclear attacks of 1945 have dedicated their lives to recounting their experiences of loss and the physical and emotional toll.

Nihon Hidankyo is a grass-roots movement of survivors from Hiroshima and Nagasaki. The group’s efforts have helped establish a “nuclear taboo,” the Nobel committee said.

At least 22 people were killed in the attack, Lebanese officials said, as Israel’s bombing campaign against Hezbollah militants continued.

Thousands have fled the town of Baalbek amid a barrage of Israeli airstrikes. For those who remain, Ali Jawad’s business is a critical piece of an informal safety net.

Politicians run most of the mills in the state of Maharashtra. They deny or downplay evidence of coerced hysterectomies, debt bondage and child labor in the fields.

While Han Kang’s victory was celebrated as a crowning cultural achievement for her country, her work also represents a form of rebellion against its culture.