The township was once a symbol of united resistance to a racist regime in South Africa. Now it embodies the class divisions in the country’s black majority.
Sebastian Kurz, who came in first in a snap election in Austria, has a choice: Partner again with the far-right party that collapsed his government or shift left?
In London, the British prime minister seems to be facing one crisis after another. But in Manchester, where his Conservative party is meeting, it’s another story altogether.
The woman, Jennifer Arcuri, reportedly told friends that she was having an affair with Mr. Johnson when he was mayor, deepening the scandal as he tries to navigate an impasse over Brexit.
The pope unveiled the sculpture in St. Peter’s Square during a special Mass and portrayed migration as an opportunity to “promote the integral human development of all people.”
China’s leader, Xi Jinping, will use a military parade commemorating the 70th anniversary of Communist rule to highlight his power in the face of rising challenges.
By Steven Lee Myers
Italy Dispatch
PhotoCreditElisabetta Zavoli for The New York Times
The Italian town said to be the cradle of chimney sweeps was once ashamed of its ties to the trade. Now, a festival draws sweeps from around the world, who celebrate without forgetting past miseries.
With peace talks on hold, the Taliban have stepped up attacks, and Afghans fear that a bitterly contested presidential election could lead to political paralysis.
By Mujib Mashal, Fahim Abed and Fatima Faizi
PhotoCreditRyan Remiorz/The Canadian Press, via Associated Press
A fisherman wanted to prevent illegal trawling that had depleted local marine life. He came up with an idea that is part environmental activism, part arts initiative.
In Honduras, tattoos have a malevolent history, long symbolic of violent gangs. But recently, they’ve been embraced by everyday citizens as a way to show love for parents and pets.
Australia’s largest city has a rare superpower: It turns urbanites into bird people, and birds into urbanites. Interacting with the huge avian population is a daily adventure and (mostly) a delight.
Fear of what awaits them has kept the Rohingya from returning to Myanmar, where they were targets of ethnic cleansing. But life in Bangladesh refugee camps is intolerable. There’s no good place to go.
When a runaway freight train derailed in Quebec, 47 people died in the explosion. While Canada has improved safety, trains hauling dangerous goods still run through city centers across the country.
