1+ week, 1+ day ago   (253+ words) The United Nations General Assembly has adopted a resolution encouraging the use of world maps that more accurately represent the relative size of continents, particularly Africa. The resolution was supported by 164 countries, with six abstentions. The United States was among…...

2+ week, 19+ min ago   (187+ words) Murals depicting Queen Nefertiti and King Tutankhamun with dark features near Cairo's Egyptian Museum sparked public backlash with critics accusing the artwork of promoting an "Afrocentric" narrative Critics argued that preserving Egyptian identity is a responsibility that should not be…...

2+ week, 7+ hour ago   (214+ words) Forecasters have warned that additional rain is expected in the badly affected Gyirong region Nearly a week after a sudden and devastating flood struck Nepal and neighboring areas, authorities continue to uncover the scale of the disaster. Nepal’s National Disaster…...

2+ week, 23+ hour ago   (283+ words) Israel's Antiquities Authority has detailed the remains of a Mamluk-era soap-making workshop discovered beneath a shop in Jerusalem's Old City, shedding light on an industry that later flourished under Ottoman rule. The Israel Antiquities Authority said the remains of a…...

2+ week, 2+ day ago   (184+ words) Search efforts enter fourth day after catastrophic Himalayan floods triggered by glacier collapse The death toll from catastrophic flooding in Nepal has risen to 626, authorities said Saturday, as rescuers continued searching for more than 2,400 people still missing. Another seven people…...

2+ week, 5+ day ago   (284+ words) A catastrophic flash flood and mudslide along the Nepal-Tibet border has killed at least 31 people, according to police in Nepal's Bagmati province, with hundreds more still unaccounted for The death toll in Nepal has risen to at least 31, according to…...

2+ week, 6+ day ago   (779+ words) Even as war continues to test the excavation team, the researchers at Tel Azekah have returned to the biblical fortress every season for 16 years, determined to keep uncovering its Judean past For 16 years, the Lautenschläger Azekah Expedition has excavated the…...