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Ukraine’s culture minister declared victory in “the war for borsch” as Russia also claims the hearty beet soup. UNESCO says the invasion threatens Ukraine’s borsch culture with “extreme urgency.” (Image credit: Sergei Supinsky/AFP via Getty Images)

The United States has demonstrated international leadership on climate change in the past, but recent setbacks are presenting new challenges for President Biden.

An ancient Buddhist city carved out of immense peaks near Kabul is in danger of disappearing forever, swallowed up by a Chinese consortium exploiting one of the world’s largest copper deposits. Located at the confluence of Hellenistic and Indian cultures,

Health authorities in Africa say they are treating the expanding monkeypox outbreak here as an emergency and call on rich countries to share the world’s limited supply of vaccines.

Health authorities in Africa say they are treating the expanding monkeypox outbreak here as an emergency and call on rich countries to share the world’s limited supply of vaccines.

With smiles, pride and emotion, the first same-sex couples tied the knot in Switzerland on Friday following a referendum that changed the landscape for LGBTQ rights in the country. Among the first to get married were Aline, 46, and Laure,

Millions of people from all over the world come to visit our majestic Giant Sequoias every year. No photo can accurately depict the awe-inspiring natural splendor of a Giant Sequoia, towering more than 300 feet into the sky. They are

Jennifer Doudna was staring at a computer screen filled with a string of As, Cs, Ts, and Gs—the letters that make up human DNA—and witnessing a debilitating genetic disease being cured right before her eyes. Just a year earlier, in

Mohammad Roshan has lost 18 members of his family.

Manchin says there is bipartisan support to avoid filling vacancies on the VA’s Assets and Infrastructure Review Commission and to end the commission in the next National Defense Authorization Act.