Blog Verité

Every year, we remember some of the writers, actors, musicians, filmmakers and performers who died over the past year, and whose lifetime of creative work helped shape our world.

The burst of new laws follows a landmark Supreme Court ruling, and reflects public frustration with record-high homelessness. But advocates say fines and jail time will only make the problem worse. (Image credit: Jamie Kelter Davis)

After a period of celebration over the fall of the Assad regime, old sectarian and political divisions have reasserted themselves.

Biden condemns Russia’s ‘outrageous’ Christmas attack on Ukraine  The Hill Biden directs Pentagon to ‘continue its surge’ of weapons deliveries to Ukraine after Russia’s Christmas attack  Kyiv Independent Biden pledges more U.S. arms to Ukraine after Russia’s Christmas attack  Axios Thursday Briefing  The New

Trump names ambassador to Panama after suggesting US control of Panama Canal  CNN

Among the vast destruction of buildings in Gaza, some historically valuable and irreplaceable sites are now in ruins. In a story we first brought you in February, our correspondent visited some of these places before the war and brings us

In an early episode of Squid Game 2, the series’ working-class hero Seong Gi-hun (Lee Jung-jae) is summoned to a dance club on Halloween night. Weaving among revelers dressed as sexy nurses, cops, and skeletons, he eventually spots the masked

Donald Trump has suggested the US could take control of Canada, Greenland and the Panama Canal in a series of Christmas Day social media posts.

Mapping Trump’s ties to right-wing tech barons  NBC News

2004 Andamans tsunami: My boat was metres from the shore when the waves hit  BBC.com Ceremonies held across Asia to mark 20 years since the Boxing Day tsunami  The Guardian Boxing Day tsunami: ‘Surviving the disaster gave me a second chance’  BBC.com Indian