Yayoi Kusama Was the Avant-Garde Radical Who Became a Pop Icon

In her mass-produced ubiquity, Kusama became one of her own dots, spreading her image into every corner of our culture.
At least one dead after car crashes into crowd in northern France

One suspect was arrested after the incident in Caen, police said, following a reported fight at a nearby bar.
At least 12 dead as wildfires sweep through northern Algeria

Northern Africa has experienced severe heatwaves this summer, leading to hundreds of fires across the region.
Catastrophic Flood Hits Nepal, Engulfing Crowds and Causing Quake

The authorities reported hundreds of people missing and at least 160 people killed in the border region of Nepal and Tibet, where an avalanche of mud, water, ice and rocks smashed down.
Over 100 Indian Pilgrims Are Among the Missing in Nepal Floods

Many of them were traveling to or from a Himalayan peak that is revered by Hindus as the spiritual home of the god Shiva.
'If you started running, they shot you' – inside Nigeria's growing kidnapping crisis

Many communities are living in fear of being kidnapped for ransom as the crisis spreads further south.
Iceland holds knife-edge referendum on EU – and it could be decided on fish

On Saturday, Iceland will vote on EU membership talks, amid economic and geopolitical tensions.
The question dominating Indian politics: Is it worse when women swear?

Rahul Gandhi’s comments renew the debate over gender disparity in reactions to insults hurled at PM Narendra Modi.
US drug agency approves breakthrough treatment for pancreatic cancer

Experts have hailed the drug, daraxonrasib, as a game changer for one of the world’s deadliest cancers.
Parrot eggs hatch after suspected Thai smuggler arrested at South African airport

A 50-year-old Thai suspect was arrested with the eggs in a “homemade incubator” carried as hand luggage.