At Washington’s National Building Museum, French daredevil Philippe Petit showed his skill of defying gravity.Petit still uses no safety net or harness at the age of 73 while walking the wire. Maxim Moskalkov had a talk with the famous wire walker.
From New York to Beijing, concerns over recent bank collapses and bailouts are affecting the world’s economy, and central bankers are trying to calm depositors and the financial markets. Silicon Valley Bank, a significant player in the IT sector, collapsed earlier this month.
The Customs and Border Protection mobile app CBP One is now the only way for migrants at the U.S.-Mexico border seeking legal entry into the country to request processing appointments. However, despite the app’s incredible high demand, some users complain it doesn’t work.
More than 200 political prisoners in Nicaragua have been released and explained from the couny. For criticising the government’s leadership, many of those who were freed had spent years in prison.
Marking the 6 February Global Day of Solidarity with Native American activist Leonard Peltier, Amnesty International reiterates its call on President Biden to immediately grant Mr. Peltier clemency.
A senior U.S. official highlighted “tremendous progress” made by Bangladesh in reducing alleged extrajudicial killings by its elite RAB security force, which Washington had sanctioned in December 2021 over gross human rights abuses.
Dhaka wants good relations with both Beijing and Washington but striking a balance between the two superpowers is a challenge, Bangladesh’s foreign minister said Tuesday after meeting new Chinese Foreign Minister Qin Gang.
Asylum-seekers flock to the sleepy Colombian port of Necoclí en route to a dangerous people-smuggling trail.
Taking to the air could be one method to avoid traffic on city highways.Plans to introduce air taxis in time plans to introduce air taxis
After Russia invaded Ukraine in February, large-scale land warfare came back to Europe, bringing in a dangerous new era of conflict and nuclear brinksmanship.