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October 17, 2025

• Pets on Flights Can Be Classed as Baggage, Top EU Court Rules
• ‘It’s Been a Shock’: Taylor Swift Fans Flock to See German Museum’s Ophelia
• Right to Protest is Under Sustained Attack in the West, Report Finds
• One of Europe’s Biggest Farm Machinery Firms Halts US Exports Over ‘Hidden’ Tariffs
• ‘Inherently Cruel’: Canadian Parents Say Citizenship Bill Erodes Rights of Children Adopted Abroad
• Italian News Publishers Demand Investigation Into Google’s AI Overview
• Restitution Row: How Nigeria’s New Home for the Benin Bronzes Ended up With Clay Replicas
• US Anti-vax Stance to Blame for Continent-wide Surge in Measles, Say Experts
• Guaranteed Māori Seats on New Zealand Councils to Be Slashed by More Than Hal
• Remembering Mama Africa: Struggle of Fearless Singer Miriam Makeba Told in Daring Dance Drama
• ‘Wailing Ghosts Through Loudspeakers’: Cambodia Accuses Thailand of Psychological Warfare Along Border
• ‘Your Basis to Live is Checked at Each and Every Step’: India’s ID System Divides Opinion
• Cricket in Corfu Causes Confusion but Also Unexpected Delight for a Few
• ‘We All Need Someone’: the Hairdressers Tackling Stigma of Mental Health Issues in West Africa
• Digital ID: Danes and Estonians Find It ‘Pretty Uncontroversial’
• ‘One of the Oldest Urban Centres on the Planet’: Gaza’s Rich History in Ruins
• Japan’s Baby Boom Among Foreign-born Population Spotlights Demographic Timebomb
• They Helped Topple Roe V. Wade. Now Their Sights Are Set on Britain.
• An Irish Factory Town Prospered With China. Now, Its ‘Jewel in the Crown’ is Leaving.
• Poison Cigars, Propaganda and Coups Litter C.I.A. History in Latin America
• Coca Isn’t Just for Cocaine, Bolivia Wants the World to Know
• A New Book Asks, What is Canada?
• No Water, No Power: the Misery That Fueled Madagascar’s Youth the Young People Who Toppled the Government Are Now
• America’s Retreat From Aid is Devastating Somalia’s Health System
• Coca Isn’t Just for Cocaine, Bolivia Wants the World to Know
• Overlooked No More: Violeta Parra, Folk ‘Genius’ Who Redefined Latin American Music
• A Pulse-Revving Motorcycle Journey on Vietnam’s ‘Happiness Road’
• Your Guide to Rome
• London’s Art Scene is a Mess of Contradictions. That’s the Appeal.
• 36 Hours in Majorca, Spain
• A Photographer Who Brought a Vanished Central European Jewry to Life
• Music Influenced This Art. Now, Experience Them Together.
• Looking for a Perfect Day Trip From Paris? Put Lens on Your List.
• In This Pageant, the Ugliest Face Wins
• Ancient Roman Gravestone Found in New Orleans Backyard Touches Off a Mystery
• The French Revolution’s Instrument of Terror Goes on Show
• ‘A Palette Unlike Anything in the West’: Ben Okri, Yinka Shonibare and More on How Nigerian Art Revived Britain’s Cultural Landscape
• Restitution Row: How Nigeria’s New Home for the Benin Bronzes Ended up With Clay Replicas

October 10, 2025

• Powering Up: How Ethiopia is Becoming an Unlikely Leader in the Electric Vehicle Revolution
• K-cure: South Korea’s Booming Market for Traditional (and Novel) Hangover Remedies
• ‘It Gets a Bit Dirty After 2am’: Overtourism Debate Centre Stage as Abta Meets in Mallorca
• Trouble Brewing: Maya People in Yucatán Fear New Heineken Plant’s Thirst for Water
• New Orleans Couple Discovers Ancient Roman Grave Marker in Their Yard
• Take Away Our Language and we Will Forget Who we Are: Ngũgĩ Wa Thiong’o and the Language of Conquest – Podcast
• Can Sweet Songs Prevail Over Bloody Ones? Mexico is Giving It a Try.
• Napa on the Aegean: a Turkish Wine Region Re-emerges
• Taiwan’s Underrated East Coast is a Gem for Nature Lovers
• Is South Korea’s ‘Buddhistcore’ Aesthetic a Fad or a Spiritual Awakening?
• As Blue Jays Advance, America’s Pastime is in Canada’s Cross Hairs
• The Star of These American Air Shows Will Be … Canada?
• Seeing Double: the Wooden Carvings That Celebrate the Yorùbá’s Unique Connection to Twins
• ‘We All Need Someone’: the Hairdressers Tackling Stigma of Mental Health Issues in West Africa
• This Patagonian Village Has Glacier-fed Rivers and Majestic Scenery. the Only Problem? Sewage
• ‘Humanitarian’ Visa Must Be Created for Pacific Islanders Displaced by Climate Crisis, Experts Say