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What to know about the White House Correspondents’ Dinner, take two

Perennially controversial dinner is back, with Trump set to attend, after a gunman derailed the proceedings in April.

A former nun explains why she ran away from her ‘Cloistered’ life

Catherine Coldstream entered a Carmelite monastery at age 24, and lived a life of prayer and obedience for…

After the Cesar Chavez Scandal, Can Johnny Itliong Restore His Father’s Activist Legacy?

Johnny Itliong says Cesar Chavez stole credit from his father, the farmworker activist Larry Itliong. For years, he…

Indian student protests: What’s next after Modi’s promise on exam leaks?

Leaders of the Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) insist on the removal of Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan.

Five killed in occupied West Bank after Israeli settlers attack

Four Palestinians and one Israeli were killed in a shooting in the occupied West Bank village of Tal

Andy Burnham’s first week pledges – how much do they add up to?

BBC Verify has looked at how much Burnham's new spending commitments cost and how they will be paid…

Chris Mason: What his first week in power tells us about Andy Burnham

The fledgling Burnham administration has been seeking to find its feet and make a decent first impression at…

Christopher Nolan’s ‘Odyssey’ Shows That Epics Are Better Without A.I. 

A.I. has rendered eye candy cheap. Viewers long for the visceral.

‘Extremely significant’ bomb in car intercepted on way to NI, Irish police say

Two people are arrested after a vehicle was stopped in County Monaghan in an operation targeting dissident republican…

US summons Malaysia envoy over Israel policy

Malaysia does not have any diplomatic ties with Israel and has long maintained its support for the Palestinian…