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Villagers in Hellesdon, England, are pushing to change the name, but local bureaucracy makes it difficult.

“This is a type of science that has an impact that most people could see in their homes,” said Erin Hecht, a canine researcher at Harvard. “Now there’s just no money.”

Restrictions on publishers and sellers have grown more severe. Volumes are being pulled from shelves or redacted like secret documents, but bookstores remain important sources of community.

World leaders, gathering in Brazil, will try to agree on new, more ambitious plans to cut greenhouse gases.

Diplomats and leaders from around the world are gathering on the edge of the Amazon rainforest for annual talks on how to limit global warming.

Several contestants walked out of a Miss Universe event this week when the pageant director berated Miss Mexico for not taking part in promotional activities.

Climate change enabled the storm to churn faster and grow more quickly, a rapid analysis found.

Many of the victims drowned, the authorities said. Hundreds of thousands of people had evacuated before Typhoon Kalmaegi hit on Tuesday.

China’s new national drive to embrace artificial intelligence is also giving the authorities new ways to monitor and control its citizens.

Israeli officials told Itay Chen’s family last year that he was probably killed on Oct. 7, 2023, but relatives put off mourning until his body had come home.

Her haunting work focused on the lingering traces of conflict in places like Bosnia and Sierra Leone, after the firing had stopped.

Elizabeth Tsurkov, a citizen of Israel and Russia, recounts a harrowing story of cruelty, survival, U.S. diplomatic pressure and, finally, release from the grip of a group backed by Iran.

In a country where political purges are frequent, Mr. Kim was a notable exception and served three generations of its dynastic rulers.

Gianni Infantino, the president of FIFA, has built a close relationship with President Trump, who has groused about not winning the Nobel Peace Prize.

Venezuela has an arsenal of Russian weapons and armed civilian cells that could mount a guerrilla war. But a coup against President Nicolás Maduro? Don’t count on it.

American forces are unlikely to be able to end a decades-long insurgency in Africa’s most populous country, despite President Trump’s order, officials said.

The devastation caused by Hurricane Melissa in Black River, Jamaica, reflects the broader destruction and rebuilding facing many Jamaican communities.

The crash killed nine people and forced a halt to operations at UPS Worldport, a major automated package sorting facility. UPS said that some deliveries could be delayed.

“The Big Apple has fallen,” a right-wing lawmaker said, reflecting broader worries in the Mideast country. Palestinians hailed the election as a sea change in the United States.

A truck driver’s grainy video spurred bewilderment and speculation about a lion roaming in Ireland. Turns out it was a dog with an aggressive haircut.