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Many Costa Ricans are welcoming a ruling this week by the country's Supreme Court of Justice eliminating the requirement that people use their father’s surname before their mother’s on identification documents

Around 2,000 people have rallied outside Serbia's Constitutional Court to demand that judges annul last month's election because of reported widespread irregularities

A jury has found a St. Louis rapper not guilty of murder after the 19-year-old claimed he was acting in self defense during a 2022 road-rage shootout

In real life, Snoop Dogg has his own youth football league

The government of ethnically split Cyprus has promised breakaway Turkish Cypriots a package of measures aimed at winning their trust ahead of a renewed United Nations attempt to revive long-dormant peace talks

Queen Camilla says King Charles III is doing well after undergoing a “corrective procedure” for an enlarged prostate

He is to undergo a “corrective procedure” for an enlarged prostate.

Women lead the major categories at the Grammys this year, with names like SZA, Taylor Swift, Victoria Monét, Phoebe Bridgers, Olivia Rodrigo and Brandy Clark topping the list

Former New Orleans District Attorney Harry Connick Sr. has died at age 97

Mali’s junta has terminated a crucial agreement with local rebels that helped maintain a fragile peace in the country’s north, raising concerns about a possible escalation in violence

Spain’s weather agency says abnormally high temperatures for the season are set to continue in many parts of the country over the weekend

Top 20 Global Concert Tours from Pollstar Wee of 1/29/2024

The estate of George Carlin has filed a lawsuit over a fake hourlong comedy special that purportedly uses artificial intelligence to recreate the late standup comic’s style and material

Regional Mexican music is a catchall term that encompasses mariachi, banda, corridos, norteño, sierreño and other genres

Netanyahu slams genocide case as 'outrageous' and says Israel will continue to do 'what is necessary' to defend itself

Top UN Court stops short of ordering a cease-fire in Gaza but demands Israel try to contain death and damage

Little Efruz balances himself on the front of the surfboard as waves foam around him and his companion as they skim over the Pacific waters off Peru

UN’s top court opens session in case that accuses Israel of genocide in Gaza and seeks to halt military offensive there

At least 19 people were killed when rebels attacked a town in Congo’s North Kivu province, the army said late Thursday, the latest violence in the country’s conflict-battered east

Buckingham Palace says King Charles III has been admitted to a London hospital for a scheduled prostate operation

Thousands of people have lined a ceremonial boulevard in the heart of India’s capital to watch a colorful parade showcasing the country’s military power and cultural heritage to mark its 75th Republic Day

Jan. 19-25, 2024 The gold chariot bearing the idol of Hindu god Lord Murugan moves through the town to mark the start of Thaipusam, an annual festival on Malaysia's Penang Island; Hindu devotees perform rituals by a polluted Hanumante river during Madhav Narayan festival in Bhaktapur, Nepal; Indian people celebrate the Republic Day throughout the country; workers hurry to finish a tunnel at a Mass Rapid Transit construction site in Jakarta, Indonesia; people gather around a fire in China’s western... Читать дальше...

Jailed WSJ reporter Evan Gershkovich loses arrest appeal, will stay in jail through March, Russian news agencies say

Jan. 19-25, 2024 Brazilians began gearing up for the return of Carnival with street parties and samba school rehearsals. The world-famous event officially kicks off on Feb. 9th. Efrus, a 4-year-old Jack Russell terrier, surfs the waves in the Pacific waters off Peru. Argentina’s largest labor union organized a one-day general strike protesting President Javier Milei’s decree targeting unions as well as his proposals for economic and labor law changes. It was Argentina’s first general strike in four years... Читать дальше...

Thousands of Australians protested the anniversary of British colonization of their country with large crowds urging for Australia Day to be moved and for a day of mourning on the holiday some call “Invasion Day.”