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Title: Nostalgia for Mobutu at Kinshasa Exhibit

An illustration of former Democratic Republic of Congo (former Zaire) President Mobutu Sese Seko, at the Academy of Fine Arts in the Gombe commune in Kinshasa Arsene Mpiana/AFP via Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Arsene Mpiana/AFP via Getty Images KINSHASA, Democratic Republic of Congo — Young people gaze up at large photographs of Mobutu

Here’s why concerns about an AI bubble are bigger than ever

Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang delivers a keynote address at the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in Las Vegas in January. Patrick T. Fallon/AFP via Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Patrick T. Fallon/AFP via Getty Images Perhaps nobody embodies artificial intelligence mania quite like Jensen Huang, the chief executive of chip behemoth Nvidia, which has seen

This civics competition lets high school students have their day in court

"Your honors, may I start?" Magda Khedr clears her throat and addresses the court. After a quick nod from one of the three justices, the prosecutor begins her opening argument. "We contend that the search of Carmen Bundy's phone," Khedr says, "was a clear violation of her Fourth Amendment right to be free from unreasonable

Hamas meets Egypt’s spy chief, says Israel’s Gaza attacks threaten truce

The meeting in Cairo comes as Palestinians in Gaza held funerals for the dozens of people killed in Israel’s latest attacks. A senior delegation from Hamas has met Egypt’s intelligence chief in Cairo to discuss Israel’s breaches of the ceasefire agreement, the group said, as Palestinians in Gaza held funerals for dozens of people killed

Hitting the road for Thanksgiving? Here’s the best time to go

Cars congest Fort Lauderdale Hollywood International Airport the day before Thanksgiving Day in 2024, in Fort Lauderdale, Fla. Marta Lavandier/AP hide caption toggle caption Marta Lavandier/AP A record number of people are expected to travel within the U.S. for Thanksgiving, be it plane, train or automobile. Nearly 82 million are projected to travel at least

Ukrainians react to a proposed peace plan that appears to favor Russia

Ukraine is under increasing pressure to agree to a peace deal American and Russian negotiators developed. SACHA PFEIFFER, HOST: Talks between U.S. and Ukrainian officials on the most recent peace proposal in the war between Russia and Ukraine are underway in Geneva, Switzerland. President Trump said today that the plan is not his final offer

U.N. climate talks end without agreement on phasing out fossil fuels

André Corrêa do Lago, center, the president of the COP30 climate conference in Brazil, sat as negotiators huddled in last-minute deliberations on Saturday. Andre Penner/AP hide caption toggle caption Andre Penner/AP BELEM, Brazil — This year's United Nations global climate conference in Brazil ended on Saturday with a formal agreement that failed to address phasing

303 Children Abducted from Catholic School in Nigeria

This photo released by the Christian Association of Nigeria shows the dormitories of St. Mary's Catholic Primary and Secondary School after gunmen abducted children and staff in Papiri community in Nigeria on Friday. Christian Association of Nigeria/AP hide caption toggle caption Christian Association of Nigeria/AP ABUJA, Nigeria — A total of 303 schoolchildren and 12

Brazil’s Bolsonaro arrested for allegedly plotting escape ahead of prison term

Brazil's former President Jair Bolsonaro stands at the entrance of his home where he was under house arrest in Brasilia, Brazil, on Sept. 2. Luis Nova/AP hide caption toggle caption Luis Nova/AP SAO PAULO — Brazil's federal police on Saturday arrested former president Jair Bolsonaro over suspicion he was plotting to escape and avoid starting

Opinion: Jamal Khashoggi’s words live forever

ESSAY 11-22-25 Jamal Khashoggi. Mohammed Al-Shaikh/AFP via Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Mohammed Al-Shaikh/AFP via Getty Images Jamal Khashoggi. Mohammed Al-Shaikh/AFP via Getty Images When President Trump welcomed Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman to the Oval Office this week, a reporter asked about Jamal Khashoggi. The Saudi journalist was murdered in 2018, according
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