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Why China Is Requiring Ninth Graders to Read ‘Jane Eyre’

YAN ZHUANG AND LI YOU

The Victorian heroine has long been celebrated in China for her independence and insistence on equality.

German Town Votes to Stop Adding Memorials Outside Homes of Slain Jews

CHRISTOPHER F. SCHUETZE

Councilors in an eastern German town voted to stop installing memorial plaques outside homes of Holocaust victims, saying they would instead build a memorial at a cemetery.

Stand-up comic released after being convicted of insulting Erdoğan

Turkish comedian Deniz Göktaş also faces a travel ban but has been released due to time served.

New York Times executive fatally shot allegedly by elderly in-laws

Jonathan McKinsey's in-laws, who are both 77 years old, face multiple charges including first-degree murder.

Tennessee governor rejects clemency bid for Christa Pike as execution looms

If the execution proceeds, Pike would be the first woman executed in Tennessee in more than 200 years.

Iran court upholds lashes sentence for singer who performed without hijab

Parastoo Ahmadi was convicted of "offending public decency" after singing while wearing a sleeveless dress during a livestreamed concert.

Netanyahu Visits Emirati Leader After Reports on Warning About Hamas Attack

EPHRAT LIVNI

Official statements said bilateral relations were discussed. But the question of who bears responsibility for failing to prevent the Oct. 7 attack is a major election issue in Israel.

OpenAI scraps rollout of new model over safety concerns

The AI giant's safety chief said the model 'didn't quite meet the bar' of the firm's security standards.

Tennessee governor declines to halt execution of state's lone woman on death row

If the execution proceeds, Pike would be the first woman put to death in Tennessee in more than 200 years.

Argentina threatens legal action against UK over Falkland Islands oil exploration

President Javier Milei set a two-week deadline for the Sea Lion oilfield project to be scrapped.

Evicted Spanish pensioner can move back home, lawyer says

The eviction of Maricarmen Abascal, 87, prompted large-scale protests across Spain.

Twelve women have been killed in one part of South Africa since July. Here's what we know so far

South African President Cyril Ramaphosa says the murders are a "stain on our national conscience".

Lost songs from iconic Australian rockstar found in garage

Divinyls frontwoman Chrissy Amphlett recorded the songs with Split Enz's Tim Finn in 1998.

US ban on Canadian alcohol and dairy comes into effect as trade war drags on

It is the latest escalation in the Canada-US trade war after negotiations collapsed in late August, with no word on when talks may resume.

Seoul summons Ukraine envoy over North Korean prisoner-of-war row

Last week Zelensky revealed Ukraine had sent two captured North Koreans to South Korea - which Seoul says was meant to be a secret.