At the Museum of the American Revolution in Philadelphia, a new exhibition has gathered together 17 historic flags that served as symbols of libertyhttps://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/see-the-colorful-flags-that-the-patriots-unfurled-as-they-fought-in-the-american-revolution-180986507/
The species, dubbed the "bone collector," belongs to an ancient lineage of moths older than the Hawaiian island of Oahu, which is the only place it's known to live todayhttps://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/researchers-discover-a-rare-carnivorous-caterpillar-that-wears-dead-insect-parts-to-fool-spiders-180986506/
Researchers compared the markings found on an ancient skeleton in England to bones that had been chewed on by cheetahs, lions, tigers and leopards in present-day zooshttps://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/bite-marks-on-ancient-skeleton-reveal-first-physical-evidence-of-roman-gladiators-fighting-lions-180986505/
The reluctant empress known as "Sisi" painstakingly crafted her image through portraits and photographs, ensuring she would be remembered in a specific wayhttps://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/the-many-myths-of-empress-elisabeth-of-austria-the-19th-century-royal-whose-beauty-and-tragic-death-transformed-her-into-a-legend-180986486/
Mark Carney’s Liberal Party is projected to win a federal election that played out against a backdrop of Trump’s trade war and annexation threats.https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2025/04/29/canada-election-results-takeaways-trump-tariffs/
A consortium of international journalists continued the work of reporter Viktoriia Roshchyna who was investigating what Russia was doing in occupied Ukraine.https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/interactive/2025/russia-detention-ukraine-civilians-occupation/
As the trade war between the two economic giants continues, Beijing declared that “bowing to a bully is like drinking poison to quench a thirst.”https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2025/04/29/china-united-states-trade-war-bully/
The projected result marked a reversal in fortunes for a party that was on track for a historic wipeout only months ago and capped a campaign upended by Trump.https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2025/04/28/canada-election-results-carney-win-liberals-trump/
Kashmiris have denounced last week’s deadly militant assault on tourists in Pahalgam but fear they will be caught in the widening Indian clampdown.https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2025/04/29/kashmir-attack-pahalgam-india-pakistan/
A blackout of uncertain cause spread chaos across the Iberian Peninsula and beyond, bringing life to a standstill.https://www.washingtonpost.com/climate-environment/2025/04/28/spain-power-outage-portugal-france-blackout/
U.S. Central Command said it was aware of the claims of civilian casualties in the strike, which the Houthis said hit a migrant detention center in Saada, killing 68.https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2025/04/28/yemen-houthi-migrants-center-killed-us-strike/
The United Nations had asked the International Court of Justice for an advisory opinion on Israel’s obligations to facilitate aid under international law.https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2025/04/28/international-court-justice-israel-palestinians/
The ceasefire would begin May 8 and end on May 10, and the Kremlin said it expects Ukraine to adhere to it as well. Ukraine has been pushing for a full truce.https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2025/04/28/russia-ceasefire-victory-day-ukraine/
Erin Patterson has been charged with multiple counts of murder and attempted murder over alleged poisonings in Australia. She has denied wrongdoing.https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2025/04/28/erin-patterson-mushroom-charged-trial/
With 135 cardinals eligible to vote, the coming conclave is set to be the largest in the history of the Catholic Church and one of the most unpredictable in decades.https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2025/04/28/pope-francis-conclave-vatican/
In their backgrounds and political styles, Canadian election front-runners Mark Carney and Pierre Poilievre are a study in contrasts.https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2025/04/28/canada-election-carney-poilievre-trump/
After Russia claimed to have retaken the Kursk region from Ukraine, North Korea acknowledged for the first time that it had sent soldiers to fight in Moscow’s war.https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2025/04/27/north-korean-troops-fight-russia/
The competing claims are reigniting tensions in the South China Sea and coincide with joint military drills between the U.S. and the Philippines.https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2025/04/28/china-philippines-sandy-cay-reef-dispute/
Dozens of self-described nongovernmental organizations active at the United Nations have hidden ties to Beijing, an investigation shows.https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2025/04/28/china-ngos-un-geneva/
The party hasn’t so far reached a parliamentary majority, while Conservative leader Pierre Poilievre looks set to lose his seat.https://www.wsj.com/world/americas/canadians-elect-mark-carneys-liberals-to-confront-trump-1eb2452c