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This Happened — May 29: First Ascent Of Mount Everest
Updated May 29, 2024 at 12:00 p.m.On this day, some 71 years ago, humans reached the summit of Mount Everest for the first time. Get This Happened straight to your inbox ✉️ each day! Sign up here. Who...
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Rafah Attacks Intensify, Trump Trial Closing Arguments, 50 °C In Delhi
👋 مَرْحَبا*Welcome to Wednesday, where Israel intensifies its attack on Rafah, South Africa votes in a high-stake election for the ruling ANC party, and North Korea taunts the South with balloons...
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Holy Gaffe! Five Of The Pope's Worst Slips And Slurs
Pope Francis is making headlines because of a homophobic statement made during a closed-door meeting last week with some 200 members of the Italian Bishops’ Conference. The event, first reported by...
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Bullfighting And Beyond, Time To Rethink Traditions That Involve Animal Cruelty
Updated May 29, 2024 at 6:30 p.m.*As heat settles in, so does the height of grindadráp. Between Iceland and Norway, the Faroe Islands practice whaling in drive hunts known as the grindadráp, or...
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This Happened — May 30: First Indy 500
Updated May 30, 2024 at 12:15 p.m.The first Indianapolis 500 car race was held on this day in 1911. The race is 500 miles long, and is commonly known as the "Indy 500." Get This Happened straight to...
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Hong Kong Activists Convicted, Armenia Demarcation Protests, While My Guitar...
👋 নমস্কার*Welcome to Thursday, where Hong Kong authorities find 14 pro-democracy activists guilty of “subversion”, protests over demarcation with Azerbaijan rock Armenia’s capital, and all you need is...
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This Happened — May 31: Tulsa Race Massacre
Updated May 31, 2024 at 12:00 p.m.On this day in 1921, the Tulsa Race Massacre, also known as the Tulsa Race Riot, began in the Greenwood district of Tulsa, Oklahoma, a prosperous African American...
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Worldcrunch Magazine #85 — Women, Safety & Our Cities
Here's the latest edition of Worldcrunch Magazine, a selection of our best articles of the week from top international journalists, produced exclusively in English for Worldcrunch readers. >>...
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Coupable. Condenado. GUILTY! 17 Front Pages Of Trump, The First Convicted...
With the verdict delivered at 4:52 p.m. local time in New York, the whole world turned once again to see Donald Trump, this time found guilty on all 34 counts in a hush-money case involving a porn...
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World Reacts To Trump Conviction, Dawn Airstrike On Rafah, Adiós Sex Dolls
👋 Բարև*Welcome to Friday, where Donald Trump is found guilty of all 34 charges in a hush money trial, new Israeli airstrikes kill at least 12 in Rafah and a Spanish town puts a damper on wild bachelor...
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A Weird Week Indeed: Pyongyang Trash Balloons, Teen Orcas Go Wild, Driving...
It’s been yet another weird week in the world: Google AI wants us to try "non-toxic glue" to make our pizza taste better to teenaged orcas being, well, teenagers.Germany first-ever photoWHERE?Munich,...
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This Happened — June 1: Nepal Royal Family Massacre
Updated June 1, 2024 at 11:15 a.m.The Nepalese royal family massacre happened on this day in 2001. Nine members of the Nepalese royal family were killed in the Narayanhiti Palace in Kathmandu, Nepal....
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Le Weekend: Oldest German Photo, Lennon’s $2.9 Million Guitar, Potato Innovation
June 1-2Ukraine, Israel & the West’s double standardsBeware of “sniffy”All downhill cheese-chasing from here… and much more!🎲 OUR WEEKLY NEWS QUIZWhat do you remember from the news this week? 1....
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This Happened — June 2: John Paul II's First Visit To Poland As Pope
Updated June 2, 2024 at 11:30 a.m.On this day in 1979, Pope John Paul II, born Karol Wojtyła in Poland, visited his home country for the first time as pontiff, marking a crucial moment in Polish...
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Young People Denied The Dream Of Homeownership — Why It's A Worldwide Trend
Young people are buying fewer homes — and it's not by choice. Homeownership is declining globally, with rates dropping in “several major advanced economies,” according to the Economist, a consequence...
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This Happened — June 3: Terror On London Bridge
Updated June 3, 2024 at 12:35 p.m.The London Bridge terrorist attack took place on this day in 2017. Get This Happened straight to your inbox ✉️ each day! Sign up here. What happened during the...
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Mexico’s First Woman President, Biden Pushes Israel On Truce, Germany Floods
👋 Aloha!*Welcome to Monday, where Claudia Sheinbaum becomes Mexico’s first woman president, the ANC has lost its majority hold on South African politics and President Biden wants to force Israel to...
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This Happened — June 4: Angelina Jolie Is Born
Updated June 4, 2024 at 12:05 p.m.U.S. mega movie star Angelina Jolie was born on this day in 1975, in Los Angeles, California. Get This Happened straight to your inbox ✉️ each day! Sign up here. What...
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No Modi Landslide, Four More Hostages Dead In Gaza, Sober Shibuya
👋 Osiyo!*Welcome to Tuesday, where India’s opposition is faring better than expected as votes are counted, IDF says four more hostages were killed during an Israeli operation in Gaza, and Tokyo’s...
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