In the Czech countryside, not far from Prague, a ghostly white train is speeding around and around a huge loop of track. Story Published at: March 28, 2023 at 04:25PM

He’d longed to go on a “crazy adventure” for years, and as Liam Garner’s high school graduation day grew closer, the teenager was more determined than ever to make his escape.Story Published at: March 27, 2023 at 02:46PM

Protesters on the tracks at a Paris rail station. Smoke bombs let off at Biarritz airport. Anger at French President Emmanuel Macron’s pension reforms showed no sign of letting up on Tuesday as the nation prepared for a 10th day of nationwide demonstrations.Story Published at: March 28, 2023 at 01:29PM

More than 300 active and former fencers have written to the International Olympic Committee (IOC) urging the organization to uphold sanctions against Russian and Belarusian athletes, saying that allowing them entry back into international competitions would be “a catastrophic error.”Story Published at: March 28, 2023 at 12:09PM

Lionel Messi stepped out of Diego Maradona’s shadow by leading Argentina to World Cup victory last year and a statue of the diminutive forward will stand alongside those of his predecessor and Brazil great Pelé at the South American federation’s museum.Story Published at: March 28, 2023 at 11:45AM

When Humza Yousaf took his oath of allegiance in Scottish parliament in 2016, he wore a gold embroidered sherwani — a traditional South Asian jacket — and a kilt.Story Published at: March 28, 2023 at 10:24AM

At least 37 people died after a fire at a migration center in Mexico’s northern border city of Ciudad Juarez, Chihuahua state said in a statement early Tuesday.Story Published at: March 28, 2023 at 09:43AM

For the past decade, China has lent massive sums to governments across Asia, Africa and Europe, growing its global influence through its Belt and Road infrastructure megaproject and becoming one of the world’s biggest creditors.Story Published at: March 28, 2023 at 09:06AM

Russia’s Pacific Fleet fired a pair of supersonic missiles at a mock target in waters off Japan’s coast on Tuesday morning, the Russian Ministry of Defense said. Story Published at: March 28, 2023 at 08:31AM

With numbered tags around their neck, a small group of 80 demonstrators took part in Hong Kong’s first authorized protest in three years on Sunday — a carefully choreographed event that campaigners say offers a chilling insight into the future of protest in the city.Story Published at: March 28, 2023 at 08:58AM