Step aboard the Samba Train, where music, history, and resistance roll together through the streets of Rio. MILES PARKS, HOST: When you hear this… (SOUNDBITE OF SONG, “COISINHA DO PAI”) BETH CARVALHO: (Singing in non-English language). PARKS: …Your mind might jump to Brazil. Today, samba is woven into the country’s cultural identity. For the past…
Specialist rape and sexual offence investigation teams will be introduced to every police force in England and Wales by 2029, the government has pledged. It is part of a long-delayed plan aimed at halving violence against women and girls within a decade. The strategy – which will include funding for undercover units operating online, and…
MONROE, Wash. — A blast of arctic air swept south from Canada and spread into parts of the northern U.S., while residents of the Pacific Northwest braced for possible mudslides and levee failures from floodwaters that are expected to be slow to recede. The catastrophic flooding forced thousands of people to evacuate, including Eddie Wicks…
Glasgow Warriors mounted an epic comeback from 21-0 down to beat French giants Toulouse in the Champions Cup on one of the club’s greatest nights. In torrential rain and gale-force winds, the six-time champions were still able to display all their signature power and precision in the first half as they threatened to comprehensively outclass…
Two US soldiers and a US civilian interpreter have been killed in Syria in an ambush by an Islamic State (IS) gunman, the US Central Command has said. Officials said three other service members were injured in the attack, during which the gunman was “engaged and killed”. US President Donald Trump wrote on social media…
A drone strike has hit a United Nations peacekeeping logistics base in war-torn Sudan, killing six peacekeepers, the UN secretary general António Guterres has said. Eight other peacekeepers were wounded in the strike on Saturday in the city of Kadugli in the central region of Kordofan. All the victims are Bangladeshi nationals, serving in the…
NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! President Donald Trump’s visit to the 126th Army-Navy football game Saturday was met with a crowd of protesters outside M&T Bank Stadium in Baltimore. Footage on social media showed a line of protesters wielding lewd signs opposing Trump on the street leading up to the stadium. Protests…
Tom McArthurand Ilma Hasan Watch: Anger and chaos in Salt Lake stadium, Kolkata as Messi leaves event early Angry fans attending Lionel Messi’s tour of India ripped up seats and threw items towards the pitch after his appearance at Kolkata’s Salt Lake Stadium. Thousands of adoring supporters had paid up to 12,000 rupees (£100; $133)…
Just as record-level flood waters that triggered widespread evacuations begin to recede in western Washington state, residents of the Pacific north-west are bracing themselves for another strong weather system that is likely to swell rivers back to dangerous levels – again. An extraordinarily strong system known as an atmospheric river hit the region earlier this…
Chile’s presidential candidate Jeannette Jara of the Unidad por Chile coalition at her closing rally and Jose Antonio Kast of the Republican Party speaking during his closing campaign rally. RODRIGO ARANGUA,EITAN ABRAMOVICH/AFP via Getty Images hide caption toggle caption RODRIGO ARANGUA,EITAN ABRAMOVICH/AFP via Getty Images SANTIAGO, Chile — People will be faced with a choice…