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Host Matt O'Donnell welcomes Dr. Tony Watlington, Superintendent of the School District of Philadelphia, to discuss the progress of the District under his leadership, the difficult school closures and how 'AI' and technology should be integrated into the future of teaching.

Indonesia's Anak Krakatau volcano has erupted, sending a cloud of ash 50,000ft into the sky and forcing the cancellation of all flights at the country's main airport

The Reform leader also told the BBC's Laura Kuenssberg that his family are "begging" him to leave his job.

The Reform leader also told the BBC's Laura Kuenssberg that his family are "begging" him to leave his job.

People have been advised to stay indoors because of the ash fallout

A study in one of the world’s top scientific journals that concluded China’s policy-driven solar energy expansion was harming bird diversity has come under fire after allegations emerged that the analysis may have used observations of 2.1 billion little egrets in a single park – more than the entire global population of the species. It also brought up heated conversations on social media about negative narratives surrounding China’s green energy sector. The study in question – by researchers in...

China is using the world’s most powerful geostationary weather satellite to track severe thunderstorms over Nepal and deliver real-time intelligence as the two countries continue search and rescue operations following last month’s devastating glacier collapse. The Fengyun‑4C satellite – launched in December 2025 and now positioned 36,000km (22,000 miles) above the equator – carries a Lightning Mapping Imager (LMI) that captures 500 frames per second, sifting through 30 gigabits of data every...

Khalifa is best known for hosting ‘Mission Impossible’, a programme focused on crime and security

Tributes have been paid to Aoife O'Brien, 19, from County Limerick, Ireland, who died suddenly while on holiday in Portugal

Zaporizhzhya in southeastern Ukraine is facing a growing threat from Russian first-person-view (FPV) drones, which are increasingly reaching the city's streets. RFE/RL looks at how civilians and Ukrainian forces are adapting as attacks intensify and the drone threat changes life near the front line.

ANTHONY — Why? That’s the word that hovers over Memorial Park here, just before dusk on an evening in early September when the wind swells from the southwest and the swaying branches of the trees break the rays of the setting sun into dancing shafts of gold. There is peace here, the kind of tranquility […]

There is little in common between Daron Acemoglu and Xi Jinping. As a strong advocate of the Western model of liberal democracy, Acemoglu, co-recipient of the 2024 Nobel Prize in economics, may be considered the ideological opposite of the Chinese president. But on a crucial point about China’s future, the two may, strangely, be on the same page: an across-the-board introduction of cutting-edge technology may enhance productivity and maintain economic growth. It may counteract the negative...