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Matisse’s Ugliest Painting
“Open Window, Collioure” (1905).Art work by Henri Matisse / Courtesy © 2026 Succession H. Matisse / ARS / National Gallery of Art In “Femme au Chapeau,” at least a third of the composition is chapeau—and this particular hat is more of a mangled fruit basket, in which nothing is decipherable. The purple tongue sticking out…
Read MoreGermany’s Wadephul looks to deepen ties with Tunisia and Algeria
German Foreign Minister Johann Wadephul is travelling to Tunisia and Algeria on Monday, seeking to strengthen economic and security cooperation with the two North African countries amid global instability. Germany shares with both countries the goal of achieving lasting stability in the Sahel region, Wadephul said before departing. He said easing tensions in the Middle…
Read MoreSeven injured in violent clash in northern Germany
At least seven people were injured during a clash in northern Germany on Sunday. The incident took place in Hessisch Oldendorf, south-west of Hannover. Witnesses said the victims suffered stab and gunshot wounds, while several people were also run over by cars, the police reported. The perpetrators fled the scene, but officers were able to…
Read MoreGlacier collapse that killed hundreds in Nepal was decades in the making, scientists say
A wall of ice, rock and mud tore through Nepal and Tibet this week, killing hundreds of people. Scientists believe the disaster began when part of a glacier and the mountainside beneath it collapsed. Though it is unclear what set it off, it has raised a wider question: are the Himalayas becoming a more dangerous…
Read MorePakistan will award nurse for saving the sole newborn survivor of a hospital nursery fire
ISLAMABAD (AP) — A Pakistani nurse who rescued the sole surviving newborn from a hospital nursery fire that killed 14 other infants will receive one of the country’s most prestigious civil awards. Fire engulfed Pakistan Institute of Medical Sciences, a major government hospital in Islamabad, on Wednesday. A 51-second segment of CCTV footage, widely circulated…
Read MoreRivers Cuomo Is Piecing It All Together
Do you imagine threading it together into a meaningful narrative—a book? That’s somebody else’s job. I like recalling all the details, and not trying to make sense of it all. The part that I enjoy is just getting the events in order—almost like an O.C.D. thing or something. It’s a detective story. “Wait a minute,…
Read MoreSan Diego’s Nepalese community gathers in prayer as deadly flooding devastates region
More than 8,000 miles from Nepal, San Diego’s Nepalese community is finding a way to support loved ones facing devastating flooding, loss and uncertainty. Dozens of people gathered at Shree Mandir Saturday morning for a Hindu prayer ritual called a puja, organized by the San Diego Nepalese Association. For Arjan Hada, the disaster feels personal…
Read MoreAt least 37 dead and hundreds evacuated after strike on Kyiv weapons depot
Thirty-seven people have died and almost 400 have been evacuated after a Russian drone strike hit a depot storing weapons for Ukraine’s military near a residential area on the outskirts of Kyiv. The strike caused shells, mines and drones to detonate late on Friday, triggering a blast that damaged nearby properties including a care home…
Read MoreFlorida couple killed in helicopter crash were targeted by identity theft ring, police say
Shortly after Henry Parra and Adam Hlavaty were killed in a helicopter crash in Kenya, their home was ransacked and their identities stolen as part of a targeted scheme, just two of the many victims of what police believe is an elaborate criminal network. Two people have been arrested in connection with the crime so…
Read MoreGoing Through the Motions with Khloé Kardashian’s “The Girls”
The Kardashians’ smooth-brained, smooth-faced mercenariness has always struck me as dispiriting, and yet it’s also true that they’ve been masters at their game, second to none at transforming their lives into a never-ending content and revenue stream that seems, at this point, almost as natural as the air we breathe. Even if you find the…
Read MoreIDF warns budget delay will force reserve, intelligence cuts beginning in September
The IDF warns that delayed defense funding will force reserve and intelligence cuts, undermine preparations for Iran, and threaten US arms contracts beginning in September. The IDF will be forced to take severe, immediate measures beginning in early September because of the Finance Ministry‘s “foot-dragging” in transferring the funds, despite instructions from Prime Minister Benjamin…
Read MoreGerman AfD youth wing distances itself from party’s euro exit stance
The youth wing of Germany’s far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) is distancing itself from the party’s longstanding call for Germany to leave the euro currency, saying it instead wants reforms to address flaws in the currency system. Jean-Pascal Hohm, head of the Generation Deutschland (GD) youth organization, told the Bild newspaper in remarks published on…
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