Lionel Messi retires from international soccer with World Cup title and 125 goals
“It was a decision that hurt — and still hurts deeply — but I understand that the time has come,” the 39-year-old Messi says on his Instagram account Monday.
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An Israeli strike on a Gaza humanitarian zone tent camp kills at least 40 people, Palestinians say
Palestinian officials say an Israeli strike on a crowded tent camp housing Palestinians displaced by the war in Gaza has killed at least 40 people and wounded 60. -
Separatist group claims multiple attacks that killed over 40 people in Pakistan
The outlawed Baluchistan Liberation Army group warned in a statement overnight into Tuesday of more attacks. -
Ukraine gambled on an incursion deep into Russian territory. The bold move changed the battlefield
Ukraine's stunning incursion into Russia's Kursk border region was a bold gamble for the country's military commanders, who committed their limited resources to a risky assault on a nuclear-armed enemy with no assurance of success. -
The modern pentathlon, soon to break from military tradition, has last ride in Paris
This will be the final Summer Olympics with the current line-up of the five events that make up the modern pentathlon. Gone will be the horse-riding and in its place: a controversial obstacle course. -
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina resigns and leaves Bangladesh; nearly 100 dead in protests
The protests began in July as students demanded an end to a quota system that reserved 30% of government jobs for families of veterans who fought in Bangladesh’s war of independence against Pakistan. -
With Khalid Sheikh Mohammed's plea deal, remembering what it was like in his Guantanamo Bay courtroom
GBH’s All Things Considered host Arun Rath has been covering the trial on and off for the last 13 years. -
Two Massachusetts Olympians win Bronze on men's gymnastics team
After qualifying in fifth place, the U.S. men ended a 16-year drought. -
The economic and geopolitical reasons for China’s increased demand of gold
The price of gold soared in the first quarter of this year, driven in part by demand from China, where the economy is limping and other investment opportunities have underperformed.
