BEIJING — The message is the same to China‘s civil servants, party members, employees of state-owned enterprises: show more restraint. With Chinese national debt continuing to rise, the government ...

BARCELONA — In 1976, Barcelona’s General Metropolitan Plan (PGM) was approved as a framework for the city’s urban planning. But the city’s issues back then were different than what it faces today: ...

“It was like a hammer to the head. Vittorio had been planning to return to Italy. We only heard an hour ago, one of his friends called to tell us what happened. It seems they kidnapped him around 10 o ...

BUENOS AIRES — The “crystal generation,” or young people born since 2000, is often described as fragile and intolerant of setbacks. Also termed Generation Z or Gen Z, the group is also perceived, more ...

PARIS — There is a new bill before the French National Assembly that calls for “reinforcing the respect of the principles of the Republic,” and fight against Islamist “separatism.” We already know ...

Lady Amazona, 29, a lucha libre wrestler for 10 years, recently competed against five other luchadoras in the Furia de Titanes women’s championship. MAR GARCÍA / GPJ MEXICO MEXICO CITY — Huge lamps ...

When Hallows Eve was first introduced as a Celtic festival some 2,000 years ago, bonfires and costumes were seen as a legitimate way to ward off ghosts and evil spirits. Today of course, with science ...

CAIRO — He might as well already be president. His photo is on every wall in Cairo. His constant television appearances, broadcasts of his speeches and video clips glorifying the army eclipse the ...

HAMBURG — My friend Rosa wears a royal blue coat lined with leopard print. Her ex-boyfriend, Simon, paid for it. But it wasn’t a gift. After they broke up, Rosa told him he owed her something for all ...

Public support for a negotiated end to the war in Ukraine is growing in Russia, with new polling showing record levels of backing for diplomacy. But the majority still insists on conditions that ...

MUNICH — It all feels like regular partying: the bass is pounding, the dance floor is packed, but then the bartender suddenly shouts, “Cappuccino with oat milk?” and that’s when I remember where I am.

DIE ZEIT: Frank Böttcher, Klaus Richter, the professional associations of meteorologists and physicists in Germany warn that the Earth could have warmed by 3 °C by 2050. That is only 25 years away. Do ...