The first thing any visitor to the Mexican capital will take in — probably while staring out the window in awe as their airplane descends over the intense, urbanity-on-steroids sprawl — is the sheer size of this town, 573 square miles in total. It’s densely populated and patchworked with distinct neighborhoods, each with its own…
At least 32 people have been killed and 84 injured, including 10 children, after a Russian attack on the centre of Sumy, according to Ukrainian authorities. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said the “terrible strike by Russian ballistic missiles” hit an “ordinary city street, ordinary life” adding that, without strong pressure, “Russia will continue to drag…
A Russian missile attack on the central Ukrainian city of Kryvyi Rih has killed at least 16 people and left dozens of others wounded, according to regional head Serhii Lysak. Six of the dead were children, said President Volodymyr Zelensky, who grew up in Kryvyi Rih. Images from the scene showed at least one victim…
The Israeli military has issued a sweeping new evacuation order for the southern Gaza Strip – the biggest since its offensive in the Palestinian territory resumed earlier this month. The military instructed residents of the city of Rafah and parts of neighbouring Khan Younis to leave immediately for the al-Mawasi humanitarian zone, warning that its…
The crew working at Fox and Pearl.| Fox and Pearl To outsiders, Kansas City might not seem like much more than a cow town. The city’s culinary scene was once largely defined by the Black pitmasters who established its barbecue traditions, the cattle ranchers who thronged the Kansas City Stockyards (the second-largest in the country…
A Spanish city has honoured two Senegalese migrants for their heroism in trying to save a gay man beaten to death by a homophobic mob. Ibrahima Diack and Magatte N’Diaye were given “adopted sons of the city” status in A Coruña on Monday in a formal ceremony recognising their actions. The men were the only…
Panama City has always been a meeting point. Strategically perched between North and South America, with the Atlantic and Pacific on either side, the city has, for centuries, welcomed waves of immigrants who have left their mark on its culture — and also on its cuisine. Chinese immigrants arrived in the mid-19th century to work…
Chaotic scenes have been unfolding in Bukavu in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo as the M23 rebel group continues its offensive in the region. On Saturday there were reports of sporadic gunfire and widespread looting in the city, including at a World Food Programme depot, with residents sheltering in their homes. It follows conflicting reports…
Donald Trump became the first sitting US president to attend America’s biggest game, while Taylor Swift was among the many celebrities at the Superdome, cheering on her boyfriend Travis Kelce, the Kansas City tight end. Yet he and the Chiefs were never in the game. They earned just one first down in the first half…
Ed Habershon BBC News, Johannesburg Getty Images Ponte Tower is the tallest residential building in South Africa, and at one point became a hub of criminal activity The view is spectacular from the top of Ponte Tower, one of the most famous buildings in the South African city of Johannesburg. Built in 1975, standing almost…
