Global Summits to Watch in 2025: Priorities for a Splintering World

  The most pressing issues facing the world today are rapidly evolving. The environmental effects of climate change are accelerating and threatening the health and livelihoods of millions. Emerging technologies have few guardrails, despite the rapid pace of their development, causing far-reaching implications for labor, health, privacy, and ethics. Five years away from the 2030 … Read more

World Pickleball League: Gaurav Natekar confident of revolutionary inaugural season

Pickleball, one of the fastest-growing sports worldwide, is poised to make a significant splash in India with the inaugural edition of the World Pickleball League (WPL). Combining the sport’s rapid rise in popularity with top-tier global talent and an entertainment-packed format, the league is set to redefine sports engagement in the country. The WPL, co-founded … Read more

A day in the life of Toyosu, the world’s greatest fish market

Wiry and frenetic in a white headband, Yamazaki Yasuhiro presides over his corner stall. Around him underlings cut and package fish. Like much of Tokyo, his stall is not exactly cramped but has little space to spare. He navigates through a maze of tanks holding twitching prawns and seething crabs; blue buckets in which fish … Read more

Jake Paul boxing world championship is no joke. His possible paths

Jake Paul wore an Islamic gown and head covering during a recent trip to the United Arab Emirates. Mind you, this is the same guy who wore a rooster hat during open workouts the week of his fight against Mike Tyson. And who climbed into the ring on fight night in a diamond-studded outfit he … Read more

Cowboys Today: Playing hard when playoffs are unlikely is great, but still the bare minimum

Arguably the biggest question looming over the rest of the Dallas Cowboys’ season will be: Who is the head coach in 2025? One big fish — perhaps the biggest, Bill Belichick — is off to the college ranks. There are other quality options out there, but what are the names that overlap between coaches Dallas … Read more

PDC World Darts Championship LIVE: Fallon Sherrock, Peter Wright – scores, results & updates

‘To come through feels unbelievable’published at 22:21 Greenwich Mean Time 17 December 22:21 GMT 17 December Result: Meikle 3-2 Sherrock Ryan Meikle, speaking to Sky Sports after his win over Fallon Sherrock: “I felt good coming into the match and in the first leg I missed three or six darts [to win it], Fallon went … Read more

30 Christmas Traditions From Around the World

Christmas is one of the most globally celebrated holidays in the world. But not everybody celebrates the same way—or even on the same day. Beyond the familiar traditions like Santa Claus, a fir tree, caroling and gift-giving, a number of countries—including the U.S.—bring their own unique twists, both old and new, to the holiday. In … Read more

Marvin Olasky Joins Christianity Today as Executive Editor of News and Global

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These ancient forests in China produce the world’s finest tea

In a high-elevation forest on Jingmai Mountain, dawn broke over a green peak, bathing an ancient tea tree in warm light. A four-foot-wide trunk along with enormous branches, stretching up into a canopy of leaves, gave it an imposing bearing—nothing like the smaller tea shrubs often packed into tight rows on commercial farms throughout China. … Read more

A low-down town in the California desert loves its flagpole — formerly the world’s tallest

CALIPATRIA, Calif. —  The little desert town of Calipatria, known for its state prison, is a humble place. It struggles with poverty. It’s in the middle of Imperial County, where the 20% unemployment rate is California’s highest. And some days, its dusty air carries the stench of the polluted Salton Sea eight miles west. But if … Read more