New world news from Time: Spain Rescues Nearly 1,000 Migrants Over the Last 2 Days

(MADRID) — Spain’s maritime rescue service says it has saved nearly 1,000 migrants attempting the perilous crossing of the Mediterranean to Europe from North Africa over the last two days. The service says it pulled 206 people from 10 different boats Saturday morning, after rescuing 774 migrants traveling in 52 boats on Friday. As a

New world news from Time: How India’s Conservationists Are Fighting to Save Half of the World’s Tigers

How do you get a 400lb tiger into the back of a truck? It’s an elaborate process that involves dozens of personnel, carefully calibrated tranquilizer darts, a custom-made cage — and a handful of elephants. All that was in place on June 20 when MB2, a three-year-old male tiger, was transported from Kanha Tiger Reserve

New world news from Time: Your Guide to Seeing Spectacular Views of Mars This Weekend

Mars will appear unusually large and bright starting this Friday as the Red Planet makes its closest approach to Earth in 15 years. The phenomenon known as Mars Opposition typically happens every two years, but this year, Mars will be closest its been to earth since 2003. Mars and Earth, like all other planets in

New world news from Time: Why Trump’s Threats Against Iran Could Backfire

It’s one thing for U.S. President Donald Trump to threaten Kim Jong Un with fire and fury; short of starting nuclear war, Kim doesn’t have many options at his disposal. But threatening Iran is another matter altogether and Trump needs to tread carefully. Here’s why. How We Got Here This week, Trump took to Twitter

New world news from Time: President Trump Praises Kim Jong Un for Returning Remains of American Korean War Dead

President Donald Trump announced Friday that remains of American soldiers are on their way home from North Korea, praising Kim Jong Un for keeping his promise. “At this moment a plane is carrying the remains of some great fallen heroes from America back from the Korean War,” Trump said outside the White House after touting

New world news from Time: Imran Khan Is Pakistan’s Donald Trump. Here’s What That Means for Relations Between Their Countries

For those watching the results of Pakistan’s elections from the U.S., the parallels were striking. A wealthy sports icon turned politician who constantly reminds the country’s elite they don’t know the real Pakistan, Imran Khan’s rise to power is a replay of America’s 2016 reckoning with Donald Trump and the anti-establishment wave he rode to

New world news from Time: The Polo Player in That Photo of Meghan Markle Kissing Prince Harry Has Jokes

Newlyweds Meghan Markle, the Duchess of Sussex and Prince Harry’s congratulatory kiss at the Sentebale charity polo match in Windsor on Thursday was not only a rare instance of royal PDA, but also the inspiration for the Internet’s latest meme. Harry and Meghan’s kiss followed Meghan’s presenting the trophy to Prince Harry and team captain

New world news from Time: Why Are So Many Migrants Leaving Guatemala? A Crisis in the Coffee Industry Is One Reason

Rows of dark green coffee plants line the winding roads leading up to the town of San Pablo in the Guatemalan highlands, extending across the hills. Coffee is the main source of income for people in this part of the country. Most residents here grow and care for their own coffee plants, have grandparents and

New world news from Time: Who is Andrew Brunson, the Evangelical Pastor at the Center of Trump’s Threat Against Turkey?

Evangelical pastor Andrew Brunson finds himself at the center of the Trump administration’s latest war of words with a foreign government, after the president threatened Turkey, a NATO ally, with “large sanctions” over his detainment. In a tweet Thursday, Trump called Brunson a “great Christian, family man and wonderful human being” and said he “should

New world news from Time: Why Real Regional Power Lies With Pakistan’s Military, Not Its New Prime Minister

Whatever the prospects of a ‘new’ Pakistan emerging from this week’s general election, expectations of a major shift in the country’s regional policies are likely to be ill-founded. The prime minister-elect, Imran Khan of the Pakistan Justice Party (PTI), in his victory speech on 26 July signaled as much, stressing continuity in foreign policy. The