In our roundup of travel news this week: the world’s top 100 cities for 2025, the world’s best hotels, the world’s tallest hotel, the world’s longest, deepest, undersea rail tunnel, plus two new record-breaking bridges in China and Kashmir.

There was a temporary exhibit in the lobby of Trump Tower this week, near the 60-foot waterfall, the gold-plated escalator and the gold-plated elevators, and it looked right at home. FIFA’s new Club World Cup trophy was crafted in collaboration with ...

You’ll really want to lick these stamps. Life is butter in France, whose postal service, La Poste, introduced nearly 600,000 stamps that smell like butter croissants in celebration of the “emblem of French gastronomy.” The savory stamp costs €2.10 ...

People are feeling overwhelmed, unsteady, and unsure of what the future holds. Here’s why hope matters more than ever.

Thanks to the dire condition of the Earth's coral reefs, the planet has now reached its first tipping point for human-caused climate change, according to a new report by scientists in Europe. The second Global Tipping Points Report, released Oct. 13, said ...

A look at major figures who will appear during the week and what they might talk about. By Pranav Baskar This week kicks off the high-level part of the U.N. General Assembly, when world leaders meet to discuss the world’s most pressing problems.

How did the international day of good deeds begin, and how can you celebrate it? Here's what to know. World Kindness Day was first officially celebrated on Nov. 13, 1998 — but it had formed the year prior, at a conference in Tokyo, Japan. The World ...

The first official individual tickets for the 2026 FIFA Men's World Cup have gone on sale. The tournament will take place from June 11 to July 19 across 16 cities in North America. Get your World Cup tickets today. Missed the lottery for the 2026 FIFA Men ...

SEWARD, Neb. — Treasures from 1975, sealed inside what the World Record Academy once called the “world’s largest time capsule,” went on display Friday, drawing hundreds of people from across the country to catch a glimpse of relics from the past.

Excitement for the 2026 World Cup in the U.S., Canada and Mexico will ramp up a notch today, as the draw for the group stages takes place