How a canoe helped turn Hawaiian culture into a source of pride and even influenced Hollywood

KANEOHE, Hawaii — Hawaii’s American colonizers once banned the Hawaiian language in schools. Some Native Hawaiians…

Albania shuts down TikTok for a year amid concerns over violence among children

TIRANA, Albania — The Albanian Cabinet decided on Thursday to shut down TikTok for 12 months,…

NZ lawmakers told to stop complaining about Māori name use in Parliament

WELLINGTON, New Zealand — The speaker of New Zealand ’s Parliament told lawmakers he would not…

A Christian town in Syria keeps the biblical language of Aramaic alive. But it fears for its future

MAALOULA, Syria — Church bells echoed across the rocky slopes of this ancient Syrian town on…

AP reporter and photographer barred from Air Force One over ‘Gulf of Mexico’ terminology dispute

The White House barred a credentialed Associated Press reporter and photographer from boarding the presidential airplane…