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Reuters Britain's New Plastic Pound
The polymer-based note can survive a washing machine and a plate of curry.
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Maxim Zmeyev / Reuters The Separatists' Cease-Fire in Ukraine
Rebel leaders in the eastern part of the country say they will stop military operations starting Wednesday at midnight.
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Scanpix Denmark / Reuters Edward Snowden's Suggestion for Obama: A Presidential Pardon
The whistleblower says the president should grant him a pardon because the information he leaked was in service of the public good.
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Mike Blake / Reuters The Hack on U.S. Olympians' Medical Records
A Russian group released details it says belong to athletes including Simone Biles and the Williams sisters.
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Aaron P. Bernstein / Reuters Matt Bevin's Apocalyptic Warnings of Bloodshed
The Kentucky governor suggested that if the Democrat wins this year’s presidential election, armed insurrection might be necessary to protect the United States.
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Ueslei Marcelino / Reuters The End of Politics for Brazil's 'Frank Underwood'
The Chamber of Deputies overwhelmingly voted to expel Eduardo Cunha for alleged corruption.
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Brendan McDermid / Reuters The Burning of a Muslim Woman on Fifth Avenue
New York City Police are investigating the incident as a possible hate crime.
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Lefteris Pitarakis / AP The Man Booker Shortlist
Only one of the six writers on the list, Deborah Levy, has previously appeared on it.
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Lucas Jackson / Reuters The Ambush of Ryan Lochte
In the premiere of Dancing With the Stars, two men ran on stage to protest the swimmer’s appearance on the show.
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Ivan Sekretarev / AP Does Hungary Belong in the EU?
Luxembourg’s foreign minister says no.
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Chris Keane / Reuters Why the NCAA Is Pulling Championships From North Carolina
In response to HB2, the state’s controversial “bathroom bill,” the organization is canceling all of its college-sports tournaments in the state.
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Odd Andersen / AP Three Arrested in Germany 'Could Have Been a Sleeper Cell'
The interior minister says the men had links to the ISIS team that carried out the November 2015 attacks in Paris.
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Joshua Roberts / Reuters Obama's Veto Threat on the Saudi 9/11 Bill
The president still intends to reject legislation that would let victim’s families sue foreign governments for terror attacks—but Congress could override him.
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Andrew Nelles / Reuters Did Chicago Cops Try to Cover Up the Shooting of Laquan McDonald?
A grand jury will decide whether officers should be charged for lying about the October 2014 death of a 17-year-old.
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Rebecca Cook / Reuters Upholding Michigan's Emergency Manager Law
State officials can continue using the controversial power, a federal court rules.
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Donna Blankinship / AP Jeff Bezos's New Rocket, Built to Carry Payloads and People
The founder of spaceflight company Blue Origin announced Monday the design of an orbital rocket called New Glenn.
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Korean Central Television / AP North Korea's Deadly Floods
At least 130 people have been killed and nearly 400 remain missing, according to the United Nations.
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Stephen Brashear / Reuters The New Normal of Colin Kaepernick's Protest
Several players from across the NFL protested the playing of the national anthem in one form or another.
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Stefan Wermuth / Reuters David Cameron's Resignation
The former U.K. prime minister is stepping down as a member of Parliament.
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Paul Sakuma / AP Hillary Clinton's 'Basket of Deplorables'
