Cambodia welcomes the Met’s repatriation of centuries-old statues looted during past turmoil

Cambodia welcomes the Met’s repatriation of centuries-old statues looted during past turmoil

PHNOM PENH, Cambodia — The return to Cambodia this week of 14 sculptures that had been looted from the country during a period of war and unrest is like welcoming home the souls of ancestors, Cambodia’s culture minister said Thursday. The items repatriated from New York’s Metropolitan Museum of Ar t arrived Wednesday and were … Read more

Albania’s world-renowned novelist Ismail Kadare dies at 88

Albania’s world-renowned novelist Ismail Kadare dies at 88

TIRANA, Albania — Albanian novelist and poet Ismail Kadare, whose irreverent works from inside communist Albania earned him international renown and repression from the country’s dictatorship, has died in Tirana, his publishing editor said Monday. He was 88. Kadare won a number of international awards, and had long been mentioned as a possible contender for … Read more

Florida Schools Must Teach ‘Evils Of Communism,’ DeSantis Orders

Florida Schools Must Teach ‘Evils Of Communism,’ DeSantis Orders

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis (R) on Wednesday signed a bill requiring public K-12 schools to teach what he called “the truth about the evils of communism,” claiming it’s necessary to do this before students can be misled about the topic when they enter higher education. “It’s going to give the students the truth about communism,” … Read more