James Hookway is a foreign news editor at The Wall Street Journal.

literature and peace awards. The Peace Prize announcement will be made on Friday by the Norwegian Nobel Committee in Oslo, while all the others will be announced by the Royal Swedish Academy of ...

In 2016, Dylan also became the first musician to be awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in Literature, which he said left him “speechless.” During the Nobel Banquet ceremony on December 10 ...

He would go on to receive a Nobel Prize in Literature for his contributions to the written ... If only we heeded the lessons ...

The Rappaport Prize has always meant more than just a recognition of excellence. It’s a living, breathing tribute to her ...

Part of Bainbridge Island's Asian Arts and Heritage Festival in May, the showcase will center around Korean culture and ...

The responsibility for preventing further escalation of Baloch insurgency rests with the Pakistani state that holds both the ...

James Marson leads Ukraine coverage for The Wall Street Journal.

Not just from winning the Oscars, having Nobel Prize literature winners ... will reiterate this year's theme of "finding peace," as a nod to May also being recognized as Mental Health Awareness ...

The Catholic Church is mourning the death of Pope Francis, who died on Monday, April 21, 2025, the Vatican confirmed. The ...

When Jorge Mario Bergoglio became Pope Francis in March 2013, his election was considered unexpected. At 76, he was older ...

Francis even changed the church’s stance on the death penalty, calling it “inadmissible.” Still, the pope’s legacy took a hit ...