Satellite images show how fires are changing Los Angeles for good
Satellite images reveal how Los Angeles has reached a point of no return after the fires of January 2025.
Reem Makhoul
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How the world's largest diamond heist actually worked, according to one of the would-be robbers
In 2000, Lee Wenham plotted the world's largest jewel heist. He shares how he planned it, did surveillance, and studied the gems' security.
Satellite images reveal the reality of Saudi Arabia's $2 trillion megacity in the desert
The world's largest construction project is carving up the Saudi desert. But will the megacity known as "the Line" ever become a reality?
How a food blogger in Gaza cooks to feed children and stay alive
Before the war, Hamada Shaqoura was a food blogger. Now, he cooks to feed children and displaced families in Gaza. And he does it silently.
Then and now: 4 Gazans show how war has torn their coastline apart
Through the lives of four Gazans, we map out the scale of the damage to their coastline and weigh if there is any hope of rebuilding their businesses.
Egypt is renovating one of its ancient pyramids using granite, and some heritage experts are horrified
Egypt's announcement that it will re-clad the millennia-old Menkaure Pyramid in Giza with granite has left some scholars confused and worried.
How one Germany factory makes more than 1.5 million Christmas ornaments a year
The Inge-Glas company in Germany is one of the oldest in the world still making Christmas ornaments the traditional way.
What happens after the Israel-Hamas war?
Israel and Hamas have engaged in the deadliest war in decades. Will this war stop future peace? Former diplomat Nick Westcott explains.
Photos show Gaza's Church of Saint Porphyrius, one of the oldest churches in the world, after the complex was damaged by Israeli airstrikes
The Saint Porphyrius Greek Orthodox Church in Gaza is one of the oldest churches in the world. Part of the church complex was damaged in airstrikes.
History in photos: Palestine before 1948
Historical photos provide a glimpse into everyday life in Palestine during the British occupation from 1917 to 1948.
Safe rooms in Israel are everywhere, with steel doors and sparse furnishings. Here's what they're like inside.
Buildings erected in Israel since the 1990s have built-in safe rooms for avoiding missile strikes. Residents showed Insider what they're like.
Inside the last glass furnace in Venice making mosaics for the Sagrada Familia and the emir of Dubai
Orsoni has been crafting colored glass mosaics for 135 years. Today, it's the only historical furnace permitted to operate in the city of Venice.
Meet the 106-year-old woman reviving traditional tattoos in the Philippines
At 106, Apo Whang-od is the oldest known person practicing batok, a traditional tattooing technique that dates back 1,000 years in the Philippines.
Lebanon's oldest soap factory makes 30,000 bars at once
Artisans have been producing traditional olive oil soap at Masbanat Awaida in Lebanon for over 140 years.
Meet the artisan reviving the 2,000-year-old art of parchment-making in Turkey
Parchment is one of the most durable writing materials in the world. At 92, İsmail Araç is one of the last artisans in Turkey still making it by hand.
How this shop survived centuries making traditional Japanese sweets
Kamayakiyonaga is a Japanese sweets shop that's been operating for over four centuries. They specialize in kyogashi, a type of sweet made Kyoto.
Chemical dyes are threatening traditional tie-dye in Gambia. Meet the man fighting to preserve it.
Natural dyes have been used to make tie-dye in Gambia for generations. But lately, artisans have been replacing natural ingredients with chemicals.
How the last artificial flower factory in New York City survived a century
M&S Schmalberg is the last factory handcrafting custom fabric flowers in New York City. But competition from overseas has made it hard to stay afloat.
Jute-weaving sustained generations of women in India. Now they are fighting to save it.
Women of the Rajbanshi tribe in West Bengal have woven jute into mats for generations. But alternatives are threatening to put them out of business.
How a Thai mask-maker is keeping a 600-year-old tradition alive
Prateep Rodpai is helping keep the tradition of Khon mask-making alive in Thailand. Khon is a traditional dance practiced for over 600 years.