There are various obvious clues that summer has arrived in full: the end of the school year; the inevitable travel chaos at our main airports; traffic jams on the way to Cornwall.

The Trump administration intends to withdraw the U.S. from the organization, just two years after it rejoined after a five-year absence.

Several places in Los Angeles and further north in California are on UNESCO's World Heritage List. Here's what that means.

Bavarian palaces, imperial tombs in China and memorials to Khmer Rouge victims are among the sites being recognized by the United Nations agency.

The answer is now 1,248 landmarks, spanning across more than 170 countries after recent additions to the list. To continue reading, log in or subscribe.

Four new African sites entered the UNESCO World Heritage List, bringing the total number to 112. This year, two African states presented their first nominations - Guinea Bissau and Sierra Leone, reinforcing the universality of the List. By 2027, 7 other African countries not yet on the List are expected to present their first nomination.

These are the 26 new Unesco World Heritage sites for 2025 - Bavarian palaces and Cambodian memorial sites were considered ‘of outstanding universal value’