MADRID — The Spanish prime minister, Pedro Sánchez, will travel next week to China for talks with President Xi Jinping, and intends to discuss China’s
Month: March 2023
Centuries of Stargazing Leave Jesuit Names Written in the Heavens
Centuries after the Holy See muzzled Roman Catholic stargazers for questioning the centrality of the Earth in the cosmos, Jesuit astronomers from the Vatican’s in-house
Rare Coin, Minted by Brutus to Mark Caesar’s Death, Is Returned to Greece
A rare and ancient gold coin that morbidly celebrates the stabbing death of Julius Caesar was returned this week to Greek officials by investigators in
New Day of Strikes in France as Pension Anger Persists
Workers went on strike and demonstrators marched around France on Thursday for the first big day of protests since President Emmanuel Macron shoved an increase
Prince William Makes Visit to Poland to Thank Troops Supporting Ukraine
Prince William of Britain made an unannounced trip to Poland on Wednesday to “personally thank” British and Polish troops supporting Ukraine’s armed forces as part
Boris Johnson Faces Inquiry Over Whether He Lied to U.K. Parliament
Facing a hearing that could curtail his political career, Britain’s former prime minister Boris Johnson denied lying to Parliament on Wednesday, but under sharp questions
Macron Denounces Violent Protests in France
PARIS — President Emmanuel Macron, addressing the French people for the first time since the tumultuous passing of a law that raises the retirement age
U.K. Lawmakers Approve Stormont Brake in Northern Ireland Brexit Deal
LONDON — British lawmakers on Wednesday voted overwhelmingly in favor of a key component of a long-awaited deal on Northern Ireland trade rules, an emphatic
Notes From One Woman’s Decade of Eating Scones
When Sarah Merker sat down one day in 2013 to snack on a scone at one of Britain’s many, many historic sites, she had no
Ukrainian Soldiers Speed Through U.S. Training on Patriot Missiles
FORT SILL, Okla. — Several dozen Ukrainian soldiers are wrapping up their training on the Patriot missile system and within a few weeks will deploy