Nearly two weeks after the destruction of the Kakhovka dam in southeastern Ukraine the floodwaters are receding, but local officials are grappling with a new
Month: June 2023
Uruguay Will Turn a Bronze Nazi Eagle Into a Dove
An approximately 700-pound bronze Nazi eagle that once adorned a German warship and in recent years became the subject of a court case in Uruguay
Nuclear Disaster Averted After Ukraine Dam Break. But What Threats Remain?
This week, the head of the United Nations atomic watchdog, Rafael Mariano Grossi, was so concerned about a new risk at the Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power
African Leaders Visit Ukraine to Talk Peace With Russia
President Volodymyr Zelensky of Ukraine and African leaders on a peace mission to Kyiv had testy exchanges on Friday on how to end the war
Pope Francis Leaves Rome Hospital and Returns to Vatican After Surgery
Pope Francis returned to the Vatican on Friday after he was released from a Rome hospital following abdominal surgery for a hernia, the third time
Boris Johnson’s Next Gig: Daily Mail Columnist
Boris Johnson’s image was splashed across the front pages of London newspapers on Friday, a day after a Parliamentary committee condemned him for misleading lawmakers
Rescued From a Flooded Island Behind Russian Lines in Ukraine
There were no stores on the island. Fearful of arrest by the Russians, Ms. Krupych, 40, did not dare venture deeper into Russian territory. Instead
Ukraine Counteroffensive Is Grueling and Costly but Promising, U.S. Says
Ukraine’s counteroffensive against formidable Russian defenses has been grueling and bloody, Ukrainian and American officials acknowledged on Thursday, but they insisted that it was making
Irma Capece Minutolo, Opera Singer and Partner to Exiled King, Dies at 87
Irma Capece Minutolo, a Neapolitan beauty queen and opera singer whose relationship with the exiled Egyptian king and world-renowned hedonist, Farouk I, became fodder for
Glenda Jackson, Oscar-Winning Actress Turned Politician, Dies at 87
She walked away from a successful acting career to enter the British Parliament, before returning to the stage as the title character in an acclaimed