The United States confirmed on Friday that it was in talks with Russia about a potential prisoner swap for the Wall Street Journal reporter Evan
Month: July 2023
No Wagner Group Here: Riddles Grow as Belarus Displays an Empty Base
Off the highway, past an evergreen forest and behind a rusty gate, hundreds of recently erected tents, stuffed with bunk beds made from slabs of fragrant
Switzerland and Austria Join Sky Shield Air Defense Initiative Amid Threats Raised by Russia-Ukraine War
GENEVA — Switzerland and Austria, two countries with strong traditions of foreign-policy neutrality, signaled their intention on Friday to join a German-led initiative aimed at
Fire Breaks Out at Milan Retirement Home, Killing at Least 6
Six people died and dozens more were hospitalized for smoke inhalation after a fire broke out overnight in a retirement home in Milan, the authorities
Pieces of Munich Synagogue, Destroyed on Hitler’s Orders, Found in River
Eighty-five years ago, Munich’s main synagogue was demolished on direct orders from Adolf Hitler — a terrible harbinger of the destruction to come. The synagogue
U.S. Expected to Provide Cluster Munitions to Ukraine, Official Says
The United States is expected to announce that it will provide Ukraine with cluster munitions, a senior Biden administration official said. Kyiv has been pushing
Child Killed After Car Crashes Into London School in Wimbledon
A child was killed and several others were injured on Thursday when a vehicle crashed into a private elementary school for girls in the southwestern
Eton College Wrestles With Change in a More Modern Britain
At Eton College — the boarding school in the British countryside that has educated princes and 20 prime ministers — students wear tailcoats and white
Ukraine Strikes Makiivka, Igniting a Huge Blast in Russian-Occupied City
Ukraine’s military launched an overnight strike on the Russian-occupied city of Makiivka, showing that it could still attack targets deep behind Russian lines as its
Four Countries Sue for Answers Over Airline Downed by Iran’s Missiles
On a clear January morning in 2020, Ukraine Airlines Flight 752 was struck by two Iranian missiles just three minutes after leaving an airport in