When the Bulgarian author Georgi Gospodinov was writing the novel “Time Shelter,” in 2019, he agonized over a scene he thought might be over the
Month: July 2023
Exploring a Volcanic Island in Portugal’s Azores Archipelago.
It was 6 a.m. — 2 a.m. to my raddled East Coast brain — and my husband, daughter and I were staggering through customs in
Jens Stoltenberg to Remain NATO Chief
BRUSSELS — Jens Stoltenberg, the NATO secretary general, finally gave in. Having previously announced that he would leave the job this September, he reversed himself
Léon Gautier, Last Surviving French Commando From D-Day, Dies at 100
Léon Gautier, the last surviving member of an elite French unit that joined Allied forces in the D-Day invasion to wrest Normandy from Nazi Germany’s
Israel’s Raid on Jenin, in Pictures
Israel’s most forceful incursion into the occupied West Bank for years has entered another day. About 1,000 troops, their arrival heralded by intense drone strikes
Prominent Russian Journalist Injured in Attack in Chechnya
A Russian investigative journalist known for her work on human rights was severely beaten and badly injured, along with a lawyer, on Tuesday morning in
U.S. Ambassador to Russia Allowed to Meet With Detained WSJ Reporter Evan Gershkovich
The U.S. ambassador to Russia, Lynne M. Tracy, met with the detained Wall Street Journal correspondent Evan Gershkovich at Lefortovo Prison in Moscow on Monday,
For Ukrainians Near Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Plant, Life Goes On
Ukraine’s president, Volodymyr Zelensky, keeps warning of an impending nuclear tragedy. His military intelligence chief, Kyrylo Budanov, recently said the Russians have “drafted and approved”
Everyone Knew the Migrant Ship Was Doomed. No One Helped.
From air and by sea, using radar, telephone and radio, officials watched and listened for 13 hours as the migrant ship Adriana lost power, then
Unrest in France Eases Nearly a Week After Fatal Police Shooting
The violent protests and unrest that spread across France after the fatal police shooting of a teenager last week diminished significantly overnight, the authorities said