Russian forces shelled a small city in eastern Ukraine twice in quick succession on Monday evening, killing at least five people, including an emergency worker
Month: August 2023
UK Moves First Group of Migrants to Barge
Thousands of migrants travel to Britain every year on small boats, risking their lives to cross the English Channel and hoping to claim asylum when
Ukraine’s Marines Urge Patience With Counterattack Against Russia
They have NATO equipment and Western training. Some have English-speaking commanders, unusual in the Ukrainian military, and even an American-accented, evangelical chaplain. “I am never
Greece Will Limit Acropolis Visits as Europe Fights Tourist Crush
Greece will start capping the number of visitors to the Acropolis, government officials said, an effort to curb overcrowding at its most popular archaeological site
Swiss Women Sue Government Over Climate Change Protections
The women live scattered around Switzerland, speak a mix of the country’s languages — German, French and Italian — and have worked in varying professions.
Ukraine War Expands Beyond Established Battlefields
Ukrainian strikes on Russian ships in the Black Sea. Waves of drones fired at Moscow. A Russian attack on a Ukrainian port on the Danube
Putin’s Forever War – The New York Times
Vladimir Putin wants to lead Russians into a civilizational conflict with the West far larger than Ukraine. Will they follow him? By Roger Cohen Photographs
How a U.S. Tech Mogul Used Nonprofits to Sow Chinese Propaganda
The protest in London’s bustling Chinatown brought together a variety of activist groups to oppose a rise in anti-Asian hate crimes. So it was peculiar
‘Rooftopping’ Is Popular on Instagram, but the Risks Are High
Remi Lucidi, a sergeant in the French Army, died far from a battlefield. His body was found last week aside a Hong Kong skyscraper where
Pope Francis Declines to Condemn Russia at Fatima Shrine in Portugal
On Friday afternoon, some of the hundreds of thousands of young Roman Catholic pilgrims filing into a park in Lisbon to pray with Pope Francis