Before becoming a soldier, Stakhovsky was a pro tennis player, and a very successful one: He was ranked as high as 31 in the world
Month: August 2023
Spanish Prosecutors Open Inquiry Into Luis Rubiales Over World Cup Kiss
Spanish prosecutors said on Monday that they had opened an investigation into whether Luis Rubiales, the president of the country’s soccer federation, could be charged
Pope Francis’ Praise for ‘Great Russia’ Empire Draws Criticism
In comments made by video to Catholic youth in St. Petersburg, Russia, on Friday, Pope Francis praised 18th-century Russian rulers and the Great Russia they
U.K. Airports Hit by Flight Cancellations Over ‘Technical Issue’
Hundreds of flights across Europe were canceled on Monday after Britain’s air traffic control service experienced a “technical issue” that caused widespread disruption on one
After Prigozhin’s Death, Mourners Gather at Wagner Memorial in Moscow
The tearful mourners gathered in Moscow to pay muted respect to the founder of the Wagner mercenary group, Yevgeny V. Prigozhin, and nine other people
An Orchestra’s ‘Ode to Joy’ Calls for Ukrainian Freedom
Not long after the Berlin Wall fell, in 1989, Leonard Bernstein traveled to the once-divided German city and led a performance of Beethoven’s “Ode to
Japan Will Launch XRISM Telescope and SLIM Moon Lander: How to Watch
JAXA, the Japanese space agency, is gearing up to launch two very different space missions from one rocket: a new X-ray telescope that will spy
Claude Ruiz-Picasso, Who Ran His Artist Father’s Estate, Dies at 76
Claude Ruiz-Picasso, who, after a legal fight that established him and his sister Paloma as legitimate heirs to their father, the great artist Pablo Picasso,
Russia Says Ukraine Fired Drones at Three Regions
Russia said Ukraine fired a string of drones over the weekend in an attempt to attack border regions and the capital, Moscow, in the latest
Heineken Sells Its Business in Russia for 1 Euro
For the price of a single euro, Heineken has sold its operations in Russia, completing an exit the giant Dutch brewer first announced within weeks