He is one of the most romanticized figures in Scottish history: a charismatic young prince, born and raised in exile, who stirred a Jacobite uprising
Month: August 2023
Prigozhin, Wagner Leader, Believed to Be on Plane in Deadly Russia Crash
Yevgeny V. Prigozhin, the founder of the Wagner mercenary group who staged an aborted mutiny against Russia’s military leadership in June, in one of the
Johaar Mosaval, Who Broke Free of Apartheid for Ballet, Dies at 95
Johaar Mosaval, a charismatic South African ballet dancer who left the racial barriers of apartheid behind to become a celebrated principal with London’s Royal Ballet,
‘Aren’t You a Man?’: How Russia Goads Citizens Into the Army
The campaign appeared to start in April. Online, the Defense Ministry published a splashy video ad focusing on two central motivations: machismo, and money. It
Putin Again Blames West for Ukraine War In Speech to BRICS Summit
President Vladimir V. Putin of Russia again blamed Western countries for the war in Ukraine in a wide-ranging speech via video link on Wednesday to
At BRICS Summit, Putin Tries to Rally Support
The five-nation BRICS summit is focused on whether to expand the club and how to be a counterweight to Western powers, but the meeting opened
At Risk of Invasion or Lovely to Visit: Two Views of a Polish Border Area
After a day of kayaking last month along Poland’s northeastern border with Belarus, the chief editor of a news portal covering events in a strip
18 People Killed in Greek Wildfire May Be Migrants
Greek firefighters recovered the bodies of 18 people on Tuesday who they believe may be migrants in the Evros region of northern Greece, close to
BRICS Summit Attracts Global Interest Not Seen in Years
The leaders from the five-member group of nations known as BRICS — Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa — are beginning a three-day summit
At Risk of Invasion or Lovely to Visit: Two Views of a Polish Border Area
After a day of kayaking last month along Poland’s northeastern border with Belarus, the chief editor of a news portal covering events in a strip