A Swedish citizen working for the European Union diplomatic corps has been imprisoned in Iran for more than 500 days, making him an important bargaining
Month: September 2023
How the Khakova Dam Disaster Continues to Devastate Ukraine
Sunset along the Kakhovka Reservoir in central Ukraine, especially in summer, used to be gorgeous: kids played in the shallow water near the shore, men
Zelensky Says He’ll Replace Oleksii Reznikov as Ukraine’s Defense Minister
President Volodymyr Zelensky said on Sunday that he was replacing his minister of defense, in the biggest shake-up in Ukraine’s government since Russia’s full-scale invasion
Russia Attacks Ukrainian River Port, Injuring at Least 2
Russian forces launched waves of drones at the Odesa region of southern Ukraine in an hourslong overnight assault, officials said on Sunday, the latest bombardment
In Italy, Rape Cases Seize Attention and Expose Cultural Rifts
Shattered glass surrounds the abandoned swimming pool, along with dilapidated benches, broken tiles and a single dirty mattress. Local police officers have identified the forsaken
Russia Says It Thwarted Another Attack on the Kerch Strait Bridge
The Russian military said Saturday that it had thwarted another attack on a critical bridge linking the occupied Crimean Peninsula to Russia that Kyiv has
Ukraine’s Counteroffensive Pushes Forward, Village by Village
The mission for the Ukrainian unit was to take a single house, in a village that is only a speck on the map but was
Nobel Foundation Withdraws Invitation to Russia and Belarus
The Nobel Foundation reversed course on Saturday and said it would not invite the ambassadors of Russia and Belarus to the Nobel Prize award ceremony,
Europe’s Boars Still Hold Radioactivity. What Surprised Scientists Is Why.
Although scientists have long known that flora and fauna in Central Europe still carry traces of radiation stemming from the 1986 meltdown at the Chernobyl
Paris Becomes the First European Capital to Ban Rented Electric Scooters
As Paris was banning e-scooters, European cities of comparable size, like Berlin, threw their weight behind the devices. Berlin has five scooter operators and 40,000