Listening to the daily thud of artillery hitting nearby towns, a school principal in southern Ukraine appealed to parents for donations for a new bomb
Month: November 2023
Hamburg Airport Closed as Driver on Tarmac Remains in Standoff With Police
The Hamburg Airport in Germany canceled all flights on Saturday night as the authorities responded to an armed man who drove his vehicle onto the
Zelensky Rebuke of General Signals Rift in Ukrainian Leadership
The office of President Volodymyr Zelensky on Saturday chastised Ukraine’s top military commander for publicly declaring the war at a stalemate, suggesting the comments would
War Hasn’t Stopped the Kyiv Biennial. It’s Multiplied It.
Containment is a strategy that works only so long; the war will not stay put, the war will come to you. The Kyiv Biennial, a
In Shetland, the Hottest Event of the Year Stars Sheep and Knitters
The sheep came spilling over the hillside, emerging through the low mist where the green earth touched the gray sky, running down into the fields
David Kirke, Who Made the First Modern Bungee Jump, Dies at 78
David Kirke, a flamboyant thrill-seeker who performed — and, more important, survived — what is widely acknowledged as the first modern bungee jump, died on
Flooding in Tuscany Leaves Six Dead
At least six people have died in Tuscany, Italy, amid widespread flooding, local officials said on Friday, after Storm Ciaran swept into the country with
Russia Sends Biggest Drone Barrage in Weeks, Ukrainian Officials Say
Russian forces targeted Ukraine overnight with their biggest drone attack in weeks, part of what Ukrainian officials and military analysts say appears to be a
Who Killed the Innkeeper With a Sword in 1315?
A spice merchant stabbed by a fruit seller over a longstanding feud. A street musician murdered for playing music too loudly after dusk. A deadly
Rishi Sunak Interviews Elon Musk on Perils and Benefits of A.I.
Rishi Sunak, the prime minister of Britain, had one last appointment on Thursday evening after a busy couple of days hosting dozens of government leaders,