At the beginning of December, I turned to whodunit fiction as a respite from the accumulated exhaustion of a long year, and the more recent
Month: January 2024
A Stunningly Well-Preserved 600-Year-Old Gauntlet Is Found in Switzerland
A medieval knight returns to a Swiss castle after a victorious battle. With a hearty whoop he tosses aside his prized gauntlets at the blacksmith
French Farmer Was Spark Behind Widespread Protests
Jérôme Bayle had spent seven nights on a major French highway, leading a group of aggrieved farmers in protest, when the prime minister arrived, dressed
War in Ukraine Has Weakened Putin, C.I.A. Director Writes
The war in Ukraine has “quietly corroded” the power of President Vladimir V. Putin of Russia, the C.I.A. director, William J. Burns, wrote in an
‘A Long Time Coming’: Northern Ireland Deal Receives Broad Welcome
Britain, Ireland and the United States on Tuesday welcomed a deal to end almost two years of political deadlock in Northern Ireland that will, for
Russian Figure Skaters Will Get Olympic Bronze After Valieva Disqualification
International skating’s governing body on Tuesday stripped Russia of its victory in the team figure skating event at the 2022 Beijing Olympics and awarded the
Tuesday Briefing
Biden weighs a response to Iran.
Contested Migrant Deal Between Albania and Italy Moves Forward
An Albanian court on Monday gave the green light to an agreement allowing Italy to send migrants who are rescued in the Mediterranean by Italian
French Farmers Block Roads Around Paris in Growing Standoff
Irate farmers deployed tractors to block the main roads in and out of Paris on Monday in an intensifying standoff that has left the capital
Kate, Princess of Wales, Out of Hospital After Abdominal Surgery
Catherine, the Princess of Wales and the wife of Prince William, has returned home from a London hospital almost two weeks after undergoing abdominal surgery,