Amid renewed concerns about his health, Pope Francis presided over Easter Sunday Mass, and with a hoarse but strong voice, he delivered a major annual
Month: March 2024
King Charles III Attends Easter Service
King Charles III attended the Easter church service on Sunday at Windsor Castle with Queen Camilla, later greeting well-wishers who had turned out to see
A Russian Defector’s Killing Raises Specter of Hit Squads
The men who killed Maksim Kuzminov wanted to send a message. This was obvious to investigators in Spain even before they discovered who he was.
King’s College Chapel, 438 Solar Panels and an Architectural Squabble in Cambridge
Clambering across the sloped roof of King’s College Chapel with the agility of an undergraduate, Toby Lucas, 56, pointed to where his craftsmen had welded
A Stork, a Fisherman and Their Unlikely Bond Enchant Turkey
Thirteen years ago, a poor fisherman in a small Turkish village was retrieving his net from a lake when he heard a noise behind him
Watch Live: Turkey’s Famous Stork
An unlikely friendship between a poor fisherman and a majestic bird that first visited his rowboat 13 years ago has captivated Turkey for years. The
Troop-Starved Ukrainian Brigades Turn to Marketing to Attract Recruits
Skyscraper-sized billboards show assault troops in battle gear emerging from a ball of flames. On street posters, soldiers urge passers-by to enlist, proclaiming that “victory
A Loyal Israel Ally, Germany Shifts Tone as the Toll in Gaza Mounts
Days after Hamas launched its Oct. 7 attacks on Israel, Germany’s chancellor, Olaf Scholz, was one of the first Western leaders to arrive in Tel
Why Russia Is Protecting North Korea From Nuclear Monitors
Through the most tense encounters with President Vladimir V. Putin’s Russia over the past decade, there has been one project in which Washington and Moscow
Manchester City-Arsenal and the Pointless Search for Scapegoats
Chances are, the truth will not feature much in the coverage. It will not be a central point in the buildup. The commentators may mention