In Strasbourg, France, throughout the holiday season, Santa-capped teddy bears festoon a restaurant’s facade. Stuffed polar bears adorn another. In a Yuletide arms race, buildings
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Ukrainian Marines on ‘Suicide Mission’ in Crossing the Dnipro River
There was a faint tremor in the marine’s voice as he recounted the murderous fighting on the east bank of the Dnipro River, where he
A ‘River’ of Wine Flooded the Streets of a Town in Portugal
The wine flowed freely in one Portuguese town over the weekend. Two tanks holding nearly 600,000 gallons (about 2.2 million liters) of wine at a
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
Pieces of Munich Synagogue, Destroyed on Hitler’s Orders, Found in River
Eighty-five years ago, Munich’s main synagogue was demolished on direct orders from Adolf Hitler — a terrible harbinger of the destruction to come. The synagogue
Olympic Swimming in the Seine? How Paris Is Remaking a River.
PARIS — An electric delivery boat pushed up the Seine, past the former palaces and elegant museums and under the low-slung stone and metal bridges
Police Identify Body in River as That of Missing British Woman
The police said Monday that they had discovered the body of Nicola Bulley, a 45-year-old woman whose Jan. 27 disappearance had attracted feverish attention in
After a River of Revelations, Prince Harry’s Memoir Lands in UK
The release of Prince Harry’s memoir, “Spare,” had been a hotly anticipated affair in Britain, with leaked passages telling of fights between Harry and his
On the Dnipro River at Night, Ukrainian Fighters Ambush Russian Forces
Volunteers were best suited for the job, since they were most ready to accept the risk, said Mr. Serediuk, who stayed back, drinking coffee through
Can the Rhine River Be Saved From Climate Change?
KARLSRUHE, Germany — It is one of the tightest and fastest bends in the Rhine River, a nearly 90-degree curve where a small rocky island