On a clear late summer day in 1976, a plane popped up on the radar just off the coast of the northern Japanese island of
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West End Theatergoers Grumble as Prices for the Best Seats Surge
When hundreds of playgoers lined up outside Wyndham’s Theater in London this week, the mood was excited. They had come to see Kenneth Branagh, the
Putin Again Blames West for Ukraine War In Speech to BRICS Summit
President Vladimir V. Putin of Russia again blamed Western countries for the war in Ukraine in a wide-ranging speech via video link on Wednesday to
Niger Coup: West African Leaders Impose Sanctions and Threaten Military Action
West African leaders on Sunday threatened military action against Niger, where soldiers seized power in a coup on Wednesday, unless the country’s democratically elected president
Erdogan’s U-turn On Sweden Could Signal Warming of Ties With the West
While Europe and the United States were trying to isolate Moscow for its invasion of Ukraine, President Recep Tayyip Erdogan of Turkey referred to Russia’s
In Arrest of US Reporter, Russia Doubles Down on Isolation From West
With the arrest of a Wall Street Journal correspondent on Thursday, President Vladimir V. Putin signaled to the world that he was doubling down on
Russia, Ukraine and the West Vow to Fight On, in a War With No End in Sight
At the one-year mark of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, President Vladimir V. Putin and President Biden both insisted this week that they were committed to
Bulgarian Factories and Secret Task Forces: How the West Hunts for Soviet Arms
KOSTENETS, Bulgaria — The job is straightforward, dangerous and will soon be open to applicants: filling a 122-millimeter Soviet-style artillery shell with explosives that will turn
A ‘Bridge to the West’ Dies in Belarus, as Moscow Seeks More Help in Ukraine
The thaw in relations with Washington ended abruptly six months later when Mr. Lukashenko, backed by Moscow, used brutal force to end protests by hundreds
Putin’s Oil War With the West Comes at His Allies’ Expense
As Russia pushes to find new buyers for its oil to skirt ever tougher Western sanctions, it is cutting into the market share of two