Battling Russia, Ukrainian Leaders Also Fight High Expectations
As much of the world pays close attention to the slow progress of Ukraine’s counteroffensive, its leaders are trying to tamp down expectations, saying that...
Haim Roet, Who Kept Holocaust Victims’ Names Alive, Dies at 90
Rosina Roet. Adelheid Roet. Abraham Prince. The names of those three Dutch Jews and others who died in the Holocaust could have easily been lost...
Allies Pledge Billions for Ukraine’s Recovery as Zelensky Stresses Urgency
Western countries pledged tens of billions of dollars to rebuild war-torn Ukraine on Wednesday, as leaders gathered at a two-day conference convened by the British...
Dozens of Migrants Bound for Canary Islands Feared Dead as Boat Sinks
At least two migrants died and 35 more were feared dead after an inflatable boat en route to the Canary Islands, a Spanish archipelago off...
Explosion Rocks Central Paris, Injuring at Least 37 People
An explosion tore through an apartment building in central Paris on Wednesday, partly collapsing the structure and injuring at least 37 people, four of them...
Freed Ukrainian P.O.W.s Report Abuses in Russian Captivity
Shot through the jaw and tongue by a sniper’s bullet last year in the last days of the grinding siege at the Azovstal steel plant...
A Superyacht Gave a Lifeline to 100 Migrants Thrown Into the Sea
The superyacht Mayan Queen IV was sailing smoothly in clear weather through the dark and calm Mediterranean in the early hours of June 14 when...
‘Like Doomsday’: How Hope of a Better Life Ended on a Boat in the Mediterranean
There was no changing their minds. The two cousins, Imran Wazir, 23, and Abdul Salam, 25, made that clear to their families this spring when...
War in Ukraine Is Worsening Effects of Climate Change, Kerry Says
BRUSSELS — The war in Ukraine is aggravating the painful effects of climate change, causing not only severe damage in Ukraine, but also distress in...
Ukraine’s soccer fans team up to support the war effort.
KYIV, Ukraine — More than 100 people were rooting for Ukraine’s national soccer team in the front of the Corner Pub, but a look at...
Drought in Iran Leaves Some Chasing the Last Drops of Water
Summer has come to Sistan and Baluchistan province, an impoverished fragment of chapped earth and shimmering heat in Iran’s southeast corner, and all people there...
Israeli Settlers Attack Palestinian Towns After Shooting
Israeli extremists caused widespread damage in a wave of attacks on Palestinian towns that lasted from Tuesday night until Wednesday night in revenge for the...
South Korea to Drop ‘Killer Questions’ From College Entrance Exam
Although the standardized test topic was the Korean language, the students had to answer questions about equity capital and risk-weighted bank assets. Problems on the...
Waiting for the Justices – The New York Times
Sometime in the next 10 days, the Supreme Court is expected to tightly restrict or ban race-based affirmative action in college admissions. The ruling could...