Battles Rage as Ukraine Tries to Retake Russian-Occupied Territory
Intense fighting raged across a wide swath of southeastern Ukraine for a second day on Friday, as Ukrainian forces attacked occupying Russian troops in multiple...
How to Help Thousands of Canadians Displaced by Wildfires
Canada’s ferocious wildfire season has burned nearly 10 million acres and displaced more than 20,000 people. Many have been able to return home, but others...
Boris Johnson Resigns From Parliament
Britain’s former prime minister, Boris Johnson, abruptly resigned his parliamentary seat on Friday, another dramatic twist in the career of one of the country’s most...
Pope Francis and Silvio Berlusconi Both Hospitalized in Italy
Two of Italy’s most powerful octogenarians, Pope Francis and Silvio Berlusconi, whose health conditions have in recent years kept the country in suspense, were both...
A Surprising Supreme Court Decision’s History With the American South
Yesterday, the Supreme Court surprised many observers by issuing an opinion that effectively reaffirmed the remaining powers of the 1965 Voting Rights Act. The decision...
In Serbia, a Strongman Under Fire Hails Himself as Defender of the Nation
He is courted by American and European diplomats, applauded by a media machine dedicated to vilifying his critics and still has four years left in...
U.S. Spy Satellites Detected Explosion Before Ukraine Dam Collapse, Official Says
WASHINGTON — A senior Biden administration official says that U.S. spy satellites detected an explosion at the Kakhovka dam just before it collapsed, but American...
Four Australian Shows and Movies for Your Watchlist
The Australia Letter is a weekly newsletter from our Australia bureau. Sign up to get it by email. My media diet is admittedly pretty U.S.-centric....
Macron Meets Victims and ‘Backpack Hero’ After Stabbing Attack in France
President Emmanuel Macron met on Friday with victims of a stabbing attack that injured six people, including four children, in southeastern France a day before....
An Everest Climber Had ‘No Energy, No Oxygen, Nothing.’ A Sherpa Saved Him.
Gelje Sherpa was attempting to reach the summit of Mount Everest for the sixth time last month when he spotted a descending climber lying in...
Sweden to Allow NATO Troop on Its Soil
BRUSSELS — As optimism that Sweden will soon be able to join NATO rises, the Swedish government says it will allow the alliance to base...
Another Indictment – The New York Times
Donald Trump has been indicted again. He is now the first president, former or current, to be charged with a federal crime. The charges stem...
Dam’s Destruction Reshapes Ukraine, but Not Arc of the War
The Ukrainian soldiers sped along a dirt road, their pickup truck bouncing over ruts, lest they become an easy target for Russian tanks across the...
A Rising India Is Also, in One Remote Pocket, a Blood-Soaked War Zone
People burned out of their homes by the hundreds. Villages, even refugee camps, raked with gunfire. Men, women and children beaten and set ablaze by...