For South Africa’s Cabinet, Bigger May Not Mean Better
After South Africa’s president announced the largest cabinet in the nation’s democratic history on Sunday, some critics were questioning whether the attempt to pacify diverse...
Ukraine Says It Foiled Another Russian Plot to Topple the Government
Ukraine’s security service said on Monday that it had foiled yet another Russian plot to stir public unrest and then use the ensuing turmoil to...
Far Right’s Surge in France Lays Bare Deep Divisions
For many, France feels like a very different place on Monday. The results from the first round of legislative elections, held on Sunday, revealed a...
Ismail Kadare, Whose Novels Brought Albania’s Plight to the World, Dies at 88
Ismail Kadare, the Albanian novelist and poet who single-handedly wrote his isolated Balkan homeland onto the map of world literature, creating often dark, allegorical works...
A Culture War Erupted Over U.K. Stately Homes. Who Won?
A painting in Dyrham House, a grand mansion in southwest England, offers a panoramic view of the port of Bridgetown, Barbados, with sugar plantations dotted...
The Rubik Cube Turns 50
The Cube is also a good challenge for machine learning systems and robots. And Maria Mannone, an Italian theoretical physicist and composer, invented the “CubeHarmonic,”...
Palestinian Fighters in West Bank Seek to Emulate Hamas in Gaza
The alleys are cast in permanent semidarkness, covered by black nylon tarpaulins to hide the Palestinian fighters there from Israeli drones overhead. Green Hamas flags...
Palestinian Fighters in West Bank Seek to Emulate Hamas in Gaza
The alleys are cast in permanent semidarkness, covered by black nylon tarpaulins to hide the Palestinian fighters there from Israeli drones overhead. Green Hamas flags...
France’s Far Right Makes Big Gains in First Round of Voting
France’s Far Right Makes Big Gains in First Round of Voting...
Chinese Rocket Accidentally Launches During Test, Then Crashes
A commercial Chinese rocket accidentally launched during a ground test on Sunday, climbing into the air before crashing into a nearby mountain and exploding in...
As Inflation Soars, Myanmar Shop Owners Are Jailed for Hiking Wages
With Myanmar’s currency plunging and inflation soaring, the owner of three cellphone shops in Mandalay announced he was giving his employees a raise. Word of...
Monday Briefing – The New York Times
France’s far right surges in the polls The National Rally party won a crushing victory in the first round of voting for the French National...
Four Takeaways From France’s Snap Election
A new week of frenetic campaigning will start in France on Monday, a day after the far-right National Rally party dominated the first round of...
Monday Briefing: The French far right appeared to triumph
The far right appears to dominate the French elections The National Rally party crushed its opponents in the first round of voting for the French...