Putin’s Presidential Planes: What We Know
When President Vladimir V. Putin travels abroad — as he did this week to North Korea and Vietnam to bolster alliances and nurture security ties...
Ecuador Hit by Nationwide Blackout
Ecuador was plunged into a nationwide blackout on Wednesday afternoon, the country’s public work minister said, blaming the emergency on a failure of a key...
Thursday Briefing: Russia and North Korea’s Defense Pledge
Russia and North Korea signed a defense pledge President Vladimir Putin and Kim Jong-un revived a Cold War-era mutual defense pledge between Russia and North...
Officer in Sunak’s Protection Team Accused of Placing U.K. Election Bet
A protection officer working for Britain’s prime minister, Rishi Sunak, was arrested over allegations he had made bets on the timing of the country’s general...
Deaths Reported as Heat Soars During Hajj Pilgrimage
Deaths Reported as Heat Soars During Hajj Pilgrimage...
Why Is Putin Traveling to Vietnam?
President Vladimir V. Putin of Russia wrapped up a state visit to a longtime partner, North Korea, and moved on to another, Vietnam, arriving early...
From Ukraine, Two Enormous Passengers Are Trucked and Flown to Safety
It was a whale of an evacuation. Actually, two. In what experts said was among the most complex marine mammal rescue ever undertaken, the pair...
Gaza Anarchy Hinders Aid Efforts, Despite Daily Combat Pause
A person involved in the effort to distribute aid said that armed criminal gangs were operating with near-total freedom in the Israel-Gaza border area where...
Aid groups say thousands of tons of supplies remain stranded in southern Gaza because conditions are too dangerous to move it.
A person involved in the effort to distribute aid said that armed criminal gangs were operating with near-total freedom in the Israel-Gaza border area where...
Group of Austrians Picks 77 Charities to Receive Heiress’s Fortune
After six weekends of deliberating, a group of Austrian citizens this week decided how to divvy up the riches of the heiress Marlene Engelhorn, who...
A Deadly Toll as an Intense Heat Grips Saudi Arabia
Dozens of people have died amid scorching temperatures during the annual hajj pilgrimage to the holy city of Mecca in Saudi Arabia, according to reports...
Debris From Destruction Adds to Dire Health Crisis in Gaza, U.N. Says
More than eight months of fighting between Israel and Hamas has destroyed buildings and infrastructure across the Gaza Strip, leaving more than 39 million tons...
Russia Sentences U.S. Soldier to 4 Years in Prison
A Russian court sentenced a U.S. Army sergeant to nearly four years in jail on Wednesday for stealing the equivalent of about $100 from a...
Here Is Why Many Fear More Bloodshed in Darfur
Overshadowed by the fighting in Ukraine and Gaza, Sudan’s brutal civil war has been spreading for months across the western Darfur region, where atrocities were...