Nora Cortiñas, 94, a Founder of Argentina’s Mothers of the ‘Disappeared,’ Dies
Nora Morales de Cortiñas, a founding member of a group of mothers who searched for their children who were disappeared by Argentina’s military dictatorship in...
Birubala Rabha, Who Fought Against Witch Hunting in India, Dies at 75
The victims of witch hunts face gruesome punishments, according to “Contemporary Practices of Witch Hunting,” a 2015 report by the Indian legal nonprofit Partners for...
Biden Outlines Cease-Fire Proposal: Israel-Hamas War in Gaza Live Updates
The Israeli military said on Friday that its forces had advanced into central Rafah, pushing even deeper into the southern Gaza city despite an international...
Palestinians Returning to Jabaliya in Northern Gaza Find Wide Devastation
Residents who returned to the northern Gaza town of Jabaliya on Friday had expected to find mass devastation but said they were still shocked by...
Blinken Hints U.S. May Allow Ukraine Greater Latitude to Strike in Russia
Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken left open the possibility on Friday that President Biden could allow Ukraine to use U.S.-made weapons to strike at...
Greece Is Betting Big on Liquefied Natural Gas From the U.S.
When a withering financial crisis forced Greece to rethink its economy a decade ago, it bet big on green power. Since then, Greece’s energy transition...
Champions League: Borussia Dortmund Shows Anything Is Possible
Borussia Dortmund’s squad contains a host of viable case studies to illustrate its patchwork nature, but as captain — the man honored with leading out...
The Weapons That Ukraine Might Use to Shoot Into Russia
The decision by the Biden administration to allow Ukraine to strike inside Russia with American-made weapons fulfills a long-held wish by officials in Kyiv that...
A Matter of Survival as South Asia’s Heat Wave Reaches 127 Degrees
As South Asia bakes under a blistering heat wave, life-or-death decisions arrive with the midday sun. Abideen Khan and his 10-year-old son need every penny...
As U.S. Shifts Policy on Striking Into Russia, Kharkiv Is Hit Again
Debris covered a street and firefighters rushed to rescue people from an apartment block hit by a Russian missile early Friday in the city of...
After Trump’s Conviction, a Wary World Waits for the Fallout
“Given how the Trump administration failed to pay enough attention to building partnerships with like-minded states in Asia,” said Aries A. Arugay, the chair of...
For Women Climbers, Dangers Go Beyond Avalanches and Storms
In a memoir published in December, the professional mountaineer and former Miss Finland Lotta Hintsa briefly described an upsetting incident with a “very famous male...
U.S. and Chinese Defense Chiefs Hold First in-Person Talks Since 2022
The U.S. secretary of defense, Lloyd J. Austin III, and China’s minister of defense held their first face-to-face talks in 18 months on Friday, against...
Why I Love the Sydney Opera House
The Australia Letter is a weekly newsletter from our Australia bureau. This week’s issue is written by Damien Cave, the Australia bureau chief. Earlier this...