Russia Presses Offensive in Kursk Amid Cease-Fire Talks With U.S.
Moscow is pressing its offensive to retake the full territory of Russia’s Kursk region from Ukraine as negotiations between...
As Trump Stirs Doubt, Europeans Debate Their Own Nuclear Deterrent
Germany’s next chancellor, Friedrich Merz, set European pigeons flying in circles when he suggested last month that given r...
Slowly, Ukrainian Women Are Beginning to Talk About Sexual Assault in the War
A 77-year-old former high school teacher, turned out in a neat dress and hat, has been creating a quiet revolution in the vil...
‘On the Tightrope’:Britain Tries to Bridge a Widening Trans-Atlantic Gap
Five years after it left the European Union, Britain may have finally found a new role on the global stage — a gig that looks...
Carl Lundstrom, Who Financed the Pirate Bay, Dies in Plane Crash
Carl Lundstrom, the heir to a Swedish crisp bread fortune who financed the Pirate Bay, a notorious file-sharing service that ...
What Syria’s New Temporary Constitution Says
Syria’s new government has adopted a temporary constitution that concentrates much power in the hands of the interim presiden...
Finland Finds Russian Mercenary Guilty of War Crimes in Ukraine
A court in Finland found a Russian paramilitary fighter guilty of war crimes committed during Russia’s first invasion of Ukra...
Germans Reach Deal to Spend Big on Defense, Climate and More
Friedrich Merz, the likely next chancellor of Germany, announced on Friday that he had cut a deal with the Green Party to all...
Kremlin Says Putin Met With Trump’s Envoy, Steve Witkoff
President Vladimir V. Putin of Russia met with Steve Witkoff, the U.S. special envoy, in Moscow late Thursday and now expects...
Catholics Around the Globe Heed Francis’ Call to ‘Pray for Me’
When Pope Francis first appeared to the world on the balcony of St. Peter’s Basilica, he humbly requested that the faithful...