40 Years Ago, a Nuclear Catastrophe at Chernobyl
Photographs from the first days of the Chernobyl disaster and of the aftermath years later show the response, the evacuation and the long-te…
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How a Pop Star’s Portrait Launched the Career of an Unknown Spanish Artist
Nieves González, a 29-year-old painter, once worked in relative obscurity in Andalusia. Her picture of the British singer Lily Allen change…
Al Qaeda-Linked Militants Launch Major Attacks on Cities Across Mali
The armed group JNIM claimed to have seized two key cities and destroyed the defense minister’s residence in a coordinated offensive that …
Crushed at the Polls, Hungary’s Former Ruling Party Licks Its Wounds
Outgoing prime minister, Viktor Orban, who helped found the Fidesz party, said he would leave his Parliament seat but hoped to remain as hea…
Families of Iranian Children Killed in School Airstrike Pen Letter to Pope
Pope Leo said he has seen the letter from the parents of more than 100 children killed in the strike, which a preliminary inquiry found resu…
2 C.I.A. Officers Killed in Mexico Crash Lacked Proper Authorization
The two Americans were killed on Sunday when their vehicle crashed while returning from an antidrug operation led by Mexico’s armed forces…
Big-Game Hunter From California Is Killed by Elephant in Central Africa
Ernie Dosio, 75, of Lodi, Calif., was hunting a species of antelope in the dense forests of Gabon when his hunting party stumbled on a small…
Semyon Gluzman, 79, Dies; Doctor Dared to Criticize Soviet Psychiatry
He was imprisoned for calling attention to the practice of declaring dissidents mentally ill. He later led efforts to confront his field’s…
Trump Cancels Aides’ Trip for Iran Talks, Saying, ‘We Have All the Cards.’
The last-minute scuttling of the trip is the latest sign of how far apart the two sides are on reaching a deal to end the Iran war.
Indigenous Speakers Are Booed During Commemorations of Australia’s War Dead
Dawn services for Anzac Day were disrupted in three cities. The hecklers seemed to be targeting a widespread Aboriginal custom meant to ackn…
Lionel Rosenblatt Dies at 82; Led Daring Rescue of Vietnamese Refugees
In an unsanctioned mission, the Foreign Service officer helped evacuate about 200 South Vietnamese citizens from Saigon days before the city…
Lebanese Ask, ‘What Cease-Fire?’ as Violence Simmers in the South
The fragile truce in Lebanon was extended after talks in Washington this week but has come under threat as Israel and Hezbollah have traded …