Could Russia Hit Harder? It at Least Wants Ukraine to Think So.
Major attacks on Kyiv, followed by warnings of more, come as Moscow is stalled on the battlefield and at the negotiating table.
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Uganda Closes Border With Congo Over Ebola Fears
Ebola response teams and a few others are exempt and will undergo “strict health screening,” a top Ugandan official said.
Divers Find 5 Trapped in Flooded Cave, but a Treacherous Rescue Awaits
The five men, stranded while looking for gold, were found alive after a week in a narrow, muddy chamber. Two people remain missing.
Residents Watch as Israeli War Planes Circle Over Southern Lebanon
Israel has intensified its deadly military campaign against Hezbollah, the Iran-backed militant group, in recent days, striking targets acro…
Iran War Live Updates: White House Denies Iranian State Media’s Outline of ‘Unofficial’ Deal
The reported draft agreement said Iran would reopen the Strait of Hormuz in return for the United States’ lifting its naval blockade.
After 88 Days of Censored News, TV and Chat, Iranians Are Coming Back Online
The government is letting people connect with the world after a near-total internet shutdown. But not everyone has access, and those who do …
Samsung Unions Approve Pay Deal That Highlights Inequality of A.I. Age
The agreement all but guarantees hefty bonuses for employees in the top-performing chip unit. Other workers say they feel left out.
Inside Xi Jinping’s Strategy to Export Ideas on State Control
When a remote Pacific village asked for help with rowdy youth, the Chinese police arrived with a surveillance system. Then came the backlash…
Nigel Farage’s Far-Right Party Is Now Central to British Politics
Nigel Farage’s anti-immigrant, populist agenda has helped his party, Reform U.K., emerge from the fringe of politics in Britain. But it fa…
Where Time Is Always 15 Minutes Apart From Everywhere Else
In Nepal, a nation wedged between India and China, a unique time zone is just one expression of a singular national identity.
He Invented the Basque Cheesecake. He Prefers Chocolate.
Santiago Rivera is widely credited with creating the “burnt” cheesecake in the 1980s, though he doesn’t love the spinoffs it has spawn…