Serbia’s Leader Rejects ‘Little Putin’ Label Amid Fears of Russian Meddling
BELGRADE, Serbia — Serbia’s strongman leader, Aleksandar Vucic, is fed up with being reviled as a “little Putin” intent on aggression against his country’s fragile […]
Blinken Presses Rwanda and Congo to Stop Backing Militia Groups
Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken said he had warned the leaders of Rwanda and the Democratic Republic of Congo that their support for militias […]
Your Friday Briefing: U.S. to Unseal Trump Warrant
Good morning. We’re covering moves by the U.S. to unseal the Mar-a-Lago search warrant, Russia’s preparation for possible show trials and Taiwan’s undeterred diplomacy. U.S. […]
Italy Salutes a War Hero and the Values He Fought For
ROME — Many of the mourners at the wake and funeral of Mario Fiorentini — Italy’s most decorated resistance fighter, who died on Tuesday at […]
Shelling Threatens Ukrainian Nuclear Plant, and U.N. Pleads for Access
Shelling in Ukraine once again threatened the largest nuclear power plant in Europe on Thursday, damaging equipment on the grounds, as Russian and Ukrainian forces […]
How the war changed a Kyiv museum’s view of its past.
KYIV, Ukraine — Most of the galleries are now empty at the Mystetskyi Arsenal, one of Europe’s largest art museums. As at almost every cultural […]
A Moscow court places a former state television journalist under house arrest over her anti-war protest.
A former Russian state television journalist who gained global attention for staging a rare protest against the war in Ukraine live on air has been […]
Heavy Losses Leave Russia Short of Its Goal, U.S. Officials Say
WASHINGTON — The staggeringly high rate of Russian casualties in Ukraine means that President Vladimir V. Putin may not be able to achieve one of […]
Rhythm of War: A Thunderous Blast, and Then a Coffee Break
BAKHMUT, Ukraine — Ukrainian soldiers scurried around the howitzer in a field one recent morning. In a flurry of activity, one man lugged a 106-pound […]
All Hooting Aside: Did a Vocal Evolution Give Rise to Language?
The ubiquity of the vocal lips did not necessarily mean that they affected the sounds their possessors produced. So Dr. Nishimura’s group removed the larynges […]