Robert Hébras, who, shielded under dead bodies, survived an infamous 1944 massacre in which members of an SS Panzer division killed almost everyone in the village of Oradour-sur-Glane in France, died on...
Read moreAt the one-year mark of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, President Vladimir V. Putin and President Biden both insisted this week that they were committed to the fight. Mr. Putin prepared Russia for...
Read moreThe chemical giant BASF announced plans on Friday to cut 2,600 positions, mainly in Germany, as it reported a slide in earnings that it blamed on shifting global demand and a loss...
Read moreKYIV, Ukraine — As the Ukrainian authorities stepped up security measures this week and President Volodymyr Zelensky warned that Russia was plotting a “revenge” attack on Friday timed to the anniversary of...
Read moreAfter powerful earthquakes struck southern Turkey, Eylem Sahutoglu and her family endured two weeks of freezing nights under a blue tarpaulin. Then word came from government engineers who had inspected their building:...
Read moreOne year of warUkraine is bracing for potential Russian attacks timed to the anniversary of the war today. President Volodymyr Zelensky of Ukraine has warned of a symbolic “revenge” assault from Russia around the...
Read moreKYIV, Ukraine — As the Ukrainian authorities stepped up security measures this week and President Volodymyr Zelensky warned that Russia was plotting a “revenge” attack on Friday timed to the anniversary of...
Read moreKOSTENETS, Bulgaria — The job is straightforward, dangerous and will soon be open to applicants: filling a 122-millimeter Soviet-style artillery shell with explosives that will turn it into a lethal projectile.For the residents...
Read moreMELBOURNE, Australia — Few professional runners become household names. But in Australia, Peter Bol, a middle-distance runner of Sudanese descent, is something of a national hero.At the Tokyo Olympics, where he was...
Read moreFrom a cultural point of view, olive oil, like wine and pasta, is “an ambassador of ‘made in Italy,’” he said, and associating with “a colossus like Starbucks” could improve the visibility...
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