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As the tug of war for the Orthodox faithful in Ukraine rages on, the head of the church that is loyal to Kyiv delivered a Christmas sermon for the first time at...

One of China’s most influential tech titans, Ant Group, said on Saturday that its founder, Jack Ma, plans to relinquish control of the company.Ant Group is the fintech sister company of the...

BAKHMUT, Ukraine — There was no truce in Bakhmut on Friday. Russian artillery shells kept streaking overhead and thudding into Ukrainian-held territory through the afternoon and evening, just as they had for...

American soldiers driving a Bradley Fighting Vehicle in northeastern Syria in 2021.Credit...Baderkhan Ahmad/Associated PressThe White House announced on Thursday that the Pentagon would be providing Bradley Fighting Vehicles to Kyiv, which offer...

In one of the final acts of its 20-year war in Afghanistan, the United States fired a missile from a drone at a car in Kabul. It was parked in the courtyard...

Putin offers a brief cease-fireVladimir Putin, the Russian leader, ordered a unilateral cease-fire for Russian troops from midday today to the end of tomorrow to observe the Orthodox Christmas, according to the...

MEXICO CITY — The Mexican authorities announced on Thursday that they had captured a son of the drug lord El Chapo in an early morning operation in Culiacán, a northwestern city that...

President Vladimir V. Putin of Russia called for a cease-fire in Ukraine to celebrate Orthodox Christian Christmas. A senior Ukrainian official dismissed the move as “hypocrisy.”Credit...Tyler Hicks/The New York TimesPresident Vladimir V....

Jan. 5, 2023, 3:10 a.m. ETJan. 5, 2023, 3:10 a.m. ETCrowds of the faithful gathered at the funeral on Thursday.Credit...James Hill for The New York TimesWhen Pope John Paul II died in...

Russia lays blame with fallen troopsAmid anger in Russia over a deadly New Year’s Day strike in Makiivka on Moscow’s forces, official blame has fallen on the targeted soldiers themselves, with the...