An open letter written by five historians denounced the war. They hope to persuade Beijing to make their stance clearer For Xu Guoqi, a Chinese historian, Beijing’s reluctance to denounce…
Putin’s order to raise Russia’s nuclear-alert status is aimed as much at a domestic audience as it is at the West. Russian President Vladimir Putin has ordered Russia’s strategic nuclear…
The Ukrainian leader’s refusal to back down is as inspiring as it is illuminating. A famous British newspaper cartoon called All Behind You, Winston from May 1940 shows Winston Churchill,…
Star conductor and close friend of Putin dropped by his management ahead of deadline to speak out or be fired from Munich Philharmonic Russia’s star conductor, Valery Gergiev, has been…
The newest report from the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) paints a troubling picture: Climate change is already impacting every corner of the world, and much more severe impacts are in…
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Justice Department launched one of the largest and most complex criminal investigations in its history after a mob of Donald Trump supporters stormed the U.S. Capitol over a…
BEREGSURANY, Hungary (AP) — The mass exodus of refugees from Ukraine to the eastern edge of the European Union showed no signs of stopping Monday as they flee Russia’s burgeoning…
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — A top adviser to Ukraine’s president says the first round of talks with Russia about ending the fighting in Ukraine has concluded, and more talks could…
HARGEISA, Somalia (AP) — Safia Ibrahim’s business was in trouble. COVID-19 had taken hold in Somaliland, in the Horn of Africa. The 50-year-old widow with 10 children to support set…
A renewed schism in Christianity: Ukraine is fighting for its independence from Russia in the churches as well as in the streets. And Kyiv has a surprising model for its…