Diplomats are meeting in Paris under the Normandy Format. We explain.
As part of the frenzied diplomatic effort to head off a conflagration in Ukraine, there has been a virtual summit between President Biden and …
Your Thursday Briefing: U.S. Responds to Russia
We’re covering the U.S. response to Russia’s security demands and the recapture of a Syrian prison from ISIS. A delivery of defensive equipment …
The U.S.-Kurd alliance in Syria has a tangled history.
For U.S. forces in Syria, an on-again off-again alliance is very much on again. The fighting around Sinaa prison in Hasaka, a city in …
Awaiting Report on Parties, Johnson Faces Fire Over an Afghan Evacuation
LONDON — Awaiting a report into lockdown-breaking parties in Downing Street that could force his resignation, Prime Minister Boris Johnson was on …
The World Awaits Putin’s Word on Ukraine, but on That, He Is Silent
MOSCOW — Amid all the fear and guesswork this month over the possibility that President Vladimir V. Putin could soon order an attack on Ukraine …
Palestinian American Held by Israel Died of Heart Attack, Autopsy Shows
JERUSALEM — A 78-year-old Palestinian American man died this month from a stress-induced heart attack brought on by injuries sustained while he …
Killing Spree Spurs Outrage Among Journalists in Mexico
MEXICO CITY — In a country where thebrutal killings of journalists are almost routine, a recent spree of violent deaths has provoked a rare …
Macron’s Comments on Algeria Resonate as Elections Loom
PARIS — President Emmanuel Macron of France, addressing a community that has been fertile ground for the far right ahead of presidential …
Sweden’s Songwriters Dominated U.S. Pop. Now, They’re Looking to Korea.
When the Swedish songwriter Ellen Berg first heard a K-pop track, in 2013, her reaction was typical of many Western listeners: “What the hell is …