World Nov 06 On Ukraine’s front and in Kyiv, hope and pragmatism compete when it comes to Trump’s election Trump, who has touted his good relationship with President Vladimir Putin and called the Russian leader "pretty smart" for invading Ukraine, has repeatedly criticized American backing of Ukraine.
World Oct 31 Frontline schools in Ukraine go underground to protect students against bombs and radiation To be a parent in the Ukrainian front-line city of Zaporizhzhia means weighing your child’s life against the Russian weapons within striking distance.
World Sep 03 Russian missile attack kills at least 47 in Ukrainian city of Poltava, Zelenskyy says The attack on Tuesday appeared to be one of the deadliest Russian strikes since the war began. The strike hit the central-eastern city of Poltava, the capital of the region of the same name.
World Jul 08 France’s Macron refuses prime minister’s resignation to ensure country’s stability French voters split the legislature on the left, center and far-right, leaving no faction even close to the majority needed to form a government.
World Jul 07 Polls project French leftists will win most seats in snap election, beating back far-right surge A coalition of the French left that quickly banded together to beat a surging far right in legislative elections won the most seats in parliament but not a majority, according to polling projections Sunday, a stunning outcome that threatens to plunge the…
World Jun 20 Russia obliterates Ukraine’s front-line towns with hacked bombs and expanded air base network Russia is intensifying its use of cheap glide bombs to lay waste to cities in eastern Ukraine.
World Mar 15 AP report: Russia imposes its passport on occupied Ukraine, coercing hundreds of thousands into citizenship Accepting a passport means that men living in occupied territory can be drafted to fight against the same Ukrainian army that is trying to free them.
World Dec 05 ‘We are officially hostages.’ How the Israeli kibbutz of Nir Oz embodied Hamas hostage strategy One terrified mother clutches her two redheaded toddlers as they are led away in a blanket, her eyes huge with fear. A boy is hauled away by his armpits. An elderly woman is pulled to her feet after tumbling off…
World Nov 05 Fearing the world will forget, families of Israeli hostages travel abroad to plead for help Families of hostages seized during the Oct. 7 Hamas attack fear the world’s focus on them is fading, as is the impetus to free some 240 people held.
World Oct 07 Ukrainian village shattered by precision missile strike on cafe hosting fallen soldier’s wake The Ukrainian village of Hroza has been plunged into mourning by a missile strike on a cafe that killed more than 50 people. Almost every household in the village had sent someone to a soldier’s wake that was held at…