World Sep 21 Inside a Ukrainian brigade’s battle ‘through hell’ to recapture a village on the way to Bakhmut Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy is making his case in the U.S. for more money and weapons, and must persuade his audience that the counteroffensive is working. But as the 3rd Assault Brigade's experience shows, progress is difficult.
World Jul 12 Milan Kundera, renowned Czech writer and former dissident, dies in Paris at 94 The renowned author died Tuesday afternoon, his long-standing publishing house Gallimard said in a one-sentence statement on Wednesday.
World Jul 06 Thousands of teens have been arrested in French protests, though violence is subsiding French courts are working overtime in fast-track trials for more than 3,600 people arrested in unrest sparked by the police killing of a 17-year-old boy captured on video.
World Jul 03 Crowds gather in solidarity with local governments at town halls across France amid riots The riots, which seemed to be easing overnight into Monday, have been driven by a teenage backlash in the suburbs and urban housing projects against a French state that many young people with immigrant roots say routinely discriminates against them.
World Jun 11 How Ukraine’s dam collapse is turning into a slow-moving ecological catastrophe The short-term dangers following the destruction of the Kakhovka Dam can be seen from outer space. Experts say the long-term consequences will be generational.
World Mar 16 U.N.-backed investigation finds evidence of Russian war crimes in Ukraine A U.N.-backed investigation has found that Russian attacks against civilians in Ukraine, including systematic torture and killing in occupied regions, amount to war crimes and possibly crimes against humanity.
World Oct 02 10 torture sites in 1 town: Russia sowed pain, fear in Izium Torture in Izium was arbitrary, widespread and absolutely routine for both civilians and soldiers during the six months the Russians controlled the city, an AP investigation has found.
World May 19 Ukrainian medic’s bodycam shows two weeks of Mariupol struggle A celebrated Ukrainian medic recorded her time in Mariupol on a data card no bigger than a thumbnail.
World May 04 ‘They thought they were safe.’ AP investigation reveals 600 likely died in Mariupol theater airstrike An Associated Press investigation has found evidence that the March 16 Russian airstrike on the Mariupol theater being used as a bomb shelter was far deadlier than estimated, killing closer to 600 people.
World Feb 20 U.S. claims Russia has ordered final preparations for invasion Russia on Sunday rescinded earlier pledges to pull tens of thousands of its troops back from Ukraine’s northern border, a move that U.S. leaders said put Russia another step closer to launching what they said was the planned invasion of…