Venezuela’s popular opposition leader, María Corina Machado, was freed on Thursday afternoon after a brief detention by adversaries during an antigovernment protest in Caracas on […]
Month: January 2025
Venâncio Mondlane Returns to Mozambique, Declaring Himself President
He stepped off a gray jumbo jet to the excited but subdued applause of a few airport employees in neon vests. At least one fellow […]
Thursday Briefing: Los Angeles Battles Deadly Wildfires
Deadly wildfires ravage Southern California as water runs low Multiple out-of-control blazes in the Los Angeles area yesterday killed at least two people and seriously […]
South Korean Colonel Who Accused President of Whitewash Is Acquitted
A South Korean marine colonel who faced insubordination and defamation charges after accusing President Yoon Suk Yeol of whitewashing his investigation into a marine’s death […]
Egypt Sees Its Refugees as a Scapegoat and an Opportunity
In easier times for Egypt’s refugees, Azza Mostafa, a pro-government TV anchor, had nothing but generous words for the many thousands of Syrians who had […]
Top Iranian General Admits ‘Big’ Defeat in Syria
Iran’s top-ranking general in Syria has contradicted the official line taken by Iran’s leaders on the sudden downfall of their ally Bashar al-Assad, saying in […]
Putin Gets a Snub in the Vast Wine Cellars of a Former Soviet Republic
Hermann Goering, Hitler’s right-hand man, survived the cut. His bottles of wine — part of a collection seized by the Soviet army as a trophy […]
U.S. Saw an Opportunity While It Pushed to Arm Ukraine
Just weeks after Russia invaded Ukraine in February 2022, Ukrainian troops began running out of ammunition for their aging Soviet-era artillery. The United States was […]
How Trump’s Greenland Plan Could Hit Ozempic, Legos and Hearing Aids
President-elect Donald J. Trump has threatened tariffs on many countries for many different reasons. On Monday, he found a new purpose for his favorite economic […]
Guantánamo Bay Explained: The Costs, the Captives and Why It’s Still Open
The Pentagon’s detention operation at Guantánamo once held hundreds of men who were captured by U.S. forces and their allies in the war against terrorism. […]