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As Moscow throttles Russia’s few remaining independent voices, the authorities targeted two of the most prominent, one a Nobel Peace Prize winner and the other headed by a Nobel laureate.As Moscow throttles Russia’s few remaining independent voices, the authorities targeted two of the most prominent, one a Nobel Peace Prize winner and the other headed […]

A section of the landmark’s original staircase will go up for auction next month and could sell for a towering sum.A section of the landmark’s original staircase will go up for auction next month and could sell for a towering sum. Read More

As the focus shifts to negotiations between the United States and Iran, no formal Israeli participation is planned.As the focus shifts to negotiations between the United States and Iran, no formal Israeli participation is planned. Read More

John Healey, the defense secretary, said the vessels were gathering information about undersea pipelines, and said he believed President Vladimir V. Putin “would want us to be distracted by the Middle East.”John Healey, the defense secretary, said the vessels were gathering information about undersea pipelines, and said he believed President Vladimir V. Putin “would want

For Iran’s theocratic rulers, just surviving the U.S.-Israeli onslaught means victory. But the seeds of their next crisis may already be planted.For Iran’s theocratic rulers, just surviving the U.S.-Israeli onslaught means victory. But the seeds of their next crisis may already be planted. Read More

The country has been leveraging armed conflicts abroad, such as Russia’s war against Ukraine, to bolster its own military capabilities.The country has been leveraging armed conflicts abroad, such as Russia’s war against Ukraine, to bolster its own military capabilities. Read More

An entrepreneur behind drones that make the final strike themselves epitomizes the transformation of Ukraine’s civilian technology industry into a defense powerhouse.An entrepreneur behind drones that make the final strike themselves epitomizes the transformation of Ukraine’s civilian technology industry into a defense powerhouse. Read More

In the eastern state of Saxony-Anhalt, the Alternative for Germany could win control of the government this fall. Once in power, it has a plan to overhaul German society.In the eastern state of Saxony-Anhalt, the Alternative for Germany could win control of the government this fall. Once in power, it has a plan to overhaul

Zealous officials burned their predecessors’ romance novels. Now, young Muslim women in northern Nigeria publish their erotic books in installments on WhatsApp.Zealous officials burned their predecessors’ romance novels. Now, young Muslim women in northern Nigeria publish their erotic books in installments on WhatsApp. Read More

No oil and gas tankers have crossed the Strait of Hormuz since the truce took effect. Hezbollah said it was firing rockets at Israel early Thursday.No oil and gas tankers have crossed the Strait of Hormuz since the truce took effect. Hezbollah said it was firing rockets at Israel early Thursday. Read More