Science
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Russia and Ukraine Engage in Dueling Air Assaults Behind the Front Lines
Both sides have been looking for ways to inflict damage beyond the battlefield, targeting military logistics hubs and urban centers.
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How a Crackdown on Haitians Lifted a Dominican Leader’s Re-Election Bid
President Luis Abinader goes into Sunday’s race as the clear front-runner, bolstered by nativist migration policies, a strong economy and…
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Slovak Prime Minister Is Improving After Second Operation, Official Says
The suspect in the shooting of the prime minister, Robert Fico, appeared before a judge, who ordered that he would…
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France Issues Scratch-and-Sniff Baguette Postage Stamps
The celebration of French heritage in the run-up to the Paris Olympics was unveiled on the feast day of Saint…
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A Would-be Assassin Stirs Europe’s Violent Ghosts
Political violence and polarization stalk Europe today, with ominous echoes of the past.
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Slovakian Charged in Shooting ‘Was Against Everything’
People who know the suspect described a ‘weird and angry’ loner who wrote erotic poetry, and whose resentments ranged across…
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When a Tale of Migration Is Not Just Fiction
The two teenagers on the screen trudging through the endless dunes of the Sahara on their way to Europe were…
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French Police Shoot Dead Man Who Tried to Set Synagogue on Fire
The synagogue, in Rouen, northern France, sustained “significant damage,” but nobody other than the assailant was harmed, the authorities said.
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How Kite Surfing in Remote Colombia Changed a Boy. And a Village.
They came from all over the world to this remote stretch of Colombia’s Caribbean coast. Two hailed from India. Two…
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Slovakia’s Politics Were Toxic Long Before Its Prime Minister Was Shot
Years of vitriolic rhetoric, worsened by the Covid-19 pandemic and the war in Ukraine, left Slovakia with bitter political division.