The eruption of the Krasheninnikov volcano on Sunday in Russia’s Far East came after a series of seismic events this…
Putin Widens Effort to Control Russia’s Internet
The introduction of a state-approved messaging app has raised fears that Russia could be preparing to block WhatsApp and Telegram.
Sykes-Picot, the 109-Year-Old Pact That Looms Over French and British Moves to Recognize a Palestinian State
The Sykes-Picot Agreement was a secret treaty Britain and France signed more than a century ago. Many consider it to…
A Former American Soldier Finds a Home in Mexican Wrestling
Flip Gordon was uneasy about being a lucha libre wrestler dressed in a U.S. military uniform. Booed at first, he…
No Passports, No Study Abroad: China Limits Public Employees’ Travel
Even low-level government employees like elementary school teachers and nurses have been ordered to hand in their passports, to enforce…
With a Joyous Festival, the Vatican Aims to Draw In the Digital Generation
In a mass gathering that has been called the “Catholic Woodstock,” the church has embraced influencers on social media as…
New Hostage Videos Sow Fear and Horror in Israel
A “living skeleton, buried alive” in Gaza’s tunnels, was how the family of one hostage described him after seeing a…
Protesters in Thailand Denounce Prime Minister After Clashes With Cambodia
Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra of Thailand had already been suspended after a leaked phone call that many say showed her…
Iran Is Holding at Least 4 US Citizens, Rights Groups and Families Say
Two were seized after Israel and the United States attacked Iranian targets in June, and two others have been held…
Mike Huckabee, Israel’s Passionate Defender as Gaza War Drives Allies Away
Mr. Huckabee, a Baptist minister, is the first evangelical to serve as American ambassador to Israel. Christian conservatives and the…