World
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From Barefoot Student to Power Broker: William Ruto Is Declared Kenya’s President
SAMBUT, Kenya — William Ruto spent his childhood on a plot of family land down an unpaved, narrow road in…
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Germany’s €9 Monthly Train Pass Has Proved Popular (and a Pleasant Surprise)
ABOARD THE HAMBURG-WESTERLAND TRAIN, Germany — Bärbel Hell, who does not usually ride on trains, was delighted to discover that…
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The focus of fighting shifts to Ukraine’s south.
Fleeing Russian occupied territories, drivers travel in long convoy on their way to Zaporizhzhia on Sunday.Credit...David Guttenfelder for The ...
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A Terrible Toll in an Egyptian Church Fire: 18 Children Killed
CAIRO — Eighteen children died in the fire that killed 41 people when it swept through a Coptic Orthodox church…
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U.K. Approves Covid Booster Vaccine That Targets Two Variants
British regulators on Monday approved the country’s first Covid-19 booster vaccine to target two coronavirus variants, the original virus and…
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Six Weeks of ‘Hell’: Inside Russia’s Brutal Ukraine Detentions
KHARKIV, Ukraine — It was a particularly dangerous time for a military-age man in Russian-occupied northern Ukraine, where Russian troops…
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Iran Denies Any Involvement in Rushdie Attack
A spokesman for Iran’s Foreign Ministry denied on Monday that the country had any involvement in the attack on Salman…
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Myanmar Widens Arrests and Slaps Aung San Suu Kyi With More Prison Time
Myanmar’s ousted civilian leader, Daw Aung San Suu Kyi, is kept by herself in a prison cell measuring about 200…
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Pigs to the Rescue: An Invasive Species Helped Save Australia’s Crocodiles
It is a scene that has played out countless times across the swamps and wetlands of northern Australia: A family…
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Brittney Griner appeals her conviction on drug charges in Russia, her defense team says.
The defense team for Brittney Griner, the American basketball star sentenced to prison in Russia on drug smuggling charges, said…