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World War II: After the War
Part 20 of a weekly 20-part retrospective of World War II
Part 20 of a weekly 20-part retrospective of World War II
Keir Starmer needs to address immigration, not because of Britain’s riots, but in spite of them.
While outside analysts downplayed their chances, the Ukrainians were quietly planning an offensive across the Russian border.
Venezuela’s strongman appears to believe that dictatorship can survive on repression alone. What if he’s right?
Skateboarding and steeplechase at the 2024 Paris Olympics, Snoop Dogg and Martha Stewart at a dressage event, a traditional mask festival in Benin, and much more
The ICJ’s opinion on the West Bank is devastating, and it isn’t wrong.
That’s all it took for one artist to become a target for Vladimir Putin.
El Tapón del Darién fue alguna vez considerado intransitable. Ahora cientos de miles de migrantes se arriesgan a atravesar un terreno peligroso, a sufrir violencia, hambre y enfermedad para llegar por medio de la selva hasta Estados Unidos.
The Darién Gap was once considered impassable. Now hundreds of thousands of migrants are risking treacherous terrain, violence, hunger, and disease to travel through the jungle to the United States.
Some say a big war will help the country’s enemies. But is anyone listening?
Swimming and fencing at the 2024 Summer Olympics, wildfires in Colorado and California, a disastrous oil spill in the Philippines, protests after a disputed presidential election in Venezuela, and much more
Political prisoners and hostages have been freed, but at a cost.
Nicolás Maduro stole the election. So why is a longtime opposition leader in such a good mood?
Israel can pretty much do what it wants on Iranian soil.
If it’s received as intended, the Hamas leader’s death might actually deescalate regional tensions.
They have wanted a war with Israel for decades.
A restaurant isn’t allowed to sell empanadas to a candidate who isn’t allowed to run—in an election the opposition isn’t allowed to win.
At some point, stepping back from this brink will become impossible.
Chinese social media is fascinated with Biden’s decision to step aside.
A water-dragon carnival in China, a moonrise over an erupting Mount Etna, scenes from the Tour de France, a dangerous heat wave in Japan, and much more
Putin’s security service is reviving pressure tactics from a terrible past.