State Dept. Designates American Teacher Held in Russia as ‘Wrongfully Detained’
Marc Fogel was convicted of drug smuggling and sentenced in 2022 to 14 years in prison by the same court…
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Elon Musk Doubles Down on Support for German Far-Right AfD
The world’s richest man, a key adviser to President-elect Donald Trump, ridicules critics over his backing of the German extremist…
Putin Apologizes but Does Not Take Responsibility for Azerbaijani Plane Crash
President Vladimir V. Putin of Russia told the Azerbaijani leader, Ilham Aliyev, in a phone call, “that the tragic incident…
Syria’s New Government Steps Up Pursuit of Assad Loyalists
Finding the remnants of the old dictatorship and bringing them to justice has emerged as a top priority for the…
Michel del Castillo, 91, Dies; Child’s-Eye Chronicler of Concentration Camps
His first novel, “Tanguy,” published when he was 24, was a fact-based Holocaust story that one reviewer said “begins where…
Kirsten Simone, Danish Ballet Star, Is Dead at 90
One of Denmark’s most authoritative ballerinas, she was a prominent figure in a country better known for its male dancers.
Interior Dept. Is Caught Between Tribes in Casino Battles
The Biden administration’s consideration of three proposed tribal casinos in California and Oregon has touched off a fierce debate about…
Guards in Fatal Prison Assault Were Accused of Beating Inmates Before
Three of the 13 guards implicated in the savage beating of Robert Brooks had been accused in lawsuits of earlier…
Shigeko Sasamori, Hiroshima Survivor Who Preached Peace, Dies at 92
Severely disfigured when the United States dropped an atomic bomb on Japan, she spent her life warning others about the…
My Restaurant Was Named One of New York City’s Best. Here’s Why It Closed.
My story is one small part of an ongoing struggle for restaurant workers and culinary culture.