February 11, 2024World China Keeps Building Stadiums in Africa. But at What Cost? This year’s Africa Cup of Nations, like several previous editions, played out in Chinese-built arenas. It will end with familiar questions about […] Read more
February 11, 2024World Russian Drone Strike on Kharkiv Causes Deadly Fire Seven people from two families died in the inferno in Kharkiv on Friday night, as burning oil flowed like lava. “People were […] Read more
February 11, 2024World Terrified Gazans Await an Israeli Advance in the City They Fled To Israel has asked the military to come up with plans to evacuate Gazans, but it isn’t clear where they are supposed to […] Read more
February 10, 2024World UNRWA in Gaza Fought Hamas Infiltration; Not Hard Enough, Israel Says The main U.N. agency in Gaza said it has long investigated claims of links, firing several employees over the years. Israel says […] Read more
February 10, 2024World Middle East Crisis : Terrified Gazans Await an Israeli Advance in the City They Fled to People have packed into Rafah, where rents have skyrocketed and tent camps have taken over most open spaces. Israeli officials have suggested […] Read more
February 10, 2024World Egypt Warily Eyes Gaza as War Builds Pressure on Its Border Egypt has reinforced its frontier with Gaza and warned Israel that any move that would send Gazans spilling into Egyptian territory could […] Read more
February 10, 2024World Ricardo Martinelli Vows to Run for President of Panama From Nicaraguan Embassy Convicted of money laundering, Ricardo Martinelli, a conservative ex-president who had planned to run again, has sought refuge in the embassy of […] Read more
February 10, 2024World On a Frozen Border, Finland Puzzles Over a ‘Russian Game’ As it votes on Sunday for a new president, NATO’s newest member says Moscow is testing it by turning asylum seekers into […] Read more
February 10, 2024World Welcome to Japan, Taylor Swift Fans. Please Remain Seated as You Cheer. Some Japanese spectators are grumbling that foreign concertgoers visiting Tokyo don’t share their rather restrained local approach to taking in a show.Some […] Read more
February 9, 2024World In Tucker Carlson Interview, Putin Suggests a Peace Deal (on His Terms) The Russian leader clearly believes he can now negotiate from strength, but the message in the Tucker Carlson interview was muddled, critics […] Read more