After the Taliban retook power in Afghanistan on August 15, 2021, Berlin promised to bring all the Afghan local staff members to Germany. But people are still waiting to leave in …
An International Atomic Energy Agency delegation will visit Syria in the coming days to discuss nuclear material left over from the Assad regime, the Atomic Energy Commission of S…
At last: the new Téa Obreht novel is upon us! It comes to us in a day filled with other bounties: Richard Russo, Claire Carusillo, and Chang-Rae Lee are just a few of the other la…
Nearly five years after returning to power, Afghanistan’s Taliban authorities have expanded working relations with regional and European governments, although Russia remains the o…
The movie’s title is no joke. “Fast” (opening Aug. 12 at MOMA) is set in the world of low-rent auto racing. Its protagonist, a young woman named Sterling (Madison Pankey), tries t…
Shipping traffic through the Strait of Hormuz fell to seven commodity vessels on Monday, below the 10-day average of about 12, as hopes of a US-Iran peace deal continued to fade. …
Ukraine's president says strikes in Zaporizhzhia - which killed at least six and injured 19 - involved ballistic missiles from Russia's ally.
Bashar al-Assad was sentenced to death after a trial in absentia, convicting him of atrocities committed during Syria's nearly 14-year civil war.
Watch: Australian PM makes controversial “melon” comment on podcast Australia's Prime Minister Anthony Albanese is under fire for comments he made about two melons gifted to him b…
Check out more from this issue and find your next story to read. “History Is Running Backwards” is a provocative article. But I think David Brooks errs in framing traditionalism a…
Oil prices surge as talks stall over competing demands, hampering prospects for reopening crucial strait.
A Syrian court on Aug. 11 sentenced ousted president Bashar al-Assad and his brother Maher to death in absentia over crimes committed during the 2011 crackdown in the southern pro…