Month: January 2023

Support for Tunisian President Slipping After Parliament Vote

Tunisia, the only Arab country to emerge from the Arab Spring protests of more than a decade ago with a democracy, has not had a Parliament since its president suspended the assembly and established one-man rule in July 2021. But when the names of the North African country’s newly elected members of Parliament were finally […]

Pope Francis Lands in Congo, Where All His Priorities Converge

In his 10 years leading the Roman Catholic Church, Pope Francis has called attention to the plight of refugees and the poor and to the plunder of the earth’s natural riches. He has traveled to the peripheries of the church to touch the wounds of its afflicted and most forgotten. And he has welcomed young […]

Blinken Heads to West Bank After Surge in Violence

Earlier in the day, Mr. Blinken met with Egypt’s president, Abdel Fattah el-Sisi, who has helped to mediate two cease-fires between Israel and Palestinians in Gaza since Mr. Biden took office. Mr. Blinken later told reporters he had discussed the current crisis with the Egyptian leader. New armed groups of young Palestinians, chafing under occupation […]

IMF Upgrades Global Economic Outlook as Inflation Eases

WASHINGTON — The International Monetary Fund said on Monday that the global economy was expected to slow this year as central banks continued to raise interest rates to tame inflation, but it also suggested that growth would be more resilient than previously anticipated and that a global recession would probably be avoided. The I.M.F. upgraded its economic […]

‘Squid Game’ Actor Oh Young-soo Goes on Trial on Sex Crime Charges on Feb. 3

He has long been regarded as one of the best stage actors in South Korea, appearing in more than 200 productions since 1968 and winning a number of awards. In 2021, he rocketed to international fame after portraying Oh Il-nam, the wily, older contestant in the Netflix smash hit “Squid Game.” On Friday, he will […]

As Israelis Grieve, Some Palestinians Exult, and Some Fear What’s Next

As grieving Israeli families sat shiva on Sunday for seven civilians killed over the weekend in East Jerusalem, the family of their Palestinian killer felt a different emotion. Pride. “He’s a legend and hero,” said the killer’s father, Moussa al-Qam, 48, whose own father was stabbed to death in 1998, in what Israeli officials later […]

The Hunt for Nazi-Buried Treasure in a Dutch Village

In the spring of 1945, a couple of weeks before the liberation of the Netherlands from its Nazi occupiers, five German soldiers buried four ammunition boxes filled with gold, jewels and watches in a woodsy part of a sleepy Dutch village. Nazi soldiers had snatched the valuables, which could be worth millions, off the street […]

Russia and Ukraine Battle for Control of Villages Near the Key City of Bakhmut

Russian forces were wrestling for control of villages in eastern Ukraine near the beleaguered city of Bakhmut over the weekend, the latest flash point in a battle that Moscow views as crucial for its push to seize the whole of the eastern region of Donbas. Ukraine’s general staff said on Sunday that its soldiers had […]

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