The soldiers, still outfitted in camo, arrived not by cargo plane or armored carrier but by wheelchair, and formed up before a crowd bearing flags, flowers and the traditional loaves of bread. There were handshakes, hugs and song — the Ukrainian national anthem, of course — and a few photos, but no long-winded speeches or […]
Month: March 2023
Centuries of Stargazing Leave Jesuit Names Written in the Heavens
Centuries after the Holy See muzzled Roman Catholic stargazers for questioning the centrality of the Earth in the cosmos, Jesuit astronomers from the Vatican’s in-house observatory are increasingly writing their names in the heavens. The Vatican, run by Pope Francis, the first Jesuit pope in history, recently announced that three more Jesuit scientists from its […]
Spain’s Prime Minister to Visit Xi in China to Discuss Ukraine
MADRID — The Spanish prime minister, Pedro Sánchez, will travel next week to China for talks with President Xi Jinping, and intends to discuss China’s framework for negotiating a peace agreement between Russia and Ukraine, he announced on Thursday. Mr. Sánchez, speaking to reporters at a European Union meeting in Brussels, said he intended to […]
Russia-Ukraine War News: Zelensky Visits Kherson
Medical services have been severely disrupted all across Ukraine since Russia began its invasion in February 2022.Credit…Lynsey Addario for The New York Times Chronic diseases have gone untreated. Villagers have not been allowed to leave their homes to obtain much-needed medicines. With their closest medical center destroyed, some Ukrainians have been forced to take perilous […]
Prince William Makes Visit to Poland to Thank Troops Supporting Ukraine
Prince William of Britain made an unannounced trip to Poland on Wednesday to “personally thank” British and Polish troops supporting Ukraine’s armed forces as part of a two-day visit intended to highlight Britain’s support for Ukraine. William arrived in Warsaw and then traveled to the southeastern city of Rzeszow, roughly 50 miles from Poland’s border, […]
Boris Johnson Faces Inquiry Over Whether He Lied to U.K. Parliament
Facing a hearing that could curtail his political career, Britain’s former prime minister Boris Johnson denied lying to Parliament on Wednesday, but under sharp questions from lawmakers struggled to justify some of the misleading statements he made about lockdown-busting parties held in Downing Street. The session, before the powerful privileges committee in the House of […]
Your Thursday Briefing: U.S. Raises Interest Rates
The Fed raises rates amid turmoil The U.S. Federal Reserve raised interest rates by a quarter-point as officials tried to balance the risk of runaway inflation with the threat of turmoil in the banking system. The decision was one of the most closely watched in years, and the conflicting forces had left investors and economists guessing […]
Zelensky Makes Morale-Building Visit to War Zone in East
The trip came as President Xi Jinping of China left Moscow after pledging an enduring partnership with President Vladimir V. Putin of Russia. Here’s what we’re covering:
At Al Aqsa Mosque, Shards of Stained Glass Tell a Story of Conflict
JERUSALEM — At a workshop on the edge of the Aqsa Mosque compound, Muhammad Rowidy spends hours hunched over panes of stained glass, painstakingly carving through white plaster to reveal geometric designs. While he works, there is a thought he can’t shake. “You see this,” he said, pausing and leaning back, “this takes months to […]
Ukrainian Soldiers Speed Through U.S. Training on Patriot Missiles
FORT SILL, Okla. — Several dozen Ukrainian soldiers are wrapping up their training on the Patriot missile system and within a few weeks will deploy to the war’s front lines, armed with America’s most advanced ground-based air defense to help protect against Russian missile attacks. The Ukrainian soldiers, all seasoned combat veterans skilled in Russian-designed […]