WNBA basketball player Brittney Griner arrives to a hearing at the Khimki Court, outside Moscow in August.Credit…Kirill Kudryavtsev/Agence France-Presse — Getty Images U.S. officials met with the jailed American basketball star Brittney Griner on Thursday for the first time since a Russian court rejected her appeal on a drug-possession conviction, and the White House said […]
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Kherson Braces for Battle as Russian Administration Evacuates
KYIV, Ukraine — With Russian and Ukrainian forces apparently girding to battle for the city of Kherson, signs of Kremlin rule are disappearing from the city’s streets while the remaining residents, unsure what to believe and afraid of what comes next, are stocking up on food and fuel to survive combat. Russian soldiers, patrols and […]
Brazil Braces for ‘White-Knuckle Race’ Between Bolsonaro and Lula
President Jair Bolsonaro had once looked doomed in the country’s high-stakes election. But now, in a runoff, the right-wing incumbent has a path to re-election.
Typhoon Hinnamnor: South Korea Braces for Storm’s Arrival
The storm, expected to make landfall on Tuesday, could be the strongest in the country’s recorded history. Japan and China were also making preparations.