[ad_1] As the sun sets on the Deir el Balah neighbourhood in the southern tip of the Gaza Strip, Abu Mustafa Naji and his wife move slowly through the silence around them. Neither speaks as they set a small wooden…
[ad_1] For David Makepeace, falling in love with eclipses was just pure happenstance. It was 1991. He was 28, and in love with a young travel agent in his hometown of Toronto. “She and I were moonstruck to begin with,”…
[ad_1] Russia is ratcheting up its internet censorship ahead of elections this weekend that are all but assured to give President Vladimir V. Putin another six years in power, further shrinking one of the last remaining spaces for political activism,…
[ad_1] The appointment on Thursday of Muhammad Mustafa as the new prime minister of the Palestinian Authority was supposed to be a nod to international demands for a more technocratic and less corrupt administration. But Mr. Mustafa, 69, who was…
[ad_1] The Australia Letter is a weekly newsletter from our Australia bureau. Sign up to get it by email. This week’s issue is written by Julia Bergin, a reporter based in the Northern Territory. No amount of gentle coaxing, regimented…
[ad_1] Why Russia’s election matters Russians will begin voting for president today, but there is no suspense about the result: Vladimir Putin, 71, is certain to claim an overwhelming victory. The election, which will take place over three days, is…
[ad_1] Prime Minister Viktor Orban is jeopardizing Hungary’s position as a trusted NATO ally, the U.S. ambassador to Budapest warned on Thursday, with “its close and expanding relationship with Russia,” and with “dangerously unhinged anti-American messaging” in state-controlled media. The…
[ad_1] With its army short of ammunition and troops to break the deadlock on the battlefield, Ukraine has increasingly taken the fight behind Russian lines, attacking warships, railways and airfields in an attempt to diminish Moscow’s military operations. Most recently,…
[ad_1] The father of a Michigan school shooter was found guilty of involuntary manslaughter Thursday, a second conviction against the teen’s parents who were accused of failing to secure a gun at home and doing nothing to address acute signs…
[ad_1] new video loaded: Prime Minister Netanyahu Has ‘Lost His Way,’ Schumer says transcript Back transcript Prime Minister Netanyahu Has ‘Lost His Way,’ Schumer says Senator Chuck Schumer, the majority leader, said the Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is a…