[ad_1] This is the story of two meals and two people named Lam. It started with a joke and ended with a prison sentence. Two years ago, one of Vietnam’s most powerful officials ate a steak plated in 24-karat gold…
[ad_1] KYIV, Ukraine – An explosion far behind the front line shook Ukraine on Saturday, as a Russian missile destroyed part of a hospital complex and appeared to be attacking Ukrainian cities under the control of Russia, in an escalating,…
[ad_1] One of the anti-Kremlin groups responsible for armed attacks into Russia this week, the Russian Volunteer Corps, is led by far-right extremists described by German officials and humanitarian groups, including the Anti-Defamation League, as neo-Nazis. . The Volunteer Corps,…
[ad_1] Evan Gershkovich, the Wall Street Journal reporter jailed in Russia on espionage charges, has appealed a court ruling earlier this week that extended his detention by more than three months, the Journal confirmed on Friday. Mr. Gershkovich, 31, had…
[ad_1] Tropical Cyclone Mawar strengthened into a super hurricane on Friday, with sustained winds of 185 miles per hour, making it the equivalent of a Category 5 hurricane in the Atlantic. The storm is starting to weaken and may fluctuate…
[ad_1] A pod of orcas repeatedly crashed into a yacht in the Strait of Gibraltar this week, damaging it enough to require Spanish rescuers to come to the aid of its four crew members. This is the latest episode in…
[ad_1] South Korean authorities detained a man on Friday after he opened the door of an Asiana Airlines flight minutes before it crashed in the city of Daegu, sparking panic among passengers, officials said. The Airbus A321-200 landed safely at…
[ad_1] WARNING: This story contains disturbing details The British coroner on Friday asked police near London to complete an investigation into the suicide of a student in 2021, amid fresh scrutiny of a controversial website by an Ontarian. A detective…
[ad_1] Data obtained from NASA’s Juno probe provides new information about lightning processes on Jupiter similar to those on Earth despite dramatic differences between the two planets, according to scientists. Hidden beneath the brown ammonia clouds that cover Jupiter are…
[ad_1] Why It Matters: Putin needs public support At the start of the war, some US officials predicted that public support for Russian President Vladimir V. Putin would erode as the war continued and economic sanctions deepened, potentially forcing him…