Category: World

The first poem I memorized was “Pinkle Purr” by A.A. Milne. I was around seven years old when I encountered it and was immediately enchanted. […]

In the days surrounding Pope Francis’ death, Cardinal Pietro Parolin was everywhere. The No. 2 figure in the Vatican, he visited Francis in the hospital, […]

When more than a million refugees and economic migrants poured into Europe a decade ago, Pope Francis urged compassion and, in a display of empathy […]

For months, Elvira Kaipova had not heard from her son Rafael, a Russian soldier deployed in Ukraine. Military officials responded to her repeated questions about […]

Sirens blaring, a truckful of armed men trailing in its wake, the black sport utility vehicle that sliced sharklike through the Syrian town of Ashrafieh […]

When Donald J. Trump was first in the White House trying to strike a trade deal with China, Beijing tried to curry favor with the […]

Rwanda is in talks with the Trump administration about taking in migrants that have been deported from the United States, potentially making it the first […]

Two hikers were strolling in the foothills of the Krkonose Mountains in the Czech Republic in early February when they noticed something shiny peeking out […]

Prime Minister Mark Carney of Canada said on Friday that he would travel next week to meet with President Trump for a high-stakes encounter between […]

President Volodymyr Zelensky on Saturday said Ukraine will not adhere to a three-day cease-fire proposed by Russia, saying such a short truce would not help […]