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Europe’s military shake-up: The major defence changes in the face of Vladimir Putin

Key PointsEuropean nations have been urged to take "radical and concrete steps" to bolster their defence forces.Sweden’s accession to NATO ended two centuries...

China’s Dispute With Taiwan Is Playing Out Near This Frontline Island

A small island controlled by Taiwan a few miles off China’s coast lived for decades in constant readiness for war. At one point...

The Brutality of Sugar: Debt, Child Marriage and Hysterectomies

“I had to rush to work immediately after the operation, as we had taken an advance,” Ms. Chaure said. “We neglect our health...

ISIS-K, Group Tied to Moscow Attack, Has Grown Bolder and More Violent

Few know better than the Taliban what a relentless foe the Islamic State’s affiliate in Afghanistan can be.Much of the West considers the...

Senegal Votes in an Election That Almost Didn’t Happen

She had badgered her friends and family to persuade them to vote for a major change of government. And on Friday, Aminata Faye,...

We Spent Months With India’s Sugar Cutters. Here’s What We Found.

Women who cut sugar cane in the Indian state of Maharashtra are getting unnecessary hysterectomies, often as a way to keep working, undistracted...

41 Days in a Bunker: How a Battle Raged on Ukraine’s Bloody Front Line

The two Ukrainian soldiers were trapped. After repelling waves of Russian attempts to storm their small bunker in a cellar near an abandoned...

Slovakia Presidential Election 2024: What You Need to Know

Why does this election matter?The Slovak presidency is a largely ceremonial post, but the election has been closely watched as a test of...

Russia Arrests 4 Suspects in Moscow Attack as Death Toll Climbs to 133

The Russian authorities said on Saturday that they had arrested the four individuals suspected of setting a suburban Moscow concert on fire and...

Kate and William ‘enormously touched’ by public support after cancer announcement

The Prince and Princess of Wales are "enormously touched" and "extremely moved" by the public's warmth and support following Kate's cancer announcement.There has...

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