Diesel prices fall in Europe despite ban on Russian fuel
World
February 7, 2023
Diesel prices fall in Europe despite ban on Russian fuel
Europe’s ban on Russia’s diesel arrived painlessly on Sunday. Although the EU cut off its biggest supplier, diesel futures prices in the…
How to help victims of the earthquake in Turkey and Syria
Middle East
February 7, 2023
How to help victims of the earthquake in Turkey and Syria
Thousands of people are dead and many more are injured after a massive earthquake rocked Turkey and Syria Monday morning.…
UN chief’s somber warning: Prospects for peace in Ukraine are diminishing as world faces a wider war
World
February 7, 2023
UN chief’s somber warning: Prospects for peace in Ukraine are diminishing as world faces a wider war
United Nations head António Guterres on Monday struck a somber tone as he warned leaders convened in New York at…
This 102-year-old Ukrainian survived Stalin’s forced famine. Now she is making camouflage sniper suits
World
February 7, 2023
This 102-year-old Ukrainian survived Stalin’s forced famine. Now she is making camouflage sniper suits
Traditional Ukrainian tapestries, family photos and pastoral scenes on cheap posters cover the walls of her cottage warmed by a…
NATO forces put tanks through their paces, as Ukraine pins its hopes on Western-supplied armor
World
February 7, 2023
NATO forces put tanks through their paces, as Ukraine pins its hopes on Western-supplied armor
In the distance there are gunshots, a heavy blanket of snow muffling the sound, confusing the senses — how far away…
Why the Chinese balloon crisis could be a defining moment in the new Cold War
Features/Interviews
February 6, 2023
Why the Chinese balloon crisis could be a defining moment in the new Cold War
The Chinese balloon saga threatens to be a watershed moment in the world’s dangerous new superpower rivalry: For the first…
EU official says there is an “open invitation” for Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky to visit Brusselsp
World
February 6, 2023
EU official says there is an “open invitation” for Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky to visit Brusselsp
A European Union official has underlined that “there is an open invitation to President Volodymyr Zelensky to visit Brussels,” but…
Sci-fi ideas that could change the future of space exploration
Science
February 6, 2023
Sci-fi ideas that could change the future of space exploration
In the past year, a tiny helicopter flew on Mars, a NASA spacecraft slammed into an asteroid and the James…
Bakhmut’s natural defenses make it an “unwinnable fortress,”
World
February 6, 2023
Bakhmut’s natural defenses make it an “unwinnable fortress,”
The landscape around the Ukrainian eastern city of Bakhmut provides natural defenses that make it an “unwinnable fortress,” the commander…
Archaeologists find 5,000-year-old tavern — including food remains — in Iraq
Middle East
February 6, 2023
Archaeologists find 5,000-year-old tavern — including food remains — in Iraq
Eating out seems to have been as popular 5,000 years ago as it is today, with archaeologists in Iraq uncovering…