By Giulia Morpurgo The opening of a new U.S. missile defense base in Romania has sparked protest from Russia and will be high on the agenda of next month’s NATO summit in Warsaw. The base is part of a U.S. defense system that Washington says would shield U.S....
It upended China’s history. But the 50th anniversary of the launch of Mao Zedong’s Cultural Revolution was shrouded in silence. Visitors in front of portraits of Mao Zedong at a souvenir store in Shaoshan, China, 28 April 2016. (EPA/How Hwee Young) It was...
This is the first in a series of decoders by our summer intern, Emma Bapt. For more decoders explaining big events, click here. By Emma Bapt Britain votes on June 23 whether to remain in the European Union in a referendum with potentially momentous consequences for...
Russia has released pilot Nadiya Savchenko, Ukraine’s “Joan of Arc,” from prison. Does Vladimir Putin want the EU to drop sanctions? Nadiya Savchenko sings Ukraine’s national anthem in parliament, 31 May 2016. (EPA/Sergey Dolzhenko) Russia released...
Hillary finally entered. When she raised her arms, the cheers turned very loud. Everybody understood that she had clinched the Democratic nomination. Hillary acknowledging applause, Brooklyn, New York, 7 June 2016 (Photo by Enrique Shore) News-Decoder correspondent...
I’ve spent the past year in France. I’m not French, but I no longer identify completely as an American. It’s given me a new perspective. A Muslim student puts on her head scarf as she leaves high school in Lille, France, 2 September 2004. France bans...
Muhammad Ali shattered conventions inside and outside the boxing ring, and he forever changed the relationship between sports stars and fans. Muhammad Ali at a rally against the Vietnam War, Chicago, 11 May 1967(AP Photo/Charles Harrity) This is our second story on...
I covered the boxing match when Muhammad Ali beat Sonny Liston for his first world championship. My white shirt was speckled with Liston’s blood. Cassius Clay, later named Muhammad Ali, hits Sonny Liston in their championship fight in Miami Beach, 25 February...
By Bernd Debusmann Good news from the Arab world is an increasingly rare commodity. But there are exceptions. Take the United Arab Emirates, where a determined drive is underway to close the knowledge gap with the West and restore Arab learning to its past glory. The...
Few tourists enjoying Italy’s summer season realize the country has survived a dark history of violence that shook its foundations not so long ago. Giovanni Falcone and Paolo Borsellino in 1992(With permission of Tony Gentile) Tourists are pouring into Italy for...