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In the ‘Cozy Catastrophe’ Novel, the End of the World Is Not So Bad

Originally published in 1939, “The Hopkins Manuscript,” by the British writer R.C. Sherriff, inaugurated a genre of post-apocalyptic fiction in…

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Clergymen or Spies? Churches Become Tools of War in Ukraine

Ukrainian officials are cracking down on a branch of the Russian Orthodox Church that they describe as a subversive force…

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Tony Vaccaro, 100, Dies; Photographed War From a Soldier’s Perspective

After carrying a camera across battlefields, he became a magazine photographer known for his images of famous subjects like Georgia…

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100 Years Since the Birth of the Soviet Union, in Pictures

It is the disintegration of the U.S.S.R. that President Vladimir V. Putin of Russia says he wants to remedy by…

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Ukraine and Russia Battle for a Gateway City in the East

Recapturing Kreminna, in eastern Ukraine, would be a step further in Ukraine’s campaign to retake major cities that Russia seized…

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When Cultural Heritage Becomes a Battlefront

Against the appalling human cost of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, its cultural toll may feel insignificant. But tallying the damage…

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North Korean Drones Breach Border, Triggering Alarms in South

South Korean war planes fired warning shots, while the authorities briefly prohibited commercial planes from taking off at two international…

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In Christmas Address, Pope Bemoans ‘Grave Famine of Peace’

Pope Francis urged the tens of thousands of faithful in St. Peter’s Square to pray for Ukraine and for others…

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This Was the Year Everything Changed in Germany

BERLIN — Winter is here, and Germany is ready. After worries that the country would have to resort to energy…

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Putin Wants Fealty, and He’s Found It in Africa

BANGUI, Central African Republic — In early March, as Russia’s invasion of Ukraine entered its third week, a Russian diplomat…

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