Latest Russia-Ukraine war news: Live updates
[ad_1] Donbas region: The second phase of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine began this week, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov announced Friday, adding that its objective is the “complete liberation” of…
Mwai Kibaki, third president of Kenya, dies at 90
[ad_1] Placeholder while article actions loadMwai Kibaki, who brought an end to decades of one-party rule when he was elected president of Kenya in 2002, only to have his promises…
Book review of “The Revenge of Power How Autocrats Are Reinventing Politics for the 21st Century,” by Moises Naim
[ad_1] Placeholder while article actions loadIn “The End of Power,” Moisés Naím argued that power was decaying. The modern era was characterized by fluidity, by centrifugal forces that redistributed power…
Hermann Nitsch, Austrian artist of the avant-garde, dies at 83
[ad_1] Placeholder while article actions loadHermann Nitsch, a leading artist of the Austrian avant-garde whose blood-splattered canvases and ritualistic performances involving animal slaughter and crucifixion sparked scandal and sensation in…
Book review of Pandemic, Inc.: Chasing the Capitalists and Thieves Who Got Rich While We Got Sick by J. David McSwane
[ad_1] Placeholder while article actions loadOne notable silver lining of the scourge that swept the world two years ago was the way we cohered. We gathered to bang pots for…
Book review of “Construction a Nervous System, ” by Margo Jefferson
[ad_1] Placeholder while article actions loadA few years ago, a friend in her 60s started resisting films any longer than about 90 minutes. Another, a septuagenarian and lifelong reader, jokes…
Ukraine security chief: Main battles taking place in Donbas
[ad_1] Placeholder while article actions loadKYIV, Ukraine — Ukraine’s security chief said Friday that the main battles in Ukraine are taking place in the Donbas, the industrial heartland in the…
Tracking major abortion restrictions and protections across the U.S.
[ad_1] Two states in April approved bills that ban abortion after 15 weeks of pregnancy, the latest actions as Republican-led states move swiftly to restrict abortion access. Kentucky’s ban, passed…
France election 2022: Macron leads over Le Pen as campaigning ends
[ad_1] Placeholder while article actions loadPARIS — French President Emmanuel Macron and far-right leader Marine Le Pen used the last hours of campaigning on Friday to portray this weekend’s presidential…
Police in Spain view 2 Russian killings as gender violence
[ad_1] Placeholder while article actions loadMADRID — Police in northeastern Spain said Friday they are treating the slayings of a Russian woman and her daughter this week as a case…
