Putin Tries to Recruit More Soldiers, Encourage Bigger Families
President Vladimir Putin is throwing ever more resources at two interlocked priorities: recruiting more soldiers and encouraging bigger families.
October 2024
Catholics Meet to Chart Church’s Future, but Not Women Deacons
The ordination of female deacons is no longer on the agenda during a global assembly at the Vatican, but will be discussed separately.
Live Updates: Israel Launches Invasion Into Southern Lebanon
Israeli troops crossed the border for the first time since 2006 in a ground operation targeting Hezbollah. The Israeli military called for evacuations of more than two dozen villages in…
As Crisis Builds, Lebanon’s Government Is Nowhere to Be Found
Already crippled by years of economic decline, political paralysis and other crises, Lebanon has little but its own citizens’ grit to survive the Israel-Hezbollah conflict.
Assange, in First Speech Since Release, Says He Was Jailed for Journalism
Julian Assange, the WikiLeaks founder, said in public remarks in Strasbourg, France, that his imprisonment had set a dangerous precedent.
Mexico’s First Female President Takes Office
A climate scientist and former mayor, Claudia Sheinbaum will be inaugurated on Tuesday as the first woman to lead the country.
A New Fine-Dining Restaurant in London, Staffed by Ex-Homeless People
In London’s upmarket Primrose Hill, a Michelin-starred chef is employing people on the edge of homelessness as chefs, wait staff and cocktail makers.