Alexander Katiraie
In Munich, Lawmakers Concede Scars Remain After Trump’s Greenland Threat
Congress members said that President Trump’s coveting of Greenland had left a mark, even as they expressed hope for a less bellicose approach to foreign relations.
Published: February 15, 2026, 7:08 pm
Europe Today Looks Different From the One Trump’s Team Describes
Secretary of State Marco Rubio appealed to European leaders in Munich by stressing Christian and cultural bonds that are no longer universal.
Published: February 15, 2026, 4:35 pm
You’d Be Surprised to See Where Many Olympians Keep Their Medals
Athletes train and sweat for years in pursuit of the glittering prizes. Many store them in the least glamorous places.
Published: February 15, 2026, 4:27 pm
‘A Hymn to Life’ Review: Gisèle Pelicot’s Memoir Is a Powerfully Written Feminist Manifesto
With matter-of-fact precision, “A Hymn to Life” powerfully chronicles the shock of discovering her husband’s sex crimes, and the rallying cry that followed.
Published: February 15, 2026, 10:00 am
Will A.I. Kill Translation Jobs?
Popular paperbacks are being translated with the help of machines, raising anxiety among professionals in the field.
Published: February 15, 2026, 6:47 am
French Prosecutors to Investigate Diplomat as Part of Epstein Probe
The Paris prosecutor’s office said it was looking into three new complaints with links to the files and revisiting an earlier investigation into an Epstein associate who died in 2022.
Published: February 15, 2026, 3:43 pm
In Munich, Europe Says It Is ‘De-risking’ From the U.S. Amid Trump’s Unpredictability
In Munich, European leaders were also talking about “de-risking” from the United States, citing President Trump’s unpredictability.
Published: February 14, 2026, 7:46 pm
Lucas Pinheiro Braathen of Brazil and Mikhail Shaidorov of Kazakhstan Win Olympic Gold Medals
A Brazilian skier secured South America’s maiden medal at a Winter Games the day after a Kazakh figure skater won his nation’s first winter gold in 32 years.
Published: February 15, 2026, 1:09 pm
Thousands Rally for Iran Regime Change in Cities Around the World
People protesting the Iranian government gathered near the security conference in Munich, as well as in other cities. More U.S.-Iran talks are expected Tuesday.
Published: February 14, 2026, 11:33 pm
The Sea Took Her Prosthetic Leg. Months Later, It Gave It Back.
Brenda Ogden lost her waterproof prosthetic leg 10 months ago, and with it, her zest for swimming. Then a local fossil hunter stumbled upon it.
Published: February 14, 2026, 4:54 pm
Roy Medvedev, Soviet Era Historian and Dissident, Is Dead at 100
His score of books and hundreds of essays documented Stalinist executions, Communist repressions and censorship, and the transition to post-Soviet Russia.
Published: February 14, 2026, 4:09 pm
Navalny Was Poisoned With Frog Toxin, European Governments Say
The toxin was found in the body of the Russian dissident Aleksei A. Navalny, who died in prison two years ago, five governments said, challenging Russia’s official account.
Published: February 14, 2026, 10:14 pm
Zelensky rules out holding elections until there is a cease-fire with Russia.
Published: February 14, 2026, 2:26 pm
Europe’s Reaction to Rubio: Relief, Up to a Point
The secretary of state was much less caustic in Munich than Vice President JD Vance was a year ago. But European officials said his core message was much the same.
Published: February 15, 2026, 2:01 pm
In Munich, Rubio Stresses Shared History to Europeans but Warns of ‘Civilizational Erasure’
In his speech at the Munich Security Conference, Secretary of State Marco Rubio voiced some far-right ideas, but his diplomatic tone came as a relief to the audience.
Published: February 15, 2026, 3:16 am
Constant Sexual Aggression Drives Female Tortoises to Walk Off Cliffs
On a remote island in North Macedonia, male Hermann’s tortoises outnumber females 19 to 1, an imbalance driving the population to extinction.
Published: February 14, 2026, 10:02 am
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Published: February 14, 2026, 6:37 pm
London's new £4.6billion super sewer garden branded 'grim' over its 'unusable benches' and 'lifeless' architecture
EXC: After nine years of construction Bazalgette Embankment the above-ground element of Tideway Tunnel - a 15 mile sewer designed to clean up the Thames - was finally unveiled.
Published: February 15, 2026, 8:50 pm
Thugs who carry knives should expect to be shot, says police leader
Any thug who pulls a knife on Scotland's streets 'should expect to be shot' by frontline officers responding to life-or-death emergencies, according to a top police union official.
Published: February 15, 2026, 7:13 pm
Jude Bolton's television personality wife delivers cancer battle update
Lynette Bolton says that she is as 'happy and healthy as can be' as the Aussie television star delivered an update on her battle with cancer.
Published: February 15, 2026, 10:38 am
Lara Worthington and Georgia Fowler rub shoulders at the Calvin Klein show during New York Fashion Week
The Antipodean contingent was strong at New York Fashion Week on Friday, thanks to models Lara Worthington and Georgia Fowler.
Published: February 14, 2026, 3:08 am
Wes Streeting under growing pressure to scrap puberty blocker trial as Northern Ireland pulls out amid legal challenge
The devolved nation said it would halt participation until the outcome of a judicial review, which has been launched by gender-critical campaigners.
Published: February 15, 2026, 6:43 pm