March 2025

Russia has retaken about two-thirds of the territory Ukraine seized last summer in the Kursk region of Russia, but at a fearful cost in lives.

From beaches to hilltops, young people are driving a boom in literary events as they read more in India’s dozens of native languages.

The bombardment came just days after the United States said it was suspending intelligence sharing with Ukraine.

More than 100 people deported by the United States have been held in a remote camp for weeks. Their release could pose a challenge to President Trump’s deportation efforts.

At least 70 people have been killed in clashes between government forces and gunmen loyal to the Assad regime, in a serious challenge to the country’s new rulers.

The skirmishes along the Mediterranean coast were among the bloodiest since rebels ousted the dictator Bashar al-Assad and installed a transitional government.

Replacing what the Americans do for the NATO alliance would take money, personnel, time and cooperation. None of those are easy.

Trains in France, including the Eurostar, were disrupted for hours as the authorities worked to remove the old bomb near tracks north of the French capital.

For the faithful who have descended on Rome for an event that comes every 25 years, the absence of the pope has been especially deeply felt.

China’s top foreign affairs official, Wang Yi, cast his country as a force for peace and order even as Beijing provokes its neighbors and fuels trade tensions.