Tag: War and Armed Conflicts
Russia Votes to Shut Down Last U.N. Aid Route Into Syria
WASHINGTON — Russia vetoed a measure on Friday that would have allowed the last U.N. aid route into…
Palestinians Give U.S. Bullet That Killed Shireen Abu Akleh
JERUSALEM — The Palestinian Authority has handed over to a team of American investigators the bullet it says…
Libyans Try to Move On From Conflict With Comedy and Burgers
MISURATA, Libya — When Taha al-Baskini won a part in a new play about soldiers who reunite after…
The Killing of Shireen Abu Akleh: Tracing a Bullet to an Israeli Convoy
JENIN, West Bank — The journalists thought they were safe.Several blocks away, a gunfight between Israeli soldiers and…
North of Kyiv, the Russians Retreated. But the War Never Left.
MOSHCHENKA, Ukraine— The tanks are gone now, and the thousands of Russian soldiers who poured into northern Ukraine…
As China Rattles Sabers, Taiwan Asks: Are We Ready for War?
TAIPEI, Taiwan — Russia’s brutal war in Ukraine has jolted Taiwan into confronting the specter of a sudden…
Behind Enemy Lines, Scouts Help Ukrainians Execute Deadly Strikes
While a lack of weapons, ammunition and equipment hampers the Ukrainian military, there are signs that a nascent…
From the Graveside to the Front, Ukrainians Tell of Grim Endurance
DNIPRO, Ukraine — Nearly 600 graves stretch to the edges of the military cemetery outside the city of…
From Benghazi to Raqqa, a Kansas Woman Left a ‘Trail of Betrayal’
ALEXANDRIA, Va. — A teacher from Kansas who had converted to Islam traveled to the most dangerous conflicts…
‘We Have Not Forgotten Syria’: U.S. Envoy Vows to Protect Refugees
HATAY, Turkey — The Alaa Aldin family bakery could have been a casualty of Syria’s civil war. Instead,…
Ukraine Tells Story of War in Museum Show
KYIV, Ukraine — Just days after Russian troops retreated from the suburbs surrounding Kyiv, Yuriy Savchuk, director of…
The Race to Free Ukraine’s Stranded Grain
KLAIPEDA, Lithuania — The Baltic Sea port has silos to store plenty of grain, railway lines to transport…