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South Korea Stock Markets Wobble After Martial Law Turmoil

Officials pledged “unlimited” support to markets as traders digested the implica...

Writers Silenced by Stalin Get New Life Amid War in Ukr...

The Soviet regime killed a generation of literary artists in the 1930s. Their le...

Biden, in Angola, Warns That Slavery’s History Should N...

In becoming the first American leader to visit Angola, President Biden said it w...

Nearly 300 Troops Stormed South Korea’s National Assemb...

The National Assembly’s secretary general, Kim Min-ki, condemned what he called ...

Who Would Replace South Korea’s President Yoon?

Prime Minister Han Duck-soo would take over if President Yoon Suk Yeol steps dow...

For Some Koreans, Martial Law Stirs Harrowing Memories ...

“I immediately thought of 1980, and the fear and desperation we felt,” said a 60...

Zelensky Offers $24 One-Off Payment to Win Over War-Wea...

Citizens will be entitled to a $24 one-off payment this winter, President Volody...

Investigation Into Forced Adoptions From Ukraine Points...

Yale researchers traced hundreds of children taken to Russia in the war, finding...

Stripping Down for a Night at a French Museum

To report on an unclothed visit to an exhibition about social nudism, a Times jo...

Elite Sumo Wrestlers Will Compete in London, a Rarity O...

A five-day event in October will be the Japan Sumo Association’s first competiti...

Map: Where Rebels Have Advanced in Syria

Syrian opposition fighters have rapidly expanded the territory under their contr...

With Assad Challenged, a Push to Cut Syria’s Ties to Ir...

Even as Israel bombarded Syria, officials say the U.S. and Gulf countries were w...

Syrian Forces Battle Rebels Outside Government Stronghold

The rebels have set their sights on the city of Hama, where President Bashar al-...

South Korean Lawmakers Move to Impeach President Yoon A...

President Yoon Suk Yeol’s attempt to break a political deadlock by imposing mili...

Researchers Release Hawaiian Crows Back Into the Wild

Researchers are trying a new strategy to reintroduce Hawaiian crows, which have ...

Iran Releases Narges Mohammadi, Nobel Laureate, From Pr...

The activist, whose health has deteriorated, had bone surgery last month. She wa...