In Ukraine, the sharing of the prize prompts some backlash.
Some saw the decision to group a Ukrainian organization with human rights defenders from Russia and Belarus — two of the country’s aggressors — as an affront.
Continue ReadingSome saw the decision to group a Ukrainian organization with human rights defenders from Russia and Belarus — two of the country’s aggressors — as an affront.
Continue ReadingThe popular competition would have been held in Ukraine, which won this year’s event, but safety concerns sent it to Britain instead.
Continue ReadingThe creators of “Last Days,” an eagerly-anticipated opera about a grunge star’s final days, insist it’s really about how society treats its icons.
Continue ReadingRussian newspapers lauded Mr. Putin’s leadership, comparing him to Peter the Great and Leonid Brezhnev. Some Ukrainians said they hoped the birthday would be his last.
Continue ReadingThe executive order, signed by President Biden, brings the United States and the European Union closer to a broader deal on the transfer of digital data.
Continue ReadingThe executive order, signed by President Biden, brings the United States and the European Union closer to a broader deal on the transfer of digital data.
Continue ReadingIn 1911, Vincenzo Peruggia stole da Vinci’s masterpiece from Paris and later brought it to Florence. But the theft’s success as a repatriation effort was very short-lived.
Continue ReadingAles Bialiatski was part of a dissident group that helped lay the groundwork in the late Soviet period for a movement calling for the independence of Belarus.
Continue ReadingA Canadian family is on a yearlong journey across Asia and Africa because three of their four children have an eye condition that causes blindness.
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