Month: January 2023
Yellen Warns South Africa About Breaching Russia Sanctions
The treasury secretary delivered the message as the Biden administration tries to balance its response to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine with a broader effort to deepen ties with African governments.
Read MoreWhy the AI Explosion Has Huge Implications for the Metaverse
A version of this article was published in TIME’s newsletter Into the Metaverse. Subscribe for a weekly guide to the future of the Internet. You can find past issues of the newsletter here. Think of your dream house. Maybe it
Read MoreUkrainians on Front Lines Look to Western Tanks for Breakthrough
Kyiv’s push to retake Kreminna in northeastern Ukraine has slowed as Russia brings in fresh troops and strengthens defensive lines around the city.
Read MoreSantos skips White House event for new members – The Hill
Santos skips White House event for new members The Hill
Read MoreRome archaeologists search for start of Appian Way
All roads lead to Rome, as the saying goes, and the most prestigious is the Appian Way, the strategic highway for the Roman Empire now hoping to become a UNESCO World Heritage Site. A paved road of more than 500
Read MoreGandhi’s killer a hero to India’s diehard Hindu nationalists
Hindu fundamentalist Ashok Sharma has devoted his life to championing the deeds of an Indian “patriot”: not revered independence hero Mahatma Gandhi, but the man who shot him dead. Sharma is the custodian of a temple dedicated to Nathuram Godse,
Read MoreInstrumental in Securing Tanks for Ukraine, Scholz Emerges With Little Credit
The German chancellor orchestrated a larger-than-expected tank donation for Ukraine to counter a looming Russian offensive, but his reputation suffered in the process.
Read MoreIn a first, German parliament spotlights Nazis’ LGBTQ victims
The German parliament will for the first time on Friday focus its annual Holocaust memorial commemorations on people persecuted and killed for their sexual or gender identity. Campaigners worked for two decades to establish an official ceremony for LGBTQ victims
Read More‘Loyal to the motherland’: joining Russia’s Youth Army
At the Stalingrad Battle Museum in Russia’s southern city of Volgograd, dozens of teenagers stand in a circle, waiting to take oath as they join the patriotic Youth Army movement. Dressed in beige trousers and red berets, the children stand
Read MoreWe’re About to Learn How Seriously We Should Take Trump 2024
This article is part of The D.C. Brief, TIME’s politics newsletter. Sign up here to get stories like this sent to your inbox. In the next 48 hours, we will get a better sense of whether former President Donald Trump
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