How I Lost the Russia That Never Was
I sometimes felt that we told the truth only at the funerals of our assassinated friends. Was this what Russia had been all along?
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Photos of the Week: Laughter Therapy, Ballroom Dance, Senegal Surf
A presidential election in Argentina, a Thanksgiving banquet in Denver, Formula One racing in Las Vegas, a cease-fire protest in France, a human tower in Mexico City, and much more
Autumn Colors and Autumn Chill
One last look at the colorful beauty of this autumn, seen in cities and countryside vistas across the Northern Hemisphere
What Hamas Promises, Iranians Know Too Well
Young Iranians can have no illusions about the mix of misogyny, anti-Semitism, and Islamism that Hamas and Iran’s rulers share.
Not a World War But a World at War
The past two years have seen the most conflicts of any time since the end of the Second World War.
Photos of the Week: Snowy Dunes, Northern Lights, Plato’s Cave
A pogo-stick-record attempt in Pennsylvania, airport-fauna management in Brazil, lenticular clouds above Corsica, holiday light shows in England, continued Israeli air strikes in Gaza, and much more
Don’t Expect U.S.-China Relations to Get Better
The summit showed that Beijing still needs Washington. That’s a problem Xi Jinping is trying to solve.
Winners of the 2023 Natural Landscape Photography Awards
Winners and runners-up from this year’s landscape-photography competition
The One-State Delusion
Ignoring the national aspirations of Palestinians and Israelis won’t solve their conflict.
Diwali 2023: Images From the Festival of Lights
Photos from this year’s festival, as celebrants color their world, give prayers, and wish one another a happy Diwali