The Russian president is enacting one of the world’s most extreme natalism programs—and one of the weirdest.
A lot happens under this administration, but a lot un-happens, too.
A record-setting drone light show in China, the 88th Tour de Suisse in Switzerland, the Superman World Tour in the Philippines, a volcanic eruption in Indonesia, and much more
National security depends on citizens’ trust in our armed forces. We lose that if we turn soldiers into law-enforcement officers.
Cleanup and recovery efforts in central Texas, the Running of the Bulls in Spain, Fourth of July fireworks in New York City, swimming in the newly opened Seine River, and much more
In parts of Ukraine, Belarus, Poland, and Russia, an ancient pagan rite combined with a traditional Orthodox feast to become Ivan Kupala Night, a festival celebrating the summer solstice.
A Pride parade in Bangkok, platform diving in Boston Harbor, a deadly train collision in India, flooding after a dam breach in Ukraine, smoky skies over New York City, and much more
Ukraine's Independence Square, and the revolutionary dimensions of public spaces.
If the president gets his way, the strong, not international lawyers, will write the rules.
A fancy-dress evening in Versailles, a destroyed industrial area in Ukraine, a mass wedding on the Uyuni Salt Flat, mourning families in Texas, Fleet Week in New York City, and much more