Brazil makes pivotal decision: More Bolsonaro or back to Lula?
Voters, analysts and the candidates themselves have framed the election as an existential choice, less about policy than about the very character of the nation.
By Terrence McCoy, Paulina Villegas and Gabriela Sá PessoaUkraine live briefing: U.S., U.K. say Russia’s retreat from Lyman ‘significant,’ hurts its ability to resupply troops
Lyman, a city in Donetsk, has been "fully cleared" of Russian troops, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said Sunday.
By Annabelle Timsit, Robyn Dixon, Ellen Francis, Missy Ryan and Nick ParkerIran’s release of Iranian-American not conditioned on asset unfreezing, U.S. says.
Tehran granted Siamak Namazi temporary furlough and lifted a travel-ban on his ailing father, Baquer Namazi, who was jailed after coming to Iran to plead for his son's release.
By Miriam BergerTear gas use by Indonesian police questioned in wake of mass fatality soccer tragedy
After at least 125 were killed during a stampede following clashes between fans and security forces Saturday, rights groups are raising alarms.
By Sammy WestfallWhat’s behind the protests in Iran?
The death of Mahsa Aminia in the custody of Iran’s so-called morality police has sparked days of anti-government demonstrations — and a violent crackdown.
By Miriam BergerStampede at Indonesia soccer game kills 125, officials say
Police used force to disperse crowds after "mass commotion" erupted at a game between Arema FC and Persebaya Surabaya in Malang regency.
By Aisyah Llewellyn, Adi Renaldi, Rebecca Tan and Bryan PietschTheir loved ones are Ukrainian medics — and Russian prisoners of war
"You want to shout to the whole world," one prisoner's sister says as families press for the medics' release. Their capture and treatment could constitute a war crime.
By David L. SternVenezuela frees 7 jailed Americans in exchange for Maduro family drug smugglers
The swap, the largest arranged by the Biden administration, came after months of secret talks.
By Ana Vanessa Herrero and Matt ViserUkraine live briefing: Ukraine claims control of Lyman after Russians withdraw
Ukrainian forces said they had surrounded Russian forces in the eastern city of Lyman, advancing in one of four regions annexed by Russia.
By Isabelle Khurshudyan, Ellen Francis, Erin Cunningham, Andrea Salcedo, Robyn Dixon and Praveena SomasundaramAmericans captured by Russia detail months of beatings, interrogation
In their first extensive interview since being freed, Alex Drueke and Andy Tai Huynh recount the physical and psychological abuse they endured in captivity.
By Dan LamotheIn Burkina Faso, a coup within a coup
The military leaders said their decision was rooted in the failure of Lt. Col. Paul-Henri Sandaogo Damiba to control escalating violence.
By Rachel Chason and Borso TallPutin overruled his top security service in prisoner swap with Ukraine
The exchange of prisoners involved the release of 215 Ukrainians, 55 Russians, a Putin confidant and 10 foreign nationals, including two Americans.
By John Hudson and Isabelle KhurshudyanRussia’s annexation puts world ‘two or three steps away’ from nuclear war
Annexation brings the threat of the use of a nuclear weapon a step closer by giving Putin a potential justification if he continues to suffer losses.
By Liz SlyRussian troops withdraw from Lyman, a day after annexation claims
The retreat from Lyman marks a major embarrassment for Moscow a day after it claimed swaths of eastern Ukraine as its own.
By Isabelle Khurshudyan, Adela Suliman, Ellen Francis, Robyn Dixon and Claire ParkerWhat you need to know about Brazil’s election
Polls show former president Luis Inácio Lula da Silva could defeat President Jair Bolsonaro in the first round Sunday. Bolsonaro has threatened not to accept a loss.
By Maite Fernández SimonHow Russian timber bypasses U.S. sanctions by way of Vietnam
A new report by the nonprofit Environmental Investigation Agency says Russian birch wood is routed through Asia before being shipped to American stores.
By Michael TatarskiSearching for bodies with the Ukrainian captain collecting Russian corpses
A Ukrainian military unit searches for the bodies of Russian soldiers, to ship them home to their families and warn other Russian troops of what awaits them.
By Isabelle KhurshudyanRussia-Ukraine war: U.S. imposes new sanctions over Russia’s illegal annexation
Russian President Vladimir Putin announced the illegal annexation of the Donetsk, Luhansk, Kherson and Zaporizhzhia regions at a ceremony in Moscow.
By Ellen Francis, Louisa Loveluck, Adela Suliman, Erin Cunningham and Karina TsuiWhat to know about Putin’s attempt to annex territory in Ukraine
In an illegal and escalatory move, President Vladimir Putin signed decrees to annex four Ukrainian territories. Here’s what to know.
By Claire ParkerDeadly Russian strikes on civilian convoy as Putin proclaims annexation
Missiles hit a civilian convoy headed into Russian-occupied territory to deliver medical aid and collect residents trying to flee ahead of Russia's annexation.
By Louisa Loveluck and Wojciech Grzedzinski