One Brother Stabbed the Other. The Journalist Who Wrote About It Paid a Price.
PESCARA, Italy — Alessandro Biancardi, a journalist in the Italian coastal city of Pescara, knew he had a hot story for his small news website....
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Romania Pushes to Be Treated as a Fully Fledged E.U. Member
BUCHAREST, Romania — More than 12 years after joining the European Union, Romanians are getting increasingly grumpy. Romania pulled off a successful six-month presidency of...
The Man Behind a Toxic Slogan Promoting White Supremacy
PLIEUX, France — Though the writer had already lived in his castle for a quarter of a century, it was only three years ago that...
Will Banksy’s Chimpanzees Laugh to a Record $2 Million?
LONDON — Banksy, the world’s favorite artist-provocateur, is set to enjoy another moment of auction activism. The Bristol-born street artist created a global media sensation...
Is Trump’s America Tougher on Asylum Than Other Western Countries?
BERLIN — The Supreme Court this week allowed the Trump administration to move forward with a plan to bar most migrants, particularly Central Americans, from...
New York Uncovers $1 Billion in Sackler Family Wire Transfers
The New York attorney general’s office said on Friday that it had tracked about $1 billion in wire transfers by the Sackler family, including through...
As Boris Johnson Pursues Brexit, All Eyes Are on Northern Ireland
DUBLIN — There is a lurking suspicion among the Irish that Prime Minister Boris Johnson is the latest in a long line of British leaders...
Europe Keeps Asylum Seekers at a Distance, This Time in Rwanda
BRUSSELS — For three years, the European Union has been paying other countries to keep asylum seekers away from a Europe replete with populist and...
Greece to Shed ‘Black Sheep’ Status, New Conservative Leader Asserts
ATHENS — The country’s new conservative prime minister, declaring that Greece was “no longer the black sheep of Europe,” on Saturday announced a series of...
Ciaran McKeown Dies at 76; Sought Peace in Northern Ireland
Ciaran McKeown, a reporter who abandoned newspaper work to help establish a peace movement that attracted thousands of marchers in the worst days of the...