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ImageA house submerged in sand in Shoyna, Russia.CreditCreditSergey Ponomarev for The New York Times Russia Dispatch In Russian Village Swallowed by Sand, Life’s a Beach....
ImageAt the American University Experiment Station near the Dalecarlia Reservoir in Maryland, soldiers tested gas masks in a “man-test” laboratory. The wartime research campus, just...
ImageAn American gun crew during the Meuse-Argonne offensive in France in 1918.CreditCreditUnited States Army Signal Corps The Courage and Folly of a War That Left...
Books News Nicolas Mathieu Wins Goncourt Prize for Work on France’s Forgotten ImageNicolas Mathieu has won the Goncourt Prize, France’s top literary honor, for “Leurs...
Europe Edition Elections, Brexit, Facebook: Your Wednesday Briefing By Penn Bullock Nov. 7, 2018 (Want to get this briefing by email? Here’s the sign-up.) Good...
‘Love Island’ in the Land of Gender Equality ImageThe contestants for “Love Island” in Denmark. Nordic versions of foreign reality TV shows tend to more...
As U.S. Sanctions on Iran Kick In, Europe Looks for a Workaround ImageThe European Union foreign policy chief, Federica Mogherini, with Iran’s foreign minister, Mohammad...
In France, a Giant Spider and a Minotaur Roam, and Sleep ImageThe Minotaur, named Astérion, slowly made its way through the streets of Toulouse, France,...
Pilot Pleads Guilty to Being Drunk at Heathrow Minutes Before Flight ImageJapan Airlines apologized for the co-pilot’s actions and said it would take the violation...
2 Views of Angela Merkel’s Legacy: Stoic Leadership, and Economic Malpractice ImageChancellor Angela Merkel of Germany oversaw Europe’s most powerful country during the worst financial...