A German Terrorist Suspect With a Refugee Disguise: The Tale of Franco A.
OFFENBACH, Germany — At the height of Europe’s migrant crisis, a bearded man in sweatpants walked into a police station. His pockets were empty except...
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For Covid-19 Vaccines, Some Are Too Rich — and Too Poor
Global inequality is shaping which countries get vaccines first. In South Africa, people’s best chance for vaccines anytime soon is to join an experimental trial....
E.U.’s Mass Vaccination Campaign Starts, With Nursing Homes as Focus
An ambitious plan to inoculate more than 450 million people comes at a precarious moment for the continent, with many countries struggling with their worst...
A Beloved World War II Photo Comes to Life in a Virtual Reunion
Martin Adler, now 96, was looking for German troops in 1944 when he almost shot three Italian children. His daughter’s internet appeal brought them all...
Brexit Trade Deal Reached Between U.K. and E.U.
The trade agreement comes after months of negotiations, and still leaves critical details to be worked out. LONDON — Britain and the European Union struck...
Why Experts Think Travel Bans Won’t Stop Coronavirus Variant Spread
It isn’t clear how widely the new variants are already circulating. So the latest moves by countries to bar international travelers may once again be...
‘I Miss Home’: In Tigray Conflict, Displaced Children Suffer
Of the thousands of refugees who have fled the conflict in the northern Ethiopian region of Tigray, nearly a third are children. Hundreds of them...
U.K. Imposes Harsher Lockdown on London, Citing New Version of Virus
The variant is up to 70 percent more transmissible than earlier versions, officials said. People in southeast England, including London, were told to stay at...
Brexit Trade Deal Really Is Coming Down to the Wire
Until now, the deadlines have seemed notional and the extensions endless, but New Year’s Eve is when the Brexit transition period ends. Talks could go...
An Agonizing Wait After Nigeria Abductions, Then a Flood of Relief
The seizure of more than 300 boys brought immediate comparisons to the 2014 kidnapping of hundreds of schoolgirls. But an anguishing six days later, a...