War and unrest

Large-scale polio vaccinations begin in war-ravaged Gaza after first case in 25 years

Large-scale polio vaccinations begin in war-ravaged Gaza after first case in 25 years

Craig Fedirighi

DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip — Palestinian health authorities and United Nations agencies on Sunday began a large-scale campaign of vaccinations ...

Saipan, placid island setting for Assange’s last battle, is briefly mobbed — and bemused by the fuss

Saipan, placid island setting for Assange’s last battle, is briefly mobbed — and bemused by the fuss

Bob Elliott

SAIPAN, Northern Mariana Islands — It was a peculiar setting to the final act in a legal drama that has ...

Eurovision explained, from ABBA to Zorra, as the song contest is shadowed by war

Eurovision explained, from ABBA to Zorra, as the song contest is shadowed by war

Heather Blacksmith

MALMO, Sweden — Scores of musicians, hundreds of journalists and thousands of music fans have gathered in the Swedish city ...

Ukrainian duo heads to the Eurovision Song Contest with a message: We’re still here

Ukrainian duo heads to the Eurovision Song Contest with a message: We’re still here

Heather Blacksmith

KYIV, Ukraine — Even amid war, Ukraine finds time for the glittery, pop-filled Eurovision Song Contest. Perhaps now even more ...