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After getting battered by the pandemic, supply chain chokehold, and leaps in prices, the global economy is poised to be sent on yet another unpredictable course by an armed clash on Europe’s border....

ISTANBUL — It began with a few outraged customers posting photographs of their electricity bills to social media, showing how charges had almost doubled at the end of January. But such complaints...

As governments across the world loosen coronavirus restrictions and shift their approach to accepting COVID-19 as a manageable part of everyday life, the travel industry is growing hope that this will...

KYIV, Ukraine — Pavlo Kaliuk, a freelance property broker in Ukraine’s capital, used to sell and rent properties to clients from the United States, France, Germany, and Israel. Then in November,...

Q: I have my phone with me at all times and check it hundreds of times a day. Are there any proven ways to treat screen addiction? Our work, social lives, and entertainment have become inextricably...

Even as mask mandates begin to lift across the country, many people still need high-quality masks for air travel, shopping, and visiting the doctor. One of the best options is the KF94 from South...

A year ago, NASA’s Perseverance rover was accelerating to a collision with Mars, nearing its destination after a 290-million-mile, seven-month journey from Earth. Last Feb. 18, the spacecraft...

STANYTSIA LUHANSKA, Ukraine — Residents near Ukraine’s front line rushed into basements for cover Thursday as exchanges of artillery fire with Russian-backed separatists reached their most intense...

MOSCOW — President Vladimir Putin said Russia was seeking a “diplomatic path” to resolving a tense standoff with the West, while President Joe Biden welcomed further negotiations but warned that...

MADRID — After a 14-year legal battle, the Spanish Supreme Court has ordered the demolition of a luxury hotel and golf resort in the arid heartland of Spain because of breaches of environmental...

OTTAWA, Ontario — Canadian law enforcement officials said Sunday that they were preparing to reopen a major international bridge that had been blockaded by protesters for almost a week, raising...

The teenage Russian phenom glided across the ice and thrust herself into figure skating history. Leaping and spinning at high speed Monday night, Kamila Valieva became the first female figure skater...

WASHINGTON — The United States warned Friday that President Vladimir Putin of Russia could mount a major military assault on Ukraine at any moment, suggesting a crisis that had been building for...

OTTAWA, Ontario — After weeks of treading lightly around the protests paralyzing much of Canada’s economy, federal, provincial and local officials adopted a markedly tougher approach Friday,...

Last year, Twitter executives set ambitious goals for their company, with hopes of attracting more than 100 million new users and doubling revenue by 2023. The last three months of 2021, however,...

The Food and Drug Administration’s upcoming review of the Pfizer-BioNTech coronavirus vaccine for young children is without precedent in recent history. Next week, scientific advisers to the agency...

The world surpassed 400 million known coronavirus cases on Tuesday, according to the Center for Systems Science and Engineering at Johns Hopkins University, just one month after reaching 300 million....

In Britain and Denmark most coronavirus restrictions have been lifted, including mask mandates; Austria and the Netherlands have eased lockdown measures despite surges in cases, and in late January,...

MOSCOW — President Vladimir Putin said he was prepared to keep negotiating over Russia’s security demands in Eastern Europe but offered a stark warning over the possibility of a full-scale war...

By now, the omicron wave of the coronavirus has crested in much of the United States. But the size of the wave, which broke records for national cases and hospitalizations, has given regulators and...