On the Run, a Hit Man Gives One Last Confession
There are, the hit man said, many ways to kill.A string tied between two sticks strangles with a tug of the wrists. A...
In Damascus, Syrians Reclaim Spaces and Freedoms After al-Assad’s Fall
For much of her life, Sumaya Ainaya spent weekend and summer nights on Mount Qasioun, which overlooks the city of Damascus, joined by...
A Gas Cutoff Sends Shivers Through a Russian-Backed Breakaway Region
The shop used to sell flowers and gardening gear to visitors from just down the road, where a tiny breakaway region of Moldova...
Israel’s Military Pounds Gaza as Pressure Mounts for Cease-fire
Dozens of Israeli strikes pounded the Gaza Strip over the weekend as Israeli and Hamas officials resumed indirect cease-fire talks through mediators in...
Hong Kong’s Cabbies, Long Scorned and Frustrated, Face the End of an Era
The air is laced with cigarette smoke and Cantonese profanities as half a dozen taxi drivers hang out by their fire-engine-red cabs on...
