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Traffic ground to a halt at one of France’s busiest train stations on Friday after an unexploded World War II bomb was uncovered just north of Paris, the authorities said. The bomb was discovered overnight in the Saint-Denis suburb near tracks that lead into the Gare du Nord, a major Parisian transit hub that serves … Read more
Some 430 years after the Lombard artist Michelangelo Merisi, better known as Caravaggio, swept into Rome to enchant, and land, well-placed patrons with his bold yet intimate artistry, Caravaggio is again grabbing the spotlight, with a blockbuster exhibition at the National Gallery of Ancient Art at Palazzo Barberini. Chronologically organized, the exhibition, titled “Caravaggio 2025,” … Read more
Senior U.S. and Ukrainian officials are planning to meet next week to discuss the first steps of a deal that could seek an end to the war in Ukraine, after a week of U.S. moves casting doubt on its support for the country. Both President Trump and President Volodymyr Zelensky of Ukraine confirmed the meeting, … Read more
Pope Francis Makes First Public Statement Since Being Hospitalized
For the first time in three weeks, the world heard the voice of a hospitalized Pope Francis on Thursday evening, when an audio recording was played over loudspeakers ahead of the rosary that the faithful have been praying each day in St. Peter’s Square. “I thank you from the bottom of my heart for your … Read more
new video loaded: Russian Missile Strikes Hotel in Zelensky’s Hometown transcript Back transcript Russian Missile Strikes Hotel in Zelensky’s Hometown Residents and aid workers said they received warnings only a few minutes before a missile struck a hotel in the hometown of President Volodymyr Zelensky in central Ukraine. We got to the hotel at 8 … Read more
With time running short to avoid a government shutdown at the end of next week, President Trump and Speaker Mike Johnson are pitching Republicans on a stopgap bill that would keep federal dollars flowing at current levels through the end of the fiscal year on Sept. 30. The idea is something of a surrender by … Read more
Senior State Department officials have drawn up plans to close a dozen consulates overseas by this summer and are considering shutting down many more missions, in what could be a blow to the U.S. government’s efforts to build partnerships and gather intelligence, American officials say. The department also plans to lay off many local citizens … Read more
Roundabout Theater Company, the largest nonprofit on Broadway, will present three very different classics next season: a Greek tragedy, a drawing-room comedy and a monster musical. The English writer and director Robert Icke’s “Oedipus,” a new version of the seminal Sophocles drama about a king who inadvertently kills his father and marries his mother, will … Read more
