Ukraine offensive ‘snowballs’ with fall of Russian stronghold
Ukrainian troops advance in Kharkiv Oblast on Friday, Sept. 9. The country’s soldiers have burst through Russia’s lines and liberated…
Germany has worked hard to shore up winter gas supplies — and it’s ahead of schedule
European governments are scrambling to fill underground storage with gas supplies to provide households with enough fuel to keep homes…
Editors’ Picks: 11 Events for Your Art Calendar This Week, From Andy Warhol’s ‘Chelsea Girls’ to Kesh’s Verdant Videos in Times Square
Each week, we search for the most exciting and thought-provoking shows, screenings, and events, both digitally and in-person in the…
3 charts show Europe’s unprecedented natural gas crisis
Europe is facing an unprecedented gas crisis. Picture Alliance | Picture Alliance | Getty Images Europe is facing an unprecedented…
Peek Into the Filled-to-the-Brim Studio of Karen Lamassonne as She Celebrates Her First Institutional Surveys in New York and Berlin
Columbian American artist Karen Lamassonne, who rose out of the male-dominated Bogotá and Cali art scenes of the 1970s and…
Outraged by strike on Odesa, Ukraine still prepares to resume grain exports
A general view shows a fire engine at a scene of a burning building after a shelling, as Russia’s invasion…
European Central Bank action faces stiff early test as the economy teeters on the brink of recession
President of the European Central Bank (ECB) Christine Lagarde speaks during a news conference following the ECB’s monetary policy meeting,…
European Central Bank surprises markets with larger-than-expected rate hike, its first in 11 years
The European Central Bank is increasing interest rates for the first time in 11 years. But in Italy, political turmoil…
Comparing the Find to a Mythic ‘Lord of the Rings’ Castle, Archaeologists Herald the Discovery of an Ancient Fortress in Iraq
Deep in the mountains of Iraq, archaeologists have discovered an ancient fortress that may be a remnant of the lost…
‘Russia is blackmailing us’: EU asks member states to ration energy as Putin tightens grip on gas supplies
Ursula von der Leyen, president of the European Commission, said that it is likely that Russia will end its gas…
Euro teeters on the brink of parity with the U.S. dollar on recession fears
A financial trader monitors data on computer screens as a desktop television shows euro currency banknotes at the Frankfurt Stock…
G-7 nations to announce import ban on Russian gold as Moscow sanctions widen
The move would add to a series of punitive penalties imposed by the West on Russia since its onslaught of…
Russia’s ruble hit its strongest level in 7 years despite massive sanctions. Here’s why
Russian one ruble coin and Russian flag displayed on a screen are seen in this multiple exposure illustration photo taken…
New York’s LaGuardia Airport Unveils New Permanent Artworks by Mariam Ghani, Rashid Johnson, and Others
For the second time in as many years, New York has opened a new, state-of-the-art terminal at Queens’s formerly decrepit…
24 Shows to See in Venice Beyond the Biennale, From Stanley Whitney’s Italian Paintings to a Major Survey of Marlene Dumas
Art lovers making a pilgrimage to Venice for the delayed opening of the 59th Venice Biennial will have packed dance…
U.S. Authorities Seized More Than $1 Million in Looted Asian Antiquities From Yale University
Homeland Security agents impounded more than a dozen looted Asian antiquities, valued at $1.29 million total, from Yale University in…
‘It’s the Start of Our Modern World’: How the British Museum’s Show of Ancient Artifacts Unravels the Secrets of Stonehenge
Some 4,500 years ago, a prehistoric people built one of the world’s most enduring monuments, the monolithic sarsen slabs of Stonehenge,…
An Italian Court Demands the Restitution of an Ancient Roman Lance Bearer From the Minneapolis Institute of Art
The Torre Annunziata court near Naples, Italy, has ruled that the Minneapolis Institute of Art must restitute an ancient statue…