The star-studded Mark Twain Prize for American Humor ceremony was the most notable event at the Washington arts center since the president installed himself as its chairman.https://www.nytimes.com/2025/03/24/arts/conan-obrien-kennedy-center.html
Five decades into her career, the Tony Award-winning actress and TV icon, making her Broadway directing debut, feels like “part of something bigger.”https://www.nytimes.com/2025/03/24/theater/phylicia-rashad-purpose-broadway.html
Gaza’s Health Ministry does not distinguish between civilians and combatants. Experts say the official death toll is probably an undercount.https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2025/03/23/gaza-death-toll-israel-hamas/
Pope Francis was released home to the Vatican following a hospitalization in which he suffered two respiratory episodes that almost cost him his life.https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2025/03/23/pope-francis-hospital-release-angelus-appearance/
The drone attack on Kyiv killed a father, his 5-year-old daughter and an 80-year-old woman, the first fatalities in Ukraine’s capital in more than two months.https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2025/03/23/russia-drone-attack-kyiv-ceasefire/
The contest between Mark Carney and Pierre Poilievre is likely to be dominated by one question: Who can best handle President Donald Trump and his threats?https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2025/03/23/canada-snap-election-carney/
“One way or the other,” President Donald Trump told Congress, the United States needs to “get” Greenland, strategically located and rich in rare metals.https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/interactive/2025/greenland-trump-defense-russia-china/
Mayor Anne Hidalgo has floated a plan to “revegetate” 500 Parisian streets to make the city more liveable. Critics say it would deepen divides between urbanites and commuters.https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2025/03/23/paris-car-free-vote-anne-hidalgo/
European capitals are reviewing vulnerabilities and want to wean themselves from dependence on American weapons, but expanding homegrown options will take time.https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2025/03/23/europe-us-weapons-dependence-trump/
Israel’s political and military leaders are considering plans for a fresh ground campaign that could include a military occupation of Gaza for months or more.https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2025/03/23/israel-gaza-war-plans/
Trump’s statements, policies and actions are providing cover for attacks on LGBTQ+ rights, freedom of expression and the rule of law around the world.https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2025/03/22/trump-orban-erdogan-lgbtq-democracy/
The Israel Defense Forces said it targeted “Hezbollah rocket launchers and a command center,” killing seven and wounding 40. Hezbollah denied launching rockets.https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2025/03/22/israel-lebanon-hezbollah-rockets-ceasefire/
“The pope will be released tomorrow,” said one of the pope’s attending physicians Saturday, after Francis spent five weeks battling a severe health crisis.https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2025/03/22/pope-francis-release-hospital/
The attack came as negotiators prepare to return to Saudi Arabia on Monday with a list of civilian infrastructure that should be spared from future strikes.https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2025/03/22/ukraine-russia-zaporizhzhia-drone-attack/
The U.S.-mediated talks will focus on a proposed maritime ceasefire in the Black Sea, with the two sides still far apart on the terms of a final peace. https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2025/03/22/russia-ukraine-saudi-putin-zelensky-trump/
Troops pushed into northern towns, expanded a buffer zone and issued evacuation orders in the south.https://www.wsj.com/world/middle-east/israel-expands-gaza-ground-operations-in-bid-to-squeeze-hamas-6ea21869
The arrest of Istanbul Mayor Ekrem Imamoglu escalates a standoff with the country’s opposition.https://www.wsj.com/world/middle-east/turkey-jails-top-erdogan-rival-3f957bf6
As Israel gears up for renewed fighting with a goal of holding territory in Gaza, most opinion polls show the public wants the cease-fire to continue.https://www.wsj.com/world/middle-east/netanyahu-and-top-aides-think-israel-can-beat-hamas-on-the-battlefield-e9b9d04e
The U.S. is hoping for a broader cease-fire between Moscow and Kyiv covering the Black Sea in negotiations starting in Saudi Arabia.https://www.wsj.com/world/europe/trump-russia-envoy-echoes-kremlins-views-on-ukraine-ahead-of-peace-talks-eed41457
The race against Conservative Pierre Poilievre is set to revolve around who is best placed to fend off President Trump.https://www.wsj.com/world/americas/mark-carney-canada-election-trump-472e4dde