Robyn Dixon    In their first North American tour since their escape from Russia, Pussy Riot is protesting what they call President Vladimir Putin’s fascist regime.

Mary Ilyushina    Moscow and Hamas have stressed that the release of three Russian Israeli hostages from Gaza was negotiated separately from the pause in combat that was brokered by the United States, Qatar and Egypt.

Robyn Dixon    Fearing they will be killed in action, some conscripts thrown into battle in Ukraine are finding ways to abandon the Russian military and escape the country.

Robyn Dixon    In their first North American tour since their escape from Russia, Pussy Riot is protesting what they call President Vladimir Putin’s fascist regime.

Mary Ilyushina    Moscow and Hamas have stressed that the release of three Russian Israeli hostages from Gaza was negotiated separately from the pause in combat that was brokered by the United States, Qatar and Egypt.

Robyn Dixon    Fearing they will be killed in action, some conscripts thrown into battle in Ukraine are finding ways to abandon the Russian military and escape the country.

Brian Murphy    Shane MacGowan helped reinvent the Irish music scene with the Pogues, mixing punk rock and Celtic influences.

Anthony Faiola    The call with President Isaac Herzog was felt to have gone so badly that Israel didn’t report it, signaling a widening rift between the Vatican and the Jewish state.

Robyn Dixon    The move, which was approved by Russia’s Supreme Court, could have far reaching legal implications for LGBTQ individuals and organizations by threatening long prison terms.

Jennifer Hassan    The Dutch version of a book about the British royal family is pulled after it reportedly named the royal behind racism allegations made by Prince Harry and Meghan.

Marà­a Luisa Paàºl    For years, the music from a prisoner orchestra at Auschwitz had been mostly forgotten. On Monday, it was played in London for the first time in decades.

Joyce Lau    Drivers of the black cabs, who must pass a knowledge test to be licensed, have opposed Uber for years. It’s unclear how many will sign up when the service starts next year.

Siobhán O'Grady    The wife of Kyrylo Budanov has been undergoing treatment after reportedly being poisoned with heavy metals.

Robyn Dixon    Polling by the Carnegie Russia Center and the Levada Center find that Western efforts to punish Russia for the war have not damaged President Vladimir Putin.

Robyn Dixon    Russia so far has provided no evidence of its claim that the American journalist is a spy, charges his employer and the State Department vehemently deny.

Anush Babajanyan    For ethnic Armenians who fled the disputed region of Nagorno Karabakh in September, a new life in Armenia is an unsettling reality.

William Booth    Mary Nisbet, the Countess of Elgin, helped fund the taking of the Parthenon sculptures. Her divorce from Lord Elgin may have contributed to his need to sell them.

Mary Ilyushina    Masha Gessen, a dual Russian U.S. citizen, is a staff writer for the New Yorker and the author of The Future Is History: How Totalitarianism Reclaimed Russia.

Ishaan Tharoor    In the st century, Europe’s far right is firmly ensconced in the mainstream, and reflects political attitudes no longer harbored simply by a fringe minority.

Brian Murphy    He put historians in two categories: the parachutists with a sweeping take on events, and the truffle hunters such as him who sought telling details.

Siobhán O'Grady    Ukraine intends to use the teens’ testimony as evidence that Russia is systematically removing Ukrainian children from their homes and culture.

Fredrick Kunkle    A swarm of explosive drones bound for Kyiv and other targets interrupted a weeks long lull in the Ukrainian capital, adding to its darkening mood.

Anthony Faiola    The latest victory came in the socially liberal Netherlands, where hard right icon Geert Wilders landed a shocking first place finish in parliamentary elections.