Rachel Elbaum Stafler

LONDON — Russian bloggers and businesses, already hammered by the knock-on effects of international scrutiny and sanctions, are scrambling to deal with the loss of one of their most important platforms: Instagram.

Costco Connection cover story on how Costco can be a great help for tackling home projects.

When White House press secretary Jen Psaki dismissed the idea of sending a free Covid test to every American this month, many on social media cried that Britain had long been doing just that.

Eni is trying to develop biofuels that could transform the Kenyan energy industry and serve as a model for other African countries in the future.

For many, Queen Elizabeth II is synonymous with the British monarchy. But as the country celebrated its figurehead reaching 70 years on the throne, she set the stage for what will come next.

The athletes have arrived, competition has begun and Friday’s spectacular ceremony opened the 2022 Winter Olympics in Beijing. But for the athletes and the others attending, this year’s Games will be markedly different from those that came before.

PARIS — U.S. travel warnings are hitting longtime American tourist hot spots where it hurts, with some who depend on the dollar describing their situation as desperate.

AHRWEILER, Germany — Layers of dried mud on sidewalks, concrete roads turned to gravel and time-worn stone bridges washed away. Three months after this summer’s catastrophic floods in Germany’s Ahrweiler region, there are reminders everywhere of the destruction they wrought.

The deluge, which was preceded by three consecutive summers of drought, has brought a new urgency for many to find climate change solutions — and that has impacted Germany’s politics, too.

Sun and sand … and a rising cost of living.
Tel Aviv, Israel, was ranked the most expensive city in the world, according to this year’s "Worldwide Cost of Living" report, released by the Economist Intelligence Unit on Wednesday.
The Mediterranean metropolis rose to the top spot from fifth place last year, beating out Paris and Singapore, which were tied for second place. The top American city on the list, New York, came in sixth, ahead of Hong Kong and Zurich.

Loved ones kept apart for more than a year and a half were reunited Monday with tears, kisses and "welcome back" signs at New York City's John F. Kennedy International Airport after the United States lifted travel restrictions imposed because of the Covid-19 pandemic.
"This is the best thing that's ever happened to me!" one woman shouted after getting off her British Airways flight from London's Heathrow Airport and hugging her sister who was clutching white flowers and balloons.
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LONDON — Prince Harry says he warned Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey that his platform “was allowing a coup to be staged” before the attack on the Capitol on Jan. 6.

Harry, the Duke of Sussex, said at an online conference that he hasn’t heard from Dorsey since the riot by a mob of Donald Trump supporters who tried to halt the electoral vote count and overturn President Joe Biden’s victory.

LONDON — An incident in which one of the world’s most powerful women said she was the victim of sexism has shed light on the ongoing hurdles women face at work, both in Europe and around the world.
When European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen and European Council President Charles Michel met with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan in Ankara for talks April 6, only two chairs had been set out for the three leaders.

LONDON — Just three days after a group of 12 elite English, Spanish and Italian soccer clubs announced the founding of a breakaway European Super League, opposition to it has left the plan in tatters.
All six of the English soccer clubs involved pulled out Tuesday amid fierce and widespread criticism, and by Wednesday morning one of the league’s founders admitted the new venture was likely dead.

LONDON — A spat between the United Kingdom and the European Union over the export of Covid-19 vaccines could jeopardize not only current inoculation campaigns, but also undermine the fight against new variants, experts warn.

LONDON — Drama on TV usually stays on the screen. That, however, has not been the case for the most recent season of Netflix's "The Crown."