International

On the border with Belarus, Ukrainian troops prep for a long war — and the front line
Russian forces crossed from Belarus into Ukraine a year ago, headed for Kyiv, before their unexpected retreat. As the war drags on, Ukraine is fortifying even the quietest stretch of this border.
U.S. and Canada reach a deal to close a popular but unofficial border crossing
President Biden announced a deal that will allow Canada and the U.S. to turn away more migrants at unofficial border crossings. He announced the deal in remarks to the Canadian Parliament.
Cut emissions quickly to save lives, scientists warn in a new U.N. report
Cutting greenhouse gas emissions rapidly and immediately will save lives, livelihoods and ecosystems around the world, scientists say. And there are lots of ways to go about it.
How do you take a picture of happiness? We asked photographers to surprise us
Monday, March 20 is International Day of Happiness — as proclaimed by the United Nations. The themes this year are gratitude and kindness. We asked photographers to send us images in that vein.