French Crypto Entrepreneur and Wife Are Freed After Kidnapping
David Balland, a founder of Ledger, a prominent cryptocurrency company, and his wife were freed after a 48-hour police search.…
Day: January 23, 2025
Bertrand Blier, Acclaimed Director of Sexually Blunt Films, Dies at 85
A much-decorated French filmmaker, he divided audiences and critics with explorations, often darkly comic but brutal, of misogyny and the…
I.C.C. Prosecutor Seeks Arrest of Taliban Leader for Persecuting Afghan Women and Girls
Karim Khan said that a crime against humanity was being committed by top officials against “Afghan women and girls, as…
Amanda Knox Slander Conviction Is Upheld by Italy’s Highest Court
An American who was convicted and later acquitted of the 2007 murder of her British housemate, Ms. Knox was found…
What Prince Harry’s Settlement Means for Him and Britain’s Royal Family
Harry won an apology and damages from Rupert Murdoch’s U.K. tabloids. Could the lawsuit’s end also help heal the rift…
Trump Is Leading a Global Surge to the Right
But not all of the leading conservative populist parties in the world are the same — in rhetoric or on…
150 Years of See and Be Seen at Paris’s Palais Garner Opera House
It’s been 150 years since the Palais Garnier opera house opened in Paris. Today, it is still a working theater…
The College Basketball Siblings That Made Buzzer-Beater Shots in the Same Weekend
The biggest moments in the careers of Jaylen and Mikayla Blakes came on consecutive days.
The N.B.A. Stars Most Likely to Be Traded This Season
Jimmy Butler isn’t the only superstar who could be on the move within the next two weeks.
Netflix Is the Anti-ESPN, and the Strategy Is Working
Sports programming has transformed the streaming service’s financial outlook, a columnist for The Athletic writes.