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Nicknamed “Tomba la Bomba,” the Italian skier was a global superstar before he drifted from the limelight. Decades later, the Winter Games have given him a new platform.

The government of President Salva Kiir has been accused of gross incompetence, as fighting between rebels and security forces pushes toward the capital.

She was a towering figure in Soviet literature who was once silenced in a Stalinist literary purge.

She was just 9 weeks old when she was lowered to safety in a mail sack, surviving the worst maritime disaster in history.

In “Playing for Time,” she recounted how singing in an all-female orchestra while in a concentration camp saved her from death.

After failing to medal in 2022, Shiffrin rebounded to win gold in slalom.

Ski mountaineering tests strength and endurance as athletes race uphill on skis and on foot before going back down.

Tshephiso Marumo has had success selling traditional village food in Botswana. But as she has risen, she has become more outspoken, inviting backlash.

Six Russian athletes and four Belarusians will be allowed to represent their nations, officials said. The decision could pave the way for a Russian team to compete at the 2028 Summer Games in Los Angeles.

President Trump called President Isaac Herzog of Israel “disgraceful” because he has not yet pardoned Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in his corruption trial.

The discussions in Geneva were expected to focus on territorial issues, a major sticking point, but the short duration suggests major progress was not made.

A son of the influential fashion editor Diana Vreeland, he had an upbringing well suited to his overt and covert duties during the Cold War.

The latest round of talks ended with no indication of progress, but negotiators are bargaining over who will control land in eastern Ukraine if they reach a settlement.

A fast-growing network of private schools, the brainchild of a North Carolina neurosurgeon, is teaching 9,000 war orphans and other needy Palestinian youngsters.

Riku Miura and Ryuichi Kihara of Japan emerged with the gold medal with a flawless, high-scoring performance after Monday’s free skate.

He made several trips to South Africa, and to other African nations, as a peace broker and a representative of Black America.

China seems to be winning more hearts and minds abroad. Has it gotten better at soft power?

Nicknamed “Tomba la Bomba,” the Italian skier was a global superstar before he drifted from the limelight. Decades later, the Winter Games have given him a new platform.

Life and business are back along a road once defined by war damage. But even with improved security, Afghans are desperate for jobs and development.

President Trump’s most trusted envoys, Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner, are at the center of the Iran and Ukraine negotiations.