Ros Schwartz’s translation of The Need for Roots makes Weil’s masterpiece feel as urgent today as it was in 1943.

His observation brought to mind the words of Simone Pétrement, biographer and friend of Simone Weil, the 20th-century French philosopher. Weil had been a Marxist in the early years of her ...

US President Donald Trump has revealed that he has already had one or more phone conversations about ending Moscow's war in Ukraine with his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin, who, according to ...

Ukraine's Zelenskiy says ending the war means security guarantees Says talks can take any format if guarantees in place Zelenskiy again rules out elections under martial law Feb 9 (Reuters ...

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A bitter and bloody war in Ukraine has devastated the country, further isolated Russia from the West and fueled economic insecurity around the world. President Volodymyr Zelensky of Ukraine met ...

Pressed on whether this was enough though, given there is now a war in Europe, the defence secretary pointed to how all European nations are expanding their defence expenditure as well as their ...

Saline Nasal Drops Reduce the Duration of the Common Cold in Young Children by Two Days Sep. 6, 2024 — Using hypertonic saline nasal drops can reduce the length of the common cold in children by ...

The White House spokeswoman says President Trump is looking to bring Russia’s war in Ukraine to a successful conclusion. US rules out pre-2014 borders and NATO membership for Ukraine US Defense ...

A Russian drone attack had badly damaged the confinement structure around the disused Chornobyl nuclear power plant intended to prevent the release of nuclear substances, a senior nuclear industry ...

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