For Australians, it’s actually two words: “democracy sausage.” For Austrians, it’s one very, very long one.
Part of our ongoing series of photo essays at the Atlantic titled Americans at Work. This week, images of Port Houston, the busiest port for deep-draft vessels in the United States, made by photographer Daniel Kramer:
The president has tried to tell friends hard truths. What if those friends don’t listen?
From chroniclers of war to a revered spy to a conscientious objector, a look back
The passing of performers Carrie Fisher and George Michael, waterfalls on Uluru in Australia, a lightshow in Dubai, breakdancing for the Pope in the Vatican, and more.
The Russian president has both the capability and the intent to cause harm, says a former U.S. ambassador to Russia. And the threat won’t vanish once Donald Trump takes office.
President Obama said the expulsion of 35 diplomats and the measures against intelligence agencies are “not the sum total” of the U.S. response to Russian hacking.
Russia and Turkey say Syrian government forces and rebels will begin a truce at midnight on December 30. Other details are thin.
Based in Beijing, China, Reuters photographer Damir Sagolj has had a busy year.
The American secretary of state will unveil later Wednesday U.S. plans for peace between the two rivals.
And how they’ll reverberate in the coming year
The high temperature on Christmas Day in Sydney, Australia, reached 84° F (29° C), and residents and tourists took to Bondi Beach to play and cool off.
The top Democrat on the House Intelligence Committee criticizes Donald Trump, and the leader and members of his own party, for mishandling a “grave danger” to the republic.
The president-elect’s plans to defeat ISIS will rely heavily on elite soldiers already on the verge of burnout.
“Being red-faced and sweating will be the norm.”
State-run outlets are essential to making the case for Putin’s intervention in Syria
Praising the Russian leader while promising an arms race with him, the U.S. president-elect could bring back the most dangerous aspects of the Cold War, without any of the redeeming defenses of freedom.
Part of our ongoing series of photo essays at the Atlantic titled Americans at Work. This week, observations of the daily commute made workers in big cities from photographer Cassandra Zampini.
An iconic city and its struggles
The United States has voiced its displeasure with Israeli settlements. Or has it?
The shooting of the Russian Ambassador to Turkey, Christmas around the world, robotic dinosaurs in Japan, a fireworks disaster in Mexico, big waves in Ireland, and much more.