According to the most conservative estimates, 1,000 people gathered for this month’s Russian opposition protest in Berlin.

A French politician suggested the two countries no longer share the values that inspired the gift more than a century ago.

Perhaps it was just an accident of scheduling that meant Butch and Suni were brought back to Earth on a SpaceX capsule called Freedom.

Symbols play a central role in the formation of national identity. Flags, anthems, and coats of arms are more than mere decorations; they serve as tangible representations of a nation’s shared past, ...