Foreign powers including Russia and Iran could move quickly right after the vote to undermine the democratic process, intelligence agencies warn.
The Russian leader wants to cast himself as a global statesman, even as the U.S. and its Western allies try to isolate him.
En sus memorias póstumas, recopiladas con la ayuda de su viuda, Yulia Navalnaya, Navalny se enfrenta al hecho de que Vladimir Putin podría conseguir silenciarlo. El libro mantendrá “vivo su legado”, dijo Navalnaya.
In an interview, the Treasury secretary also highlighted progress at the World Bank and the International Monetary Fund ahead of annual meetings this week.
Climate science has been stymied as Russia continues its war in Ukraine. The stalled work threatens to leave the West without a clear picture of how fast the Earth is heating up.
El dirigente ruso espera utilizar la reunión del llamado grupo BRICS, que incluye a China, Brasil e India, para hacer hacer un posible bloque opuesto.
Paul Whelan, el exmarine que fue liberado en agosto, describe el momento de su detención y los largos años de espera hasta su liberación.
The former U.S. Marine describes the moment of his arrest and the long years waiting for his release.
The Russian leader hopes to use the meeting of the so-called BRICS group, which includes China and India, as a counterweight to the West.
As president, she can create a foreign policy fit for the 21st century.
The Russian opposition leader, who died in an Arctic penal colony earlier this year, tells the story of his struggle to wrest his country back from President Vladimir Putin.
Voters were almost evenly split over whether to declare European Union membership a “strategic objective.” Russia has worked hard to sway the outcome.
Fidel Castro once called Cuba’s power plants “prehistoric.” But the country still relies on them, contributing to the longest blackout since the collapse of its former patron, the Soviet Union.
Serhii Hnezdilov, a Ukrainian soldier, said he wanted to draw attention to the need to discharge worn-out soldiers and replace them with fresh conscripts.
Natalia Morari once reported on corrupt business in Moldova. Now she has upset many by having a son with a tycoon accused of corruption, and running against the pro-West president in elections.
A veteran foreign correspondent during the Cold War, he was held on trumped-up espionage charges. He credited President Ronald Reagan with fighting for his release.
The war began when Russia invaded Ukraine, but Donald J. Trump said on a podcast that the Ukrainian president “should never have let that war start.”
Pentagon officials discuss whether the flow of assistance could be hurting the military’s ability to respond to a new conflict.
Russia is behind a disinformation campaign in Moldova ahead of a presidential election and a referendum making E.U. membership a “strategic objective,” Moldovan officials and global media companies say.
La propuesta del presidente de Ucrania, que dependería en gran medida de una mayor ayuda de Occidente, ha suscitado una respuesta tibia de los aliados de su país.
Donald Trump se negó a comentar si había hablado con el presidente ruso desde que dejó el cargo. Pero añadió: ‘Si tengo una relación con la gente, es algo bueno’.
The proposal would rely heavily on increased Western assistance. So far, it has drawn a lukewarm response from Ukraine’s allies.
Helping Russia in the war is an opportunity for North Korea to test its new weapons, and Ukrainian officials say the North’s troops are also gaining direct battle experience.
The former president, who once pushed to prosecute a former secretary of state for talking with foreign officials, said that it would be “a good thing” for himself to have secretly kept in touch with President Vladimir V. Putin of Russia — if he d...
Donald J. Trump declined to comment on whether he’d talked with the Russian president since leaving office. But he added, “If I have a relationship with people, that’s a good thing.”
Top energy officials have fallen and key energy policy decisions have been delayed because of political calculations, lawmakers and experts say, costing Ukraine valuable time in preparing for winter.
Moscow’s forces have been recapturing some villages and land taken in a Ukrainian incursion into Russia. The advances could undermine Kyiv’s hopes of pushing Russia to the negotiating table.
An archival label in the United States was going to release a huge compilation of records from the U.S.S.R. Then Russia invaded Ukraine.
Scientists fighting the spread of infectious diseases on the continent have been targeted online by pro-Russian activists, part of an effort to spread fear and mistrust of the West.
Two new books explore the messy business of uncovering Russian interference in American elections.
Much of what’s still undeveloped offers some the best defenses against climate change.
Un estallido de actividad solar elevada creó el jueves condiciones que mantuvieron la mirada de la gente sobre los paisajes nocturnos en todo el hemisferio norte.
The memoir, which will cover his time in prison and Russia’s move toward autocracy, will be published by Crown, an imprint of Penguin Random House.
Europe will not be secure — and will not be whole and free — until Ukraine is in NATO. Ukraine will not agree to end the war without membership.
More than 600,000 Russian troops have been killed or wounded since the war began in 2022.
The authorities are resorting to a politically unpopular move as they scramble to raise funds for the grueling military effort against Russia.
Bob Woodward doesn’t know which story he wants to tell in his latest presidential chronicle.
A top-level gathering in Germany intended to show support for Ukraine was put off after President Biden canceled his trip to deal with Hurricane Milton.
El libro del periodista Bob Woodward también relata que Donald Trump envió en secreto a Vladimir Putin lo que entonces eran raras máquinas de prueba COVID-19 para uso personal del líder ruso.
The head of Britain’s domestic security service said Russia’s military intelligence service was pursuing “dangerous actions conducted with increasing recklessness.”
The journalist Bob Woodward cited an unnamed aide saying that Donald J. Trump had spoken to Vladimir V. Putin as many as seven times since leaving office. Multiple sources say they cannot confirm that report.
Russian troops have now entered Toretsk, a strategic hilltop city, and are pressing with assaults elsewhere in the Donetsk region.
Intelligence officials said that foreign adversaries were planning to take advantage of another close U.S. election to undermine trust in the country’s democratic process.
The Russian arms dealer, who was freed in a prisoner exchange with the United States, is negotiating with the militant group in Yemen.
The strike is part of a broader campaign of air assaults by Moscow aimed at degrading Ukraine’s military infrastructure and wearing down its air defenses.
The threat of an escalating conflict between Israel and Iran has created an “extraordinarily precarious” global situation, sowing alarm about the potential economic fallout.
Dog ownership has surged over the past two years as people seek companionship. In Kyiv, Yorkies, poodles and bichons frisés now rule the streets.
The sidelining of the White House in global crisis spots is a big red flag.
The idea is to use rope-a-dope tactics, letting Russian forces pound away until they have exhausted themselves. It’s far from clear if the Ukrainian strategy will succeed.
The roots of Donald Trump’s animus toward Ukraine — an issue with profound consequences should he be elected again — can be found in a yearlong series of events spanning 2016 and 2017.
Las declaraciones informales del presidente hicieron notar el poder de sus palabras y la rapidez con que se propagan por el mundo.
La semana pasada, el presidente de Rusia pareció rebajar el umbral para el uso de armas nucleares por parte de su país. No fue sutil, ni pretendía serlo.
Sonya Liakh was diagnosed with eye cancer at age 2. After Russia’s invasion of Ukraine disrupted her treatment, her family faced a desperate struggle.
Sonya, a young Ukrainian girl, was being treated for eye cancer. Then Russia invaded Ukraine. Lynsey Addario, a photographer on assignment for The New York Times who has covered every major war and humanitarian crisis of her generation, tells Sony...
The president’s casual disclosures underscored the power of his words — and how quickly they travel.
Plus, making fall foliage pop for the colorblind.
In leaked phone calls home, Russian soldiers grapple with the war they’re waging. This new documentary sets the calls’ swagger and anguish against images of the invasion’s devastation.
A shadowy network of ships has registered in Gabon, highlighting how Vladimir V. Putin is building an economy beyond the reach of Western sanctions.
Last week the president of Russia appeared to lower the threshold for his country’s use of nuclear weapons. It wasn’t subtle, and it wasn’t meant to be.
El presidente Vladimir Putin destina cada vez más recursos a dos prioridades conectadas: reclutar más soldados y fomentar las familias numerosas.
President Vladimir Putin is throwing ever more resources at two interlocked priorities: recruiting more soldiers and encouraging bigger families.
The loss of Vuhledar, at the intersection of two fronts, would complicate the defense of a regional transit hub and strengthen Russian supply lines, Ukrainian soldiers say.
The Kremlin plans a 25 percent increase to more than $145 billion in 2025, a year in which it had intended to cut military spending.
La capacidad de Estados Unidos para influir en los acontecimientos de la región ha disminuido, y otras grandes naciones han sido esencialmente espectadoras.
The Biden administration is struggling to halt cooperation among Russia, China, North Korea and Iran. It feels urgency over the wars in Ukraine and the Middle East while also aiming to protect Taiwan.
Cities across Ukraine have suffered airstrikes in recent days, and Moscow is pressing a slow advance in the east. Kyiv has hit back against arms depots, trying to disrupt Russian logistics.
The devastating blow to Hezbollah by Israel has a place in the global struggle between the “coalition of inclusion” and “coalition of resistance.” It could be the keystone.
The United States’ ability to influence events in the Mideast has waned, and other major nations have essentially been onlookers.
Las autoridades de EE. UU. están intensificando sus advertencias sobre la injerencia extranjera en las elecciones, centrándose en tres adversarios principales: Rusia, China e Irán.
Dos astronautas, uno estadounidense y otro ruso, despegarán en un vuelo que traerá de vuelta a casa a los astronautas del Boeing Starliner el próximo año.
What would a President Harris do about the war in Ukraine?
A whirlwind week of top-level meetings failed to alleviate concerns in Kyiv that a Trump presidency could lead to a dramatic shift in American policy.
Intelligence agencies concluded that granting Ukraine’s request to use Western missiles against targets deep in Russia could prompt forceful retaliation while not fundamentally changing the course of the war.
As the war drags on, Ukraine’s president receives a quieter welcome in Washington and faces angry questions from some Republicans.
U.S. officials are stepping up their warnings about foreign interference in the election, focused on three main adversaries: Russia, China and Iran.
The stakes are high for the Ukrainian leader, who is trying to fend off Russia’s invasion while also navigating tricky U.S. politics that could determine future of American aid.
The public call from Speaker Mike Johnson deals a blow to Kyiv’s efforts to avoid the partisan acrimony of the U.S. presidential campaign.
With fall approaching, Ukraine says its forces in the eastern Donetsk region are facing battle more frequently than they have in months.
President Volodymyr Zelensky of Ukraine told the meeting of world leaders that capitulating to Russia would only give its president, Vladimir Putin, the “political space to continue the war.”
President Vladimir V. Putin heightened his warnings against the West, asserting that Russia should be permitted to use nuclear arms in the event of an attack by a nation backed by a nuclear power.
“Solo se puede forzar a Rusia a la paz”. El presidente de Ucrania instó a los miembros del Consejo a mantener su respaldo a la resistencia de su país frente a la invasión de Rusia.
Verifying the detailed stories of subjects who must remain anonymous requires a particularly rigorous approach to the process.
The United States must help Israel defeat it.
“Russia can only be forced into peace.” President Volodymyr Zelensky of Ukraine urged the Council members to sustain their backing for his country’s resistance to Russia’s full-scale invasion.
The partnership between Russia’s space agency and the governments of Burkina Faso, Mali and Niger deepens these countries’ turn toward the Kremlin in their effort to fight off Islamist insurgencies.
The leaders of Ukraine and Denmark said in a joint interview that allied nations must lift restrictions on arms, increase their production and help Ukraine build weapons inside the country.
Serhiy Zhadan, 50, is a beloved Ukrainian poet as well as a novelist, lyricist and rock star. Furious over the invasion, he enlisted to fight even as his band still plays and his readings fill halls.
Satellite photos showing a 200-foot-wide crater at a launch site indicate that the Sarmat missile, said by the Kremlin to travel at five times the speed of sound, might not be ready for duty.
President Biden will speak at a time of deep uncertainty about the future of America’s role in the world.
La represión fuera de Rusia de muchos disidentes se produce en silencio, a menudo con el consentimiento tácito, o sin la prevención necesaria, de los países a los que se han exiliado.
The infringements were the first by Russia in five years, according to the Japanese defense ministry. A fighter fired a warning flare in response.
Finland’s president and NATO’s departing secretary general are urging Mr. Biden to allow Ukraine to use weapons to hit bases deeper inside Russia.
It’s not just opposition figures who are caught in the Kremlin’s dragnet.
The president defended his debate performance with exaggerations about polling, his recent appearances and his opponent.
The war in Ukraine. Hamas’s attack on Israel. Inflation. The former president has insisted that none would have occurred if he had remained in office after 2020.
President Vladimir V. Putin of Russia made highly choreographed appearances in an effort to project power and control, and U.S. officials suggested Gen. Sergei Surovikin was probably being held.
Mientras prestábamos atención a la pandemia, China y Ucrania, los caminos hacia la prosperidad y los intereses comunes se han oscurecido.
While the world’s eyes were on the pandemic, China and the war in Ukraine, the paths to prosperity and shared interests have grown murkier.
The group liked online war games. But then Jack Teixeira, an active-duty airman, began showing them classified documents, members say.
Oil prices soared 7 percent on Sunday night after the group’s move to cut 1.2 million barrels a day.
Also, Russia tries to cut off Bakhmut, and countries reach an ocean biodiversity deal.
Readers discuss a guest essay by Christopher Caldwell that blamed the U.S. for an escalation in the war. Also: Mask mandates; the next pandemic; YouTube.
Also, Adani Enterprises pulls its offering and soldiers die on both sides in Bakhmut.
Also, Russia’s resilient economy and Sri Lanka’s enduring struggle.
Also, Russian missile attacks in Ukraine and a major deal for Indian women’s cricket.
Also, China’s uncertain economic recovery.
Russia is isolated by its invasion of Ukraine and needs China more than ever. But China, facing a Covid crisis, is in no position to risk sanctions.
Also, Ukraine peace talks seem far-off.
Also, Ukraine is fighting to retake a city in the Donbas.
Also, an emerging picture of China’s Covid crisis.
Also, Benjamin Netanyahu is poised to lead Israel again and the week in culture.
In China, Russia and the United Kingdom, unmarked sheets of white paper have become a potent symbol of defiance.
Plus, Iran abolishes the morality police and Russia vows to defy an oil price cap.
Readers discuss a guest essay about recent misdeeds by four billionaires. Also: Pandemic cautions; moderate Republicans; Russian brutality in Ukraine.
Plus Russia says it is retreating from Kherson City and markets try to parse China’s “zero Covid.”
Plus Myanmar gets closer to Russia and a dire climate report.
When Russia closed its airspace, it upended the decades-long strategy for making Finland a European travel hub to and from the East.
Readers respond to the latest Russian attacks in Ukraine. Also: The wonders of math; pandemic spending; Republicans and crime.
Readers discuss new aspects of the workplace during the pandemic. Also: A political balance; Vladimir Putin and Mikhail Gorbachev; student newspapers.
Xi Jinping, who is expected to meet with Vladimir Putin, will seek to project confidence as a global statesman at a time of grave challenges at home.
Plus India’s growing economy and China’s “zero-Covid” trap.
Plus the decline in American life expectancy and the latest on Typhoon Hinnamnor.
A Russian-born painter, he created a mural of the Soviet leader Leonid Brezhnev smooching the East German leader Erich Honecker — and with it a tourist attraction.
Readers debate the party’s strategy of supporting far-right G.O.P. candidates it thinks it can beat. Also: Covid and schools; Ukraine’s students; Kansas and abortion.
Plus Russia prepares for show trials and Taiwan does not rise to China’s provocations.
Plus new details about explosions in Crimea and revelations about the victims of Seoul’s floods.
The departure of a grain-filled vessel from Odesa was hailed as a victory against global hunger. But experts say the crisis is so big that no single advance can reverse it.
Brittney Griner for Viktor Bout?
Russia looks to Africa.
Under pressure as tight oil supplies hurt the U.S. economy, Biden will go to Saudi Arabia for a meeting with M.B.S.
Plus the conviction of an ailing Hong Kong activist and President Vladimir Putin’s upcoming trip to Iran.
Plus Ukrainian civilians bear the brunt of Russia’s war and new details after Shinzo Abe’s death.
Plus Xi Jinping visits Hong Kong and Ukraine takes back Snake Island.
La COVID-19, el cambio climático y la posibilidad de una crisis alimentaria global demuestran que los problemas del mundo están muy ligados entre sí. Y también las soluciones.
No single country can solve the problem of rising food and fuel costs.
A reader praises the former vice president; another reluctantly suggests pardoning Donald Trump. Also: Ukraine what-ifs; Covid mandates; paid internships.
Plus the Fed raised interest rates and a video of an assault in China went viral.
Ukraine says Russia controls 20 percent of its territory.
The bloody battle for Ukraine’s east.
Readers weigh in on the Florida governor’s record. Also: Vladimir Putin’s nuclear option; last Covid texts; belief in change; hope and healing.
Mental health evaluations, chat rooms and parents’ roles. Also: Republicans and shootings; Covid mandates; voters and democracy; Estonia and Russia; abortion funds.
Plus climate’s role in Australia’s upcoming election and a Covid-19 protest at Peking University.
The teen mental health crisis. Also: Elon Musk, Donald Trump and Twitter; Vladimir Putin’s gambit; Russian TV; Penn Station; flying without masks.
Moscow wants victories before its Monday holiday.
And Mariupol evacuees start to emerge.
Readers discuss the Florida Department of Education’s objections to some of the topics in math textbooks. Also: The Ukraine war; mask mandates.