Con nuevos cortes y bloqueos, el presidente Vladimir Putin da sus pasos más audaces hasta la fecha para controlar las comunicaciones de los rusos.
As the Kremlin spends heavily on censorship technology, Russians are scrambling to find new ways to circumvent the limits.
With new outages and blockages, President Vladimir V. Putin is taking his boldest steps yet to control Russians’ communications.
A Russian tanker full of crude oil arrived in Cuba, offering a slight reprieve to Cubans after regular blackouts amid a severe energy crisis. Some said it was not enough.
La secretaria de prensa de la Casa Blanca dijo que Estados Unidos evaluaría los envíos de petróleo a Cuba “caso por caso”, después de que un petrolero ruso lleno de crudo llegara a la isla.
The White House press secretary said the United States would evaluate oil shipments to Cuba on a “case-by-case basis,” after a Russian tanker full of crude reached the island.
Inside one Kyiv neighborhood as it braved the harshest conditions since World War II.
Trump’s war on Iran is dangerous for everyone.
El buque con crudo podría arribar el martes y dar un respiro a la isla en medio de la fuerte presión de Washington.
The tanker full of crude oil could reach its expected destination by Tuesday, providing a lifeline to the island amid intense U.S. pressure.
The U.S. and other exporters are poised for a windfall, but disruptions to Persian Gulf supplies are also pushing gas-buying countries to consider alternatives like coal, solar and nuclear energy.
The challenges faced by a small-business owner near Moscow highlight how Russia’s war-drained economy is on the doorstep of a major crisis.
What appeared to be personal emails from before Mr. Patel’s time as director were posted on a website that identified itself as Iranian but seemed to be hosted in Russia.
When the world map of literal power changes, the political hierarchy shifts, too
Se trataría de tecnología derivada de drones iraníes usados por Rusia en Ucrania, ahora adaptados para un nuevo conflicto.
El presidente Trump amenazó por primera vez a Irán para que abriera el estrecho el sábado, y dijo que destruiría sus centrales eléctricas si no cumplía en 48 horas. Luego, emitió una prórroga hasta el viernes. Este es el segundo aplazamiento.
President Trump pivoted after escalating threats. Israel also announced it had killed an Iranian commander leading efforts to block the Strait of Hormuz to almost all shipping traffic.
The government of Prime Minister Viktor Orban has pursued an intensifying campaign against critics in a tough race before April elections.
The drones are an improved version of a weapon that Iran sent to Russia for use in its war in Ukraine.
The State Department had to lift sanctions on Russian lawmakers invited by a Kremlin-friendly member of Congress.
President Volodymyr Zelensky of Ukraine said that President Trump “still chooses a strategy of putting more pressure on the Ukrainian side.”
El ataque conjunto de Estados Unidos e Israel disparó los precios del petróleo y fracturó las relaciones dentro de la OTAN, lo que significó buenas noticias para Moscú.
El presidente Trump tiene motivaciones políticas nacionales e internacionales para pregonar que está en negociaciones para poner fin a la guerra. Irán tiene razones similares para negar las conversaciones.
Allen’s ex-wife, Priscilla, tells M. about the lengths she has had to go to reunite with her son. M. is shocked.
Republicans and Democrats alike have criticized the Trump administration’s moves, taken to stabilize oil markets rocked by the war with Iran, warning that it is benefiting two U.S. adversaries.
The president has domestic and international political motivations for touting negotiations to end the war. Iran has similar ones to deny discussions.
Russia unleashed a wave of drones across Ukraine, damaging apartment buildings, hospitals and a UNESCO World Heritage site, officials said.
Moscow’s forces are intensifying their attacks in southern Ukraine after Kyiv made rare gains along the front.
Stopping Iran’s production of drones is critical to opening the Strait of Hormuz and halting its attacks on Gulf nations. But can it be done?
F.B.I. agents thought they had weakened an online hate group known as the Base. A string of European terrorism cases indicates it has resurged.
In one swoop, it overturned the conditions for conciliation.
The assault, which came after overnight strikes across the country, was one of the largest of the war, the Ukrainian authorities said.
Moscú podría estar desafiando los esfuerzos del presidente Trump por asfixiar la economía de Cuba. China también tendría puestos de escucha en la isla.
Moscow may be challenging President Trump’s effort to choke Cuba’s economy. China also has suspected listening posts on the island.
Ukraine has created online marketplaces to let units select their own drones, a break from generations of standardized and centralized weapons procurement.
Filaret led a movement in Ukraine that created a schism among Orthodox believers and, ultimately, a church independent of Moscow.
A former key aide to the Russian oligarch would face an investigation into her time overseeing the Premier League club should she return to soccer.
A photographic chronicle of Russia’s invasion.
One of the few paths left between the two continents threads through Azerbaijan, Georgia and Turkey, as global conflicts complicate aviation logistics.
Si Rusia está intentando enviar petróleo a Cuba, como sospechan algunos analistas, esto representaría un salvavidas fundamental para el gobierno cubano.
A Russian oil tanker is being closely tracked to see if it will challenge the Trump administration’s blockade on Cuba.
Told that Nazar Daletskyi had died, his Ukrainian family buried what they thought were his remains. He turned up three years later in a prisoner-of-war exchange.
Compassion has its limits when it comes to your own cousin.
Kyiv accuses Alexander Butyagin, a prominent antiquities scholar, of destroying cultural heritage during his excavations in Russia-occupied Crimea. The Kremlin has condemned his arrest.
An attack forced its crew to abandon ship in early March. No country has intervened, despite fears of environmental disaster.
Imprisoned for murder, Aleksandr Abbasov-Derskhan sought a new start in life and freedom by signing up to fight in Ukraine. But he says promised benefits proved illusory.
Influyentes conservadores rusos sostienen que, en lugar de obsesionarse con el personaje ficticio Cheburashka, el país debería concentrarse en asuntos más importantes, como el renacimiento de un imperio ruso.
Iranian-linked ships carrying Russian oil were among those that received temporary exemptions from sanctions, a sign of how dire the energy crisis is becoming.
The documentary about Vladimir V. Putin’s wartime indoctrination of Russian schoolchildren won an Oscar at Sunday’s Academy Awards.
Instead of obsessing over the fictional Cheburashka, Russians should be focused on more important things like the rebirth of a Russian empire, influential conservatives say.
The latest clash between the two countries illustrates the depths to which relations have sunk and the struggle to forge a new path forward.
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said that the disruptions in the Strait of Hormuz were “something we are dealing with.” And about 2,500 Marines were headed to the Middle East to bolster the war effort.
El secretario del Tesoro, Scott Bessent, dijo que era “desafortunado” que la medida pudiera beneficiar a Rusia, pero mantuvo que era solo a corto plazo.
Kremlin officials said the American move, which Europe opposes, showed that Moscow could not be dislodged from the center of global energy markets.
Plus, the Friday news quiz.
Four years after the Russian invasion of Ukraine sent energy prices soaring, the war in Iran is posing another challenge to efforts to revive European factories.
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said it was “unfortunate” that the move could benefit Russia, but maintained that it was only for the short term.
Despite ethical concerns about using battlefield videos to train artificial intelligence, Ukraine’s defense ministry said it needs to improve A.I. targeting to compete with Russia.
At least 149 people died in the 2024 terror attack outside the Russian capital, for which the Islamic State claimed responsibility.
Despite his tough talk, President Trump has consistently made allowances for countries he sees as powerful or dominant.
Ukraine said the attack struck a key electronics plant, highlighting how it remains capable of hitting high-value targets inside Russia.
Trump’s Iran war will affect more than just gas prices.
The volatility in energy markets because of the war in Iran could not come at a better time for President Vladimir V. Putin.
El presidente de Ucrania ha adquirido el hábito de visitar a los soldados que se encuentran más cerca de los combates. En esta ocasión, dos periodistas de The New York Times lo acompañaron.
President Trump gave conflicting signals about a possible end to the war with Iran amid wild gyrations in global markets.
Oil prices and stocks initially swung wildly, and Iran’s foreign minister promised “surprises,” calling the strikes against his country “Operation Epic Mistake.”
Researchers have devised a new tool for discerning between naturally occurring viral outbreaks and those resulting from lab accidents.
As the war in Iran spreads, Kyiv is eagerly offering its hard-won expertise and advanced technology to counter Iranian drones.
Brasil, China y Rusia denunciaron los ataques de EE. UU. e Israel, pero otros países del grupo BRICS no lo han hecho, a pesar de que Irán es uno de sus miembros.
Many see the Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps as the main barrier to regime change, or any change at all, in Iran.
Brazil, China and Russia all denounced the U.S.-Israeli attacks, but other nations in the BRICS group haven’t, even though Iran is a fellow member.
The many similarities between the White House’s justification for war in Iran and Russia’s messaging on Ukraine underscore the risks of a vaguely defined, open-ended war.
With political activism off-limits, residents of St. Petersburg are finding purpose and community in the “politics of small deeds,” repairing and cleaning architectural treasures.
At least 10 people were killed when a Russian missile hit a five-story apartment building in the city of Kharkiv, and Kyiv and several other regions also came under attack.
Humanitarians proposed a loophole in international law. Decades later, Trump is jumping through it.
President Vladimir V. Putin threatened to cut off remaining gas supplies to Europe as the Iran war drives a surge in energy costs.
In his National Cybersecurity Strategy, President Trump sought an expanded role for private firms in cyberwarfare. He did not take on China or Russia in the document.
Russia’s flag was paraded at the opening ceremony of the Paralympics for the first time since 2014 prompting a boycott by several nations led by Ukraine.
The information has included satellite imagery showing the locations of military personnel. But some officials played down the significance of the partnership.
The conflict in Iran may give Moscow a short-term boost economically and in Ukraine. But it has also shown the limits of Russia’s partnerships.
India’s trade deal with President Trump was supposed to end its imports of oil from Russia. But the war in Iran has cut off alternative supplies from the Middle East.
By hosting a pavilion again this year, Russia continues its efforts to shed its status as a cultural and sporting pariah.
Un profesor del Hunter College, en Nueva York, ha creado una de las colecciones especiales de literatura rusa de contrabando más grandes del mundo.
La Copa del Mundo es una oportunidad para que EE. UU. demuestre que es más que Trump.
The World Cup Is a Chance for the U.S. To Show It Is More Than Trump
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 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.
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.