The “why” is Russia. But at a summit focused on keeping President Trump happy, discussion of that is expected to be muted.
An internal rift over defense spending and President Trump’s disregard for Ukraine have lowered expectations for the gathering.
The barrage was the latest in a series of deadly strikes, which have intensified as cease-fire talks have largely stalled.
Putin and the ayatollahs want the same kind of world.
After a yearslong debate over NATO spending, European nations are poised to commit more funds to deter Russia. Now the region must decide how to unify its fragmented manufacturing.
Ukraine’s security service is holding classes at high schools to alert teenagers of Russian efforts to recruit them.
Moscú ha esperado arreglar las relaciones con Estados Unidos mientras sigue librando la guerra en Ucrania, pero la insistencia de Putin en impulsar su ofensiva ha tenido un costo diplomático.
Moscow has been hoping to restore ties with the United States while continuing to wage war in Ukraine. On Friday, it acknowledged that Washington has a different view.
Los expertos afirman que China ve la guerra en Ucrania como una oportunidad para recopilar información de las tácticas de guerra modernas y el armamento occidental, incluso a costa de un aliado.
Fred Grandy was upset by the United States’ reversal in its support for Ukraine, his family said. This week, he was among the 28 people killed in a drone and missile assault.
The annual economic forum in St. Petersburg used to host multibillion-dollar deals and performances by global music stars. With the war in Ukraine still raging, the mood has shifted.
A plan to increase military spending at the level President Trump wants is becoming clearer, as are its shortcomings.
Since the war in Ukraine began, analysts have monitored a series of intrusions aimed at stealing information about weaponry and warfighting.
The Trump administration suspended a temporary humanitarian program for Ukrainians. Now many are losing their ability to work, and fear deportation.
Those who are declaring the NATO alliance dead should put aside their fatalism. They involve military spending, Ukraine and U.S. troops.
Bridget A. Brink, who stepped down as ambassador to Ukraine in April out of objections to President Trump’s pro-Russian approach to the war, is now speaking out and running for office at home.
President Volodymyr Zelensky had hoped to secure more support from the Group of 7 nations, but the crisis in the Middle East was seen as a more urgent priority.
Thousands of North Korean laborers are already toiling in Russia. A new contingent is headed to the region where North Korean troops fought Ukraine.
En su intervención en la reunión del Grupo de los Siete, el presidente Trump criticó la decisión de expulsar a Rusia del bloque tras la “anexión” de Crimea por parte de Moscú en 2014.
Fue el ataque más mortífero contra la capital ucraniana en casi un año, y se produjo cuando Moscú ha intensificado los ataques aéreos contra la ciudad.
Analysts say the Kremlin is prioritizing its own war against Ukraine, as well as its relations with Gulf nations that don’t want to see a stronger Iran.
It was one of the deadliest attacks on the Ukrainian capital in months that came as Moscow has intensified air assaults on the city.
President Trump opened his remarks at the Group of 7 gathering of industrialized nations by criticizing the decision to expel Russia from the bloc after Moscow’s 2014 “annexation” of Crimea.
The government is trying to show the Trump administration that it can deliver on the agreement.
In 2018, the president called for the group to embrace Russia and stormed out of the summit. Now he is seeking to shrink America’s military role abroad and embarking on a more expansive trade war.
Aunque la agenda incluye los incendios forestales, la economía mundial y Ucrania, la mayoría de los líderes asistirán con el objetivo de reunirse con Trump y evitar cualquier desavenencia.
The Group of 7 nations and allies from around the world are heading to a summit in Alberta in Western Canada on Sunday.
Launching weapons from within their territory forces adversaries to look not only outward but also inside for threats, one expert said.
Israel’s imperative to set back Iran’s nuclear program became clearer after two events in 2022 and 2023.
Russia is advancing around Kostyantynivka and in the Sumy region with small, fast-moving units as both sides try a new tactic of using motorcycles and civilian cars to quickly cross open terrain.
The president said he would bring a quick end to the wars in Ukraine and Gaza, and get China to bend on trade and Iran on its nuclear program. Instead, conflict is escalating.
After President Trump blew up a G7 gathering in Canada in 2018, European leaders will meet with him there once more. They are hoping to avoid conflict.
It’s the first time in three years of war that Russian troops have entered the Dnipropetrovsk region, a sign of battlefield momentum.
A testy exchange between a senator who strongly supports Ukraine aid and the defense secretary revealed a deepening split among G.O.P. officials on the war.
The region of Transcarpathia has seen hardly any Russian attacks over the past three years. “We don’t have the same experience of war,” a resident said.
The assault continued Moscow’s stepped-up drone and missile attacks, which have been ratcheting up for months with nightly bombardments on regions and cities in Ukraine.
Ursula von der Leyen, president of the European Commission, announced a proposal meant to ramp up pressure on Moscow.
Moscow has stepped up drone and missile attacks despite U.S. pressure to work toward a cease-fire. The strikes intensified after a wave of Ukrainian drone attacks on Russia on June 1.
For months, the family of Stephen James Hubbard could not find him in the Russian prison system. New text messages cast doubt on his conviction.
“Learn to speak Russian,” the secretary-general of the alliance warned nations unwilling to make politically unpopular budget decisions.
Most of the drones and missiles were intercepted, according to the Ukrainian Air Force, and there were no immediate reports of widespread damage.
Mostly Russian visitors now cavort along its historic beaches, hoping to avoid the Ukrainian drones whizzing toward military targets.
The Ukrainian military says its new weapon system, which launches antiaircraft missiles from a remote-controlled speedboat, has brought down two Russian jet fighters.
On a “hot night,” when Russia tries to overwhelm Kyiv’s air defenses, Ukraine relies not only on Patriot missiles, but on civilians wielding searchlights and vintage guns.
Kharkiv’s mayor described Russia’s first strike, an overnight swarm of drones, bombs and missiles, as the “most powerful attack” on the city since the start of the war in Ukraine.
The air assault killed at least three people. Kharkiv’s mayor described it as “the most powerful attack” since the beginning of the war.
Russia’s spy hunters are increasingly worried about China’s espionage, even as the two countries grow closer.
When the issues are intractable, why not pivot to surefire red meat?
El ataque del viernes, en el que murieron al menos cuatro personas en el país, se produjo dos días después de que Rusia prometiera represalias por un asalto con drones a sus bases de bombarderos estratégicos.
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth honored the sacrifices of the soldiers who died landing in France 81 years ago. But there was no escaping current tensions.
Chancellor Friedrich Merz of Germany spoke rarely but reverently, and found a warm reception in the Oval Office. Now he hopes to turn rapport into policy wins.
The Ukrainian capital was one of several targets in Russia’s broad assault early Friday.
El futuro del suministro energético de Europa se ha convertido en una fuente de tensión y vulnerabilidad, mientras el continente trata de trazar un rumbo independiente.
Air defense crews in the capital were racing to combat a large-scale bombardment before dawn on Friday, officials said.
The U.S. defense secretary expressed optimism that allied countries would increase their defense budgets, a demand of President Trump’s.
During a visit by the German leader, President Trump essentially threw up his hands, saying that there was nothing the United States could do right now to end the war.
David French and Megan K. Stack on why Trump’s many promises to end the conflict “in 24 hours” was a fantasy.
A large Republican donor wants to buy a Russian pipeline to Germany. The White House has entertained the idea of working with the Kremlin to supply Russian gas to Europe.
Friedrich Merz is seeking to reassert his country’s role on the global stage, in part by building rapport with President Trump.
El presidente de EE. UU. habló con el mandatario ruso Vladimir Putin, en medio de la escalada de ataques entre Rusia y Ucrania, incluso cuando sus funcionarios han entablado conversaciones directas.
The belligerent language and the recent strikes make clear that a wide gap separates Ukraine and Russia, even as their officials have been engaged in direct talks.
President Trump said the Russian leader told him “very strongly” in a phone call Wednesday that he would respond to the drone assault on its airfields.
Con las elevadas cifras de bajas y la lentitud de los avances territoriales de Rusia, el presidente Vladimir Putin podría enfrentarse durante años a una guerra de desgaste en Ucrania.
What Ukraine’s audacious drone attack on Russian airfields revealed about modern warfare.
Assaults in Russia and Ukraine have shown major military powers that they are unprepared for evolving forms of warfare, and need to adapt.
La desaparición de KleptoCapture indica la falta de voluntad del gobierno de Donald Trump para combatir los sistemas financieros que permiten el lavado de dinero y evadir impuestos, entre otras cosas.
Europe has the money and the artillery shells, but key U.S. capabilities like operational intelligence and air defense would be difficult to replace.
With high casualty figures and the slow pace of Russia’s territorial gains, President Vladimir V. Putin could face years more of a grinding war of attrition in Ukraine.
El ataque de Ucrania a Rusia demostró la capacidad del país de usar drones relativamente baratos para destruir aviones caros y atacar lugares alejados de sus fronteras.
It would be the third such attack. The claim comes two days after one of Ukraine’s most ambitious operations of the war, deep inside Russia.
Kyiv’s attack on the country’s bomber fleet appeared designed to show Russia’s leader that continuing the war carries big risks for Moscow.
The foreign policy scholar Emma Ashford explains what President Trump is really doing in the Middle East and Ukraine.
A remote island chain offers an example of how firearms technology nurtured in the United States spreads among enthusiasts.
Aunque aún se desconoce el alcance total de los daños, la operación muestra cómo Kiev ha sido capaz de adaptarse y evolucionar durante la guerra utilizando drones.
Videos and satellite imagery show how the attack unfolded and its aftermath.
The attack demonstrated Ukraine’s ability to use relatively cheap drones to take out expensive aircraft and to strike sites far from its borders.
The strike set several aircraft on fire, video showed, and dealt a symbolic blow to Moscow’s relentless bombing campaign.
The Metropolitan Opera, hoping to revive support for Kyiv, released an excerpt from “The Mothers of Kherson,” about abducted Ukrainian children and their relatives.
The country’s government is centrist, with deep ties to Brussels. Its new president is a Trump-backed nationalist. That reflects a broader struggle.
While the full extent of the damage is still unknown, the operation shows how Kyiv has been able to adapt and evolve over the war using drones.
The nationalist, who was endorsed by President Trump, has long been hostile to Poland’s centrist government.
Putin had Christo Grozev in his sights. Grozev was way ahead of him.
El ministerio de Defensa ruso dijo el domingo que aviones no tripulados ucranianos atacaron aeródromos en cinco regiones y que varias aeronaves se incendiaron.
After more than three years of war, Russia and Ukraine are engaged in direct and public talks to end the fighting, but their positions remain far apart.
Ukraine launched one of its broadest assaults of the war against air bases inside Russia, targeting sites from eastern Siberia to Russia’s western border.
In a rare statement acknowledging casualties within its ranks, the Ukrainian military also said that 60 other soldiers were wounded.
Hours later came a report of another bridge collapse, also in western Russia, involving a freight train. And Ukraine claimed it blew up a military train in the Zaporizhzhia region.
Kim Jong-un seized on Russia’s need for support in its war against Ukraine. His reward is a rapidly modernizing military that threatens the delicate balance of power on the Korean Peninsula.
A bipartisan duo met with the Ukrainian president and made the case for Congress to impose harsh economic penalties on Moscow for its continuing offensive.
Both Kyiv and Moscow have been maneuvering to set the terms and tempo of any talks to end the fighting.
Margaryta Karpova, 12, escaped her village in eastern Ukraine just before Russian troops overran it. But her fight was only beginning.
La doble campaña de Moscú de intensificar los ataques en el frente y bombardear las ciudades ucranianas ha reducido aún más las perspectivas de poner fin a los combates.
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The American president’s preference for praising and excusing the Russian leader has yielded no progress toward peace in Ukraine.
Moscow’s dual campaign of intensified frontline attacks and bombardment of Ukrainian cities has further reduced the prospects for an end to the fighting.
The president is right about wanting to end the war in Ukraine but wrong about threatening to walk away from cease-fire talks.
The sweeping order applied to hundreds of thousands of people legally in the country through programs put in place for Ukrainians, Afghans and others.
I’ve seen the signs before. I’m seeing them now.
The president of Ukraine will talk with Germany’s chancellor in their third meeting in as many weeks.
In the U.S., the re-enactment of historical battles has long been a niche hobby. But fake battles that echo an ongoing war are a relatively recent phenomenon.
An airsoft event revealed to a reporter a “strange level of dissonance” among participants, some of whom wore the uniforms of Russian soldiers.
En las últimas semanas, Estados Unidos ha parecido distanciarse del conflicto en Ucrania y ha enviado mensajes contradictorios sobre los esfuerzos diplomáticos para terminar con la guerra.
It remained to be seen whether President Trump’s latest comments indicated a new aggressive phase against Russia.
A group of G.O.P. senators has grown more vocal about urging penalties on Russia for its aggression against Ukraine, offering a counterpoint to President Trump’s hands-off stance.
A likely focus of talks between the two leaders will be military aid and whether Germany will provide Ukraine with the Taurus cruise missile.
As Germany’s new chancellor increases military spending, he has presided over the activation of a German tank brigade based in Lithuania and raised alarms about the threat from Russia.
Snaking power lines are part of Moscow’s goal to harness the power of the Zaporizhzhia facility, according to Greenpeace.
President Trump said he was not happy with President Vladimir V. Putin’s decision to unleash one of the largest offensives in Russia’s war against Ukraine.
President Trump says that the Russian president has “gone absolutely CRAZY’’ with attacks in Ukraine, but has so far refused to join Europe with its newest sanctions.
“Está enviando cohetes a ciudades y matando gente, y no me gusta nada”, dijo el presidente Trump sobre su homólogo ruso.
With diplomatic efforts to reach a cease-fire appearing remote, and President Trump apparently abandoning the process, Russia has been escalating its assaults on Ukrainian cities and on the battlefield.
NATO’s leader is looking for little drama and a focus on new spending goals, not disagreements over Ukraine.
President Trump’s recent actions and statements suggest he might want an arrangement where the United States, China and Russia each dominate their sphere of influence.
“He’s sending rockets into cities and killing people, and I don’t like it at all,” President Trump said of his Russian counterpart.
La gestión de Biden estará en los libros de historia como un interregno entre dos mandatos de Donald Trump, una pausa en medio de un periodo caótico de cambio, para bien o para mal.
Biden’s disastrous debate performance highlighted age concerns.
In a choice between misfortunes, one is clearly worse.
The president defended his debate performance with exaggerations about polling, his recent appearances and his opponent.
Hundreds of millions of voters are electing a European Parliament this weekend. The outcome will help tip the balance of the continent’s struggle between unity and nationalism.
Across Africa and in parts of Asia, disruption to the supply chain for fertilizer is raising food prices and increasing malnutrition.
His four years as the senior military adviser to two presidents spanned an unusually chaotic period.
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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.
The country is a growing target for foreign espionage, the agency said, amid rising tensions over the war in Ukraine and rivalries between Washington and Beijing.
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.
Reasons include a stronger supply of oil and weaker-than-expected demand, energy experts say. Some people are saving hundreds of dollars on fuel.
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.
Adding to crises like the pandemic, recent stress in the banking system is a new threat to world growth, experts at the organization said.
Also, Russia tries to cut off Bakhmut, and countries reach an ocean biodiversity deal.
Also, China’s attempt to erase “zero Covid” and Nigeria’s contested election.
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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, another mass shooting in California and New Zealand’s next leader.
Also, China’s uncertain economic recovery.
The invasion of Ukraine, compounding the effects of the pandemic, has contributed to the ascent of a giant that defies easy alignment. It could be the decisive force in a changing global system.
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.
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¿Se está acabando el mundo tal como lo conocíamos? ¿Lo sabrías, siquiera, antes de que fuera demasiado tarde?
Also, an emerging picture of China’s Covid crisis.
Also, Benjamin Netanyahu is poised to lead Israel again and the week in culture.
A big boost for the military, more aid for Ukraine, a preference for the lobster industry over whales and an overhaul of the Electoral Count Act are among the provisions in the 4,155-page bill lawmakers expect to pass this week.
In 2022, we debated the apocalypse.