The Ukrainian president visited the Middle East, where he sought to shift his country from a recipient of military aid to a supplier.
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.
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.
Open-ended military conflict in Europe could, at some point, intersect with open-ended military conflict in the Middle East.
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.”
Elderly people in isolated villages are going without medicine. One woman said she hadn’t seen a doctor in four years.
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.
Moscow’s forces are intensifying their attacks in southern Ukraine after Kyiv made rare gains along the front.
The assault, which came after overnight strikes across the country, was one of the largest of the war, the Ukrainian authorities said.
El presidente Trump llegó a llamar amigo al primer ministro Keir Starmer. Pero la decisión del Reino Unido de no unirse a los ataques contra Irán ha provocado burlas despiadadas del presidente.
Intentionally targeting the country’s energy infrastructure could constitute a war crime under international law.
With the use of electronic jamming systems and interceptor drones, the Ukrainian national oil and gas company may be a model for others.
President Trump once assailed the Obama administration for making cash payments to Iran. Now he supports sanctions relief that could give the country a $14 billion windfall.
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.
The Ukrainian president has said he has a “very bad feeling” about the effects of the Iran conflict on Ukraine’s own war.
A photographic chronicle of Russia’s invasion.
Attacks on oil and natural gas facilities this week could make it much harder for Persian Gulf countries to rebuild and restart production when the war eventually end.
A gathering in Brussels was meant to concentrate on jump-starting the E.U. economy. Instead, the fallout of the war in the Middle East is front and center.
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.
European leaders are pushing Prime Minister Viktor Orban to stop blocking a €90 billion loan to Ukraine. But the issue is a rallying cry in remarkably close elections in Hungary set for April 12.
A chance encounter in Brooklyn led to a decades-long project following the boys’ lives, from childhood to national prominence as critics of President Trump.
President Volodymyr Zelensky said that 11 countries in the region have asked for Kyiv’s assistance. Russia has launched such drones against Ukraine for years.
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.
Across Asia, a sharp drop in liquefied natural gas supplies is pushing major importers back toward coal, undermining L.N.G.’s long-held role as a stable energy anchor.
The Russian oligarch spent nearly two decades building the London soccer club into a sporting superpower. That success was built partly on regulation breaches, an investigation found.
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.
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.
El actor está vinculado con el presidente del país, Volodímir Zelenski, y ha estado faltando a las ceremonias de entrega de premios.
The actor has a history with the country’s president, Volodymyr Zelensky, and had been skipping awards ceremonies.
Un estudio sugiere que los perros en el frente de combate con Rusia, en un lapso muy corto, se habían asemejado más a especies de cánidos salvajes.
As Iran has shown, warfare involves far more deadly projectiles than it once did. It’s a problem Ukraine has been dealing with for years.
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.
Ukraine wants to leverage its defense expertise into security partnerships and to reap potentially vast profits for its arms industry.
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.
Strikes on Ukrainian energy systems have tripled this winter. Continuous repairs and Western aid staved off a total breakdown.
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.
The country has prioritized self-sufficiency in producing a crucial battlefield weapon, though weaning itself fully off cheaper Chinese components is difficult.
The volatility in energy markets because of the war in Iran could not come at a better time for President Vladimir V. Putin.
The price of jet fuel and diesel has surged since the war in Iran began, which could force airlines and trucking companies to pass on higher costs to their customers.
Los países atacados por drones iraníes están ansiosos por aprovechar la experiencia ucraniana para derribarlos.
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.
Countries targeted by Iranian drones are eager to tap into Ukrainian expertise to shoot them down.
Ukraine’s leader, Volodymyr Zelensky, traveled east to visit frontline troops trying to stave off Russian attacks, and invited reporters for The New York Times to go with him.
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.
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.
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.
President Vladimir V. Putin threatened to cut off remaining gas supplies to Europe as the Iran war drives a surge in energy costs.
The Persian Gulf is a major source of fertilizers, making the conflict disruptive to the global production of food.
Iran has launched waves of Shahed drones to menace Persian Gulf nations. The U.S. has unleashed its own copycat on Iran. It’s a sign of how war is changing.
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 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.
Mr. Parnas, who once tried to help find damaging information on Hunter Biden, said his background had turned him into “an advocate for speaking truth to power.”
Three-way peace talks are on hold, and Kyiv fears that U.S. air defense systems it needs to counter Russia could be diverted to the Iran conflict.
By hosting a pavilion again this year, Russia continues its efforts to shed its status as a cultural and sporting pariah.
Prices for liquefied natural gas have shot up in recent days, which could bring bigger paydays for European and U.S. energy companies.
If Russia has all the cards, why has it achieved so little?
Chancellor Friedrich Merz’s visit to Washington, long planned, is now likely to be dominated by discussions of the attack, which Europeans did not take part in.
The announcement was a significant step in forging a European deterrent as Russia grows more aggressive and the U.S. steps back.
How long prices remain high will depend on what the United States, Israel and Iran do next.
The Christians known as viruiuchi prostaky see electricity, cars, higher education and much else as distractions from what really matters.
Facing a serious election challenge, Prime Minister Viktor Orban is holding up a big E.U. loan for Ukraine. Analysts say the timing is no coincidence.
El canciller Friedrich Merz expuso sus quejas durante un viaje a Pekín que China había diseñado para demostrar la buena relación entre ambos países.
A dozen major blackouts and central heating cutoffs across the country have affected hundreds of thousands during a brutal winter.
“We don’t need a bulldozer,” says Alexander Stubb, Finland’s president and a golf partner of President Trump. “Reform doesn’t mean destruction.”
Russia unleashed a series of drone and missile strikes on Ukraine on Thursday, injuring at least 20 people and damaging buildings in eight different regions.
The South African leader said that the men had come home two weeks after he had won agreement from President Vladimir V. Putin.
Sanna Marin was celebrated as a pathbreaking feminist when she became Finland’s prime minister at age 34. Two years after leaving office, she’s trying to turn a scandal over a leaked dancing video into a battle cry.
Sanna Marin was celebrated as a pathbreaking feminist when she became Finland’s prime minister at age 34. Two years after leaving office, she’s trying to turn a scandal over a leaked dancing video into a battle cry.
As residents’ electricity prices have increased, nearly one out of five customers of the leading utility company in the state is behind on monthly bills.
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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.
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, 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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Also, Ukraine peace talks seem far-off.
Also, Ukraine is fighting to retake a city in the Donbas.
¿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.
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The legislation would rescind the coronavirus vaccine mandate in defiance of the Biden administration’s wishes, and increase the defense budget $45 billion over the president’s request.
Plus, Iran abolishes the morality police and Russia vows to defy an oil price cap.
Plus: Kyiv in darkness, South Africa in turmoil and the week in culture.
Plus China cracks down on protests and the U.S. pledges more aid to Ukraine.
Plus Ukraine updates, a U.S.-Iran World Cup preview and a “She Said” interview.
Readers discuss a guest essay about recent misdeeds by four billionaires. Also: Pandemic cautions; moderate Republicans; Russian brutality in Ukraine.
The request comes as lawmakers are beginning to work out the details of a sprawling spending package that must become law before Dec. 16 to avoid a government shutdown.
Plus Russia says it is retreating from Kherson City and markets try to parse China’s “zero Covid.”
When Russia closed its airspace, it upended the decades-long strategy for making Finland a European travel hub to and from the East.
Plus President Biden’s security strategy and Myanmar cracks down on journalists.
Readers respond to the latest Russian attacks in Ukraine. Also: The wonders of math; pandemic spending; Republicans and crime.
Plus funerals for rampage victims in Thailand and a Covid spike in China
“Govs. Greg Abbott and Ron DeSantis are using asylum seekers as political tools,” a reader writes. Also: President Biden and the pandemic; abortion prosecutors; arms for Ukraine.
The country’s economy has been very hard hit by cascading crises which have disrupted worldwide trade.
Readers discuss new aspects of the workplace during the pandemic. Also: A political balance; Vladimir Putin and Mikhail Gorbachev; student newspapers.
Speaking to “60 Minutes,” the president also declared the Covid-19 pandemic to be “over” in the United States.
El filántropo habló sobre cómo la pandemia y los efectos de la guerra en Ucrania están retrasando el progreso.
The philanthropist on how the pandemic and the effects of the war in Ukraine are setting back progress.
The threat to Europe’s industrial might and living standards is particularly acute as policymakers race to decouple the continent from Russia’s power sources.
Plus India’s growing economy and China’s “zero-Covid” trap.
The request to Congress comes as lawmakers face a Sept. 30 deadline to finish annual funding bills for the fiscal year that begins on Oct. 1.
Soaring needs and wealthy countries’ focus on Ukraine have left aid agencies with too little money to address the world’s other crises, forcing them to cut programs.
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.
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Russia looks to Africa.
Cuando han transcurrido más de dos años de la peor pandemia en un siglo, los gobiernos intentan sobrellevar la extraña combinación de un crecimiento económico menguante y precios al alza.
Well more than two years into the worst pandemic in a century, the accompanying economic shock continues to assault global fortunes.
Una tormenta perfecta ocasionada por el cambio climático, la guerra europea y la covid han hecho que los franceses tengan que buscar alternativas.