Is a Putin Ally in Belarus Making a Cautious Overture to the West?

24/12/2024 05:01 New York Times

President Aleksandr G. Lukashenko of Belarus keeps arresting political opponents, but analysts wonder if a string of unusual pardons is a bid to get sanctions eased.

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Avoid California Beaches Because of Dangerous Waves, Officials Warn

An unusually powerful surf has already killed one man and destroyed part of a historic pier in Santa Cruz, Calif....

24/12/2024 21:19 New York Times

Russia Sentences a U.S. Citizen, Eugene Spector, to 15 Years for Espionage

Eugene Spector was already serving a sentence for a bribery conviction when he was charged with spying, for which a court ordered him to serve an additional 13 years....

24/12/2024 18:27 New York Times

Christmas Forecast: Where to Expect Snow and Rain

Also, where you’ll find warmer temperatures. Here’s a day-by-day forecast....

24/12/2024 14:51 New York Times

Slovak Leader Visits Putin, Breaking With E.U.’s Policy of Isolation

Prime Minister Robert Fico’s surprise visit to Moscow on Sunday, reportedly to discuss natural gas and Ukraine, was a blow to European unity against Russia’s invasion of Ukraine....

23/12/2024 21:10 New York Times

Haitians in Ohio Face Another Fear: Trump’s Vow on Deportations

Many Haitian immigrants work at an Amazon warehouse near Springfield, packaging thousands of holiday gifts. But after Donald Trump won the election, some worry about their future....

23/12/2024 16:31 New York Times

Trump Names His Picks for Top Pentagon Roles

They include a billionaire investor who supported Mr. Trump’s campaign, a former official who froze aid to Ukraine and a former executive at Uber....

23/12/2024 15:27 New York Times

A Canceled Vote in Romania Hands Russia a Propaganda Coup

Many in the West have applauded the annulling of the first round of the presidential election, won by a Moscow-friendly candidate, but even his critics say it raises troubling questions about Romanian democracy....

23/12/2024 14:23 New York Times

Why Are North Korean Troops in Ukraine Taking Heavy Casualties?

The North Korean army is one of the world’s largest. As it joins Russia’s war against Ukraine, its soldiers are paying a price for Kim Jong-un’s geopolitical maneuvers....

23/12/2024 10:02 New York Times

Sending Troops to Help Russia Was North Korea’s Idea, U.S. Officials Say

North Korean troops have now entered Russia’s war with Ukraine in a major way, and some have been killed, Western officials say....

23/12/2024 10:01 New York Times

New York City’s Secret Weapon in the War on Rats: Katie the Dog

She roams Brooklyn’s parks and streets in search of prey. It’s not hard to find....

23/12/2024 08:00 New York Times

Removing Carbon From the Sky Could Be the Next Climate Gold Rush

Investors are betting that they can make a dent in global warming, and healthy profits, with companies that alter the atmosphere....

22/12/2024 22:16 New York Times

Campus Groups Try to Make Room for Middle-Ground Opinions on the Middle East

Some college students and faculty members are seeking space for nuanced perspectives on the Israel-Hamas war on deeply divided campuses....

22/12/2024 10:00 New York Times

‘Nutcracker’ Is a Casualty of a ‘Quarantine’ of Russian Culture in Lithuania

Lithuania’s national opera house had stopped showing Tchaikovsky’s 1892 masterpiece in solidarity with Ukraine over the war with Russia. Then a new minister expressed fondness for the Russian composer, igniting a furor....

22/12/2024 05:01 New York Times

Congress Approves Full Social Security Benefits for Public Sector Retirees

The popular measure gives full benefits to millions of people who currently receive them at a reduced level. Critics warn the $196 billion cost will speed up the program’s insolvency....

21/12/2024 16:08 New York Times

Amid Russian Attacks, Ukraine Seeks New Ways to Power Its Cities

The Ukrainian energy network has been so battered by Russian attacks that officials are seeking out new options to prevent a crisis, like renting floating power plants and scavenging scrapped ones from the region....

21/12/2024 14:40 New York Times

How Netflix’s ‘Culinary Class Wars’ Made Chef Anh Sung-jae a Star

Anh Sung-jae went to America as a 13-year-old, joined the Army, went to culinary school and opened a top restaurant in San Francisco. Now back home in South Korea, he’s a Netflix star....

21/12/2024 10:00 New York Times

Russia’s Abrupt Setback in Syria Creates Headaches for Putin

Losing Syrian military bases would hurt the Kremlin’s attempts to project power in the Middle East and Africa....

20/12/2024 21:15 New York Times

Ukrainians Mourn the Loss of Viktoria Roshchyna and Her Stories

Viktoria Roshchyna died in September in Russian custody. The reporter had been well-known for her stories about life in parts of occupied Ukraine....

20/12/2024 09:20 New York Times

Trump Tariffs? Europe Braces but Has No Clear Strategy

The incoming president promised “tariffs all the way” unless Europe bought more U.S. oil and gas. European officials have no clear strategy for avoiding a trade war....

20/12/2024 08:22 New York Times

Love in a Time of War

Anastasia Savka and Oleksiy Levchenko met at a rehabilitation facility earlier this year after surviving critical injuries as Ukrainian soldiers....

20/12/2024 05:00 New York Times

Its Syrian Bases in Doubt, Russia Sends Cargo Flights to Libya

A Libyan officer said the stepped-up flights from Russia and Syria delivered military gear....

20/12/2024 01:38 New York Times

Putin Glosses Over Russian Setbacks, Including Syria

The Russian president, in a marathon annual news conference, said that he had not yet met with Bashar al-Assad, the ousted Syrian leader who fled to Moscow, but that he planned to....

19/12/2024 19:49 New York Times

Zelensky Raises Prospect of European Peacekeepers in Ukraine

But many European leaders say that with no sign that Russia is interested in peace, it is too early to discuss the presence of peacekeeping forces....

19/12/2024 17:16 New York Times

Trump, Egged On by Musk, Condemns Spending Deal, Raising Fears of Government Shutdown

The president-elect weighed in against the huge spending package after Elon Musk had spent the day warning Republicans not to support it. The blowup left the compromise on life support....

19/12/2024 14:13 New York Times

4 Reasons China Meddles in Local U.S. Politics

American intelligence agencies have warned of influence operations targeting city halls and statehouses. But what’s in it for Beijing?...

19/12/2024 10:02 New York Times

Killing of Russian General Sends a Message, but Doesn’t Change the War for Ukraine

Ukraine’s forces are steadily losing ground on the battlefield. The assassination of a top general in Moscow won’t improve their war effort, analysts and Western officials say....

19/12/2024 02:21 New York Times

Zelensky to Meet With E.U. Leaders to Discuss Ukraine’s Future

As Donald J. Trump prepares to take office in the United States, President Volodymyr Zelensky attended a meeting hosted by the NATO chief to plot the path forward in the war with Russia....

18/12/2024 21:17 New York Times

Suspect in Russian General’s Killing Detained Outside of Moscow

The Russian prosecutor’s office said the suspect, a 29-year-old citizen of Uzbekistan, confessed to planting the bomb on the orders of Ukrainian agents....

18/12/2024 17:49 New York Times

Prisoner’s Self-Portraits of C.I.A. Torture Surface From Sealed Court Record

“This is what his nightmares are all about,” said a lawyer for a now-confessed war criminal who spent years at Guantánamo Bay....

18/12/2024 17:03 New York Times

In Syria, First Domestic Flight Since Assad’s Overthrow Lands in Aleppo

A Syrian Air flight from Damascus landed in Aleppo on Wednesday, as the transitional government tries to demonstrate its ability to run the war-shattered country....

18/12/2024 16:45 New York Times

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