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Lebanon Elects Army Chief Joseph Aoun as President

09/01/2025 16:02 New York Times

As the country endured economic crisis and a devastating war, lawmakers failed 12 times to pick a head of state. They have now settled on Joseph Aoun, the leader of the military.

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U.S. Saw an Opportunity While It Pushed to Arm Ukraine

The White House seized a rare chance to undermine Russia and build up regional allies as it built a coalition to support the Ukrainians....

09/01/2025 17:31 New York Times
Putin Gets a Snub in the Vast Wine Cellars of a Former Soviet Republic

The Russian president celebrated his 50th birthday at a winery in Moldova. After the invasion of Ukraine, it moved the bottles he was given away from public view....

09/01/2025 17:26 New York Times
Egypt Sees Its Refugees as a Scapegoat and an Opportunity

Palestinians, Sudanese and Syrians fleeing war have found a home in the country. But Cairo says newcomers are straining resources and is seeking financial help from the West....

09/01/2025 17:10 New York Times
With Trump Arriving, Zelensky Urges Allies Not to ‘Drop the Ball’

In an impassioned address to officials from countries supporting Ukraine, Mr. Zelensky said ‘a new chapter’ would be starting for Europe and the rest of the world, requiring even more cooperation....

09/01/2025 15:07 New York Times
Russian Strike Kills 13 in Southeastern Ukraine

The attack, which also wounded dozens of people, came hours after Ukraine’s military attacked an oil depot deep inside Russia....

08/01/2025 21:50 New York Times
Belgium’s Food Agency Advises Against Eating Your Christmas Tree

The country’s food agency warned against using evergreens in food after the city of Ghent suggested an unusual form of recycling: spruce needle butter....

08/01/2025 17:27 New York Times
California Fires: Thousands Face Evacuation Across LA Area

Three fires prompted fire officials to issue a swath of evacuation orders and warnings for some of the city’s most heavily residential areas....

08/01/2025 11:31 New York Times
‘Trump Is at His Absolute Worst in a Crisis’: Three Columnists Imagine the World Ahead

What are the biggest challenges and opportunities facing Trump and his team in foreign policy and national security?...

08/01/2025 10:01 New York Times
The Surgeon General’s Warnings About Alcohol Hit Restaurants at a Tricky Time

The surgeon general’s call to arms about the link between drinking and cancer could strike at a fiscal lifeline for restaurateurs facing falling sales....

08/01/2025 10:01 New York Times
Trump Warns ‘All Hell Will Break Out’ if Hostages in Gaza Are Not Freed

The president-elect did not elaborate on what actions he might take if the captives are not released by the time he takes office....

08/01/2025 00:55 New York Times
U.S. Says Sudan’s R.S.F. Committed Genocide and Sanctions Its Leader

A force fighting Sudan’s army in a brutal civil war committed massacres and rape that amount to genocide, the Secretary of State said, two decades after a finding of genocide in the same region....

07/01/2025 22:17 New York Times
Short of Heat and Power, the Breakaway Region of Transnistria Struggles Without Russian Gas

An energy crisis in Transnistria, a pro-Russian territory between Moldova and Ukraine, erupted on Jan. 1 when Moscow stopped supplying natural gas through a pipeline running across Ukraine....

07/01/2025 17:51 New York Times
For Many Returning Russian Veterans, a Long Road of Recovery Awaits

A large number of soldiers return as amputees, and many suffer from post-traumatic stress disorder. Once home, they face stigma and a grueling course of rehabilitation....

07/01/2025 15:54 New York Times
Los Angeles Braces for ‘Life-Threatening and Destructive’ Winds

Forecasters warned that a significant Santa Ana wind event this week could help wildfires spread quickly and erratically. Utility companies said they may pre-emptively cut off power to some customers....

06/01/2025 23:35 New York Times
Four Years After Capitol Riot, Congress Certifies Trump’s Victory Peacefully

Vice President Kamala D. Harris presided over the certification of her own loss without disputing it, and Democrats made no move to challenge the results....

06/01/2025 22:26 New York Times
Russia Claims to Seize Key Eastern Ukraine Town of Kurakhove

Ukraine has largely been driven out of Kurakhove, a battered but strategic town in the Donbas, Russia said. Kyiv’s forces were pressing a renewed offensive in southern Russia....

06/01/2025 20:41 New York Times
Biden Warns Americans Not to Forget the Jan. 6 Attack

In an essay in The Washington Post, President Biden accused President-elect Donald J. Trump and his supporters of trying to erase the history of that day....

06/01/2025 20:19 New York Times
Azerbaijani Anger Over Plane Crash Grows, in Deepening Schism With Russia

In the crash’s aftermath, Azerbaijan has unleashed rare and stinging criticism of Russia, with the country’s president saying Moscow’s response has caused “surprise, regret and rightful indignation.”...

06/01/2025 20:03 New York Times
Hamas Approves List of Hostages It May Free Under a Cease-Fire Deal With Israel

Israel says Hamas has not provided any information about the status of those 34 hostages, dampening any notion that the endorsement is a step toward a deal to stop the war....

06/01/2025 15:16 New York Times
Ukraine Attacks Kursk Region of Russia Anew

Ukrainian forces’ assault was in the Russian region where they made a surprise incursion last summer....

05/01/2025 18:39 New York Times
A Gas Cutoff Sends Shivers Through a Russian-Backed Breakaway Region

A renegade part of Moldova once boasted it would become a Russian-speaking Switzerland. Now without gas, its leader assured residents, “We will not allow a societal collapse.”...

05/01/2025 16:07 New York Times
‘The Interview’: Antony Blinken Insists He and Biden Made the Right Calls

At the end of a tenure marked by war and division, the outgoing secretary of state defends his legacy on Gaza and Ukraine and says he’s made America stronger....

04/01/2025 19:17 New York Times
How Hybrid Tactics Targeted NATO Allies in 2024: Drones, Exploding Parcels, Sabotage

Russia and other hostile states have become increasingly brazen in adopting “gray zone” attacks against Europe and the United States, leaving defense officials with a dilemma: How to respond?...

04/01/2025 11:12 New York Times
Tomiko Itooka of Japan, World’s Oldest Person, Dies at 116

Born in 1908, she raised four children, ran a family textile factory during World War II, and remained an avid hiker into her 80s....

04/01/2025 10:55 New York Times
Gaza Rescuers Are Haunted by Voices of Those They Couldn’t Save

Rescuers rushing to the scene of Israeli airstrikes save those who they can, but are forced to leave many behind. “My soul is tired from this war,” one said....

04/01/2025 10:00 New York Times
State Dept. Tells Congress It Plans to Send $8 Billion in Arms to Israel

The arms transfer could be the final one the Biden administration provides to Israel. President Biden has largely ignored critics of Israel’s war in Gaza who have urged a halt to weapons aid....

04/01/2025 06:11 New York Times
Tornado Confirmed in Northern California

A warning covering an area with about 2,200 residents told people to take shelter because flying debris was expected....

04/01/2025 04:42 New York Times
Biden Honors Police Officers and Veterans With Medals at White House

The president recognized five officers who responded to a 2023 school shooting at a private Christian school in Tennessee, and veterans of the Korean and Vietnam wars....

03/01/2025 23:58 New York Times
South Korea Fails to Detain Impeached President in Standoff at His Home

Blocked by bodyguards, officials retreated after several hours without serving a court warrant to hold President Yoon Suk Yeol for questioning on insurrection charges....

03/01/2025 23:33 New York Times
Which Countries Warn That Alcohol May Cause Cancer?

A quarter of nations worldwide have health risk labels on alcohol. But only South Korea has a warning about liver cancer....

03/01/2025 21:11 New York Times
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