The Once Booming Drug Town Going Bust Under Taliban Rule

18/12/2024 14:12 New York Times

Funding its war against the United States, the Taliban reaped millions from boom towns trading opium, heroin and meth. Victorious, the group crushed the trade, leaving ghost towns in its wake.

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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

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 12:01 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

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

A Weary Biden Heads for the Exit

Still stinging from the election, President Biden is pushing for his final priorities but has largely absented himself from the national conversation about Donald Trump after warning repeatedly that he was a threat to American democracy....

18/12/2024 16:28 New York Times

C.I.A. Director Arrives for Talks Amid Rising Hopes for Gaza Cease-Fire

The pace of peace talks has picked up, pushed by multiple factors, including wars in Lebanon and Syria that have seriously weakened Hamas’s allies and the election victory of Donald J. Trump....

18/12/2024 13:56 New York Times

Video Captures Blast That Killed Russian General Igor Kirillov

A video clip that recorded the assassination of Igor Kirillov, a high-ranking general, gives a few clues about the power and the placement of the explosive device....

18/12/2024 07:21 New York Times

Pentagon Repatriates Malaysian Prisoners Who Pleaded Guilty to War Crimes

The prisoners were airlifted from Guantánamo Bay in a secret operation nearly a year after they admitted to serving as foot soldiers for the accused Indonesian terrorist leader Hambali....

18/12/2024 06:30 New York Times

Biden Administration Running Out of Time to Send Allocated Aid to Ukraine

Senior officials discussed U.S. plans to announce additional support for Ukraine, and spoke about casualties among North Korean troops sent to help Russia....

18/12/2024 00:41 New York Times

Ukraine Said It Assassinated a Russian General in Moscow

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17/12/2024 22:43 New York Times

With Trump Ascendant, Even Ukraine’s Allies in Congress Rethink Aid

Reality has set in on Capitol Hill that with President-elect Donald J. Trump poised to take office, the era of U.S. military support for Ukraine is coming to an end....

17/12/2024 22:05 New York Times

New U.S. Vehicles Must Have Rear Seatbelt Alarms by Late 2027

The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration changed an existing rule to expand and enhance seatbelt warning requirements....

17/12/2024 20:09 New York Times

U.S. Cites ‘Indications’ North Korean Soldiers Died Fighting for Russia

The Pentagon spokesman said the North Koreans had entered combat last week in the Russian region of Kursk, but he did not specify the number of casualties....

17/12/2024 19:31 New York Times

Ukraine Says It Assassinated Russian General Igor Kirillov in Moscow Bombing

A Ukrainian official said Kyiv was responsible for the assassination in Moscow of Gen. Igor Kirillov, the chief of Russia’s radioactive, chemical and biological defense forces....

17/12/2024 17:58 New York Times

Who Was Igor Kirillov, the Russian General Killed in a Moscow Bomb Blast?

The general had faced sanctions for using chemical weapons in Ukraine....

17/12/2024 16:29 New York Times

The Unintended Consequences of Tariffs

The biggest benefits often emerge outside the countries engaged in a trade war....

17/12/2024 11:42 New York Times

What North Korea Gains By Sending Troops to Fight For Russia

Sending troops to fight against Ukraine has gotten North Korea much-needed cash and diplomatic leverage. But there may be hidden costs, too....

17/12/2024 10:20 New York Times

‘Unfettered’ Gas Exports Would Harm U.S. Economy, Energy Secretary Warns

Jennifer Granholm said a new analysis showed that the continued pace of exports was “neither sustainable nor advisable.”...

17/12/2024 01:04 New York Times

Syrian Rebel Leader Calls for Lifting of Sanctions, as Assad Defends Exit

Ahmed al-Shara urged nations to remove sanctions from Syria and the terrorism designation from his group so Syria could rebuild. Bashar al-Assad also gave his first account of fleeing to Russia....

17/12/2024 00:18 New York Times

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