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Three-Quarters of Earth’s Land Got Drier in Recent Decades, U.N. Says

09/12/2024 08:00 New York Times

Human-caused global warming helped increase dry conditions on every continent, scientists said in a new report, as talks on halting desertification were underway in Saudi Arabia.

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Bluesky Says Kremlin Is Hacking Its Platform to Spread Propaganda

The company said it was fighting Russian efforts to hijack real users’ accounts to post fake content, an apparently novel tactic....

21/05/2026 09:02 New York Times
Trump’s $1.8 Billion Fund Tests Constitutional Limits

The deal the president reached with his own subordinates relies on a mechanism created by Congress that legal experts had warned was subject to manipulation....

20/05/2026 19:57 New York Times
After Eurovision Final, Dismay That Politics Didn’t Play a Bigger Role

Politics isn’t supposed to influence the international song contest, but some people wanted relationships between countries to hold more sway in this year’s voting....

20/05/2026 19:48 New York Times
Early War Goal Was to Install Hard-Line Former President as Iran’s Leader

An Israeli strike designed to free Mahmoud Ahmadinejad from house arrest in Tehran, U.S. officials said, was part of an effort to bring about regime change and put him in power....

20/05/2026 18:44 New York Times
Majority of Fed Officials Embraced Possibility of Higher Rates at Latest Meeting

A record of the April meeting, Jerome H. Powell’s last as chair, underscored the extent to which the war with Iran has upended the economic outlook....

20/05/2026 18:40 New York Times
Surgeon General’s Office Issues Screen Time Warning

The post of surgeon general has remained empty since President Trump took office last year....

20/05/2026 18:35 New York Times
Days After Hosting Trump, Xi Serves Up Tea and Smiles to Putin

During a state visit, the Chinese and Russian leaders cast themselves as a stabilizing force in a world thrown into tumult by Washington....

20/05/2026 16:50 New York Times
Iran Threatens to Strike Beyond the Middle East if the U.S. Resumes Attacks

The warning was issued as President Trump and Vice President JD Vance say progress is being made toward a deal, while keeping open the threat of renewed strikes....

20/05/2026 14:43 New York Times
Doctors Asked Officers to Unshackle a Patient. They Refused for 26 Days.

A lawsuit challenges the police practice of shackling mentally ill arrestees in New York, sometimes for long periods, while they await arraignment in locked psychiatric wards....

20/05/2026 12:48 New York Times
2 Wildfires Near Los Angeles Prompt Evacuations

More than 7,000 people east of the city had been forced to evacuate as of Wednesday morning, and more than 39,000 others faced evacuation orders or warnings....

20/05/2026 09:17 New York Times
High Gas Prices Are Squeezing America’s Food Banks

The organizations that feed millions were already dealing with cuts, inflation and more people seeking help. Now the war in Iran is forcing groups to make hard choices....

20/05/2026 09:01 New York Times
How Iran Gained Leverage in the War

Outmatched militarily, Iran used “triangular coercion” by attacking Gulf states and closing the Strait of Hormuz. It points to a long-term U.S. vulnerability....

20/05/2026 08:04 New York Times
I’m the Foreign Minister of Sweden. Don’t Overestimate Russia.

We can’t afford to underestimate Russia’s strength and its ability to harm Ukraine and NATO allies, but we must not overestimate it either....

20/05/2026 07:39 New York Times
Senate Votes to Take Up Measure to Force Trump to End Iran War

With four Republican backers, Democrats won a vote to advance a resolution that would force the president to end hostilities or win authorization from Congress....

19/05/2026 23:00 New York Times
Trump Endorses Ken Paxton in Texas Senate Runoff Race Against John Cornyn

The president embraced Ken Paxton, a MAGA loyalist, over Senator John Cornyn, despite warnings from Republican leaders about Mr. Paxton’s history of scandal....

19/05/2026 21:57 New York Times
Worried About War’s Impact, Bond Investors Push Rates to Highest Level Since 2007

The 30-year U.S. Treasury yield hasn’t been this high since the lead-up to the global financial crisis. Across Europe and Asia, yields are also elevated....

19/05/2026 20:02 New York Times
As a Weakened Putin Follows Trump to Beijing, Iran War Offers an Opening

With the upheaval in the Persian Gulf disrupting oil and gas supplies, Russia is looking to deepen its energy ties to China....

19/05/2026 18:04 New York Times
Inflation Fears Cloud G7 Economic Agenda as Iran War Persists

The United States and Europe were at odds over the Trump administration’s decision to ease oil sanctions on Russia....

19/05/2026 16:29 New York Times
Trump Says He Postponed a ‘Very Major Attack’ on Iran, Leaving Mideast on Edge

President Trump threatened “another big hit” on Iran, saying the country had days to return to the negotiating table, as Pakistan continued its mediation efforts to end the war....

19/05/2026 16:12 New York Times
Iran War Exposes Shortcomings in U.S. Military Industrial Base

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth is taking on a problem that the Pentagon and Congress have tried, and mostly failed, to address for years....

19/05/2026 14:36 New York Times
W.H.O. Chief Is ‘Deeply Concerned’ by Speed and Scale of Ebola Outbreak as Cases Rise

The warning came shortly after Congo officials reported more than 130 suspected deaths and 513 cases, a sharp rise since the outbreak was first reported over the weekend....

19/05/2026 09:43 New York Times
How to End the Gerrymandering Doom Loop Forever

The political scientist Lee Drutman argues that we should switch to a system of proportional representation and put an end to our “trench warfare politics.”...

19/05/2026 09:04 New York Times
As Ukraine Strikes Russian Oil Sites, an Environmental Disaster Unfolds

After invading more than four years ago, Moscow has usually been the one causing ecological disaster. But Kyiv’s strikes, intended to cut into the Kremlin’s oil revenue, have flipped the script....

19/05/2026 09:02 New York Times
Trump Threatens Iran and Then Pulls Back, All in the Same Day

President Trump has repeatedly said he’ll restart military action against Iran, only to stop short of plunging the United States directly back into an unpopular war....

19/05/2026 00:18 New York Times
Trump Warns Iran the ‘Clock Is Ticking’ as Tensions Surge Again in Middle East

The president has sought to force Iran to accept his terms on its nuclear program or else face renewed war. An emboldened Iran has rebuffed Trump’s demands....

18/05/2026 18:51 New York Times
Catastrophe Is Emerging in the World’s Most Vulnerable Places

The humanitarian relief system, decimated by cuts, faces a grave challenge as the Middle East war causes soaring costs for food, fuel and fertilizer....

18/05/2026 17:05 New York Times
Trump Has Done More Than Misjudge Iran

The war has revealed the true puniness of Trump’s power...

18/05/2026 15:54 New York Times
Russia’s New Human Rights Commissioner Accused of Helping Kidnap Ukrainian Children

Yana Lantratova was instrumental in helping the chairman of her party to illegally adopt an infant girl from Russian-occupied Ukraine, the Ukrainian authorities say....

18/05/2026 15:26 New York Times
Oil Prices Climb and Bonds Falter as Iran War Raises Inflation Fears

Stocks and bonds wavered after President Trump issued a new warning to Iran....

18/05/2026 13:45 New York Times
Blocked Strait of Hormuz Leads to New Opportunities for Syria

The latest war in the Middle East has created new economic opportunities for Syria thanks to its geography....

18/05/2026 09:55 New York Times
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