Trump Picks Warren Stephens, Billionaire Investment Banker, for U.K. Ambassador

03/12/2024 00:49 New York Times

Warren Stephens, an investment banker, gave $2 million in 2016 to a group aiming to block Donald J. Trump’s political rise. More recently, he backed Asa Hutchinson, Chris Christie, Mike Pence and Nikki Haley before donating to the Trump campaign.

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Antidoping Agency Froze Out Investigators Who Warned About China

The World Anti-Doping Agency’s investigative unit highlighted intelligence about Chinese athletes possibly using a banned medication, but was kept out of the loop when 23 swimmers tested positive for it....

04/12/2024 03:05 New York Times

Martial Law in South Korea Tests Biden and a Key U.S. Alliance

The Biden administration has hailed South Korea as a model democracy and bolstered military ties as it relies on the country as a bulwark against North Korea, China and Russia....

04/12/2024 01:52 New York Times

NATO Chief Urges More Weapons for Ukraine Ahead of Any Peace Talks

Mark Rutte said it was up to Ukraine to decide when it was ready to begin negotiations with Russia — and that the West should help strengthen Kyiv’s position beforehand....

03/12/2024 21:51 New York Times

Biden, in Angola, Warns That Slavery’s History Should Not be Erased

In becoming the first American leader to visit Angola, President Biden said it was important not to forget the ugly legacy of the human trade that originally defined relations with Africa....

03/12/2024 21:28 New York Times

China Announces a Ban on Rare Minerals to the U.S.

The move escalates supply chain warfare and comes a day after the Biden administration expanded curbs on the sale of advanced American technology to China....

03/12/2024 19:46 New York Times

Investigation Into Forced Adoptions From Ukraine Points Finger at Putin

Yale researchers traced hundreds of children taken to Russia in the war, finding what they described as “a higher level of crime than first understood.”...

03/12/2024 18:37 New York Times

Amid Syria’s Rebel Offensive, a Geopolitical Cauldron Simmers

Iran and Russia, both stretched by conflicts of their own, have experienced setbacks in Syria after a rebel offensive in the northwest of the country....

03/12/2024 17:16 New York Times

Syria Fighting Worsens Already Dire Conditions in Idlib and Aleppo

Years of war and a powerful earthquake had led to crushing poverty, displacement and breakdowns in services. But over the last several days, the region’s misery deepened....

03/12/2024 17:12 New York Times

Why Israel and Hezbollah Are Still Firing Amid a Lebanon Cease-Fire

Some violations of the truce, and some amount of violence, are to be expected, analysts say, and do not necessarily mean the deal will collapse and war will resume anytime soon....

03/12/2024 16:08 New York Times

Top U.N. Envoy Says Gaza War Followed Years of Weak Diplomacy

World leaders failed to focus on a permanent solution to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict and risk making the same mistake again, the departing United Nations’ envoy in the region says....

03/12/2024 10:04 New York Times

U.S. Sending $725 Million in Arms to Ukraine, Including More Land Mines

The package, the largest since April, comes amid deep concerns in Ukraine that the Trump administration may cut off aid. The president-elect has vowed to end the war quickly, but has not said how....

03/12/2024 03:12 New York Times

Backlash to Biden’s Pardon

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02/12/2024 22:52 New York Times

Russia and Iran Pledge Support for Syria’s al-Assad Against Advancing Rebels

In just a few days, a patchwork of rebel forces has seized control of a broad stretch of land in the west and northwest of Syria. But it’s unclear just how much support Syria’s weakened allies can provide....

02/12/2024 20:30 New York Times

Germany Pledges Fast Military Aid to Ukraine in Effort to Reassure

Chancellor Olaf Scholz visited Kyiv on Monday. Amid fears that U.S. support could dry up, Ukrainian officials had criticized him for a recent phone call with President Vladimir V. Putin....

02/12/2024 18:41 New York Times

Tensions Rise Among Russia’s Elite as Economic Growth Slows

The slowdown is worrying for the Kremlin but not serious enough to significantly hobble its war effort....

02/12/2024 18:25 New York Times

The Secret Pentagon War Game That Offers a Stark Warning for Our Times

The devastating outcome of the 1983 game reveals that nuclear escalation inevitably spirals out of control....

02/12/2024 15:06 New York Times

What Can the World’s Top Court Do About Climate Change?

The International Court of Justice, the United Nations’ highest judicial body, is beginning landmark hearings on global warming. Here’s a guide....

02/12/2024 10:02 New York Times

Trump Doubles Down on Defiance After the Collapse of the Matt Gaetz Selection

President-elect Donald J. Trump’s decision to install Kash Patel as F.B.I. director indicates that he remains undaunted by Washington resistance as he appoints ideological warriors, conspiracy theorists and even relatives....

02/12/2024 10:02 New York Times

Sexual Violence in War Is Not Inevitable

Understanding and addressing the underlying beliefs and values that drive behavior in combat is crucial....

02/12/2024 10:00 New York Times

How a Right-Wing Schools Activist Started a Culture War in Manhattan

In March, Maud Maron introduced a resolution about transgender students’ participation in sports. The fallout has derailed a parent council in an overwhelmingly liberal district....

02/12/2024 08:00 New York Times

Syria’s Rebels Struck When Assad’s Allies Were Weakened and Distracted

Diminished support for the Syrian government from Iran, Hezbollah and Russia enabled opposition forces to take the initiative and seize new territory....

02/12/2024 03:39 New York Times

Former Defense Minister Accuses Israel of Committing War Crimes in Gaza

The comments by Moshe Yaalon were swiftly denied and condemned by allies of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of Israel, who said that they would hurt the country and help its enemies....

02/12/2024 03:13 New York Times

Syria Rebels Take Aleppo Airport and Attack Hama, Officials and a Monitor Say

Forces opposed to President Bashar al-Assad have captured the Aleppo airport and are attacking the western city of Hama, according to local officials and a Britain-based war monitor....

01/12/2024 18:54 New York Times

80 Years After Killings, Senegal Wants the Facts From France

The mass slaying of West African soldiers by colonial forces at the end of World War II in Senegal remains shrouded in secrecy. But Senegal’s new government won’t abide the mystery....

01/12/2024 17:10 New York Times

A Power Vacuum in Gaza Could Empower Warlords and Gangs

Hamas’s weakened position could leave the territory without any governing institutions....

01/12/2024 16:53 New York Times

What a Marine Heat Wave Reveals About Our Warming Oceans

An extreme heat wave off California’s coast seemed like an anomaly 10 years ago. But as the ocean warms, the catastrophe may be a glimpse of the future....

01/12/2024 10:23 New York Times

Rebels Seize Control Over Most of Syria’s Largest City in Aleppo

The rapid advance on Aleppo came just four days into a surprise opposition offensive that is the most intense escalation in years in the civil war....

30/11/2024 19:48 New York Times

Russia Captures More Villages in Eastern Ukraine

Russian forces are closing in on two strongholds. The fall of the cities could pave the way for a takeover of the southern part of the Donetsk region, analysts said....

30/11/2024 19:16 New York Times

Lake-Effect Storm Brings Heavy Snow to Great Lakes Region

Forecasters warned that some areas would be “paralyzed” by the storm. Nearly three feet of snow had already accumulated in Perrysburg, N.Y., about 30 miles south of Buffalo....

30/11/2024 17:47 New York Times

What Rebels’ Offensive in Syria Means for a Stalled Civil War

Rebel groups have launched the largest offensive in years against government forces in the northwest....

30/11/2024 10:14 New York Times

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