Viktor Bout, Russia’s ‘Merchant of Death,’ Turns to Politics

10/09/2023 09:01 New York Times

The convicted arms trafficker Viktor A. Bout hasn’t much flair for retail politicking, but his celebrity may compensate for that in regional elections.

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U.S. and China to Meet at Precarious Moment in Trade War

Officials from both sides are set to talk on Monday in London, aiming to resolve differences over tariffs and supply chains that have endangered a fragile truce between the countries....

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Ukraine Says It Has Stepped Up Its Drone Game, Again

The Ukrainian military says its new weapon system, which launches antiaircraft missiles from a remote-controlled speedboat, has brought down two Russian jet fighters....

08/06/2025 09:35 New York Times

Russian Drone Swarms Test a Volunteer Air-Defense Unit Near Kyiv

On a “hot night,” when Russia tries to overwhelm Kyiv’s air defenses, Ukraine relies not only on Patriot missiles, but on civilians wielding searchlights and vintage guns....

08/06/2025 09:01 New York Times

Trump Warns of Consequences for Musk if He Backs Candidates Against Republicans

The president warned of “serious consequences” if Mr. Musk chose to back candidates against Republicans who supported his domestic policy bill....

07/06/2025 22:15 New York Times

Russia Pummels Kharkiv With Drones and Bombs, Ukraine Says

Air assaults on Saturday killed at least four people. Kharkiv’s mayor described an overnight strike as “the most powerful attack” since the beginning of the war....

07/06/2025 16:44 New York Times

Russian Spies Are Suspicious of China, Even as Putin and Xi Grow Close

Russia’s spy hunters are increasingly worried about China’s espionage, even as the two countries grow closer....

07/06/2025 11:45 New York Times

How Russian Spies Are Analyzing Data From China’s WeChat App

Moscow has long been suspicious of foreign messaging apps. WeChat’s weak encryption makes it vulnerable....

07/06/2025 09:01 New York Times

How The Times Obtained Secret Russian Intelligence Documents

A directive from Russia’s domestic security service was part of a cache that was advertised online by a cybercrime group....

07/06/2025 09:01 New York Times

Buyer With Ties to Chinese Communist Party Got V.I.P. Treatment at Trump Crypto Dinner

The warm welcome for a technology executive whose purchases of the president’s digital coin won him a White House tour illustrates inconsistencies in the administration’s views toward visitors from China....

07/06/2025 04:33 New York Times

Why Trump and the New Right Declared War on Bureaucrats

Why anti-managerialism is back....

06/06/2025 21:48 New York Times

How North Korea Salvaged a Capsized Warship

Satellite images show the unconventional strategy engineers used to get the 5,000-ton vessel afloat....

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The Rich Compensation for Being the C.E.O.

The chief executives at Palantir, which scoops up data for the government, and Veeva Systems, a cloud-computing company, topped two lists of the highest-paid C.E.O.s....

06/06/2025 19:46 New York Times

Russia Pummels Kyiv in Apparent Retaliation for Ukrainian Drone Assault

The attack on Friday, which killed at least four people nationwide, came two days after Russia vowed retaliation for an audacious drone assault on its strategic bomber bases....

06/06/2025 14:57 New York Times

As Trump’s Tariffs Reshape Trade, Businesses Struggle With Economic Uncertainty

Policymakers and business owners are navigating a highly uncertain moment for the economy, wary of overreacting but watchful of a meaningful downturn....

06/06/2025 13:01 New York Times

Late Night Revels in Trump and Musk’s Public Feud

Stephen Colbert indulged in schadenfreude as he described the back-and-forth as a “full-scale flame war” between “the world’s most famous besties.”...

06/06/2025 09:20 New York Times

Trump Removed Crypto Warnings from Retirement Plans. Will It Affect 401(k)s?

Regulators under President Trump are taking a neutral position on crypto, retreating from the Biden administration’s more cautionary stance....

06/06/2025 09:01 New York Times

U.K. Faces ‘Extraordinary’ Threat from Russian and Iranian Plots, Official Warns

Jonathan Hall, a British government adviser, said in an interview that hostile states were paying local criminals to carry out acts of violence, espionage and intimidation....

06/06/2025 04:01 New York Times

Trump Compares Russia and Ukraine to Children Fighting

During a visit by the German leader, President Trump essentially threw up his hands, saying that there was nothing the United States could do right now to end the war....

06/06/2025 00:48 New York Times

State Dept. Imposes Sanctions on International Criminal Court Judges

Secretary of State Marco Rubio said the four judges were responsible for investigations of the U.S. military and arrest warrants against top Israeli officials....

05/06/2025 22:36 New York Times

Friedrich Merz, Germany’s Chancellor, Meets With Trump at White House

The German chancellor had come to Washington hoping to persuade President Trump to play a more active role in defending Ukraine....

05/06/2025 22:19 New York Times

After Ukraine’s Drone Strike, Has Anything Changed for Putin?

David French and Megan K. Stack on why Trump’s many promises to end the conflict “in 24 hours” was a fantasy....

05/06/2025 22:10 New York Times

Israel Armed Palestinian Militia to Fight Hamas, Officials Say

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu acknowledged only that Israel had been working with “clans.” But the opposition leader warned that the “weapons going into Gaza will eventually be pointed at Israeli soldiers and civilians.”...

05/06/2025 21:47 New York Times

How ASML, a Key Supplier to the Chip Industry, Is Navigating Trump’s Trade War

ASML, the Dutch company that makes multimillion-dollar tools to manufacture advanced semiconductors, is grappling with the repercussions of a tech trade war....

05/06/2025 20:53 New York Times

Judge in Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs Trial Warns Him About Nodding at Jury

Bryana Bongolan accused the mogul of holding her over a 17th-floor balcony, but his lawyers said he was on the East Coast at the time of the alleged Los Angeles encounter....

05/06/2025 17:43 New York Times

European Central Bank Cuts Rates as Trade War Weighs on the Economy

It was the eighth rate cut in the past year, extending the bank’s divergence from the Federal Reserve, which has held rates steady since the end of last year....

05/06/2025 14:57 New York Times

In War-Torn Nations, Trump’s Travel Ban Brings a New Hardship

For people in countries like Afghanistan and Myanmar, the president’s order dimmed hopes for sanctuary in the United States....

05/06/2025 12:30 New York Times

Europe Wants to Banish Russian Gas. The U.S. May Have Other Plans.

A large Republican donor wants to buy a Russian pipeline to Germany. The White House has entertained the idea of working with the Kremlin to supply Russian gas to Europe....

05/06/2025 06:47 New York Times

U.S. Is Trimming Back Its Collection of Consumer Price Data

The cutbacks would have “minimal impact,” the government said, but economists warned of reduced confidence in inflation data produced by a struggling statistical system....

04/06/2025 23:39 New York Times

Trump Allies Try to Discredit Experts Warning About the Cost of Tax Cuts

President Trump and his allies have united around a new foe: the economists and budget experts who have warned about the costs of Republicans’ tax ambitions....

04/06/2025 22:44 New York Times

Republican Megabill Projected to Add $2.4 Trillion to Debt

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