Opinion | U.N. Humanitarian Chief: World Leaders Are Failing Us
[ad_1] The failure of management can also be evident in some nations’ nearly unconditional wartime help offered to their allies, regardless of plentiful proof that it’s enabling widespread struggling and potential breaches of worldwide humanitarian regulation. You’ll be able to significantly see this in Gaza, the place civilian lives and infrastructure are experiencing extreme hurt. […]
As China’s Pressure on Taiwan Rises, Departing U.S. Envoy Urges Steady Hand
[ad_1] Near the end of three years as the United States’ chief representative in Taiwan, Sandra Oudkirk has some parting advice: Avoid panic about China’s combative language and moves, but don’t grow numb to the risks. Ms. Oudkirk has been Washington’s de facto ambassador to Taiwan over a time when the island democracy has become […]
James Kent, Chef Who Was Building a Restaurant Empire, Dies at 45
[ad_1] James Kent, a distinguished chef and successful Manhattan restaurateur who seemed poised to become a food-industry tycoon, died on Saturday. He was 45. His death was announced by Saga Hospitality Group, the holding company of his two restaurants, Crown Shy and Saga, and his cocktail bar, Overstory, which are all in the same building […]
Post Fire in Southern California May Foreshadow a Hazardous Summer
[ad_1] A wildfire that quickly consumed more than 14,000 acres of grasslands and brush in a mountainous area northwest of Los Angeles over the weekend signaled the start of what experts warn could be a dangerous, prolonged fire season in the West. “This is a taste of what’s to come,” said Daniel Swain, a climate […]
Fact Check: Trump’s and Biden’s Claims on Immigration and Border Security
[ad_1] Large numbers of migrant apprehensions at the southern border have vaulted immigration and border security onto the list of top concerns for voters. Public polling shows support for former President Donald J. Trump’s hard-line approach, and President Biden, who made overturning Mr. Trump’s immigration agenda part of his platform in 2020, has recently reversed […]
Tony Award Winners 2024: Updating List
[ad_1] Follow the latest live updates and photos from the Tony Awards. After a very crowded spring in which 18 Broadway shows opened in two months, theatergoers and actors alike can finally exhale — and celebrate. On Sunday night, the Tony Awards will hand out its annual honors at Lincoln Center during a ceremony hosted, […]
After Splash Park Shooting, Michigan Community Feels a Familiar Pain
[ad_1] One day after a shooting in a splash park in suburban Detroit injured nine people, including children, residents on Sunday were struggling to process what happened, with bafflement, fear and shock. “It was hard to go to sleep last night. It’s hard to function this morning,” said Alex Roser, a 33-year-old pharmacy technician who […]
Belgian Campus Protests Over War in Gaza Take Different Tone
[ad_1] On the leafy campus of a Dutch-speaking university, students have for months been demanding that their institution break ties with Israeli academia over the war in Gaza. Their campaign borrows extensively from the U.S. campus protest playbook. The students have set up an encampment. They have staged daily demonstrations. And they have sometimes used […]
Red Carpet Looks From the 77th Annual Tony Awards
[ad_1] Sarah Paulson, Daniel Radcliffe, Eddie Redmayne and Rachel McAdams are a few of the celebrities nominated this year fueling the excitement for the 2024 Tony Awards. For the third time, Ariana De Bose, who herself has appeared in six Broadway shows, hosts the Tonys, which are being held for the first time at New […]
More Than 80 Nations Back Talks to Ease Path to Peace in Ukraine
[ad_1] Scores of nations at a two-day summit in Switzerland joined Ukraine on Sunday in calling for “dialogue between all events” to finish the conflict with Russia. However Ukraine’s president, Volodymyr Zelensky, stated he remained steadfast in opposing any negotiations that might require his nation to cede territory. The summit over the weekend drew dignitaries […]