New regulations in Indonesia show that strict online controls are no longer confined to autocratic countries like China. By Burton Booz I want us to consider the implications of this new reality: In three of the four most populous countries in the world, governments have now given themselves the power to order that the internet …
The W.N.B.A. star was sentenced to nine years in a Russian penal colony, but her supporters insist they will do “whatever we can to get her home.” Nothing about Thursday’s proceedings in a Russian courthouse, where the W.N.B.A. star Brittney Griner was being tried on drug smuggling charges, surprised experts familiar with Russia’s legal process. …
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The W.N.B.A. star was sentenced to nine years in a Russian penal colony, but her supporters insist they will do “whatever we can to get her home.” Nothing about Thursday’s proceedings in a Russian courthouse, where the W.N.B.A. star Brittney Griner was being tried on drug smuggling charges, surprised experts familiar with Russia’s legal process. …
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Wanda Vázquez, who was defeated for re-election in 2020, is accused of taking bribes to influence a regulatory appointment. A former governor of Puerto Rico, Wanda Vázquez, was arrested by the F.B.I. on Thursday and accused of accepting bribes from a campaign donor while in office and naming a regulatory official of his choosing in …
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Wanda Vázquez, who was defeated for re-election in 2020, is accused of taking bribes to influence a regulatory appointment. A former governor of Puerto Rico, Wanda Vázquez, was arrested by the F.B.I. on Thursday and accused of accepting bribes from a campaign donor while in office and naming a regulatory official of his choosing in …
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The silos were damaged in the 2020 port explosion and government officials had warned that they could collapse. BEIRUT — On its second anniversary, the massive port explosion that rocked Beirut in 2020 was still damaging the city, as grain silos marred in the blast partly collapsed on Thursday. Nearby, thousands of people had come …
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By Reuters •August 3, 2022 The Senate overwhelmingly approved a treaty on Wednesday that would allow Finland and Sweden to join NATO. It paves the way for one of the biggest expansions of the alliance in decades in the wake of Russia’s assault on Ukraine. Original Source
By Reuters •August 3, 2022 Nancy Pelosi, the speaker of the House, met with Taiwan’s president, Tsai Ing-wen, in a series of high profile meetings. Ms. Pelosi was presented with an award given to those who have made outstanding contributions to Taiwan. Original Source
Public nonchalance about the tensions over Nancy Pelosi belies a political reality: Many are tired of China’s threats and crave American support. Follow our live coverage of Nancy Pelosi’s Taiwan visit. TAIPEI, Taiwan — In Washington, there has been anxious debate over whether Speaker Nancy Pelosi should risk the visit. In Beijing, there have been …
Sailors are accustomed to not discussing politics at sea, but the war between the two countries has made that more difficult. There’s an unwritten code among sailors: Do not talk about politics and religion when at sea. But soon after Russia invaded Ukraine, it became clear to Andrian Kudelya, a 35-year-old sailor from Kyiv, that …
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Libya’s political chaos has left little room for the reconciliation that many residents see as necessary for peace. Few places feel that more than Tarhuna, where a murderous band of brothers reigned for years. TARHUNA, Libya — It is hard to find a starker illustration of the failures of Libya’s political leaders than Tarhuna, a …
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Unable to form a government 10 months after elections, Iraq has been roiled by the street protests of the nationalist cleric Moktada al-Sadr, who withdrew from the government but again seeks to influence it. Iraqi supporters of the Shiite cleric Moktada al-Sadr pulled down concrete barriers and packed the Parliament floor, protesting a rival bloc’s …
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Ukrainian authorities gathered evidence that they said showed Russia had orchestrated an explosion that killed at least 50 of their soldiers. As global outrage grew over an explosion that killed at least 50 Ukrainian prisoners held at a Russian detention camp, Ukrainian authorities called for an international investigation on Saturday while marshaling evidence that they …
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The attempted hack of a Greek opposition leader is the first aimed at a European Parliament member to be detected, but he has plenty of company among politicians, journalists and dissidents. BRUSSELS — As the number of politicians, activists and journalists hacked with spyware grew to include prime ministers and prominent dissidents in the European …
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Holding together despite some nations’ dependence on Russia, the European Union agreed to make voluntary savings mandatory if the Kremlin suddenly decides to turn off the taps over its invasion of Ukraine. BRUSSELS — Fearing Russia could shut the taps this winter, the European Union agreed to a deal on Tuesday to curb natural gas …
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The charter, passed in a referendum, cements the almost absolute power that President Kais Saied seized over the past year, when he has ruled mostly by decree. Tunisians approved a new Constitution that cements the one-man rule instituted by President Kais Saied over the past year, according to the results of a referendum released on …
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A onetime Protestant firebrand, he surprised adversaries when he helped broker peace in Northern Ireland with the Good Friday pact of 1998. LONDON — David Trimble, a onetime Protestant firebrand who surprised many by reaching across the bloodstained sectarian divide in his native Northern Ireland and went on to secure high office, political honors and …
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Many of Donald J. Trump’s allies in the media believe the reports about violence and criminal conduct committed by Trump supporters have been exaggerated. After the Jan. 6 committee’s final summer hearing last week, the talk on the sets of CNN and MSNBC turned to an intriguing if familiar possibility about what might result from …
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ATLANTA — The criminal investigation into efforts by former President Donald J. Trump and his allies to overturn his election loss in Georgia has begun to entangle, in one way or another, an expanding assemblage of characters: A United States senator. A congressman. A local Cadillac dealer. A high school economics teacher. The chairman of …
The German government agreed on Friday to take an approximately 30 percent stake in Uniper, one of the country’s largest suppliers of natural gas that was on the brink of financial ruin, to keep energy supplies flowing to hundreds of municipalities and fend off potential chaos in Europe’s energy market. Uniper was the first company …
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C. Wesley Morgan once believed that the place he built, which included a 2,000-square-foot bunker, was the safest house in Kentucky. RICHMOND, Ky. — The doorbell rang in the night, waking C. Wesley Morgan. He rolled out of bed and walked into the foyer, looking through the arched glass entryway into the dark. Nobody. These …
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The E.U. plans to ration gas. Good morning. We’re covering a plan to ration gas in Europe and the implosion of Italy’s government. Russia may limit the amount of gas it sends to Germany through the Nord Stream 1 pipeline.Stefan Sauer/DPA, via Associated Press The E.U. prepares to ration gas The E.U.’s executive branch put …
The E.U. plans to ration gas. Good morning. We’re covering a plan to ration gas in Europe and the implosion of Italy’s government. Russia may limit the amount of gas it sends to Germany through the Nord Stream 1 pipeline.Stefan Sauer/DPA, via Associated Press The E.U. prepares to ration gas The E.U.’s executive branch put …
First, Russia upended the world energy market, then searing temperatures drove up demand for energy, forcing some of the world’s largest economies to scramble to secure power for their citizens. Deadly heat and Russia’s war in Ukraine are packing a brutal double punch, upending the global energy market and forcing some of the world’s largest …
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There are close contests in the Democratic and Republican primaries for governor, and in a few House races as the dust settles from redistricting. But the winners could take days to be called. Marylanders are the only voters going to the polls on Tuesday, choosing major-party candidates for governor and the House of Representatives in …
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Mr. Khan’s political party won 15 of the 20 seats in the country’s most populous province, which has often served as a bellwether for national politics. ISLAMABAD, Pakistan — Less than four months after Prime Minister Imran Khan was ousted from power in Pakistan, his party has won a sweeping victory in elections in the …
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LONDON — The prospect of record-breaking temperatures in Britain might have been expected to raise the heat on leading politicians over the ambition of their climate protection plans. Instead, with a ferocious battle underway to succeed the prime minister, Boris Johnson, top contenders are talking less about global warming and more about how to blunt …
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Sweeping changes in the curriculum will soon cast the Russian president as a pivotal historical figure and mark an end of openness to the West. Starting in first grade, students across Russia will soon sit through weekly classes featuring war movies and virtual tours through Crimea. They will be given a steady dose of lectures …
Putin Aims to Shape a New Generation of Supporters — Through Schools Read More »
The investigation could prove to be one of the most perilous legal problems facing the former president and his allies. ATLANTA — The breadth, speed and seriousness of the criminal investigation into election meddling by former President Donald J. Trump and his associates in Georgia were underscored on Friday by the revelation that two pro-Trump …
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In the most politically problematic trip of his presidency, Mr. Biden’s critics accused him of helping rehabilitate the reputation of a tarnished prince in exchange for numerous, but limited gains. JEDDAH, Saudi Arabia — President Biden exchanged the shaken fist for a fist bump on Friday as he abandoned his promise to make Saudi Arabia …
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Beto O’Rourke set a new Texas fund-raising record for state office with a $27.6 million haul over four months in the governor’s race, his campaign announced on Friday, saying that it had outpaced Gov. Greg Abbott, the Republican incumbent, in the tightening contest. But the campaign of Mr. Abbott, who still holds a cash-on-hand advantage …
By The New York Times •July 15, 2022 President Biden met Friday with Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman of Saudi Arabia, who is believed to be responsible for the 2018 murder of Jamal Khashoggi, a Saudi dissident journalist and permanent resident of the United States. Original Source
By The New York Times •July 15, 2022 President Biden’s comments Friday about a two-state solution to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict drew a mixed response. He cautioned Palestinians on starting new peace talks after announcing new steps toward Israeli integration within the Middle East. Original Source
Rising prices, party infighting and the aftershocks from Russia’s invasion of Ukraine have hurt the president’s plans to speed an energy transition. WASHINGTON — On the day after what was left of his legislative agenda to fight climate change appeared to crash and burn in the Senate, President Biden flew to Saudi Arabia, ready to …
Russian natural gas has fired the furnaces that create molten stainless steel at Clemens Schmees’s family foundry since 1961, when his father set up shop in a garage in the western part of Germany. It never crossed Clemens’s mind that this energy flow could one day become unaffordable or cease altogether. Now Mr. Schmees, like …
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By The Associated Press •July 14, 2022 Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen continued to push for imposing a price limit on Russian oil to reduce President Vladimir V. Putin’s ability to continue waging war in Ukraine, shrink the Russian economy and lower global oil prices. Original Source
By The Associated Press •July 14, 2022 Prime Minister Yair Lapid of Israel called on the United States to threaten military action if Iran continued its nuclear program, while President Biden said diplomacy was the best way to counter threats from Iran. Original Source
The military relies on advanced semiconductors. The U.S. doesn’t make any. The most advanced category of mass-produced semiconductors — used in smartphones, military technology and much more — is known as 5 nm. A single company in Taiwan, known as TSMC, makes about 90 percent of them. U.S. factories make none. The U.S.’s struggles to …
Beijing’s swift move to censor news about one of the largest known data breaches shows keen awareness of how major security lapses can harm its credibility. Chinese artists have staged performances to highlight the ubiquity of surveillance cameras. Privacy activists have filed lawsuits against the collection of facial recognition data. Ordinary citizens and establishment intellectuals …
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JERUSALEM — President Biden, who prides himself on having known every Israeli prime minister over half a century, is meeting on Thursday with a new one: Yair Lapid, the leader of a caretaker government. Unusually for a presidential visit, Mr. Biden has arrived in Israel amid an election campaign, as Israelis prepare to head back …
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