Plus a mortgage strike in China and resistance fighters in Ukraine. Good morning. We’re covering Donald Trump’s growing power over the Republican Party and a mortgage strike in China. In her concession speech, Liz Cheney noted that her dedication to the party has its limits: “I love my country more.”Kim Raff for The New York …
President Aleksandar Vucic’s ties to Moscow raise awkward questions as the Kremlin appears to be stirring unrest in the Balkans to deflect attention from the war in Ukraine. BELGRADE, Serbia — Serbia’s strongman leader, Aleksandar Vucic, is fed up with being reviled as a “little Putin” intent on aggression against his country’s fragile neighbors in …
Serbia’s Leader Rejects ‘Little Putin’ Label Amid Fears of Russian Meddling Read More »
The estimated deaths and injuries are stalling Russia’s progress in eastern Ukraine, military experts say, as fighting intensifies in the south. WASHINGTON — The staggeringly high rate of Russian casualties in Ukraine means that President Vladimir V. Putin may not be able to achieve one of his key war objectives: seizing the entire eastern region …
Heavy Losses Leave Russia Short of Its Goal, U.S. Officials Say Read More »
Italy already had the biggest Ukrainian community in Western Europe before the war, but in recent months the diaspora has taken on new prominence and visibility. PADOVA, Italy — The Ukrainian gymnastics star leaped and pirouetted across the floor of a sports hall in northern Italy to the rhythm of a popular Ukrainian war song, …
For Ukrainians Abroad, War Has Also Meant a Flowering of Identity Read More »
They lived in an abandoned house in a forest next to a small village. They survived on mushrooms and berries. And it took months after the Russian Army retreated for the Ukrainian police to finally capture them. Or so the story went. At least four Ukrainian news media outlets and countless people on social media …
LYSYCHANSK, Ukraine — There was a mass grave that held 300 people, and I was standing at its edge. The chalky body bags were piled up in the pit, exposed. One moment before, I was a different person, someone who never knew how wind smelled after it passed over the dead on a pleasant summer …
In My Homeland, the Smell of Death on a Summer Afternoon Read More »
The truce appeared to end a three-day conflict in Gaza that barely changed the status quo in Israel and the occupied territories, but revealed splits among rival Palestinian militias. Israel and Palestinian militants in Gaza agreed to a cease-fire late on Sunday night, in a move that was expected to end a three-day conflict that …
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The truce appeared to end a three-day conflict in Gaza that barely changed the status quo in Israel and the occupied territories, but revealed splits among rival Palestinian militias. Israel and Palestinian militants in Gaza agreed to a cease-fire late on Sunday night, in a move that was expected to end a three-day conflict that …
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Also, China’s military exercises could alienate Taiwan and rockets strike near a Ukrainian nuclear power plant. Senator Chuck Schumer, the majority leader, following the passage of the Inflation Reduction Act at the Capitol.Kenny Holston for The New York Times U.S. Senate passes a landmark bill Congress edged closer to realizing a slew of Democratic priorities …
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The biggest caravan of ships carrying grain and other corn products since the beginning of the Russian invasion has sailed from Ukrainian ports on Sunday, heading to Europe, Asia and the Middle East through the mined waters of the Black Sea. According to the United Nations, the four ships leaving what was one of the …
The biggest caravan of ships carrying grain and other corn products since the beginning of the Russian invasion has sailed from Ukrainian ports on Sunday, heading to Europe, Asia and the Middle East through the mined waters of the Black Sea. According to the United Nations, the four ships leaving what was one of the …
At a ceremony to mark the 80th anniversary of a crucial battle in the Pacific, two daughters of men who served there reflected on the lessons of war. Caroline Kennedy, the United States ambassador to Australia, and Wendy Sherman, the U.S. deputy secretary of state, stood together at dawn on Sunday on the island of …
By The Associated Press and Reuters •August 6, 2022 Israeli airstrikes destroyed residential buildings in Gaza and killed several people, according to Palestinian health officials. The Israeli military described the buildings as weapons stores belonging to militant operatives and said evacuations took place before the strikes. Original Source
A series of blasts Friday at the plant, which the Russian military is using as cover for artillery attacks, renewed concerns of a radiation catastrophe. DRUZHKIVKA, Ukraine — Fighting raged on Saturday near a sprawling nuclear power plant in the south of Ukraine, despite warnings from nuclear safety watchdogs earlier this week that conditions there …
Fighting Around Ukrainian Nuclear Plant Heightens Safety Fears Read More »
Here’s what you need to know at the end of the day. (Want to get this newsletter in your inbox? Here’s the sign-up.) Passing the package would be a major victory for the Biden administration.Pool photo by Evan Vucci 1. President Biden’s climate and tax bill will begin to move through the Senate this weekend. …
Here’s what you need to know at the end of the day. (Want to get this newsletter in your inbox? Here’s the sign-up.) Passing the package would be a major victory for the Biden administration.Pool photo by Evan Vucci 1. President Biden’s climate and tax bill will begin to move through the Senate this weekend. …
In by far the biggest escalation of violence in Gaza since the end of a war in May 2021, Israeli airstrikes killed a militant leader and at least nine others, according to Palestinian officials. TEL AVIV — Israeli airstrikes hit several targets in the Gaza Strip on Friday, prompting Palestinian militants to return fire with …
Israel Hits Gaza, Prompting Rocket Barrage and Ending Relative Calm Read More »
President Vladimir V. Putin of Russia and his Turkish counterpart, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, plan to meet on Friday in the southern Russian Black Sea resort town of Sochi, for a second face-to-face conversation in less than three weeks against a complex backdrop of dovetailing and competing interests. Aides to the leaders portrayed the talks in …
By firing into Japanese waters, Beijing is warning that both countries will become targets if they should come to the aid of Taiwan in any conflict. TOKYO — North Korea has for years lobbed missiles into Japan’s waters without great incident. But for an increasingly powerful and aggressive China to do the same — as …
With 5 Missiles, China Sends Stark Signal to Japan and U.S. on Taiwan Read More »
A deal allowing ships to start carrying grain from Ukraine solved a logistical problem, but it left a more pressing one for Ukrainian farmers: growing and reaping crops in a war zone. ZELENODILSK, Ukraine — Their uniforms are dusty jeans and tank-tops, and they drive tractors, not tanks, along the frontline in Russia’s war in …
Mines, Fires, Rockets: The Ravages of War Bedevil Ukraine’s Farmers Read More »
With tensions rising in Taiwan, we look at the shared interests of China, Russia and Iran. Vladimir Putin has traveled outside the boundaries of the former Soviet Union only twice this year. Once was to visit China in February, and once was to visit Iran last month, my colleague David Sanger points out. Those two …
Russia has turned Europe’s largest nuclear power plant into a fortress, stymying Ukraine’s forces and unnerving locals who fear both shelling and a radiation leak. NIKOPOL, Ukraine — Along most of the front line in Russia’s war in Ukraine, when one side lets loose with an artillery attack, the other shoots back. But not in …
Using Nuclear Reactors for Cover, Russians Lob Rockets at Ukrainians Read More »
The president’s announcement is the broadest government directive issued thus far in the war, coming after months of relentless Russian bombardment. DONETSK PROVINCE, Ukraine — Thuds from the artillery pounding Ukraine’s embattled east reverberated in the distance, yet it was the shouts of playing children on a recent afternoon that echoed across the yard near …
As Ukraine Orders Civilians to Evacuate the East, Residents Face a Grim Choice Read More »
The president’s announcement is the broadest government directive issued thus far in the war, coming after months of relentless Russian bombardment. DONETSK PROVINCE, Ukraine — Thuds from the artillery pounding Ukraine’s embattled east reverberated in the distance, yet it was the shouts of playing children on a recent afternoon that echoed across the yard near …
As Ukraine Orders Civilians to Evacuate the East, Residents Face a Grim Choice Read More »
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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At least 50 captured fighters died in a blast at a prison in eastern Ukraine, with no clarity on exactly what happened and each country blaming the other. ODESA, Ukraine — For the Russians, the Ukrainian fighters held prisoner at Correctional Colony No. 120 are a trophy. For the Ukrainians, they are war heroes. Why …
Explosion Kills Dozens of Ukrainian Captives at Russian-Held Prison Read More »
The negotiations raise questions about what, if any, standards should apply when the United States agrees to trade prisoners. WASHINGTON — One is perhaps the world’s most notorious arms dealer, a man known as the “Merchant of Death” who sold weapons to terrorists, rebels and militants around the world before finally being hunted down and …
Why the U.S. Offered to Swap Griner for Bout, a Russian Arms Dealer Read More »
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 …
Facing ‘Putin’s Energy Blackmail,’ Europe Agrees to Cut Russian Gas Use Read More »
Ukraine prepares for a counteroffensive. Good morning. We’re covering a planned counteroffensive by Ukraine and Pope Francis’ apology in Canada. Ukrainian forces are currently about 48 kilometers (about 30 miles) from Kherson at their closest point.Daniel Berehulak for The New York Times Ukraine to mount a counteroffensive Ukrainian forces are preparing for a high-stakes counteroffensive …
Organizers had ruled out Ukraine from hosting because of safety concerns from Russia’s ongoing invasion. Britain, the runner-up of Eurovision 2022, will host the popular song contest in 2023 instead of war-torn Ukraine, which won the competition and the right to host next year’s event but was ruled out by organizers because of safety concerns. …
Recruiters approach young men on the street, but the standards are not always clear and there are reports of unwilling men being signed up while some eager to fight are turned away. KHARKIV, Ukraine — At a subway station, a recruiting officer named Oleksandr, one of dozens deployed to different spots around Kharkiv, pulled young …
As Ukraine Signs Up Soldiers, Questions Arise About How It Chooses Read More »
Russia looks to Africa. Good morning. We’re covering Russia’s outreach to African allies and the W.H.O.’s declaration that monkeypox is a global emergency. The entrance to the grain terminal at the port in Odesa, Ukraine. Daniel Berehulak for The New York Times Russia seeks African support Russia’s top diplomat, Sergey Lavrov, began a tour of …
Russian forces have tortured and beaten civilians in the areas of southern Ukraine that they control, part of a series of abuses that may amount to war crimes, Human Rights Watch said this weekend in a report that further undermined the public case repeatedly made by President Vladimir V. Putin of Russia for the invasion. …
‘Abyss of Fear’: Report Accuses Russia of Further Abuses Against Civilians Read More »
Russian forces have tortured and beaten civilians in the areas of southern Ukraine that they control, part of a series of abuses that may amount to war crimes, Human Rights Watch said this weekend in a report that further undermined the public case repeatedly made by President Vladimir V. Putin of Russia for the invasion. …
‘Abyss of Fear’: Report Accuses Russia of Further Abuses Against Civilians Read More »
The two Mi-8 helicopters tore across enemy territory early on the morning of March 21, startling the Russian soldiers below. Inside were Ukrainian Special Forces fighters carrying crates of Stinger and Javelin missiles, as well as a satellite internet system. They were flying barely 20 feet above ground into the hottest combat zone in the …
Last Stand at Azovstal: Inside the Siege That Shaped the Ukraine War Read More »
The string of explosions in Ukraine’s most important port came less than 24 hours after the two countries struck a deal on grain shipments, and prompted accusations from Ukrainian leaders that Russia could not be trusted. ODESA, Ukraine — A string of explosions rocked Ukraine’s southern city of Odesa on Saturday, hitting one of the …
Russia Strikes Odesa Port, Stirring Doubts on Deal to Export Grain Read More »
President Recep Tayyip Erdogan of Turkey assisted in brokering an agreement to unblock Ukrainian grain but has alarmed U.S. officials on other fronts. WASHINGTON — When Russia and Ukraine reached an agreement on Friday to unblock Ukrainian grain exports, Turkey’s president, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, played the role of benevolent statesman. Seated next to the United …
Erdogan Remains a Headache for Biden, Even After Ukraine Deal Help Read More »
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 …
Britain sets a heat record. Good morning. We’re covering a heat record in Britain and Iran’s support of Russia’s invasion. Residents cooling off in Leeds, England.Christopher Furlong/Getty Images Britain breaks its heat record Britain made meteorological history yesterday when temperatures in some places topped 40 degrees Celsius (104 degrees Fahrenheit) for the first time on …