Trump Said He’d End the War in Ukraine in a Day. It’s Harder Than He Thought.
Tue, 17 Feb 2026 09:25:31 +0000 Russian attacks and Ukrainian civilian deaths rose as President Trump’s peace talks dragged on during his first year back in the White House.: A Rio Carnival Party That Goes On and On
Tue, 17 Feb 2026 05:01:20 +0000 The Boi Tolo, one of the city’s most iconic street parties, has come to represent the glittery, gritty grass-roots celebration far from the glamour of the official parades.: Spain to Investigate Social Media Giants, Escalating Trans-Atlantic Tech Dispute
Tue, 17 Feb 2026 11:47:19 +0000 The government wants prosecutors to investigate X, Meta and TikTok, adding to a growing clash between the U.S. and Europe over regulating social media.: The Drone Games: Flying Cameras Are Everywhere at the Winter Olympics
Tue, 17 Feb 2026 10:03:10 +0000 The robotic cameras chase behind lugers, skiers and speedskaters across the venues in Northern Italy. Some spectators find they’re as much fun to watch as the athletes.: Memorials for Iran’s Slain Protesters Wil Test of State Crackdown
Tue, 17 Feb 2026 05:01:28 +0000 Ceremonies commemorating the 40 days after protesters were killed are planned this week, challenging the authorities’ ability to restrain them.: U.S. and Iran Resume Nuclear Talks Amid Rising Tensions
Tue, 17 Feb 2026 11:51:10 +0000 President Trump has called on Iran to reach an immediate accord or else face the threat of a possible U.S. attack.: Questions Swirl Around Russian Figure Skater in Her Olympic Debut
Tue, 17 Feb 2026 05:01:07 +0000 Adeliia Petrosian, 18, has the résumé of a medal contender — and ties to coaches and a skater who were at the center of a doping scandal at the last Winter Games.: Ukraine and Russia Hold New Round of Peace Talks, but Expectations Are Low
Tue, 17 Feb 2026 09:12:39 +0000 Both sides described previous U.S.-mediated negotiations as productive, although they did not appear to address sticking points like territory and security guarantees.: Austria Charges Man in Thwarted Attack on Taylor Swift Concert
Tue, 17 Feb 2026 10:51:55 +0000 The foiled plot led to the cancellation of three shows in 2024 that Ms. Swift had planned for Austria during her Eras tour.: Syrian Army Crosses New Threshold With Advances in Kurdish Regions
Mon, 16 Feb 2026 20:41:07 +0000 The advance of the Syrian Army into Kurdish regions could put nearly all the country under one authority. But it ends a dream of autonomy for ethnic Kurds.: A Russian ‘Village of Military Valor’ Waits for Its Reward
Mon, 16 Feb 2026 16:36:19 +0000 Sedanka has only 250 residents, but dozens of its men left for the front. It is wondering whether recognition that the government promised will ever arrive.: Rage. Grief. Anxiety. The New Mood in Iran.
Mon, 16 Feb 2026 19:35:13 +0000 In the aftermath of another wave of antigovernment unrest, Iran is gripped by a mood of collective grief and uncertainty about the future.: In Hungary, Marco Rubio Stresses Trump’s Support for Viktor Orban
Mon, 16 Feb 2026 23:12:15 +0000 The U.S. secretary of state said in Budapest that the president was “deeply committed” to the success of Viktor Orban, who has boasted of creating an “illiberal state.”: Iran Holds Exercises in Strait of Hormuz After Trump Threatens Military Action
Mon, 16 Feb 2026 18:03:14 +0000 The day before nuclear talks were set to resume, Iran conducted live drills in the Strait of Hormuz, a strategic waterway for oil and gas shipments.: Trump’s Ambassador to Belgium Is Summoned After Accusing Officials of Antisemitism
Tue, 17 Feb 2026 12:50:36 +0000 The diplomat, Bill White, was then asked to meet with the Belgian foreign minister, at a time of rising tensions between the U.S. and countries in Europe.: After Trip to Germany, AOC Expresses Frustrations
Tue, 17 Feb 2026 01:33:49 +0000 The congresswoman argued in an interview that presidential speculation, which included scrutiny of her slip-ups, had overshadowed her anti-authoritarian message at the Munich Security Conference.: Japan Wins Pairs Figure Skating, Knocking China From the Top
Mon, 16 Feb 2026 22:48:12 +0000 Riku Miura and Ryuichi Kihara of Japan emerged with the gold medal with a flawless, high-scoring performance after Monday’s free skate.: Auditioning to Beat Trump
Tue, 17 Feb 2026 05:32:46 +0000 Democrats like A.O.C. are testing out their messages in Europe before the midterms.: ‘Tina’ and ‘Milo’ Olympic Mascot Toys Are Almost as Tough to Get as a Medal
Mon, 16 Feb 2026 17:08:09 +0000 Fans have fallen hard for plush dolls representing Tina and Milo, the mascots of Italy’s Winter Games.: How Spain Is Carving a Different Path on Immigration
Mon, 16 Feb 2026 15:57:50 +0000 The country is hoping its new amnesty for undocumented immigrants will avoid a public backlash.: Ticket Scam Cost the Louvre $12 Million, Investigators Say
Mon, 16 Feb 2026 17:36:44 +0000 The Paris prosecutor’s office said a network involving museum employees and tour guides had been operating for a decade.: User Issues With X Appear to Have Resolved
Mon, 16 Feb 2026 18:30:03 +0000 The social media site was the subject of user complaints early Monday.: Dana Eden, Co-Creator of ‘Tehran,’ Dies During Filming of Fourth Season
Mon, 16 Feb 2026 21:31:27 +0000 Ms. Eden, 52, who was also an executive producer of the Emmy-winning show, was found in a hotel room in Athens. Greek police said they did not suspect foul play.: Prices Jump as Venezuelans Abroad Consider Buying Property Back Home
Mon, 16 Feb 2026 10:00:28 +0000 Nicolás Maduro’s capture and talk of oil investment have pushed prices higher, even as brokers say enthusiasm is outpacing demand in a weak economy.: Who’s Pulling the Strings on the World Stage? Ask the Puppets.
Mon, 16 Feb 2026 10:00:08 +0000 Eurasia Group, the geopolitical risk consultancy run by Ian Bremmer, gets into the political satire game with its Instagram show “Puppet Regime.”: In Xi Jinping’s Purge of the Military, a Search for Absolute Loyalty
Mon, 16 Feb 2026 19:33:43 +0000 By reaching back to Maoist tactics of “rectification,” the Chinese leader is signaling that control over the gun requires a state of perpetual cleansing.: Cortina’s 70-Year-Old Curling Stadium Is a Star at the Winter Olympics
Mon, 16 Feb 2026 10:57:14 +0000 It hosted the 1956 Olympics and had a role in a James Bond movie. Now Cortina’s beloved stadium is packed with raucous fans, and the occasional cheating scandal, in curling.: Canada Gives U.S. Arms Makers the Cold Shoulder on Military Spending
Sun, 15 Feb 2026 22:34:10 +0000 Canada plans to unveil a new strategy that will shift its current reliance on American companies to Canadian military suppliers.: Gisèle Pelicot Speaks
Mon, 16 Feb 2026 00:00:44 +0000 She was repeatedly drugged by her husband and raped in a series of crimes that shocked the world. Pelicot talked to us about her new memoir.: Three American Speeches at Munich, and Plenty of Confusion
Sun, 15 Feb 2026 21:01:09 +0000 As the U.S. message veered from shared heritage and values to shared interests and back again, Europeans wondered what kind of alliance they were left with.: Europe Today Looks Different From the One Trump’s Team Describes
Sun, 15 Feb 2026 21:54:30 +0000 Secretary of State Marco Rubio appealed to European leaders in Munich by stressing Christian and cultural bonds that are no longer universal.: Trump’s Stinging Attack on Israel’s President Touches a Nerve
Sun, 15 Feb 2026 16:04:39 +0000 President Trump called President Isaac Herzog of Israel “disgraceful” because he has not yet pardoned Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in his corruption trial.: How Italy’s Federica Brignone Won Gold in Giant Slalom.
Tue, 17 Feb 2026 11:30:01 +0000 At 35, Federica Brignone of Italy became the oldest Olympic Alpine gold medalist. Mikaela Shiffrin of the U.S. finished a disappointing 11th.: Islamist Party’s Rise Overshadows Student Revolution in Bangladesh
Sun, 15 Feb 2026 16:59:05 +0000 The party is dedicated to running the country under Islamic law, but ran on a more moderate platform. It gained far more seats in last week’s election than it ever had before.: Iran Protester Dies in Custody, Raising Fears of Execution
Sun, 15 Feb 2026 23:22:56 +0000 Rights groups are investigating the death of Ali Rahbar as a potential extrajudicial killing. Iran denies executions have taken place.: You’d Be Surprised to See Where Many Olympians Keep Their Medals
Sun, 15 Feb 2026 16:27:26 +0000 Athletes train and sweat for years in pursuit of the glittering prizes. Many store them in the least glamorous places.: How $40-a-Pack Cigarettes Pushed Australians to the Black Market
Sun, 15 Feb 2026 05:01:13 +0000 Tax hikes made cigarettes in Australia the most expensive in the world. They have also helped fuel a multibillion-dollar criminal enterprise in bootleg tobacco.: Will A.I. Kill Translation Jobs?
Sun, 15 Feb 2026 06:47:09 +0000 Popular paperbacks are being translated with the help of machines, raising anxiety among professionals in the field.: U.S. Deports Nine Migrants in Secret, Ignoring Legal Protections
Mon, 16 Feb 2026 14:58:28 +0000 Most had court orders protecting them from removal to their home countries, so they were sent to detention in Cameroon.: French Prosecutors to Investigate Diplomat as Part of Epstein Probe
Sun, 15 Feb 2026 15:43:43 +0000 The Paris prosecutor’s office said it was looking into three new complaints with links to the files and revisiting an earlier investigation into an Epstein associate who died in 2022.: No miracle, but Denmark hockey team gives U.S. a good fight.
Sun, 15 Feb 2026 15:00:26 +0000 The Americans trailed Denmark after one period, but fought back to cruise to a 6-3 victory.: In Munich, Europe Says It Is ‘De-risking’ From the U.S. Amid Trump’s Unpredictability
Sat, 14 Feb 2026 19:46:33 +0000 In Munich, European leaders were also talking about “de-risking” from the United States, citing President Trump’s unpredictability.: Lucas Pinheiro Braathen of Brazil and Mikhail Shaidorov of Kazakhstan Win Olympic Gold Medals
Sun, 15 Feb 2026 13:09:02 +0000 A Brazilian skier secured South America’s maiden medal at a Winter Games the day after a Kazakh figure skater won his nation’s first winter gold in 32 years.: Pakistan Accused of Denying Treatment for Imran Khan’s Failing Eyesight
Sat, 14 Feb 2026 17:18:15 +0000 The lawyer for the former prime minister claimed he had lost 85 percent of the vision in his right eye because of delayed treatment in prison.: Thousands Rally for Iran Regime Change in Cities Around the World
Sat, 14 Feb 2026 23:33:03 +0000 People protesting the Iranian government gathered near the security conference in Munich, as well as in other cities. More U.S.-Iran talks are expected Tuesday.: The Sea Took Her Prosthetic Leg. Months Later, It Gave It Back.
Sat, 14 Feb 2026 16:54:02 +0000 Brenda Ogden lost her waterproof prosthetic leg 10 months ago, and with it, her zest for swimming. Then a local fossil hunter stumbled upon it.: Milo Rau’s ‘Hate Radio,’ ‘Pelicot Trial’ and More Theater of the Real
Sun, 15 Feb 2026 13:20:05 +0000 Milo Rau’s examination of the infamous broadcast that preceded the Rwandan genocide is onstage now. Two other works, including “The Pelicot Trial,” arrive in March.: Roy Medvedev, Soviet Era Historian and Dissident, Is Dead at 100
Sat, 14 Feb 2026 16:09:28 +0000 His score of books and hundreds of essays documented Stalinist executions, Communist repressions and censorship, and the transition to post-Soviet Russia.: Navalny Was Poisoned With Frog Toxin, European Governments Say
Mon, 16 Feb 2026 15:26:55 +0000 The toxin was found in the body of the Russian dissident Aleksei A. Navalny, who died in prison two years ago, five governments said, challenging Russia’s official account.: Zelensky rules out holding elections until there is a cease-fire with Russia.
Sat, 14 Feb 2026 14:26:05 +0000: After Mass Shooting, the Town of Tumbler Ridge, British Columbia Is Forever Changed
Sat, 14 Feb 2026 16:55:06 +0000 The mass shooting in the remote British Columbia mining town has shocked and saddened the nation.: Open Road
Sat, 14 Feb 2026 16:49:46 +0000 On Valentine’s Day, consider the ways in which we’re sticking to established paths — and the places where we yearn to deviate.: Europe’s Reaction to Rubio: Relief, Up to a Point
Sun, 15 Feb 2026 14:01:19 +0000 The secretary of state was much less caustic in Munich than Vice President JD Vance was a year ago. But European officials said his core message was much the same.: Scotty James Is Edged Out by Yuto Totsuka of Japan in the Halfpipe.
Sat, 14 Feb 2026 22:57:01 +0000 Scotty James of Australia laid down a strong run, but was outdone by Japan’s Yuto Totsuka.: In Munich, Rubio Stresses Shared History to Europeans but Warns of ‘Civilizational Erasure’
Sun, 15 Feb 2026 03:16:43 +0000 In his speech at the Munich Security Conference, Secretary of State Marco Rubio voiced some far-right ideas, but his diplomatic tone came as a relief to the audience.: Brazil, the World’s Largest Catholic Nation, Embraces Polyamory
Sat, 14 Feb 2026 10:17:47 +0000 More people in a still largely conservative and religious nation are rejecting monogamy as they seek new definitions of romance, and of family.: Life in Beirut Beneath the Drones
Sat, 14 Feb 2026 10:00:45 +0000 More than a year into a cease-fire, the mechanical whir of Israeli drones above the Lebanese capital is a reminder that, in many ways, the war never really ended.: Japan Releases Chinese Boat Captain After Detaining Him for 30 Hours
Sat, 14 Feb 2026 10:11:49 +0000 The captain’s arrest had raised fears of a broader diplomatic confrontation between Japan and China, which have been at odds for months.