Zelensky’s Government Sabotaged Oversight, Allowing Corruption in Ukraine to Fester
Fri, 05 Dec 2025 18:55:22 +0000 Ukrainian leaders blame independent advisers for failing to prevent graft. A Times investigation found that President Volodymyr Zelensky’s own administration removed guardrails.: The ‘Cocaine Superhighway’ Fueled by the U.S. Focus on Fentanyl
Fri, 05 Dec 2025 15:01:36 +0000 As Washington made combating fentanyl a priority, cocaine trafficking has surged. Nowhere have the ripples been felt like in Ecuador, where criminal groups have run rampant.: Gianni Infantino Awards Trump a FIFA Peace Prize and Announces World Cup Draw
Fri, 05 Dec 2025 21:13:25 +0000 Gianni Infantino, head of soccer’s governing body, has been ingratiating himself with the president to help ensure a successful 2026 World Cup.: U.S. Warns of Europe’s ‘Civilizational Erasure’ Through Immigration
Fri, 05 Dec 2025 17:54:43 +0000 America’s goal should be “to help Europe correct its current trajectory,” the administration said in its new National Security Strategy.: Putin Basks in Praise From Modi on India Visit
Fri, 05 Dec 2025 18:00:54 +0000 Prime Minister Narendra Modi lauded President Vladimir V. Putin of Russia, underlining the close personal relationship between the leaders and their countries’ longtime friendship.: Yemen’s Civil War Could Escalate Again. Here’s What to Know.
Fri, 05 Dec 2025 18:46:55 +0000 An armed group backed by the United Arab Emirates has pushed into the oil-rich province of Hadramout, a move that could reignite conflict in Yemen after years of a stalemate.: On Pope Leo’s Visit to Lebanon and Turkey, A.I. Was a Frequent Concern
Fri, 05 Dec 2025 15:44:30 +0000 On his first trip as pontiff, Leo XIV predictably called for peace and unity. But he also addressed technology’s promise and pitfalls.: Wary of Russia, German Defense Minister Pistorius Is Growing His Army
Fri, 05 Dec 2025 17:18:56 +0000 Boris Pistorius, Germany’s defense minister, is pushing to expand its military in case tensions with Russia escalate. That’s tricky in a country where the Nazi era casts a long shadow.: Trump Wants Maduro to Go. Here’s Who Could Replace Him in Venezuela.
Fri, 05 Dec 2025 18:24:10 +0000 Several senior Venezuelan officials and opposition politicians would have a claim to power in a transition, but all would face difficulties.: Ruined Rice Fields and Broken Rail Lines: Sri Lanka Counts Cost of Cyclone
Thu, 04 Dec 2025 15:06:49 +0000 Officials estimate the damage runs into billions of dollars, a headache for the island nation just recovering from an economic crash.: Taiwan’s Opposition Leader, Once for Independence, Turns Toward China
Thu, 04 Dec 2025 07:38:16 +0000 She says Taiwan must embrace its Chinese heritage to avoid war. Her critics say she wants to steer the island into Beijing’s orbit.: How Israel’s Settlement Surge in the West Bank Is Displacing Palestinians
Fri, 05 Dec 2025 05:45:21 +0000 The Israeli government authorized 22 settlements in May, the largest expansion in decades, and Palestinian families are now being forced from their homes.: The Diplomat Who Was Accused of Sexual Abuse but Kept His Job
Thu, 04 Dec 2025 15:39:32 +0000 President William Ruto faces pressure after a Times investigation showed that his government downplayed or ignored the mistreatment of women working in Saudi Arabia.: Trump’s Security Strategy Focuses on Profit, Not Spreading Democracy
Sat, 06 Dec 2025 00:29:03 +0000 President Trump’s new National Security Strategy describes a country that is focused on doing business and reducing migration while avoiding passing judgment on authoritarians.: Man Who Swallowed Stolen Fabergé Egg Passes It Naturally, Police Say
Fri, 05 Dec 2025 22:14:54 +0000 The man ingested the egg locket at a jewelry store in New Zealand last week, according to the authorities.: ICE Arrests Harvard Professor Charged for Shooting a Pellet Gun
Fri, 05 Dec 2025 18:09:48 +0000 Carlos Portugal Gouvea, a visiting law professor from Brazil, said he would leave the country rather than be deported, according to federal officials. He was arrested after firing a pellet gun near a synagogue.: Air Traffic Control Issue Briefly Grounds Flights at Edinburgh Airport
Fri, 05 Dec 2025 13:27:13 +0000 The airport, Scotland’s busiest, said it had experienced a technical problem with its air traffic control provider. An hour later, flights had resumed.: How the U.S. Focus on Fentanyl Helped Fuel the Cocaine Trade’s Resurgence
Fri, 05 Dec 2025 18:36:39 +0000 Across Latin America, cocaine trafficking has surged as Washington has prioritized combating fentanyl. Times reporters traveled to Ecuador to see how criminal groups are wreaking havoc.: How Batteries Got Cheaper and Made the Electric Grid More Reliable
Fri, 05 Dec 2025 15:24:57 +0000 An early grid battery was installed in the Atacama Desert in Chile 15 years ago. Now, as prices have tumbled, they are increasingly being used around the world.: Trump’s Relationship With the President of FIFA
Fri, 05 Dec 2025 10:55:39 +0000 Gianni Infantino, head of soccer’s governing body, FIFA, has lauded President Trump at almost every opportunity, even starting a FIFA Peace Prize after Mr. Trump didn’t win the Nobel. Luke Broadwater, a White House reporter, describes the bromance.: Trump Trumpets Peace in Africa Amid War on Drug Boats, in Day of Dissonance
Fri, 05 Dec 2025 00:59:09 +0000 President Trump presided over a Congo-Rwanda peace deal on the same day his administration was being questioned about potential war crimes.: Stellantis Is in Default for Moving Jeep Production to U.S., Canada Says
Fri, 05 Dec 2025 02:09:35 +0000 The automaker switched production from Ontario in a bid to please President Trump. But the company defaulted on contracts covering hundreds of millions of dollars in assistance, Canada said.: When Kids Adopt New Technologies, Hype Can Turn to Backlash
Fri, 05 Dec 2025 04:46:18 +0000 The arc of mobile phones and social media may foretell the future of artificial intelligence in schools.: Dominik Duka, Czech Cardinal Jailed Under Communism, Dies at 82
Thu, 04 Dec 2025 19:51:32 +0000 While in prison in 1981, he befriended the dissident and future Czech president Vaclav Havel. Later, he became a conservative voice in Rome.: U.N. Warns of ‘Another Wave of Atrocities’ in Sudan’s Civil War
Fri, 05 Dec 2025 17:44:22 +0000 Paramilitary groups have intensified an offensive on a crucial region bordering Darfur, prompting fears of another massacre.: After Years of Debate, Vatican Says No to Women Deacons, at Least for Now
Thu, 04 Dec 2025 21:12:20 +0000 But a papal commission examining the question said further study was required, and advised that women should be given other leadership roles in the Catholic Church.: Aid Workers Stand Trial for Helping to Smuggle People Into Greece
Thu, 04 Dec 2025 17:55:53 +0000 The activists provided support to people who sought sanctuary in Greece during Europe’s migration crisis.: Groups Express Anixety as Trump Threatens to Derail U.S.-Mexico-Canada Trade Pact
Thu, 04 Dec 2025 22:22:37 +0000 Hearings that began Wednesday in Washington reflected anxiety over the future of the U.S.-Mexico-Canada trade pact and whether the president could end up scrapping it.: Yasser Abu Shabab, Militant Leader Backed by Israel, Is Killed in Gaza, Official Says
Thu, 04 Dec 2025 16:32:33 +0000 Yasser Abu Shabab, a Bedouin man in his 30s, was at the center of an Israeli project in Gaza to build up anti-Hamas militias.: His Group Made World-Class Measurements of Atomic Elements
Thu, 04 Dec 2025 14:30:04 +0000 Yuri Ralchenko led one of the oldest teams at the National Institute for Standards and Technology. The fate of some experiments hangs in the air.: Amid Russian Sabotage, U.K. Points Finger at Putin Over Novichok Death
Fri, 05 Dec 2025 01:42:21 +0000 A British woman died from exposure to a nerve agent because of a botched assassination plot that the Russian leader must have authorized, an official report found.: Deadly Attacks in Gaza Test Cease-Fire as Body of Another Captive Is Returned
Fri, 05 Dec 2025 04:54:31 +0000 Israel launched a military strike after it said Hamas militants attacked its soldiers, the latest clashes in the two months since a truce was signed.: Cambodia Shuts Down Group That Laundered Billions in Scam Profits
Thu, 04 Dec 2025 13:18:31 +0000 A New York Times investigation in March found that Huione’s group of companies were at the heart of a global money laundering network for fraudsters, scammers and hackers.: Spain Sees Itself as a Beacon for Immigrants. So Do Many Latin Americans.
Thu, 04 Dec 2025 23:12:27 +0000 The government presents its migrant policy as a welcoming alternative to U.S. crackdowns. But activists say those arriving on boats from Africa are excluded from that embrace.: Snail Theft Hits France Before Holiday Rush
Thu, 04 Dec 2025 10:05:05 +0000 Shop owners say the thieves who took 990 pounds of snails must have been escargot cognoscenti.: Macron Urges Xi to Help End War in Ukraine
Thu, 04 Dec 2025 10:03:34 +0000 As President Emmanuel Macron of France visited China, its leader, Xi Jinping, said his country would play a constructive role in ending the fighting.: Hamas Returns Body of Last Thai Hostage in Gaza
Thu, 04 Dec 2025 09:44:04 +0000 The militant group took more than 250 hostages from Israel on Oct. 7, 2023, including 31 from Thailand. The remains of all but one other hostage, an Israeli, have been recovered.: What to Know About Putin’s Visit to India as Oil Trade Dries Up
Thu, 04 Dec 2025 15:01:46 +0000 The Trump administration, which crippled Russia’s oil sales to India with sanctions, will be watching Mr. Putin’s talks with Prime Minister Narendra Modi.: Trump Faces Choices on Russia-Ukraine Talks as Peace Deal Deadline Passes
Thu, 04 Dec 2025 00:05:45 +0000 The president wanted Moscow and Kyiv to come to terms by Thanksgiving. Negotiations are now stalled, leaving the White House to decide if an agreement is possible anytime soon.: In Yemen, Separatist Forces Backed by UAE March Into Oil-Rich Region
Wed, 03 Dec 2025 22:47:37 +0000 The separatists were battling to secure the region’s oil fields, residents and the group’s officials said. Their swift advance could be a turning point in Yemen’s decade-long civil war.: China, Japan and a New Narrative About World War II
Thu, 04 Dec 2025 04:55:58 +0000 Arguments about history are proliferating as the postwar order led by the United States crumbles.: What to Know About Trump’s Threat of Military Action in Venezuela
Wed, 03 Dec 2025 23:24:25 +0000 The president has warned that the United States could soon expand its attacks from boats near the coast to targets inside Venezuela, but he has also spoken by phone to its leader.: Ludwig Minelli, Founder of Swiss Assisted-Suicide Group, Dies at 92
Wed, 03 Dec 2025 20:26:46 +0000 Dignitas has helped more than 3,000 people take their own lives, an act that Mr. Minelli maintained was a fundamental exercise of free will.: Yegor Ligachev, Gorbachev’s No. 2 Who Turned Foe, Is Dead at 100
Fri, 05 Dec 2025 06:08:36 +0000 As the Kremlin’s hard-line Communist ideologist, he initially embraced his boss’s modernizing reforms before turning against them as threats to the Soviet order.: Stakes High, Europe Races to Save Its Financing Plan for Ukraine
Thu, 04 Dec 2025 09:42:44 +0000 The European Union has a proposal for how to turn Russian frozen assets into a giant loan for Ukraine. If it fails, it could further weaken Europe’s global image.: Two U.K. Women’s Groups Ban Transgender Girls and Women
Wed, 03 Dec 2025 18:08:06 +0000 The Girlguiding organization and the Women’s Institute both said a court ruling from earlier this year had forced their hands.: Tunisia Arrests Opposition Figure in Widening Crackdown
Wed, 03 Dec 2025 21:12:00 +0000 The sentencing of Ayachi Hammami, a prominent human rights lawyer, was the latest sign of Tunisia’s backsliding into authoritarianism, say rights groups.: On Trump’s Insults, Somalia’s Prime Minister Says ‘It’s Better Not to Respond’
Wed, 03 Dec 2025 19:41:54 +0000 President Trump referred to Somali immigrants as “garbage” during a White House meeting on Tuesday.: With Tensions Rising, Israel and Lebanon Expand Cease-Fire Talks
Wed, 03 Dec 2025 18:48:21 +0000 Diplomats from both countries joined a military-led committee overseeing a year-old truce as fears mounted of a renewed Israeli offensive against Hezbollah.: Israel Says a Gaza Border Will Reopen, but Only for Palestinians to Leave
Wed, 03 Dec 2025 17:51:25 +0000 Israel had agreed to open the Rafah crossing as part of the October cease-fire deal with Hamas but kept it closed. Egypt denied that the border would reopen soon.: Weak Spots Are Few for Russia in Ukraine Peace Talks
Wed, 03 Dec 2025 18:00:40 +0000 Economic and military pressures could force Russia’s hand. Its economy is strained but not enough to do that, analysts say. And President Vladimir V. Putin says Russia is winning the war.: Macy’s Raises Sales Forecast Again as Shoppers Prove Resilient
Wed, 03 Dec 2025 19:05:25 +0000 Macy’s raised its sales forecast for the year after strong results at its upscale chain, highlighting how higher-income consumers continue to spend relatively freely.: Storm Floodwaters in Indonesia Turned Logs Into Floating Projectiles
Thu, 04 Dec 2025 00:29:22 +0000 Many logs became forces of destruction in Indonesia last week, in a sign that deforestation compounded the devastation wrought by a cyclone.: Fabergé Winter Egg Sells for $30 Million, an Auction Record
Thu, 04 Dec 2025 01:09:28 +0000 Fabergé is believed to have produced 50 of the ornate eggs for Russia’s czars. The Winter Egg, sold on Tuesday, is considered one of the jewelry house’s greatest creations.: Inside the Ultra-Orthodox Fight Against Israel’s Draft
Fri, 05 Dec 2025 11:03:06 +0000 For the first time in decades, ultra-Orthodox Jews in Israel are being called to serve in the country’s military. The community is furious, with protesters and military-age men openly defying the draft.: Visiting Turkey and Lebanon, Pope Leo Echoed Francis’s Message, Not His Style
Wed, 03 Dec 2025 10:22:02 +0000 Traveling through the Mideast, Leo XIV channeled many of his predecessor’s messages. Leo’s deliberate manner differed from Francis.