The Kremlin’s leader is standing back as Ukraine and Europe scramble to negotiate changes to a U.S. proposal to end the war.An image released by Russian state media last week shows President Vladimir V. Putin inside the Kremlin on Wednesday. He has said Moscow was content to pursue its interests “th
With Russia looming, governments race to rebuild armed forces that shrank after the Cold War, grappling with hard issues of economics, politics and military strategy.Finnish army conscripts at a training exercise in Helsinki. Finland maintained conscription after the fall of the Soviet Union.
Col. Andrei Demurenko’s war story began at Fort Leavenworth, Kan., at a moment of hope and peace. It ended with a mortar blast in Ukraine.Mr. Demurenko views President Vladimir V. Putin as a savior who restored Russia’s strength and is leading it in battle against an implacable enemy.
President Trump tried to keep the former Brazilian president, Jair Bolsonaro, out of prison. He failed, and now he is moving on.President Trump during a bilateral meeting with President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva of Brazil in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, in October.
A new set of billionaires with an interest in higher education has helped oust college presidents and even assisted the Trump administration in its effort to overhaul the industry.Marc Rowan, chief executive of Apollo Global Management, spoke at a panel in Hong Kong in 2023.
The White House now has conflicting approaches for Associated Press journalists as it fights the news service in court over access to presidential events.While the White House has restored access to Associated Press photographers like Evan Vucci, it continues to exclude A.P. reporters from the presi
While the two sides reached a broad agreement months ago, American officials will visit Brussels this week to discuss the details. Europe has a wish list, but so does the United States.The United States is seeking to conclude a binding, written agreement with the European Union, four months after Ur
From Sweden to Brazil, six small companies talk about how they are communicating with their U.S. customers amid uncertainty over Trump’s changing tariffs.Víctor Feliu at his chocolate company in Mexico. The changing rules for sending goods to the United States have forced him to pause his U.S. shipm
Bitcoin and other digital tokens have lost more than $1 trillion in value in recent weeks, raising concerns about a wider market fallout.A recent slump in crypto prices has rattled investors.
Reporters and editors shared the holiday dishes they love. Here are their recommendations for Thanksgiving side dishes, turkey and more.
In a world of GPS and car-hailing apps, some Londoners still want to drive a traditional black cab. First, they must memorize thousands of city streets.
As frustrations among corrections officers mount, abusive treatment of inmates is rising and becoming more vicious, records and interviews show.Ten New York State prison guards were charged in a deadly attack on Robert L. Brooks, an inmate at Marcy Correctional Facility.
State prison guards say they are doing so because their jobs have become more dangerous. A New York Times analysis points to a different reality.The rate at which guards use force inside New York State prisons has risen steadily for years.
Financial and social incentives can nudge doctors away from the operating room.
The San Quentin Giants’ opponents are impressed. But what about the parole board that decides the players’ fate?San Quentin Rehabilitation Center, formerly known as San Quentin State Prison, was recently downgraded from high-security to low-security.
After Oakland, Calif., reneged on a contract allowing coal shipments, a Kentucky company went under. Courts say the city must now pay hundreds of millions of dollars.Port activities have long been a driver of Oakland’s economy, but the city ultimately tried to block a plan to ship coal from its term
His Grammy-winning records as well as his starring role in the cult movie “The Harder They Come” in 1972 boosted a career spanning seven decades.Jimmy Cliff performing in Le Castellet, France, in 1976.
Conservation can be tough when a property is passed down informally over generations. A growing effort is helping families sort it all out.
Andrew Lloyd Webber, Sara Bareilles, Joshua Henry, Jeanine Tesori, Jason Robert Brown and New York Times writers and editors pick 13 songs to seal the deal.
Caregivers are at the brink of despair.
Democrats also have to shed the last vestiges of woke.
We explain the Trump administration’s latest push to end the war.The front line in Pokrovsk, Ukraine.
Those with the sleep condition were more likely to develop Parkinson’s disease. But one treatment was found to help.
Mr. Cotton oversaw the rebuilding of LaGuardia Airport and several other major infrastructure projects in the New York City region.Rick Cotton has overseen the start of a $19 billion overhaul of Kennedy International Airport.
