The ‘Monster’ Behind Russia’s Global Effort to Evade Western Sanctions

A Moscow firm uses shell companies and cryptocurrency to launder money, and a custom app to forge trade records, to help Russia bypass sweeping financial restrictions.A currency exchange board in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan. Shell companies created by a Moscow firm, A7, used transactions in Kyrgyzstan to he

A Aaron Krolik

Europe Warns of Russia’s Hybrid Attacks but Struggles to Counter Them

If President Vladimir V. Putin was hoping to get Europeans’ attention, he’s succeeded with a series of close-call incursions. The question now is what they will do about it.Police officers searching the area around the Leipzig/Halle Airport in Germany last month after an explosive drone was discover

L Lara Jakes

Court Blocks Trump’s White House Ban on CNN, MS NOW and Politico

Judge Timothy J. Kelly issued a temporary restraining order and told the White House to immediately restore the press credentials for the employees of the three news outlets.CNN, MS Now and Politico had sued the administration after they were banned from the White House.

E Erik Wemple

When U.N. Protesters Denounce Netanyahu, Mamdani Won’t Be Among Them

Mayor Zohran Mamdani of New York continues to call the Israeli prime minister a war criminal. But Mr. Mamdani won’t join demonstrations against the prime minister on Thursday.Mr. Mamdani met with the president of Brazil, Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, earlier this week.

L Liam Stack and Sally Goldenberg

‘Survival Mode Time’: Republicans Accelerate Their Break With Trump

The dissent reflects growing unease about the party’s prospects in November, as the G.O.P. struggles to overcome the president’s unpopularity.President Trump hosted a splashy gathering for his supporters in Dallas, where he spoke for nearly two hours.

L Lisa Lerer and Shane Goldmacher

Google Is Sending an A.I. Data Center to Outer Space

Next Thursday, Google is sending an experimental satellite into orbit that will have enough computing power to answer simple A.I. queries from space.A technician in a clean room at the Planet Labs office inspects the solar panels and wires of a Google-commissioned satellite before a vibration test m

K Kate Conger and Cade Metz

Can Tech Companies Like Google Really Put Data Centers in Space?

Google is preparing to launch a satellite that can run its A.I. technologies from the heavens. But this is just a first step.Workers prepared to test solar panels and wires for a vibration test for eventual use on a spacecraft, at Planet Labs in San Francisco.

C Cade Metz

A Corruption Scandal Is Reshaping Brazil’s Presidential Election

Allegations embroiling the Brazilian judge who jailed former President Bolsonaro are reshaping an election that has consequences for Latin America and Washington.The Brazilian Supreme Court Justice Alexandre de Moraes has become a polarizing figure in the debate over policing online speech.

A Ana Ionova

The Big Show

We look at the United Nations General Assembly.Inside the General Assembly Hall at the United Nations.

S Sam Sifton

In San Francisco, It’s a Good Time to Be a Satirist

Artificial intelligence companies are becoming pervasive in the city, and a humorist finds them ripe for mocking.Billboards and signs referring to artificial intelligence are visible all over San Francisco.

H Heather Knight