Iva Vukusic, a war crimes prosecution expert at Utrecht University, said that it was difficult to determine whether a war crime had or had not been committed based on the video evidence alone, and that the critical factor was time — when the Russians were shot. “Was it in one or two bursts of fire […]
Month: November 2022
Malaysian Election Adds New Turmoil: Hung Parliament
A prime minister accused of stealing hundreds of millions of dollars. The national patriarch coming out of retirement to oust him in a historic election. Infighting within the new government, forcing the patriarch’s resignation. Two new prime ministers in less than two years. The political turmoil in Malaysia, the incumbent coalition government promised, would end […]
As Climate Protests Get Bolder, British Police Strike Back With New Powers
LONDON — When environmental protesters recently stopped traffic on the M25 freeway that circles London, one journalist, Charlotte Lynch, was standing on a bridge above reporting on the latest of the group’s disruptive demonstrations for her radio station, LBC. But not for long. Ms. Lynch was swiftly handcuffed, searched and arrested after being questioned by […]
Meet the ‘Closer’ Who Finds the Right Words When Climate Talks Hit a Wall
When President Donald J. Trump came into office promising to withdraw from the Paris Agreement (which he ultimately did), Ms. Biniaz left the government. She joined Yale Law School as a lecturer and led an unofficial diaspora of officials from the Obama administration who worked to protect the Paris Agreement through the Trump years, reminding […]
Fireball Flashes Above Ontario and Parts of the U.S.
A fireball that soared over Ontario, Canada, early on Saturday was the sixth object to be detected in space before it struck Earth, the European Space Agency said. In the early hours of Saturday, word spread in the community of professional and amateur astronomers that a meteor was on its way and that observers should […]
Russia-Ukraine War: Live Updates – The New York Times
Sergiy Stakhovsky of Ukraine at a ceremony on Friday in Turin, Italy, honoring ATP players on their retirement.Credit…Matthew Stockman/Getty Images TURIN, Italy — When professional tennis took a few minutes on Friday night at the ATP Tour Finals to honor a handful of players who had announced their retirement from the sport this year, one […]
Kim Jong-un Takes His Daughter to Missile Test Launch
SEOUL — As North Korea fired its largest ballistic missile on Friday, the country’s leader, Kim Jong-un, appeared at the launch along with his wife, Ri Sol-ju, and a young girl who had never been publicly seen before. A series of images from the state news agency showed the girl walking hand in hand with […]
Iranian Protesters Attack Khomeini’s Childhood Home as Unrest Spreads
One of the men shouted at them to turn their car around, and when they did, the group opened fire on the vehicle. Kian was killed with a bullet to his lungs, and his father was also hit with several bullets and is hospitalized, said Ms. Molaei, according to videos posted on social media. “They […]
COP27 Climate Talks Spill Over as Nations Debate Loss and Damage Funding
SHARM EL SHEIKH, Egypt — John Kerry, the United States special envoy for climate change, has tested positive for Covid-19, a State Department spokeswoman said, a development that will sideline him at a crucial moment in the waning hours of negotiations at United Nations climate talks. Mr. Kerry, 78, tested positive for the coronavirus on […]
Russia-Ukraine War: Live Updates – The New York Times
A Ukrainian soldier during fighting in the city of Bakhmut in Ukraine’s Donetsk region this month.Credit…Finbarr O’Reilly for The New York Times Buoyed by its recent success in retaking the southern city of Kherson, Ukraine has pressed its counteroffensive in the eastern province of Luhansk even as winter approaches. But the fighting there over villages […]