WASHINGTON — Russia’s war in Ukraine has left more than 100,000 of Moscow’s troops dead or wounded, and Ukraine has probably suffered a similar number of casualties, the United States’ most senior general said this week, as he raised the possibility of peace talks to end “a lot of human suffering.” “You’re looking at well […]
Month: November 2022
Russia-Ukraine War: US and Ukraine Cautious Over Russia’s Kherson Retreat
President Vladimir V. Putin of Russian did not address the announced withdrawal, letting others do the talking.Credit…Pool photo by Sergej Bobylev Many of the Russian cheerleaders of the invasion of Ukraine on Wednesday cast the defense minister’s order to withdraw from Kherson City as a monumental defeat — Moscow’s most devastating, according to one of […]
Your Thursday Briefing – The New York Times
Themes from the U.S. midterm elections A day after polls closed across the U.S., President Biden struck an optimistic tone at the White House, even as control of the Senate remained up in the air. (Georgia’s Senate race will head to a runoff, while races in Arizona and Nevada have yet to be called.) “It […]
Ukraine Peace Talks Remain Distant Even as Moscow Signals a Retreat
“In terms of the ultimate status of Crimea, that will be something to be negotiated or discussed between the Ukrainians and the Russians, but Crimea is Ukraine,” Colin H. Kahl, the Pentagon’s under secretary for policy, said on Tuesday. Ukrainian military advances on Crimea, though a distant prospect for now, would stoke concern in Washington […]
Jordan Is Running Out of Water, a Grim Glimpse of the Future
AMMAN, Jordan — Residents of Jordan, one of the driest countries in the world, have long been accustomed to a household water supply of only about 36 hours a week. But recently, even that meager flow has been curtailed by the debilitating combination of a warming planet and swelling demand. Rajaa al-Bawabiji, 64, like many […]
Brittney Griner Is Being Moved to a Russian Penal Colony, Lawyers Say: Live Updates
A Ukrainian air-defense team on the front lines in the Mykolaiv region, in southern Ukraine, in late October.Credit…Finbarr O’Reilly for The New York Times KYIV, Ukraine — Even as Ukrainian officials celebrate the arrival of more advanced Western air-defense systems and claim growing success at shooting down Russian rockets and drones, they are warning that […]
Russia-Ukraine War: Ukraine Warns Russia Is Seeking Iranian Missiles as Battle in Skies Escalates
A Ukrainian air-defense team on the front lines in the Mykolaiv region, in southern Ukraine, in late October.Credit…Finbarr O’Reilly for The New York Times KYIV, Ukraine — Even as Ukrainian officials celebrate the arrival of more advanced Western air-defense systems and claim growing success at shooting down Russian rockets and drones, they are warning that […]
Aerial War Over Ukraine Heats Up as Russia Pounds Cities
KYIV, Ukraine — As Ukrainian officials celebrate the arrival of more advanced Western air-defense systems and claim growing success at shooting down Russian rockets and drones, they are warning that Moscow is buying new long-range weapons against which Kyiv’s forces have little defense — specifically, ballistic missiles from Iran. With movement on the ground slowing, […]
Russia Reactivates Its Trolls and Bots Ahead of Tuesday’s Midterms
Follow our live coverage of the 2022 Midterm elections for the latest news and updates. The user on Gab who identifies as Nora Berka resurfaced in August after a yearlong silence on the social media platform, reposting a handful of messages with sharply conservative political themes before writing a stream of original vitriol. The posts […]
The I – The New York Times
Nov. 8, 2022 Climate change does not lend itself to easy documentation. Like nature itself, it can move slowly. Change can come in increments, and it is not always clear what to make of it. Did that species die out because our home is growing too warm? Or was another cause the primary factor in […]