Month: February 2023

Russia-Ukraine War: Live Updates – The New York Times

MOSCOW — Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken’s two-day visit to Central Asia comes as the leaders of the region, especially in Kazakhstan, are increasingly — if carefully — asserting themselves in relations with their former Soviet master, Moscow. Some three decades ago, after 70 years under Soviet rule, the Central Asian states claimed their […]

China Welcomes Belarusian Leader Amid Concerns About Ukraine

President Aleksandr G. Lukashenko of Belarus arrived in Beijing on Tuesday for a three-day visit in which China’s top leader, Xi Jinping, is expected to meet with him, lending support to one of Russia’s staunchest allies amid growing concerns in the United States and Europe about China’s position on the war in Ukraine. Mr. Lukashenko, […]

Sunak Hopes to Move Past Brexit, at Long Last, With E.U. Deal

LONDON — On its face, Prime Minister Rishi Sunak’s newly announced agreement with the European Union on Northern Ireland is merely a trade deal that governs the transport of pets, sausages, seed potatoes, and the like from one part of the United Kingdom to another. But at a stroke, Mr. Sunak has defused the primary […]

Hong Kong Mask Mandate, One of World’s Last, Will End

Hong Kong’s leader said on Tuesday that the city would lift its mask mandate, one of the last such policies in the world, as it winds down its once-stringent Covid control measures. “Evidence shows that the coronavirus is under control in Hong Kong, without major signs of rebound,” the city’s chief executive, John Lee, said […]

Yellen Visits Kyiv, Reaffirming U.S. Support for Ukraine: Live Updates

LYMAN, Ukraine — Peering through an infrared scope, a Ukrainian soldier noticed some heads poking over a trench a few dozen yards away. “‘Are there any of our guys in front of us?’” he asked, according to an account of the ensuing firefight by fellow Ukrainian soldiers. There were not. Two Ukrainians crept forward into […]

U.K. and E.U. Reach Post-Brexit Trade Deal on Northern Ireland: Live Updates

LONDON — The agreement Britain and the European Union reached on Monday, after weeks of confidential talks and multiple false starts, could have far-reaching economic and political consequences — averting a potential trade war between Britain and the European Union and opening the door to the restoration of a devolved government in Northern Ireland. It […]

A NATO Minnow Reels From Cyberattacks Linked to Iran

TIRANA, Albania — Customers at one of Albania’s biggest banks got a shock shortly before Christmas when a curt text popped up on their cellphones: “Your account has been blocked. The balance of your account is zero. Thank you.” The messages, which turned out to be fake, signaled the opening of a disruptive new front […]

West Bank Attack Kills 2 Israelis as Middle East Officials Meet in Jordan

JERUSALEM — Hours after a Palestinian gunman fatally shot two Israeli brothers as they drove through a town in the Israeli-occupied West Bank on Sunday, Jewish settlers went on a rampage in the area to avenge the killings, stoning and burning dozens of Palestinian homes, stores and cars. The shooting occurred early Sunday afternoon on […]

Your Monday Briefing: China’s Race to Encourage Births

China tries incentivizing babies After decades of restricting the number of children its citizens can have, China is desperate for a baby boom. Families all over the country are now allowed to have three children, up from just one a few years ago, and one province is allowing women to have as many children as […]

Deadly Russian Artillery Strikes Reported in Ukraine’s East and South

Russia pounded the front line in Ukraine’s east and south with artillery strikes, Ukrainian military authorities said on Sunday, as Moscow pushed to break through Kyiv’s last remaining defenses around the city of Bakhmut and bombarded the Kherson region. The strikes came as President Vladimir V. Putin of Russia suggested in an interview broadcast on […]

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