As for NATO membership, it seems inconceivable so long as Ukraine is at war with Russia. “I don’t think any NATO country thinks that a country fighting a war in Russia can join NATO,” said Petri Hakkarainen, the chief diplomatic adviser to Mr. Niinisto, the Finnish president. Here lies a European dilemma that seems likely […]
Month: February 2023
Their Hair Long and Flowing or in Ponytails, Women in Iran Flaunt Their Locks
An engineer strode onstage at an event in Tehran, wearing tight pants and a stylish shirt, and clutching a microphone in one hand. Her long brown hair, tied in a ponytail, swung freely behind her, uncovered, in open defiance of Iran’s strict hijab law. “I am Zeinab Kazempour,” she told the convention of Iran’s professional […]
The French Like Protesting, but This Frenchman May Like It the Most
A human tide swept through Paris last month for the type of event France knows only too well — a protest. Union leaders led the march, awash in a multicolored sea of flags. Demonstrators shouted fiery slogans. Clashes with the police erupted. And, as in every protest, there was Jean-Baptiste Reddé. He held a giant […]
Russia-Ukraine War Passes Year Mark: Live Updates
As officials in Ukraine anxiously watch evolving diplomatic overtures between Moscow and Beijing, China’s top leader will host the president of Belarus — a staunch Kremlin ally — with the pomp of a state visit next week. On Saturday, China announced the visit, to take place over three days starting on Tuesday, for President Aleksandr […]
In Nigeria’s Presidential Election, A Rare Chance to Turn the Corner
Upon winning independence from its British colonizers in 1960, thousands of Nigerians watched as their new green and white flag was raised over the capital at the time, Lagos, at midnight. As fireworks lit up the streets, hope and promise filled the air. Nigerians’ hopes have been dashed many times since then. They have endured […]
10 Years After Lac-Mégantic Tragedy, Are Canada’s Rails Safe?
OTTAWA — Its nearly silent approach belied the fiery death it was bringing. Rapidly gaining speed until it hit 65 miles per hour, the cargo train carrying 63 tank cars filled with light petroleum oil rolled downhill toward Lac-Mégantic, a popular tourist town east of Montreal, without any crew members on board to sound a […]
Zelensky Speaks on Ukraine War Anniversary: Live Updates
KYIV, Ukraine — In a wide-ranging, hourslong news conference in a basement in the heart of Kyiv, the Ukrainian capital, President Volodymyr Zelensky said Friday that he was confident his country could win the war this year, expressed hope that China would not provide lethal military aid to Russia and implored Israel to get off […]
Earthquake Hardships Pile Up in Turkey: Shattered Homes and Lurking Disease
After powerful earthquakes struck southern Turkey, Eylem Sahutoglu and her family endured two weeks of freezing nights under a blue tarpaulin. Then word came from government engineers who had inspected their building: They could return home. But on Monday night, before they could move back into their house in Hatay Province, the earth began shaking […]
New York Times Photographers in Ukraine on the Images They Can’t Forget
New York Times photographers were on the ground in Ukraine even before Russia invaded in February 2022. Over the course of the year, they have documented every aspect of the conflict that journalistic effort could reach: drone bases and sites of atrocity, packed subways and deserted villages, funerals and joyful crowds, missile paths and refugee […]
The U.S. Intelligence Playbook to Expose Russia’s Ukraine War Plans
WASHINGTON — A year ago, the United States did something extraordinary — it released previously classified intelligence that exposed Russia’s plans to invade Ukraine. Last week, Antony J. Blinken, the secretary of state, made a similar move when he warned China’s top foreign policy official, Wang Yi, against providing weapons to Russia. In a previous […]