LONDON — Brexit destroyed the careers of two recent British prime ministers, so resolving one of its most poisonous legacies was never going to be easy for the latest, Rishi Sunak. Predictably enough, things are not going to plan. Throughout Britain’s tortuous exit from the European Union, successive prime ministers have sought to broker a […]
Month: February 2023
Russia-Ukraine War News: Live Updates
BENGALURU, India — Treasury Secretary Janet L. Yellen said on Thursday that the United States would redouble its efforts to marshal global support to help Ukraine and warned that China would face repercussions if it helped Russia evade American sanctions. She spoke as top policymakers from around the world gathered in southern India for a […]
Putin and Biden Shore Up Alliances in Dueling Appearances
WARSAW — In a day of dueling efforts to shore up allegiances, President Biden wrapped up a three-day trip to Europe Wednesday with a promise of America’s commitment to its allies as President Vladimir V. Putin warmly welcomed China’s top diplomat to Moscow and rallied pro-war Russians. With the anniversary of Moscow’s invasion of Ukraine […]
Mexico Hobbles Election Agency That Helped End One-Party Rule
Mexican lawmakers passed sweeping measures overhauling the nation’s electoral agency on Wednesday, dealing a blow to the institution that oversees voting and that helped push the country away from one-party rule two decades ago. The changes, which will cut the electoral agency’s staff, diminish its autonomy and limit its ability to punish politicians for breaking […]
Teacher in France Dies After Student Stabs Her, Government Says
PARIS — A teacher at a Catholic high school in a town in southwest France died on Wednesday after a 16-year-old student stabbed her, a spokesman for the French government, Olivier Véran, said. A local prosecutor, Jérôme Bourrier, said his office had opened a homicide investigation and that the student, who was not previously known […]
Russia-Ukraine War News: Latest Updates
President Vladimir V. Putin of Russia met with Wang Yi, China’s top foreign policy official, at the Kremlin on Wednesday, working to keep China in Russia’s corner amid a flurry of diplomacy across Europe by Beijing. Mr. Putin told Mr. Wang that he was looking forward to welcoming “my friend” Xi Jinping, the Chinese leader, […]
Biden’s Meeting With Eastern European Leaders Will Cap His Trip
WARSAW — If Russian President Vladimir V. Putin were to order tanks into other European countries, the nine nations along NATO’s eastern flank would be the likeliest targets. So on Wednesday, President Biden will meet with the leaders of those countries, offering reassurance that the United States is prepared to defend the most vulnerable members […]
6.3-Magnitude Earthquake Strikes Southern Turkey
ADANA, Turkey — A powerful new earthquake shook southern Turkey and northwestern Syria on Monday evening, spreading panic among survivors and trapping people under more collapsed buildings only two weeks after a devastating double tremor nearby destroyed more than 100,000 buildings, killed more than 46,000 people and left more than a million homeless. The 6.3-magnitude […]
Judge Rejects Bid by Sept. 11 Families to Seize Frozen Afghan Central Bank Funds
WASHINGTON — A federal judge on Tuesday rejected the effort by relatives of victims of the Sept. 11 attacks to seize $3.5 billion in frozen Afghan central bank funds to pay off judgment debts owed by the Taliban, in part because he said doing so would mean effectively recognizing the militants as the legitimate government […]
Putin Pulls Back From Nuclear Arms Treaty: Russia-Ukraine War News
If much of President Vladimir V. Putin’s 100-minute state-of-the-nation speech on Tuesday sounded familiar, that was by design: Its purpose, it appeared, was to emphasize to Russians that war is the new normal. Mr. Putin’s only major revelation was that Russia would suspend participation in New START, its last remaining nuclear arms control treaty with […]