As the convoy of S.U.V.s pulled up to the biggest electronics market in Lagos, Nigeria’s economic capital, word quickly spread that inside one vehicle with tinted windows was Peter Obi, one of the front-runners in the upcoming presidential election, on a surprise campaign stop. Within minutes, a large crowd of mostly young men had gathered. […]
Month: February 2023
Kamala Harris Says Moscow Committed Crimes Against Humanity in Ukraine
Vice President Kamala Harris stressed on Saturday that Russia must be held to account for its “barbaric” actions in Ukraine, telling a security conference in Munich that the United States had formally determined that Moscow’s forces had committed crimes against humanity. Ms. Harris was among a number of Western officials, including Secretary of State Antony […]
After Going Gray, Lisa LaFlamme Found Herself the Focus of the Story
TORONTO — Lisa LaFlamme had barely settled in at the back of the cafe when two women approached her in quick succession. You’re so beautiful, said the first, while the other slipped Ms. LaFlamme a note on yellow-lined paper. “Thank you for being ‘you,’” read the message written in neat cursive by “an admirer.” The […]
Western Leaders Pledge Support for Ukraine at Munich Security Conference
MUNICH — Nearly one year into the brutal and costly war in Ukraine, Western leaders pledged to remain steadfast in their support for Kyiv amid worries about whether their unity can survive what France’s president called “a prolonged conflict.” As dozens of leaders convened in Germany, Ukraine’s president opened the annual Munich Security Conference with […]
South Africa and Russia Are Old Friends. A War Isn’t Going to Change That.
JOHANNESBURG — Ships, sailors and soldiers from Russia and China have begun arriving in South Africa for joint military drills that feature a Russian warship bearing the letters Z and V — Russia’s patriotic symbols for its war in Ukraine — and carrying what Russia boasts is a hypersonic missile. At a time when many […]
Ukraine Live Updates: Zelensky Addresses Munich Security Conference
A screen showing Ukrainian Army drone footage of Bakhmut in January.Credit…Nicole Tung for The New York Times The head of the Wagner private military company says he expects that it will be months before the long-contested Ukrainian city of Bakhmut is captured, making it highly unlikely that Russian commanders will be able to hand a […]
Why Did a Turkish City Withstand the Quake When Others Crumbled?
For miles around the small Turkish city of Erzin, the earth is shattered and buildings are razed, towns and cities turned into tombs of concrete by last week’s 7.8-magnitude earthquake. But Erzin still stands, an oasis of stability near the Mediterranean, where the question of why the city weathered the quake and a powerful aftershock […]
Russia Hits Ukraine With New Missile Barrage
KYIV, Ukraine — Moscow unleashed a new missile bombardment on cities across Ukraine before dawn on Thursday, killing a 79-year-old woman and once again targeting critical infrastructure. Russian forces, firing from land, sea and air, launched what the Ukrainian air force put at almost three dozen cruise missiles, as well as repurposed missiles designed to […]
Spain Allows Legal Gender Change Without a Medical Evaluation
The Spanish government on Thursday approved a law allowing people 16 and older to change their legally registered gender without undergoing psychological and medical evaluations to show gender dysphoria, becoming one of the few countries to allow such gender change by self-declaration. Spain’s minister of equality, Irene Montero, said on the Parliament floor on Thursday […]
Russia Attacks Ukraine Infrastructure: Latest Updates
Kyiv, Ukraine, in September.Credit…Brendan Hoffman for The New York Times At least six Russian balloons floated over the Ukrainian capital, Kyiv, on Wednesday, triggering air-raid sirens before most of them were shot down, Ukrainian officials said, prompting speculation about the balloons’ purpose and when they were first deployed. “About six enemy air targets were detected […]