WELLINGTON, New Zealand — At least six people were killed after a fire erupted overnight Tuesday in a hostel in Wellington, the capital of New Zealand, Prime Minister Chris Hipkins said. “It is an absolute tragedy,” Mr. Hipkins told reporters at Parliament on Tuesday. “It is a horrific situation.” The cause of the fire was […]
Month: May 2023
World Health Organization Warns Against Using Artificial Sweeteners
The World Health Organization on Monday warned against using artificial sweeteners to control body weight or reduce the risk of noncommunicable diseases, saying that long-term use is not effective and could pose health risks. These alternatives to sugar, when consumed long term, do not serve to reduce body fat in either adults or children, the […]
Russia-Ukraine War Live Updates: Zelensky Visits the U.K.
This is one in an occasional series of dispatches about life amid the war in Ukraine. KYIV, Ukraine — Alice Biletska knew that it would be challenging to film in Ukraine, where one is always under the threat of missile or drone strikes, but when she was deciding how to tell the story of a […]
4 Takeaways from Turkey’s Nail-Biting Presidential Election
Turkey’s nail-biter election has made clear that the people’s faith in the country’s electoral system remains strong and that the incumbent, President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, is still a formidable political force, despite his failure to secure a first-round victory. A runoff will be held on May 28 after Turkey’s Supreme Election Council announced on Monday […]
Turkey’s Election Appears Headed to a Runoff
ANKARA, Turkey — Turkey’s presidential election appeared on Sunday to be headed for a runoff after the incumbent, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, failed to win a majority of the vote, a result that left the longtime leader struggling to stave off the toughest political challenge of his career. The outcome of the vote set the stage […]
Erdogan Faces Runoff in Turkish Residential Election
ANKARA, Turkey — Turkey’s presidential election appeared on Sunday to be headed for a runoff after the incumbent, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, failed to win a majority of the vote, a result that left the longtime leader struggling to stave off the toughest political challenge of his career. The outcome of the vote set the stage […]
Zelensky Visits Germany, Praising Weapons Pledge and Seeking Jets
President Volodymyr Zelensky of Ukraine met with Germany’s leaders in Berlin on Sunday, his latest stop on a diplomatic tour aimed at shoring up support among Western allies and pushing for faster deliveries of weapons as a Ukrainian counteroffensive looms in the 15-month war. Speaking to journalists side by side at the chancellery on Sunday […]
As Ukraine Makes Inroads in Bakhmut, Devastation Still Reigns
With the furious battle for the city of Bakhmut raging at their backs, a squad of Ukrainian soldiers tore through an open field, racing to get out of range of falling Russian artillery. But before they could make it to safety, they said, they got a flat tire. The three soldiers — known by the […]
Luxury Imports to Russia Take a Detour Around Sanctions — Through Dubai
On a dusty roadside on the outskirts of Dubai, Sohrab Fani is profiting from the West’s response to the war in Ukraine: his shop installs seat heaters into cars being re-exported to Russia. Twelve thousand heating pads languished in his warehouse for years, he said, until Russia’s invasion and the resulting Western sanctions drove American, […]
Germany Announces Its Biggest Ukraine Aid Package Yet
Germany on Saturday sent the strongest signal yet of its commitment to backing Ukraine in its battle against Russian occupiers, promising more tanks, armored vehicles and substantial air defense systems in its largest weapons package for Kyiv. The arms package, totaling 2.7 billion euros, or about $2.95 billion, amounted to roughly as much as Germany’s […]