President Vladimir V. Putin made a surprise visit to occupied Crimea to mark the ninth anniversary of Russia’s illegal annexation of the peninsula, state media reported on Saturday, a defiant gesture just one day after an international court issued a warrant for his arrest. Mr. Putin had been scheduled to participate in ceremonies in Crimea […]
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Imran Khan Makes Court Appearance and Chaos Breaks Out
Former Prime Minister Imran Khan of Pakistan appeared at court on corruption charges on Saturday in Islamabad, the capital, in the latest turn of a standoff between his supporters and the authorities that had led to chaotic scenes of tear gas and clashing security lines outside his home earlier in the week. That showdown continued […]
In Stoic Ukraine, Stony Faces Are Starting to Crack and to Cry
KYIV, Ukraine — Hunched over a bowl of borscht in a crowded restaurant, the man was bragging about how many people he used to employ, all his political connections and how, if he ever had to, he could even kill someone and make the trouble “go away.” With his clean-shaven head, black sweatshirt and hands the […]
Arrest Warrant From ICC Pierces Putin’s Aura of Impunity
LONDON — The International Criminal Court accused the Russian president, Vladimir V. Putin, of war crimes and issued a warrant for his arrest on Friday, a highly symbolic step that deepened his isolation and punctured the aura of impunity that has surrounded him since he ordered troops into Ukraine a year ago. The court cited […]
ICC Issues Arrest Warrant for Putin Over War Crimes: Latest News
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Xi, Cast as Peacemaker, Wades Into Russia’s War in Ukraine
China’s top leader, Xi Jinping, has cast himself as a global statesman, helping Saudi Arabia and Iran broker a deal to restore diplomatic ties while extolling the virtues of “Chinese solutions and wisdom” in solving the world’s biggest security challenges. Now, Mr. Xi is putting himself at the center of Russia’s war with Ukraine, potentially […]
Your Friday Briefing – The New York Times
A private-sector bank rescue mission Eleven U.S. banks came together yesterday to inject $30 billion into First Republic Bank, a smaller peer on the brink of collapse after the implosion of Silicon Valley Bank last week. The arrangement, in which each will deposit at least $1 billion into First Republic, is meant as a show […]
An Effort to Resolve Israel’s Impasse Stalls on How to Pick Judges
On the streets of Israel and in the corridors of power, a standoff over the government’s plan to take greater control over the country’s courts was as heated as ever on Thursday. Protesters opposed to plans by the government to overhaul the judiciary clashed with police in Tel Aviv on Thursday and also scuffled with counter-demonstrators, […]
Poland Says It Is Sending MIG Fighter Jets to Ukraine: Live Updates
WASHINGTON — Defense Secretary Lloyd J. Austin III had a rare phone call with his Russian counterpart in the aftermath of a collision between a Russian warplane and an American spy drone, as senior Pentagon leaders tried to move swiftly to prevent the incident from increasing tensions between the two superpowers. Mr. Austin said he […]
Pension Vote Looms in France After Protests: Live Updates
France’s Senate approved President Emmanuel Macron’s widely unpopular plans to raise the retirement age by two years on Thursday, setting the stage for a decisive, if far more unpredictable, vote in the National Assembly, the lower house, later in the day. After waves of protests and rolling strikes that disrupted public transportation and left garbage […]