TEL AVIV — Two terrorist attacks on Israeli and Jewish targets in Buenos Aires in the 1990s that killed scores of people were carried out by a secret Hezbollah unit whose operatives, contrary to widespread claims, were not abetted knowingly by Argentine citizens or aided by Iran on the ground, according to an investigation by […]
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Erdogan Remains a Headache for Biden, Even After Ukraine Deal Help
WASHINGTON — When Russia and Ukraine reached an agreement on Friday to unblock Ukrainian grain exports, Turkey’s president, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, played the role of benevolent statesman. Seated next to the United Nations secretary general in an Ottoman palace in Istanbul, Mr. Erdogan said the deal, which Turkey helped to broker, would benefit “the whole […]
Fears rise for a rights activist captured while fighting for Ukraine.
Maksym Butkevych made his name in Ukraine as a journalist and human rights activist, campaigning on behalf of refugees and internally displaced people and serving on the board of Ukraine’s chapter of Amnesty International. At the end of June, he was captured by Russian forces while fighting for Ukraine, and his hard-earned reputation became a […]
Russia-Ukraine War News: Live Updates
In this image provided by his family, Maksym Butkevych is shown between his parents, Yevheniia and Oleksandr. Mr. Butkevych was captured in June and is now a prisoner of war held by Russia.Credit…via Oleksandr Butkevych Maksym Butkevych made his name in Ukraine as a journalist and human rights activist, campaigning on behalf of refugees and […]
Last Stand at Azovstal: Inside the Siege That Shaped the Ukraine War
The two Mi-8 helicopters tore across enemy territory early on the morning of March 21, startling the Russian soldiers below. Inside were Ukrainian Special Forces fighters carrying crates of Stinger and Javelin missiles, as well as a satellite internet system. They were flying barely 20 feet above ground into the hottest combat zone in the […]
Russia Strikes Odesa Port, Stirring Doubts on Deal to Export Grain
ODESA, Ukraine — A string of explosions rocked Ukraine’s southern city of Odesa on Saturday, hitting one of the country’s most important ports less than 24 hours after Russia and Ukraine signed a deal to secure the transit of millions of tons of grain through Black Sea routes. The strikes raised concerns about Russia’s commitment […]
W.H.O. Declares Monkeypox Spread a Global Health Emergency
For the second time in two years, the World Health Organization has taken the extraordinary step of declaring a global emergency. This time the cause is monkeypox, which has spread in just a few weeks to dozens of countries and infected tens of thousands of people. Dr. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, the W.H.O.’s director general, on […]
Russia-Ukraine War News: Live Updates
Workers unloaded sacks of grain at a market in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, last month.Credit…Eduardo Soteras/Agence France-Presse — Getty Images NAIROBI, Kenya — The effects of the war in Ukraine have reverberated across the world, and that is especially the case in Africa where the blockage of grain exports from Ukraine has stoked soaring wheat prices […]
Russia Agrees to Let Ukraine Ship Grain, Easing World Food Shortage
BRUSSELS — After three months of talks that often seemed doomed, Russia and Ukraine signed an agreement on Friday to free more than 20 million tons of grain stuck in Ukraine’s blockaded Black Sea ports, a deal with global implications for bringing down high food prices and alleviating shortages and a mounting hunger crisis. Senior […]
How the Grain Deal Between Ukraine and Russia Will Work
BRUSSELS — There are many moving parts to the grain deal Russia and Ukraine reached, which officials didn’t think was even possible until last week, not least because the war is continuing and trust between the parties is extremely low. Here’s what to know about the grain problem, and how it might now be addressed. […]