Grain bins storing corn, wheat, sunflower and soybeans in Boryspil, Ukraine, in May. Credit…Nicole Tung for The New York Times 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 […]
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The Race to Succeed Boris Johnson, Explained
LONDON — Britain is scheduled to have a new prime minister by early September, less than three years since the incumbent, Boris Johnson, led his Conservative Party to its biggest election victory in decades. There are two contenders: Mr. Johnson’s former top finance official, Rishi Sunak, and Liz Truss, the foreign secretary. But it won’t […]
Your Friday Briefing – The New York Times
Good morning. We’re covering a possible deal on Ukraine’s blocked grain and an interest rate hike in Europe. Ukraine’s grain: Unblocked? Turkey said that Moscow and Kyiv had reached a deal to unblock Ukrainian grain exports. The Turkish presidency said the pact would be signed today, but Russia and Ukraine did not confirm they had […]
Trees Dedicated to Holocaust Victims Are Destroyed at Buchenwald
Seven trees memorializing people who died at Buchenwald during the Holocaust were chopped down on Tuesday near the former concentration camp outside Weimar, Germany, in what the International Committee of Buchenwald Dora called a “horrible act of vandalism.” The foundation that runs the Buchenwald memorial complex announced the news on Twitter. The trees were part […]
Russia Restarts Gas Flow to Germany: Ukraine War Updates
The American-made HIMARS truck-mounted rocket system on display in March at the World Defense Show in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.Credit…Fayez Nureldine/Agence France-Presse — Getty Images As Russia’s foreign minister made clear that Moscow’s territorial ambitions extend beyond Ukraine’s eastern territories, the United States said on Wednesday that it would send four more advanced multiple-rocket launch vehicles […]
Draghi Offers Resignation for 2nd Time
ROME — Prime Minister Mario Draghi of Italy offered to resign again on Thursday, a day after a last-ditch effort to persuade the country’s fractious parties to stick together for the benefit of the nation failed spectacularly, with nationalist and populist forces reuniting to fatally torpedo his national unity government. Mr. Draghi had “tendered his […]
Rishi Sunak and Liz Truss Will Compete to Replace Boris Johnson
LONDON — Britain’s Conservative lawmakers settled on their choices to succeed Prime Minister Boris Johnson on Wednesday, advancing two candidates who worked for Mr. Johnson to replace a leader whose scandal-scarred tenure ended with his government in disarray, at a time of deepening economic crisis. Rishi Sunak, a former chancellor of the Exchequer, and Liz […]
Draghi Government Falls Apart, Returning Turbulent Politics to Italy
ROME — The national unity government of Prime Minister Mario Draghi, who restored Italy’s influence and credibility, fell apart on Wednesday, leaving the country careening toward a new season of political chaos at a critical moment when the European Union is struggling to hold together a united front against Russia and revive its economies. After […]
Ukraine Live Updates: European Nations Are Asked to Immediately Start Rationing Natural Gas
Warning of possible further disruptions to Russian fuel exports, including “a complete stop of Russian gas deliveries,” the European Commission is asking E.U. member states to adopt a strict energy consumption plan. The plan would need the backing of national governments to move forward.
Fighting a Brutal Regime With the Help of a Video Game
U Sein Lin, a retired history teacher in Myanmar, had never played a video game in his life. But about a month ago, while scrolling through Facebook, he stumbled on War of Heroes — The PDF Game. He has been playing it nearly nonstop ever since. For Mr. Sein Lin, 72, killing virtual Myanmar troops […]