Ukraine’s government was working to restore power to millions on Saturday as the country commemorated the 90th anniversary of the Holodomor, the devastating famine that President Volodymyr Zelensky compared to the wave of Russian strikes targeting critical infrastructure that have left large parts of the country cold and in the dark. The Holodomor, which means […]
U.S. and NATO Scramble to Arm Ukraine and Refill Their Own Arsenals
Given the Russian annexation of Crimea in 2014 and the war in the Donbas region, NATO’s new military spending goals — 2 percent of gross domestic product by 2024, with 20 percent of that on equipment instead of salaries and pensions — seem modest. But even those were largely ignored by key member countries. In […]
Fire Kills 10 in China’s Xinjiang, Raising Questions About Lockdown
A deadly fire in an apartment building in China’s far western region of Xinjiang set off an outpouring of anger online and street protest on Friday in the region’s capital, with residents calling for the lifting of lockdowns that have confined many to their homes for more than three months. Chinese commenters on social media […]
Kherson Evacuates Hospitals Under Relentless Russian Shelling
KYIV — As Russia’s invasion of Ukraine entered its 10th month, Russian artillery pounded the strategic southern port city of Kherson two weeks after retreating from it, killing at least 10 civilians and wounding dozens more — and on Friday, triggering a hospital evacuation. Russian forces shelled the city and surrounding area 49 times on […]
Ukraine Says Nuclear Power Plants Are Back Online: Live Updates
An oil tanker in Novorossiysk, Russia, last month.Credit…Associated Press Diplomats from the European Union did not agree Thursday on final details of a policy to help limit Russia’s revenue from oil, after a setback the day before to efforts led by the United States and Ukraine’s allies to curb the flow of cash financing Russia’s […]
Qataris Say Criticism of Country Amid World Cup Is Rooted in Stereotypes
When the singer Rod Stewart was offered more than $1 million to perform in Qatar, he said, he turned it down. “It’s not right to go,” Mr. Stewart told the The Sunday Times of London recently, joining a string of public figures to declare boycotts or express condemnation of Qatar as the Gulf nation hosts […]
Under Missile Strikes, Ukrainians Haul Water, While Surgeons Work in the Dark
KYIV, Ukraine — In the crowded operating room, the surgeons had made the long incision down the middle of the child’s chest, cut the breastbone to spread the rib cage and reach the heart. Then the lights went out. Generators kicked on to keep life-support equipment running on Wednesday night, and nurses and surgical assistants […]
Ukraine Scrambles to Restore Services After Disruptive Russian Strikes: Live Updates
Cars driving through Kyiv on Wednesday after Russian missile strikes on energy facilities across Ukraine.Credit…Brendan Hoffman for The New York Times KYIV, Ukraine — Utility crews worked through the dark night in snow and freezing rain to stabilize Ukraine’s battered energy grid on Thursday after another destructive wave of Russian missile strikes, restoring essential services […]
Anwar Ibrahim Is Prime Minister of Malaysia, After a Wait of Decades
After days of political chaos, Malaysia has a new prime minister, its fifth in less than five years. The country is now relying on a veteran politician to bring back political stability while leading a polarized electorate — split between one faction that sees itself as modern and multicultural, and another that is driven by […]
Russia-Ukraine War: G7 and Allies Fail to Agree on Price Cap for Russian Oil
Emergency personnel responding to the site of a strike in Kyiv, Ukraine, on Wednesday.Credit…Andrew Kravchenko/Associated Press KYIV, Ukraine — A barrage of Russian missiles hit Ukraine on Wednesday, killing at least 10 people and leaving Kyiv and other cities without power, in what appeared to be one of the most damaging attacks in weeks. The […]