Desperation builds in Turkey and Syria Two days after a devastating magnitude 7.8 earthquake killed more than 12,000 people in Turkey and Syria, families huddled under improvised tents in the cold rain, resting on bits of furniture pulled from the wreckage. On the border between the two countries, the bodies of Syrian refugees who had […]
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Your Tuesday Briefing: A Bombing in Pakistan
A suicide bombing in Peshawar A powerful suicide bombing ripped through a mosque in a highly secured part of Peshawar yesterday. It was Pakistan’s worst attack in months: The death toll stands at 59 people, but may rise. At least 157 people were injured. Here is a short video of the aftermath. The explosion interrupted a […]
Your Thursday Briefing – The New York Times
Britain’s cost-of-living crisis hits families In Britain, one of the world’s richest countries, growing numbers of workers are struggling to feed their children amid a devastating cost-of-living crisis. Prices for groceries and energy have hit record highs, and austerity measures from Conservative-led governments have eaten away at benefits paid to many low-income families, including working […]
Your Wednesday Briefing – The New York Times
More tanks for Ukraine The Biden administration plans to send up to 50 M1 Abrams tanks to Ukraine, U.S. officials said yesterday, in what would be a major step in arming Kyiv as it tries to seize back its territory from Russia. It could take years before those tanks reach Ukraine, but the announcement would […]
Your Tuesday Briefing – The New York Times
7 killed in another mass shooting in California Seven people were shot to death yesterday afternoon in San Mateo County, Calif., the local sheriff’s office said, the second mass shooting in the state in three days. The shooting happened around 2:20 p.m. local time at two separate locations about 30 miles south of San Francisco, […]
Your Friday Briefing – The New York Times
Ukraine’s allies pledge military aid Around 50 allies of Ukraine will meet at Ramstein Air Base in Germany today to chart the next steps in the defense of Ukraine. Already, they have made it clear that they intend to furnish a major infusion of military aid that is expected to total billions of dollars’ worth […]
Your Wednesday Briefing
China puts on a brave face at Davos.
Your Friday Briefing – The New York Times
Putin offers a brief cease-fire Vladimir Putin, the Russian leader, ordered a unilateral cease-fire for Russian troops from midday today to the end of tomorrow to observe the Orthodox Christmas, according to the Kremlin. Ukrainian officials dismissed the move as a “banal trick” and a “propaganda gesture,” pointing out that Russia had bombarded civilians on […]
Your Thursday Briefing – The New York Times
Russia lays blame with fallen troops Amid anger in Russia over a deadly New Year’s Day strike in Makiivka on Moscow’s forces, official blame has fallen on the targeted soldiers themselves, with the suggestion that their cellphone use enabled Ukrainian forces to home in on their location using intercepted calls. The troops were using the […]
Your Wednesday Briefing – The New York Times
The costs of Ukraine’s defense Over the New Year’s weekend, Russia sent about 80 exploding drones toward Ukraine. Ukraine’s military downed every one, officials said. But military experts wonder if the successes are sustainable, with some estimating that it costs up to seven times more to down a Russian drone with Ukraine’s missiles than it […]