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Your Wednesday Briefing – The New York Times
Russian control of Ukraine’s internet In parts of Russian-occupied Ukraine, Russia has also begun occupying cyberspace. It has cleaved off Ukrainians in Kherson, Melitopol and Mariupol from the rest of the country, limiting access to news about the war and communication with loved ones. In some territories, the internet and cellular networks have been shut […]
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U.S. Signs Measures Giving Approval to Sweden and Finland’s Bids to Join NATO
WASHINGTON — President Biden signed measures on Tuesday approving the expansion of NATO to include Sweden and Finland, an effort to bolster the Western alliance after President Vladimir V. Putin’s invasion of Ukraine. “Today, we see all too clearly how NATO remains an indispensable alliance for the world of today and the world of tomorrow,” […]
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Russia-Ukraine War News: Live Updates
The Duna oil refinery in Szazhalombatta, near Budapest in Hungary, one of three eastern European nations particularly dependent on Russian oil.Credit…Janos Kummer/Getty Images In another sign of the fragility of Europe’s dependence on Russian energy, flows of oil from Russia to Central Europe have halted over a pipeline payments dispute, raising fears that an “energy […]
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Issey Miyake, Japanese Fashion Designer, Dies at 84
TOKYO — Issey Miyake, the Japanese designer famed for his pleated style of clothing and cult perfumes, and whose name became a global byword for cutting-edge fashion in the 1980s, died in Tokyo on Aug. 5. He was 84. The death was announced on Tuesday by the Miyake Design Studio, which said the cause was […]
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Your Tuesday Briefing
An F.B.I. raid on the home of Donald Trump.
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In a Summer of Feints, Russia and Ukraine Try to Predict Enemy’s Next Move
SLOVIANSK, Ukraine — At one point on the front line, Ukrainian soldiers advanced by creeping on their bellies 50 yards at a time, digging new trenches at every stop. Elsewhere, soldiers with the 93rd Brigade captured about three miles of wheat fields — and a Russian tank. Another unit liberated a village last week. Out […]
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Russia-Ukraine War News: Live Updates
Residents lining up at a water distribution point in Mykolaiv, Ukraine, last month.Credit…Daniel Berehulak for The New York Times MYKOLAIV, Ukraine — The embattled city of Mykolaiv emerged on Monday from a 54-hour lockdown during which law enforcement officials went door to door in search of collaborators who officials say are responsible for helping Russian […]
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After 3-Day Gaza Conflict, a Cease-Fire Holds: Key Takeaways
JERUSALEM — A cease-fire ending three days of fierce cross-border fighting between Israel and a Palestinian militant group in Gaza appeared to be holding on Monday, and life on both sides of the lines began to return to normal. The Israeli military opened an offensive on Friday afternoon with missile strikes aimed against targets of […]
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Your Monday Briefing – The New York Times
A cease-fire in Gaza Israel and Palestinian militants in Gaza agreed to a cease-fire late last night, which appeared to hold as of this morning. The move is expected to end a three-day conflict that has killed dozens of Palestinians, destroyed buildings and resulted in the deaths of two key leaders of Islamic Jihad, Gaza’s […]
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Five Decades in the Making: Why It Took Congress So Long to Act on Climate
WASHINGTON — In 1969, President Richard Nixon’s adviser Daniel Patrick Moynihan wrote a memo describing a startling future. The increase of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere caused by burning oil, gas and coal, Mr. Moynihan wrote, would dangerously heat the planet, melt the glaciers and cause the seas to rise. “Goodbye New York,” Mr. Moynihan […]