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https://ift.tt/IDXHTm6 World New York Times February 27, 2022 at 07:00PMZelensky, in a passionate speech, urges the E.U. to admit Ukraine immediately.
After days of miscalculation about Ukraine’s resolve to fight, Russian forces are turning toward an old pattern of opening fire on cities and mounting sieges. https://ift.tt/ouQt3T0 https://ift.tt/aDPIJft World New York Times February 27, 2022 at 07:00PMAfter a Fumbled Start, Russian Forces Hit Harder in Ukraine
Days of downpours have pummeled Queensland and New South Wales, with the authorities describing the wild weather as “waves of water just coming down.” https://ift.tt/qY9JKak https://ift.tt/lktjDxX World New York Times February 26, 2022 at 07:00PM‘Rain Bomb’ Hits Northeastern Australia, Killing at Least 9
The decision came amid mounting public anger at Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. https://ift.tt/n8Lpecf https://ift.tt/DbH8MxZ World New York Times February 27, 2022 at 07:00PMSwitzerland says it will freeze Russian assets, setting aside a tradition of neutrality.
The hectic moves were the first signs that Western sanctions were shaking the foundations of Russia’s economy. https://ift.tt/KC2zjkG https://ift.tt/i4OEU1l World New York Times February 27, 2022 at 07:00PMThe ruble crashes, the stock market closes and Russia’s economy staggers under sanctions.
A country known for beach bodies is confronting soaring obesity rates with new laws that enshrine protections for people who are overweight. https://ift.tt/nwHUFGN https://ift.tt/6OWm4oP World New York Times February 26, 2022 at 07:00PMBrazil, Land of the Thong, Embraces Its Heavier Self
The two autocrats have brought their countries closer together than ever. But for China, the costs of Russia’s adventurism could be high. https://ift.tt/31xlNmz https://ift.tt/3haY0AD World New York Times February 26, 2022 at 07:00PMUkraine Invasion Tests the Ties That Bind Putin and Xi
Despite the Kremlin’s efforts to obscure the offensive in Ukraine, the costs of the war were already evident in both economic and social turmoil. https://ift.tt/Oj4VbPS https://ift.tt/U5mAtHT World New York Times February 25, 2022 at 07:00PMPutin’s War Ushers In Crisis for Russia
The Russian strongman has for years been idolized by a Who’s Who of populist, nationalist leaders. They are now stumbling over what to say. https://ift.tt/S8ZUOyG https://ift.tt/v8fWs7H World New York Times February 25, 2022 at 07:00PMPutin’s Aggression Leaves His Right-Wing Fan Club Squirming
Authoritarian leaders rely on elite support to govern. Jeopardizing those relationships in wartime could be risky, experts say. https://ift.tt/LnIKheJ https://ift.tt/2RB7wU3 World New York Times February 25, 2022 at 07:00PMPutin Seems to Sideline Advisers on Ukraine, Taking a Political Risk
The missile hit a building about 1.5 miles from Sikorsky Memorial Airport. https://ift.tt/FRVPoXz World New York Times February 25, 2022 at 07:00PMVideo shows a missile hitting a residential building in Kyiv.
The apparent mobilization of far-right groups could be problematic for the Ukrainian government https://ift.tt/EmAfcRU https://ift.tt/MC6p4gd World New York Times February 24, 2022 at 07:00PMFar-right militias in Europe plan to confront Russian forces, a research group says.
In a rare rebuke of Beijing, Nils van der Poel, a speedskater, handed one of his gold medals to the daughter of Gui Minhai, a book publisher imprisoned in China. https://ift.tt/W1d75X8 https://ift.tt/0RFrAkN World New York Times February 24, 2022 at 07:00PMSwedish Olympic Star Gives Away Gold Medal to Protest Beijing’s Abuses
The E.U. agreed to freeze the assets of President Putin and foreign minister Sergey Lavrov, while other measures will hit Russia’s access to technology https://ift.tt/ijt1sV6 https://ift.tt/bRYZTqV World New York Times February 24, 2022 at 07:00PMEuropean Leaders Agree to a Second Wave of Russia Sanctions
China has presented itself as a defender of sovereign independence. But its reluctance to denounce Russia’s aggression forces it into an awkward position. https://ift.tt/4IBWMuL https://ift.tt/5kdwA03 World New York Times February 24, 2022 at 07:00PM‘Abrupt Changes’: China Caught in a Bind Over Russia’s Invasion of Ukraine
Prime Minister Imran Khan’s long-planned visit began hours before Russian forces attacked Ukraine. https://ift.tt/eNuPkmX https://ift.tt/lXEfbsm World New York Times February 23, 2022 at 07:00PMPakistan’s leader is in Moscow to meet with Putin about a gas pipeline.
G.O.P. leaders, while condemning Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, were silent on comments made by the former president. Some figures on the right amplified them. https://ift.tt/Hts0z4T https://ift.tt/3YilrCN World New York Times February 23, 2022 at 07:00PMTrump Praises Putin, Leaving Republicans in a Bind
At the demonstrations, many people said they felt depressed and broken by the news of Russian military action. https://ift.tt/WfEQovJ World New York Times February 23, 2022 at 07:00PMThousands of Russians protest President Vladimir V. Putin’s assault on Ukraine. Some chant: ‘No to war!
The autocrat who has steered Russia for 22 years was embraced by many Russians for what they saw as his rationality and astute risk management. That image has been upended. https://ift.tt/5jXt2iS https://ift.tt/7pKDVXW World New York Times February 23, 2022 at 07:00PMRussians Now See a New Side to Putin: Dragging Them Into War
In a speech to donors and on Fox News, the former president claimed the crisis would not have happened if he were still in the White House. https://ift.tt/p9wQqUR https://ift.tt/xygTWc8 World New York Times February 23, 2022 at 07:00PMAs Russia attacked Ukraine, Trump again praised Putin and ridiculed Biden.
In a speech to donors and on Fox News, the former president claimed the crisis would not have happened if he were still in the White House. https://ift.tt/QSocHE8 https://ift.tt/xygTWc8 World New York Times February 23, 2022 at 07:00PMAs Russia attacked Ukraine, Trump again praised Putin and ridiculed Biden.
Footage verified by The Times shows the most intense fighting seen so far near Ukraine’s capital, Kyiv. https://ift.tt/b92TkR7 World New York Times February 23, 2022 at 07:00PMRussian helicopters attack an airport near Kyiv.
Explosions thundered in Ukrainian cities shortly after President Vladimir V. Putin declared the start of a “special military operation.” https://ift.tt/Z1fKNOP https://ift.tt/Q45nbaU World New York Times February 23, 2022 at 07:00PMThe Invasion of Ukraine: How Russia Attacked and What Happens Next
After months of tuning out American warnings that Vladimir Putin was preparing to invade Ukraine, Russians now realize that “this is not a game.” https://ift.tt/wxgd9FD https://ift.tt/bVEFdAv World New York Times February 22, 2022 at 07:00PMMany Russians Feel a Deep Unease Over Going to War
In an impassioned address about Ukraine, Russia’s leader laid bare grievances old and new. We took at look at what it might mean. https://ift.tt/CxTpYIB https://ift.tt/jhmZwH6 World New York Times February 22, 2022 at 07:00PMWord by Word and Between the Lines: A Close Look at Putin’s Speech
In a radio interview, the former president also described Russian troops along the Ukrainian border as peacekeepers. https://ift.tt/gMo6T7G https://ift.tt/kmNy6HC World New York Times February 21, 2022 at 07:00PMTrump, again cozying up to Putin, praises Russian aggression as ‘genius.’
Vladimir Putin sets down a marker in Ukraine. Does the West have the means to stop him? https://ift.tt/I1hbBPZ https://ift.tt/qFrLJQy World New York Times February 21, 2022 at 07:00PMThe Limits of a Europe Whole and Free
President Biden condemned President Vladimir V. Putin for his aggression against Ukraine, saying the new sanctions cut off Russia from Western finance. https://ift.tt/bnQNuqS World New York Times February 21, 2022 at 07:00PMBiden calls Putin’s actions the ‘beginning of a Russian invasion of Ukraine.’
After a court denied bail to one arrested protest organizer, the government said it was winding up its pursuit of people involved in the unrest. https://ift.tt/NjPqn7x https://ift.tt/7LRcTw4 World New York Times February 21, 2022 at 07:00PMCanada Ends Its Freeze on Hundreds of Accounts Tied to Protests
In a speech, President Vladimir V. Putin bent Ukraine’s complex history into his own version that served as a justification for his cleaving off more of its territory. https://ift.tt/rJM2Qdl https://ift.tt/IidUxbv World New York Times February 20, 2022 at 07:00PMPutin Calls Ukrainian Statehood a Fiction. History Suggests Otherwise.
The act of recognition is fraught with meaning because the borders claimed by the Russia-backed leaders of the two breakaway regions extend into space controlled by the Ukrainian army. https://ift.tt/3KGDqYh https://ift.tt/EZ2KLul World New York Times February 20, 2022 at 07:00PMWhy it matters that Russia just recognized Donetsk and Luhansk.
The demonstrators were passionate, organized and supported financially, but such spontaneous movements often have a tough time converting their energy into real change. https://ift.tt/Msy4096 https://ift.tt/HGi7YME World New York Times February 20, 2022 at 07:00PMAfter Trucker Protest, Canada Grapples With a Question: Was It a Blip, or Something Bigger?
President Aleksandr G. Lukashenko of Belarus once skillfully managed Moscow, but now he is doing the Kremlin’s bidding in Russia’s confrontation with Ukraine. https://ift.tt/4E05i7z https://ift.tt/AMFRuBp World New York Times February 18, 2022 at 07:00PMOnce He Kept Russia at a Distance. Now He Is a Docile Putin Satrap.
Here’s how the country ended up at the center of a global crisis. https://ift.tt/lFVDfQT https://ift.tt/ONkl9oK World New York Times February 18, 2022 at 07:00PMWhy Ukraine Matters: What to Know About the Crisis With Russia
Western leaders repeat calls for a diplomatic resolution to the crisis. Russia fires missiles in a blunt warning of where the conflict could lead. https://ift.tt/DS21AXt https://ift.tt/vPwkAyV World New York Times February 18, 2022 at 07:00PMShelling Escalates in Ukraine as Thousands Flee, Fearing Attack
Jean-Luc Brunel had been charged with the rape of minors and was suspected of scouting young girls for Jeffrey Epstein. https://ift.tt/tTvhcR8 https://ift.tt/GTtMQsg World New York Times February 18, 2022 at 07:00PMEx-Modeling Agent and Epstein Associate Found Dead in a Paris Jail
A central area of the protest that roiled Canada’s capital for three weeks was cleared of demonstrators. https://ift.tt/SX83rbt World New York Times February 18, 2022 at 07:00PMOttawa Protesters Cleared From Parliament Encampment
Jerry Dyer became a media sensation after filming, and commenting on, planes landing at the London airport during a howling storm. https://ift.tt/W9lEAkF World New York Times February 17, 2022 at 07:00PMAs Gale Made an Extreme Sport of Heathrow Landings, He Called the Plays
A 122-mile-per-hour gust was recorded in England, where one weather official said the storm would be the worst the country had seen in 30 years. At least seven deaths were reported. https://ift.tt/gCbjVPJ World New York Times February 17, 2022 at 07:00PMStorm Eunice Slams Northern Europe With Dangerously High Winds
As shelling intensified in the east, officials warned that Moscow might use false claims of “genocide” against Russians in the region as a pretext for an attack. https://ift.tt/9Evesr8 https://ift.tt/cUYNgvX World New York Times February 16, 2022 at 07:00PMArtillery Exchanges in Eastern Ukraine May Presage Invasion, U.S. Warns
A fire broke out Wednesday morning in the cargo hold of the ship, which departed from Emden, Germany, on Feb. 10 and was due to arrive in Davisville, R.I., on Wednesday. https://ift.tt/CrzNBtX https://ift.tt/QFzRApf World New York Times February 16, 2022 at 07:00PMShip Carrying 1,100 Porsches and Other Luxury Cars Is Burning and Adrift
A day after Prince Andrew settled a sexual assault lawsuit, the police announced they were investigating a charity led by Prince Charles. https://ift.tt/g5lifH8 https://ift.tt/Acd0YeM World New York Times February 15, 2022 at 07:00PMQueen’s Jubilee Year Just Started, but Bad News Hasn’t Stopped for Royals
A U.S. missile facility in Poland is at the heart of an issue animating the Kremlin’s calculations over whether to go to war against Ukraine. https://ift.tt/g50vWs8 https://ift.tt/IN9VsQd World New York Times February 15, 2022 at 07:00PMOn the Edge of a Polish Forest, Where Some of Putin’s Darkest Fears Lurk
An Omicron surge has exposed the weaknesses of a system that was once a world leader in containing the coronavirus. https://ift.tt/s81aldw World New York Times February 15, 2022 at 07:00PMHong Kong Can’t Live With the Virus. It Can’t Stop It, Either.
Amid progress at a border bridge, Ottawa remained frozen by an antigovernment protest. There were signs of a slight thaw, with truckers said to be weighing pulling out of part of the capital. https://ift.tt/89LhMEn https://ift.tt/32cRMrx World New York Times February 12, 2022 at 07:00PMCanada Opens Blockaded Bridge, but in Ottawa, Truckers Won’t Budge
Alors que l’immigration domine la campagne présidentielle, l’émigration accrue de Français musulmans témoigne d’une crise plus profonde pour le pays. https://ift.tt/X7AM9qB https://ift.tt/InpOrPF World New York Times February 12, 2022 at 07:00PMLe départ en sourdine des musulmans de France
The Finnish president, Sauli Niinisto, has carved out a vital role as interpreter between East and West, and he is not optimistic about the prospects for peace. https://ift.tt/HhjoOZ5 https://ift.tt/Zh0F91S World New York Times February 12, 2022 at 07:00PMHe Knows Putin Well. And He Fears for Ukraine.
Once narrowly focused on a vaccine mandate for drivers entering Canada from the U.S., the protests have ballooned into a sprawling campaign against various grievances. https://ift.tt/7O9Jied https://ift.tt/sHqgGPe World New York Times February 9, 2022 at 07:00PMTrucker Protests in Canada: What You Need to Know
A host of countries, including the United States, has told their citizens to leave Ukraine immediately. https://ift.tt/HXIir7O World New York Times February 10, 2022 at 07:00PMWhite House Warns Russian Invasion of Ukraine Could Happen at Any Time
The heir to the British throne, 73, now in isolation, is infected for a second time; he first tested positive in March 2020 and had mild symptoms. https://ift.tt/oakym1N https://ift.tt/oZhRsre World New York Times February 9, 2022 at 07:00PMPrince Charles tests positive, and had recent contact with the queen.