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According to Ukrainian officials, Russian soldiers, aided by a mysterious expert, broke into a museum and spirited away priceless artifacts from the Scythian empire. https://ift.tt/xLJIuXU https://ift.tt/8NaADgM World New York Times April 29, 2022 at 08:00PMUkraine says Russia looted ancient gold artifacts from a museum.
The strikes have been one of the most intriguing, and opaque, new elements of the recent fighting. But when it comes to confirming their origins, “we don’t say yes and we don’t say no,’’ said the official. https://ift.tt/0ovTyHE https://ift.tt/UcYWIi3 World New York Times April 29, 2022 at 08:00PMUkrainian Official Outlines Intentional Ambiguity on Strikes Inside Russia
Hospitalizations remain low, partly a reflection of greater immunity in the population. https://ift.tt/69dfyM7 https://ift.tt/QwZDB93 World New York Times April 28, 2022 at 08:00PMCases are rising in nearly every corner of the United States.
The former tennis champion was found guilty by a London court on charges related to his 2017 insolvency. https://ift.tt/HK64EWm https://ift.tt/aloPszn World New York Times April 28, 2022 at 08:00PMBoris Becker Sentenced to Two and a Half Years for Hiding Assets in Bankruptcy
The ruling overturns decades of patriarchal family legacy, which largely left women out of the decision-making process. https://ift.tt/tFSa0MJ https://ift.tt/uBX723D World New York Times April 26, 2022 at 08:00PMItaly’s Highest Court Rules Children to Be Given Mother’s and Father’s Surnames
The waters that poured into Demydiv were one of many instances of Ukraine wreaking havoc on its own territory to slow Russia’s advance. Residents couldn’t be happier. “We saved Kyiv,” one said. https://ift.tt/kmf3OKY World New York Times April 26, 2022 at 08:00PMThey Flooded Their Own Village, and Kept the Russians at Bay
Kane Tanaka, who died in Japan this month, survived two world wars, the 1918 influenza outbreak, paratyphoid and two rounds of cancer. She loved chocolate and hated losing at board games. https://ift.tt/sIyfZ8h https://ift.tt/YPtfX8a World New York Times April 26, 2022 at 08:00PMAt 119, She Was a Symbol of How to Live With Wit and Vitality
Public anger and grief over the bungled lockdown in Shanghai is creating a credibility crisis for the country’s leader, Xi Jinping, and his zero Covid policies. https://ift.tt/7bRy4WP https://ift.tt/iosuc1m World New York Times April 26, 2022 at 08:00PMChina’s Covid Lockdown Outrage Tests Limits of Triumphant Propaganda
Trevor Reed had been detained since 2019, after he was accused of assaulting and endangering the lives of two police officers. https://ift.tt/4UiLmu0 https://ift.tt/9JXu2Y1 World New York Times April 26, 2022 at 08:00PMRussia Releases Former U.S. Marine in Prisoner Swap
Supermarkets stocked up as long lines formed. The Chinese authorities ordered mass testing to contain a rising number of cases in an affluent district of the capital. https://ift.tt/j6NSXMK https://ift.tt/s5PDCLM World New York Times April 23, 2022 at 08:00PMCovid Outbreak in Beijing Prompts Panic Buying and Lockdown Fears
“The day when they will be forced to leave Ukraine is approaching,” the Ukrainian president said of the Russians, in a sharp change of tone. https://ift.tt/oGc3exD https://ift.tt/GxCzLlo World New York Times April 22, 2022 at 08:00PMAs Western Arms Pour Into Ukraine, Zelensky Promises Victory
Gerhard Schröder, who is paid almost $1 million a year by Russian-controlled energy companies, has become a pariah. But he is also a symbol of Germany’s Russia policy. https://ift.tt/m5nMJ3A https://ift.tt/puWih29 World New York Times April 22, 2022 at 08:00PMThe Former Chancellor Who Became Putin’s Man in Germany
Moldova’s destiny has been intertwined uncomfortably with Russia’s for years, and the Ukraine invasion has accelerated its efforts to break free from Moscow. https://ift.tt/Qa92F8k https://ift.tt/FIQAfLP World New York Times April 22, 2022 at 08:00PMRattled by Ukraine War, Moldova Strives to Dodge Russia’s Long Shadow
An investigation in Slovakia has exposed how Russian clandestine operations are trying to sow discord in Europe and create sympathy for Moscow over Ukraine. https://ift.tt/inbgOh9 https://ift.tt/ymXcwbG World New York Times April 19, 2022 at 08:00PMHe Was a Penniless Donor to the Far Right. He Was Also a Russian Spy.
The prince, in Europe for the Invictus Games, visited his grandmother then told the “Today” show that he wanted to make sure “she’s protected.” https://ift.tt/WwkZ475 https://ift.tt/fFslPiv World New York Times April 19, 2022 at 08:00PMPrince Harry Puts Noses Out of Joint With Comments About the Queen
Hundreds of thousands of displaced people from other parts of Ukraine have fled to, or through, Lviv to escape the fighting. Then it landed on their doorstep. https://ift.tt/KiEGufO World New York Times April 17, 2022 at 08:00PMA Russian strike hits Lviv, a city relatively untouched by violence.
The New York Times verified that Ukraine’s forces appeared to fire at least two of these internationally banned weapons in a neighborhood, putting Ukrainian civilians at extreme risk. https://ift.tt/CZqKXDy https://ift.tt/ZxVwSRd World New York Times April 17, 2022 at 08:00PMTo Push Back Russians, Ukrainians Hit a Village With Cluster Munitions
Like the shelling of cities, the seemingly pointless, close-up killing of individuals recalls wars in Chechnya. Do they reflect intent, or only indifference, propaganda and a military culture of violence? https://ift.tt/LcHgxCe https://ift.tt/APRUXYQ World New York Times April 16, 2022 at 08:00PMAtrocities in Ukraine War Have Deep Roots in Russian Military
In a Russian-occupied village, five men went off to feed cattle. Their relatives and neighbors are wondering what happened to them. https://ift.tt/xSrMHgF https://ift.tt/ye9CBjr World New York Times April 16, 2022 at 08:00PM‘They Are Gone, Vanished’: Missing Persons Haunt Ukrainian Village
A talk-show host, who usually reflects the Kremlin’s line, questioned how the ship was lost. https://ift.tt/NzC93VK https://ift.tt/EzNCpY9 World New York Times April 16, 2022 at 08:00PMDays after the sinking of a Russian warship, questions linger.
After Russian forces were mauled in cities and towns in northern Ukraine, Vladimir V. Putin is shifting the focus of his invasion to the flatlands of Donbas, in the east. https://ift.tt/zxDicNw https://ift.tt/A6WJkRs World New York Times April 15, 2022 at 08:00PMPutin’s Ukraine Gamble Pivots to a Very Different Battlefield
Ri Chun-hee, who delivers the news with a soaring, bombastic tenor, received a two-story apartment in a riverside complex from the country’s leader, apparently for her loyalty. https://ift.tt/n8lkz62 https://ift.tt/4kDrZTb World New York Times April 14, 2022 at 08:00PMKim Jong-un Gives North Korean TV Anchor a Luxury Home
Europe was viewed as lacking the power and the will to contest China’s rise. But now, a harder line toward Russia has implications for Beijing. https://ift.tt/BsnxWC6 https://ift.tt/4EHF5G1 World New York Times April 14, 2022 at 08:00PMFaced With a Changed Europe, China Sticks to an Old Script
Encouraged by the United States, Slovakia “donated” a bulky but effective S-300, hoping to challenge Russian domination of the skies in the war next door. https://ift.tt/IAc3YGb https://ift.tt/bjnACiT World New York Times April 13, 2022 at 08:00PMHiding in Plain Sight, a Soviet-Era Air Defense System Arrives in Ukraine
The town of Zipolite has become an oasis for the queer community. But as its popularity has surged, some worry that the town’s spirit is beginning to vanish. https://ift.tt/DZEhtFg https://ift.tt/2XoNWFT World New York Times April 11, 2022 at 08:00PMThis Beach in Mexico Is an L.G.B.T.Q. Haven. But Can It Last?
In just six weeks since Chancellor Olaf Scholz announced a strategic shift for his country, already doubts are emerging about how real and deep it is. https://ift.tt/bOk8e2z https://ift.tt/Zvc6nYW World New York Times April 11, 2022 at 08:00PMUkraine War Pushes Germans to Change. They Are Wavering.
A lawyer flew home to China hoping to see his family for the first time since the pandemic began. Instead, he was trapped in three months of quarantine. https://ift.tt/LH3Axky https://ift.tt/DPkd1y8 World New York Times April 11, 2022 at 08:00PMFrom the U.S. to China: A 3-Month Quarantine Horror Story
A mother who wrote emergency contact information on her 2-year-old’s back has become a voice for countless Ukrainian parents forced to do the same. https://ift.tt/BadrkCS https://ift.tt/nJM6auA World New York Times April 11, 2022 at 08:00PMName, phone, address: The writing on a child’s back is now a symbol of Ukrainian parents’ terror.
President Emmanuel Macron and the hard-right leader Marine Le Pen will compete for a second time in a runoff on April 24. https://ift.tt/JlKZrGs https://ift.tt/MgdHPh2 World New York Times April 9, 2022 at 08:00PMMacron to Face Le Pen for President as French Gravitate Toward Extremes
The Russian campaign will be consolidated under a veteran of the Syrian war, while Western nations pump additional arms into Ukraine. https://ift.tt/0O7Cziy https://ift.tt/EerCpWd World New York Times April 8, 2022 at 08:00PMRussia Shuffles Command in Ukraine as Thousands Flee the East
Russians long lived with an understanding: Stay away from politics, and live your life as you choose. The war in Ukraine wrecked that idea. https://ift.tt/FpEeZnU https://ift.tt/0AUbmHk World New York Times April 8, 2022 at 08:00PMPutin’s War in Ukraine Shatters an Illusion in Russia
The country will now face early elections after days of brinkmanship in which Mr. Khan tried to dissolve Parliament to head off the no-confidence vote. https://ift.tt/f8J04aF https://ift.tt/08aljTD World New York Times April 8, 2022 at 08:00PMPakistan Parliament Ousts Imran Khan as Prime Minister
Citizens are denouncing one another, illustrating how the war is feeding paranoia and polarization in Russian society. https://ift.tt/BtQdaK7 https://ift.tt/UpnblzY World New York Times April 8, 2022 at 08:00PMSpurred by Putin, Russians Turn on One Another Over the War
Tanks treads ripped up the toxic soil, bulldozers carved trenches and bunkers, and soldiers spent a month camped in — and dug into — a radioactive forest. https://ift.tt/anYcqgw https://ift.tt/UJP5Tgp World New York Times April 7, 2022 at 08:00PMRussian Blunders in Chernobyl: ‘They Came and Did Whatever They Wanted.’
The report adds to evidence of indiscriminate killings by Russian forces. It could not be confirmed whether the radio transmissions collected by German intelligence were from Bucha or another place near the capital, an official said. https://ift.tt/J1k0hvb https://ift.tt/VCrjBHv World New York Times April 6, 2022 at 08:00PMRussians discussed killings of civilians in radio traffic intercepted by Germany, officials say.
Many Russians have been in the dark about their country’s losses. As news of more Russian deaths arrives, the reactions range from anger at the Kremlin to parroting the state’s messaging that blames “Nazis’’ in Ukraine. https://ift.tt/GI82hZ1 https://ift.tt/Oubq1EM World New York Times April 5, 2022 at 08:00PMMore Russians Consider Costs of War in Ukraine as Casualties Mount
Amid speculation that oligarchs are holding cash and luxury assets for the Russian president, many of his extravagances can be traced elsewhere: the Russian state. https://ift.tt/IP03ge4 https://ift.tt/61uUcKo World New York Times April 5, 2022 at 08:00PMWhy Tracking Putin’s Wealth Is So Difficult
The woman, Iryna Filkina, had worked at a heating plant. She had contacted the makeup artist for help being more beautiful and fashionable. https://ift.tt/5SRG0XN https://ift.tt/inGa4Eo World New York Times April 5, 2022 at 08:00PMA makeup artist recognized this Bucha victim’s picture by her manicure.
The apparent execution of Ukrainian civilians by retreating Russian forces, their bodies strewn in streets and yards, has focused attention on what constitutes crimes in war. https://ift.tt/JQHzlSb https://ift.tt/yWJAkiV World New York Times April 4, 2022 at 08:00PMUp-Close Ukraine Atrocity Photographs Touch a Global Nerve
Chilling aerial video from Ukraine adds to the evidence of Russian atrocities against civilians and undercuts their denials of wrongdoing. https://ift.tt/9laEb5t World New York Times April 4, 2022 at 08:00PMRussian soldiers opened fire on a cyclist in Bucha, new video shows.
In a video address, he said that NATO’s decision in 2008 not to give Ukraine a path to membership helped lead to atrocities by Russian forces. https://ift.tt/hiVOcE6 World New York Times April 3, 2022 at 08:00PMZelensky blasts Merkel and Sarkozy for denying Ukraine NATO membership.
China’s Communist Party is mounting an ideological campaign aimed at officials and students. The message: The country will not turn its back on Russia. https://ift.tt/ckIuCve https://ift.tt/dmZP1jN World New York Times April 3, 2022 at 08:00PMBristling Against the West, China Rallies Domestic Sympathy for Russia
The images rebut Russia’s claim that the killing of civilians in Bucha, near Kyiv, took place after its soldiers had left town. https://ift.tt/F3rGJm5 World New York Times April 3, 2022 at 08:00PMSatellite images show bodies lay in Bucha for weeks, despite Russian claims.
With Russian forces retreating, Ukrainians in Bucha are finding scores of bodies in yards and on the roads amid mounting evidence of intentional and indiscriminate killings of civilians. https://ift.tt/7lTSqZa https://ift.tt/XmIFRHl World New York Times April 2, 2022 at 08:00PMIn a Kyiv Suburb,‘They Shot Everyone They Saw’
The town of Trostyanets was occupied by Russian forces for a month before the Ukrainian military liberated it. Residents described weeks of hunger and horror. https://ift.tt/tVLU5kg https://ift.tt/g2ckpHF World New York Times April 2, 2022 at 08:00PM‘This Is True Barbarity’: Life and Death Under Russian Occupation
Polls and interviews show many Russians now accept the Kremlin’s assertion that their country is under siege from the West. Opponents are leaving the country or keeping quiet. https://ift.tt/npgYiRf https://ift.tt/URibLOD World New York Times March 31, 2022 at 08:00PMShaken at First, Many Russians Now Rally Behind Putin’s Invasion
Pope Francis also promised to visit Canada as part of a process of healing and reconciliation over the church’s involvement in an abusive system of residential schools. https://ift.tt/luT5XRD World New York Times March 31, 2022 at 08:00PM‘I Feel Shame’: Pope Apologizes to Indigenous People of Canada