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Israeli Ministers Plan to Vote on Israel-Hezbollah Cease-Fire Deal

Here are the latest developments. (Published 2024)

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu was expected to present a deal mediated by U.S. and French diplomats to end the fighting. The Israeli military ke...

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Bodies Retrieved After Tourist Ship Sinks Off Egypt’s Red Sea Coast

Video: Bodies Retrieved After Tourist Ship Sinks Off Egypt’s Red Sea Coast

Four bodies were retrieved one day after Monday’s shipwreck, according to local authorities. Search teams rescued 33 people and seven people rema...

nytimes 1 year ago

Russia Fires Record Number of Drones in Overnight Assault, Ukraine Says

Russia Says Ukraine Struck Inside its Territory with U.S.-Made Missiles, Again (Published 2024)

On Tuesday, Ukraine also reported enduring an immense Russian air assault overnight that involved nearly 200 drones, as both sides intensified air ...

nytimes 1 year ago

Israeli Ministers Plan to Vote on Truce With Hezbollah

Here are the latest developments. (Published 2024)

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu was expected to present a deal mediated by U.S. and French diplomats to end the fighting. The Israeli military ke...

nytimes 1 year ago

16 Still Missing After Tourist Boat Sinks in Egypt

4 Found Dead and 7 Still Missing After Tourist Ship Sinks in Egypt (Published 2024)

The vessel was hit by a large wave in a part of the Red Sea coast that is known for diving and snorkeling.

nytimes 1 year ago

Fury Unfolds in Pakistan

Fury Unfolds in Pakistan (Published 2024)

Scenes from the violent clashes between the security forces and protesters who are demanding the release of Imran Khan from prison.

nytimes 1 year ago

Fentanyl Rises Again, This Time as Trump’s Diplomatic Weapon Against China

Fentanyl Rises Again, This Time as Trump’s Diplomatic Weapon Against China (Published 2024)

The president-elect’s pledge to use tariffs to stem the flow of opioids from China could backfire if Beijing responds by ending counternarcotics ...

nytimes 1 year ago

Helena Norberg-Hodge Wants a Local Focus to Have a Global Effect

Trying to Make a Global Change With a Local Focus (Published 2024)

Helena Norberg-Hodge founded Local Futures with a mission of strengthening local economies and ending the most wasteful aspects of the global trade...

nytimes 1 year ago

FIFA President’s Bet on Club World Cup Meets Reality

FIFA President’s Bet on Club World Cup Meets Reality (Published 2024)

Gianni Infantino has tied his legacy to the 32-team tournament, even inscribing his name on the trophy. Its success is far from guaranteed.

nytimes 1 year ago

Colombia and Venezuela Have a Beef: Who Owns the, or Makes the Best, Arepa?

Colombia and Venezuela Have a Beef: Who Owns the, or Makes the Best, Arepa? (Published 2024)

Both countries claim the cornbread as their own. But where does it really come from? And who makes it better?

nytimes 1 year ago

Taxing Farm Animals’ Farts and Burps? Denmark Gives It a Try.

Taxing Farm Animals’ Farts and Burps? Denmark Gives It a Try. (Published 2024)

Cows and pigs produce a large share of planet-warming methane. A new tax is part of a plan to clean that up.

nytimes 1 year ago

A Misstep by Ireland’s Prime Minister Simon Harris Muddies Election

A Misstep by Ireland’s Prime Minister Muddies Election Race (Published 2024)

A fumbled meeting with a voter may dent Simon Harris’s popularity. But his coalition government’s main opposition, the nationalist party Sinn F...

nytimes 1 year ago

Hong Kong’s Top Court Upholds Rights of Same-Sex Married Couples

Hong Kong’s Top Court Upholds Rights of Same-Sex Married Couples (Published 2024)

Long-running legal battles culminated in a ruling that preserves public housing benefits and inheritance rights in the territory.

nytimes 1 year ago

Fire Engulfs Japan Rocket Test Site

Video: Fire Engulfs Japan Rocket Test Site

Large plumes of smoke billowed from the launch site at Tanegashima Space Center, Japan, after a malfunction during an engine test.

nytimes 1 year ago

Rocket Engine Fire Stalls Japan’s Ambitions to Launch Satellites

Rocket Engine Fire Stalls Japan’s Ambitions to Launch Satellites (Published 2024)

Japan is off to a shaky start in its efforts to break into the space rocket market dominated by Elon Musk’s SpaceX.

nytimes 1 year ago

Small Plane Crash Kills 5 in Costa Rica

Rescuers Walk 14 Hours to Save Sole Survivor of Costa Rica Plane Crash (Published 2024)

Rescue workers trekked overnight across a remote mountain forest carrying a woman who had survived a crash that killed five of the six people aboard.

nytimes 1 year ago

Tuesday Briefing

Tuesday Briefing (Published 2024)

Talks on a truce between Israel and Lebanon.

nytimes 1 year ago

As Russia Advances in Ukraine, a Cop Has to Flee City After City

As Russia Advances in Ukraine, a Cop Has to Flee City After City (Published 2024)

For Volodymyr Nikulin, being a wartime police officer means aiding evacuees, surviving a shrapnel wound and tackling looters. It also means quickly...

nytimes 1 year ago

A Misstep by Ireland’s Prime Minister Simon Harris Muddies Election

A Misstep by Ireland’s Prime Minister Muddies Election Race (Published 2024)

A fumbled meeting with a voter may dent Simon Harris’s popularity. But his coalition government’s main opposition, the nationalist party Sinn F...

nytimes 1 year ago

Trump Plans Tariffs on Canada, China and Mexico That Could Cripple Trade

Trump Plans Tariffs on Mexico, Canada and China That Could Cripple Trade (Published 2024)

The president-elect said that he would impose the across-the-board tariffs on Day 1 and that they would stay in place until Canada, Mexico and Chin...