A new sanctions bill is meant to pressure President Vladimir V. Putin of Russia to end the war in Ukraine. But President Trump is doubling down on a different approach: offering enticements to Russia.President Donald Trump shaking hands with President Vladimir Putin of Russia during their meeting in
President Vladimir V. Putin of Russia at the Grand Kremlin Palace in Moscow.
Russian elections like the parliamentary vote that begins today are hardly free. But they are critical to the government as a source of legitimacy.Nanna Heitmann for The New York TimesA digital screen featuring candidates from the United Russia party in Moscow this week. Russians began voting on Fri
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The attorney general’s campaign politicking for Republicans adds to the degradation of post-Watergate values at the Justice Department.Attorney General Todd Blanche speaking last week on the first day of the Republican midterm convention.
Organizers of a referendum to repeal an abortion ban in deep-red Idaho are far more focused on how the ban has broadly affected health care in the state.The Idaho Legislature enacted one of the strictest abortion bans in the country, criminalizing abortion for doctors. Since then, the number of ob-g
Representative Ashley Hinson is hoping to keep a crucial Senate seat red in Iowa, where the president has created major headwinds for her party.Representative Ashley Hinson of Iowa is locked in a tight race against Josh Turek, a Democratic state representative, that could be crucial for Senate contr
The news has reignited speculation about whether the progressive representative from the Bronx is considering a run for senator or president.Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez of New York has become the subject of great speculation over whether she will run for president or senator in 2028.
“Father Time always wins,” the 96-year-old, who turned Berkshire Hathaway into an investing powerhouse, said in a letter to shareholders.Warren Buffett at Berkshire Hathaway’s annual shareholder meeting in 2024.
The Times has witnessed the country’s transformation. It will keep its eyes open.
Most newspapers offered scandals and ads. With The New-York Daily Times, Henry Raymond saw room for something else.
Missy Mazzoli, whose “Lincoln in the Bardo” opens at the Metropolitan Opera this fall, writes politically urgent, musically eclectic works for a new generation of operagoers.
The cost of heating oil, which is similar to diesel and used extensively in Northeastern states, has climbed sharply because of the war in Iran.The price of heating oil, which is mostly used in the Northeast and Alaska, is up around 60 percent since the war in Iran started.
The economy has been resilient despite higher prices stemming from the war in the Middle East, but that could change quickly if cold weather forces countries to tap depleted gas reserves.Locals at an open-air neighborhood dinner, in Italy during the summer. While Italy’s gas reserves are at nearly 8
Newly unsealed court documents showed concern within Microsoft and OpenAI over the use of millions of news articles to develop A.I. systems.
“The Social Reckoning” and other movies reflect growing discontent with Silicon Valley founders. But such films may be at the mercy of the companies themselves.
Alex Gibney’s “Musk” will arrive in United States theaters next month. Universal says it remains committed to releasing it overseas but has yet to set dates.Alex Gibney’s documentary about Elon Musk has received strong early reviews.
As the Alternative for Germany party seeks to control a state government for the first time, its push for “patriotic” art has drawn comparisons with Nazi policies.The main building of the former Bauhaus design school, now home to the Bauhaus foundation, in Dessau, in the eastern German state of Saxo
Loafer-wearing young Spaniards, often called “Cayetanos,” are flexing their countercultural muscles after eight years of left-wing government.A post-bullfight party, filled with young conservatives, at Madrid’s main bullring this summer.
Prosecutors said the driver was impaired by drugs and ran a red light before ramming a city bus on Tuesday. Two people died. Compounding the tragedy, a news helicopter also crashed.An S.U.V. slammed into a bus in Chatsworth, a neighborhood in the San Fernando Valley region of Los Angeles, on Tuesday
The catastrophe set off alarms in a region with thousands of glaciers spanning eight nations. Better monitoring and cooperation between the countries could save lives, experts say.A view of the Trishuli River after the deadly flooding that swept away homes in Betrawati, Nepal, this month.
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It’s hard to tell whether Israelis are enraged by “NAZA” because they think it’s full of lies, or because they know or fear it’s true.
Let’s look at some art.
