About half of the country’s federal budget goes toward the fight in Ukraine, money that does little to support its long-term development.A Russian Army recruitment poster in Moscow in June. The war in Ukraine has killed or wounded as many as 1.2 million Russians.
Four years into the war, a major sticking point in talks is control of the eastern Donetsk region. Residents could face an agonizing choice if Ukraine gives up the territory.Daria Bondareva last month with a customer at her salon in Sloviansk, Ukraine, in the Donetsk region.
News of an investigation into Pavel Durov, the app’s billionaire founder, deepened a crackdown on what remains of the free Russian internet.“Russia is restricting access to Telegram in an attempt to force its citizens to switch to a state-controlled app built for surveillance and political censorshi
Plus, how Mexico tracked its most-wanted cartel leader.“For the last five months, I watched ICE dismantle the training program,” Ryan Schwank, a former Immigration and Customs Enforcement official, told congressional Democrats on Monday.
President Trump has demanded President Claudia Sheinbaum confront the cartels. The killing of “El Mencho” suggests it might be working — but could come at a cost.President Trump and President Claudia Sheinbaum of Mexico in Washington in December. Mr. Trump has been loudly and repeatedly demanding th
Top security officials revealed details of the operation that led to the death of Mexico’s most wanted drug cartel leader.Gen. Ricardo Trevilla Trejo, Mexico’s defense minister, described this weekend’s operation against a top cartel leader at a news conference in Mexico City on Monday with Presiden
A wave of unrest after the killing of a cartel leader has rattled tourists at popular destinations in Mexico, prompting travelers to reconsider their plans. Here’s what to know.Americans traveling in Guadalajara, Mexico, were still advised to “shelter in place” as of late Monday.
If China invades Taiwan and cuts off its chip exports to American companies, the tech industry and the U.S. economy would be crippled.
The multibillion-dollar deal is AMD’s latest move to catch up to Nvidia in the lucrative world of selling artificial intelligence chips.Lisa Su, AMD’s chief executive, has been trying to break into a market for A.I. chips that has been dominated by Nvidia.
Beijing placed the restrictions on 20 Japanese entities with ties to the defense industry, the latest ratcheting up of its monthslong feud with Tokyo.Students of the National Defense Academy of Japan during a parade in Yokosuka in 2023. The academy is one of 20 Japanese entities targeted by China’s
A technical partnership embraces SambaNova Systems, which Intel’s chief, Lip-Bu Tan, helps lead as an investor and chairman.Intel said Lip-Bu Tan, its chief executive, had recused himself from talks involving SambaNova Systems.
President Trump will speak to a legislative body that has ceded much of its power to him but has recently pushed back gently, and where partisan divides are deeper than ever ahead of the midterm elections.Congress remains highly divided over several of President Trump’s policy priorities ahead of hi
As the president prepares to speak to the nation, Northeastern Pennsylvania is showing discontent on the edges of the Trump coalition and an energized Democratic opposition.Wilkes-Barre, Pa., the county seat of Luzerne County, was once staunchly Democratic but has moved right with the rise of Presid
Mayor Zohran Mamdani said on Monday that his administration had taken lessons from the city’s last storm, when at least 20 people died after exposure to the cold.A homeless encampment in Queens. Mayor Zohran Mamdani said on Monday that so far, no outdoor deaths had been reported in New York City dur
At the storm’s peak, well over half a million homes and businesses in the Northeast were without power.Snow is piled high along a side street on Tuesday morning in Providence, R.I.
Record-breaking amounts of snow fell in many parts of the region, blanketing the area with snow in the second large storm of the year.
For more than two decades, the convicted sex offender developed a network at the tech giant, making him privy to succession discussions and other business.
The arrest of the British former envoy to Washington, long a key figure in the Labour Party, deepened a scandal that has led to calls for Prime Minister Keir Starmer’s resignation.Peter Mandelson, left, with Prime Minister Keir Starmer in Washington last year. Mr. Starmer fired Mr. Mandelson after l
Federal officials are subjecting some states to higher scrutiny in an antifraud campaign, as the president rails against California and states led by Democrats.President Trump’s efforts to make broad changes to unemployment insurance have raised concerns among groups that support the aid.
A growing split between low-to-middle-income families and wealthy households is changing who has access to homeownership now.Ashlan and Kai McDaniel would love to buy their first home, but feel that market forces aren’t on their side. “It feels very overwhelming,” Ms. McDaniel said.
If Warner Bros. deems Paramount’s latest bid superior, Netflix would have four days to make a counteroffer.Paramount had until the end of Monday to submit its best and final offer for Warner Bros. Discovery, which previously announced a deal with Netflix.
Gen. Dan Caine, the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, in December.
Stores are well stocked, and there have been no reports of shortages of food and other essentials, but many Iranians are in limbo as they wait to see whether U.S. forces will attack.Iranians walking past the former U.S. Embassy in Tehran this month, a day after the start of indirect negotiations bet
Many of New York City’s wealthy and well-connected power players find themselves in an unfamiliar place: the wilderness.During his successful campaign for mayor, Zohran Mamdani rallied support by portraying himself as the target of big-money interests.
