Lawmakers Signal Inquiries Into US Government’s Use of Foreign Spyware
The moves come as Congress passed a measure last week to try to rein in the pro…
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Your Wednesday Briefing
China’s medical system is buckling under the strain of thousands of Covid infec…
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Ukraine and Russia Battle for a Gateway City in the East
Recapturing Kreminna, in eastern Ukraine, would be a step further in Ukraine’s …
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Your Wednesday Briefing: China’s Overwhelmed Hospitals
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Lukashenko and Putin Affirm Their Close Ties Without Mention of Ukraine
Their meeting could add to fears that Moscow will try to draw Belarus, Ukraine’…
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Soccer Star Says His Family Stopped From Leaving Iran for Supporting Protests
Ali Daei, a prominent former soccer player, said his wife and daughter were pre…
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How citizen spies foiled Putin’s grand plan for one Ukrainian city.
A partisan cell in Kherson spied on, undermined and even hunted down Russian so…
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What to Know About the Two Americans Still Detained in Russia
The State Department has urged U.S. citizens not to travel to Russia and, if th…
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They’re Taking Jigsaw Puzzles to Infinity and Beyond
In upstate New York, two algorithmic artists make wooden puzzles inspired by na…
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Day 9: The Magic of Less ‘Holiday Magic’
Some people respond to the stress of the season by adopting a Marie Kondo appro…
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Russian State Media Releases Video of Brittney Griner and Viktor Bout Swap
The images, verified by The New York Times, show Ms. Griner being traded for th…
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More Americans Are Being ‘Wrongfully Detained’ and Held Abroad
A State Department official said over the summer that there were between 40 and…
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Brittney Griner’s Wife Cherelle: ‘Today, My Family Is Whole’
Cherelle Griner, who had steadily put pressure on the Biden administration not …
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A Gray Area of Loyalties Splinters a Liberated Ukrainian Town
“Friends are not friends anymore,’’ said one woman in the town of Sviatohirsk, …
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Your Thursday Briefing: China Eases Covid Restrictions
Also, Peru’s president is ousted and Germany arrests 25 people suspected of plo…
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John Kerry Plans to Meet With Biden to Discuss His Future as Climate Envoy
In an interview, Mr. Kerry said he would meet with the president next week to t…
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Sounds of War Mark Time in Bakhmut, in Eastern Ukraine
In Bakhmut, in eastern Ukraine, rumbles and blasts are just background noise, u…
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Global Partners May End Broad Covid Vaccination Effort in Developing Countries
The board of Gavi, the international vaccine agency, meets Wednesday to debate …
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Macron’s Plan on Migrants: Deport More, Give Others Legal Status
Under pressure from the right, the government of President Emmanuel Macron trie…
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Your Wednesday Briefing: Trump Organization Convicted in Tax Fraud Scheme
Plus the funeral of China’s former leader and Indonesia bans extramarital sex. …
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Your Tuesday Briefing
Ukraine strikes military bases deep in Russia. http://dlvr.it/Sf6fJ4
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In Liberated Ukrainian City of Kherson, Ecstasy Gives Way to Despair
Kherson has been whipsawed by occupation, liberation and now dread. It’s a lone…
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Putin Inspects Crimean Bridge Partially Destroyed By Explosion
When the bridge opened in 2018, it was a powerful symbol of the connection the …
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EU Embargo of Russian Oil and G7’s Price Cap Take Effect
An immediate impact on oil supplies in Europe was not expected, partly because …
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Russia’s Economy Is Threatened by War and Sanctions
While Russia’s economy has not collapsed, an exodus of Western companies is ero…
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Your Monday Briefing: The Social Cost of ‘Zero Covid’
Plus, Iran abolishes the morality police and Russia vows to defy an oil price c…
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Werner Franke, Who Exposed East German Doping Program, Dies at 82
In the 1990s, he and his wife unearthed documentary evidence of the illicit, st…
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Kremlin’s Defiance Adds Questions Over Whether Oil Price Cap Will Work
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Zelensky Says Price Cap Set on Russian Oil Is Too High
Ukraine’s president criticized the $60-a-barrel limit set by the Group of 7 nat…
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"Be a sponge" - Daniel Ricciardo has simple advice for his McLaren replacement
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Rogue Wave Strikes Cruise Ship, Killing One and Injuring 4 Others
The passengers were hurt after a large, unpredictable wave hit the ship, which …
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Hans Magnus Enzensberger, Leading Light in German Letters, Dies at 93
Poet, essayist, journalist and social critic, he held wide influence among a po…
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Paul Whelan, American Prisoner in Russia, Contacts Family After Weeks of Silence
Mr. Whelan is serving a 16-year sentence in Russia on espionage charges that th…
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In Call With Putin, Scholz Vows Germany’s Continued Support for Ukraine
The call, which the Germany chancellery said lasted an hour, was the first betw…
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Prosecutor Drops Australia Parliament Rape Case, Citing Toll on Accuser
Mental trauma that Brittany Higgins faced from the proceedings presented a “sig…
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Your Friday Briefing: Is China Relenting?
Plus: Kyiv in darkness, South Africa in turmoil and the week in culture. http:/…
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NATO Nations Grow More Receptive to US Pleas to Confront China
After the pain of an energy crisis brought on by the Ukraine war, Europe is kee…
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Ramaphosa’s Future as South Africa’s Leader in Doubt After Damning Report
An independent panel reported to Parliament that the South African president mi…
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Your Thursday Briefing
A torrent of protest videos is testing the limits of China’s censorship apparat…
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Islamic State Chief Is Dead and New One Is Picked. Both Are Unknown.
The group has been reduced from the world’s most fearsome terrorist organizatio…
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Explosion at Ukraine Embassy in Madrid Injures One Employee
An employee was slightly injured. Ukraine ordered all Kyiv’s embassies to stren…
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Ukraine welcomes a U.S. push for energy aid, saying time is of the essence.
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Protesters Clash With Police Over Covid Lockdown in China
In videos verified by The New York Times, protesters in the southern city of Gu…
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Your Wednesday Briefing: The U.S. Beats Iran
Plus China cracks down on protests and the U.S. pledges more aid to Ukraine. ht…
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Hurricane Season Ends, Marked by Quiet August and Deadly September
The six-month total of 14 named storms was about average. But two late-season h…
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NATO ‘will not back down’ in its support for Ukraine, its secretary general says.
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China to Launch 3 Astronauts to New Space Station: How to Watch
The crew will set off from a secretive desert launch center to rendezvous with …
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