Air-raid sirens have become an eerie soundtrack to the war in Ukraine, a shared experience for people in towns and cities across the country. But how they actually work — and who is behind them — has been a closely guarded secret. www.nytimes.com/2026/02/26/w...
The Russians call them Baba Yaga, after the child-eating witch in Slavic folklore who hunts at night. But to some Ukrainian soldiers stuck in frontline trenches, these drones are called “mama.” Here’s why www.nytimes.com/2026/02/12/w...
These Ukrainian drones don’t just kill. www.nytimes.com/2026/02/12/w...
Natalia Kazak, 76, had no light, heat or working stove. She sat shrouded in sweaters to stay warm.
When asked how she was doing, she began to sob.
“I didn’t think I would have an old age like this,” she said. “Please don’t forget about us.” www.nytimes.com/2026/02/10/w...
Our latest looks at the evolution of winter warfare in Ukraine — and what it means for soldiers currently on the front lines www.nytimes.com/2026/01/26/w...
We spent New Year’s with soldiers in eastern Ukraine. For many of them, it was not the moment to make big resolutions. Few see the war ending anytime soon. The goal for the coming year, one said, was simply to survive. www.nytimes.com/2026/01/01/w...
Serhii Tyschenko, a Ukrainian combat medic, spent 472 days in a bunker on the front line. His case appears to be the most extreme example of an issue that has long plagued Kyiv’s military. www.nytimes.com/2025/12/27/w...
Two decades ago, the word “Darfur” rippled across the world as a symbol of unchecked atrocities in a distant land. Today, it is happening again, @declanwalsh.bsky.social writes www.nytimes.com/2025/11/02/w...
"This is a sad day for those who support a free press,” said Nancy A. Youssef, a longtime Pentagon correspondent. “But I’m incredibly honored to be part of a press corps that stuck together and was committed to protecting our First Amendment rights." www.washingtonpost.com/business/202...
The last functioning hospital has been bombed 30+ times. Between 30-40 severely malnourished children arrive every day. There’s nothing to give them but animal feed.
Civilians trapped in El Fasher face a dire choice: risk being starved or bombed if they stay, and raped or killed if they flee.
“Our children are the future of this country,” said Olha, 39, a combat medic in eastern Ukraine who gave birth to a girl in May. “We have to protect our children. And we have to liberate the country for their future.”
While many militaries remove pregnant soldiers from combat zones, Ukrainian women serve until their 7th month. That's in a military that is ill-equipped to support them — from uniforms to a lack of prenatal care — amid the other challenges of fighting the war. www.nytimes.com/2025/08/25/w...
Sudan suffers from a neglect and indifference that seems to reflect the new shape of global politics, @ishaantharoor.bsky.social writes www.washingtonpost.com/world/2025/0...
Inside a Houthi attack on a passing cargo ship www.washingtonpost.com/world/2025/0...
On the anniversary of D-Day, resharing this conversation thread with my father about his experience 81 years ago. So glad I’ll be seeing him very soon (ice cream is already stocked). #DDay81 x.com/cassvinograd...
Russian courts are flooded with claims to declare a person missing or dead—and most of them are the result of the war with Ukraine. The first five months of 2025 alrady saw more clames than the record-breaking 2024, Mediazona reveals:
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See the Countries Under Trump’s New Travel Ban www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
President Trump signed a travel ban on 12 countries, primarily in Africa and the Middle East. Full story: www.nytimes.com/2025/06/04/u...
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A draft White House executive order proposes a drastic restructuring of the State Department, including eliminating almost all of its Africa operations and shutting down embassies and consulates across the continent, @ewong.bsky.social reports www.nytimes.com/2025/04/20/u...
As Ukraine grapples with a war raging on its eastern front and Russian attacks on its cities, one lawmaker is working on something that he says could help the nation in several ways: legalizing porn.
Amid all the talk of cease-fire negotiations, the war is still very much ongoing. Hope you'll read this dispatch from Sloviansk — a Ukrainian town long in Russia's crosshairs.
“Trump has maintained that Putin has sent “strong signals” that he is ready for peace.
However, since the two men spoke on Feb. 12, Russia’s bombardment of Ukrainian infrastructure and towns and cities from the front has only intensified.
More than 90 civilians have been killed since then.”
"The suspension of intelligence sharing to Ukraine is a major concession to Russian President Vladimir Putin, who has said that U.S. involvement in weapons targeting has made Washington a virtual combatant of the war." www.wsj.com/world/trump-...
Mohammad Javad Zarif, the former Iranian foreign minister who was key to the country’s 2015 nuclear deal with world powers, has tendered his resignation.
Zarif had served as VP and long been a target of hard-liners within Iran's theocracy. apnews.com/article/iran...
“We are at a crossroads in history,” Starmer said after the meeting. “Europe must do the heavy lifting.” www.nytimes.com/2025/03/02/w...
“Today, I was not ashamed of my president and my country. I am not sure that the Americans can say the same,” said Vitaly Deinega. www.nytimes.com/2025/02/28/w...
European leaders are putting out messages of solidarity with Zelensky after the Oval Office incident.
