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The U.S. agreed to resume military aid to Ukraine The U.S. said it would immediately lift the pause on intelligence sharing and resume military assistance to Ukraine after hours of meetings in Saudi Arabia. Kyiv said it would support the Trump administration’s proposal for a 30-day cease-fire with Russia. In a joint statement, the U.S. … Read more

The police in the Philippines arrested Rodrigo Duterte, the country’s former president, on Tuesday on charges of crimes against humanity under a warrant by the International Criminal Court. While in office, Mr. Duterte encouraged the police to hunt down and kill people whom they suspected of being involved in the illegal drug trade. Human rights … Read more

Israel and Lebanon have agreed to start negotiations on disputes over the land border between them, officials said on Tuesday, offering a possible opportunity to resolve disagreements that have contributed to decades of tensions and conflict. In a statement, Morgan Ortagus, President Trump’s deputy Middle East envoy, said that the United States was bringing Israel … Read more

With anger in Europe mounting over President Trump’s perceived abandonment of the continent, President Emmanuel Macron of France gathered the chiefs of staff of more than 30 armed forces on Tuesday to review the formation of a multinational peacekeeping force to monitor any cease-fire in Ukraine. The countries represented at the meeting, convened in partnership … Read more

A senior official at the main U.S. aid agency, which is being dismantled by the Trump administration, told employees to clear safes holding classified documents and personnel files by shredding the papers or putting them into bags for burning, according to an email sent to the staff. The email sent by Erica Y. Carr, the … Read more

Ukraine Launches Drone Attack Against Moscow Region

Volkswagen’s earnings dropped last year and its profitability may improve only marginally this year, as the automaker repositions its global business to deal with shifting trade policies in the United States and tough competition from its Chinese rivals. Volkswagen is Europe’s largest carmaker, and its reach extends across the globe. While the company’s size and … Read more

Dalvin Modore walked as if there was broken glass beneath his feet, stepping gingerly, his frail shoulders hunched against the anticipation of pain. His trousers had become so loose that he had to hold them up as he inched around his small farm in western Kenya. Mr. Modore has tuberculosis. He is 40, a tall … Read more

The Filipino authorities arrested Rodrigo Duterte, the former president of the Philippines, on Tuesday, days after the International Criminal Court secretly issued an arrest warrant accusing him of crimes against humanity. The case will be a closely scrutinized test of the legal reach of the court, which investigates accusations of genocide, war crimes, crimes against … Read more

Hundreds of civilians have sought refuge at a Russian air base on Syria’s coast, satellite imagery reveals, as thousands have fled violent clashes and a crackdown by government-aligned fighters that has plunged the region into turmoil. Footage and satellite images reviewed and verified by The New York Times on Monday indicated that civilians were sheltering … Read more