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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
The Kurdish-led militia that controls northeastern Syria agreed on Monday to merge with the country’s new government, marking a major breakthrough for Damascus in its efforts to unify a country still wrestling with violent turmoil. The agreement, announced by the office of Syria’s presidency and signed by both parties, stipulated that the U.S.-backed Syrian Democratic … Read more
The bustle of Ramadan markets has been reduced to a trickle of somber shoppers. A heavy silence has replaced lively chatter. No lanterns glow in windows, and the strings of lights that crisscrossed alleyways, flickering above children playing in the streets, have gone dark. “Ramadan used to shine,” said Mahmoud Sukkar, a father of four … Read more
