We look ahead at next week’s G20 summit in Bali. Plus: Kyiv recaptures the first Kherson city from Russia, women are banned from amusement parks in Afghanistan and the latest business news.
Category Archives: News
Front Page: The New York Times – November 11, 2022
After Months of Stubborn Inflation, Glimmers of Hope Emerge
The Consumer Price Index showed that prices climbed 7.7 percent in the year through October, a quick pace but a notable moderation.
Ukraine Moves Forward in South, With Little Resistance From Russia
A day after Russia said it was withdrawing from Kherson City in the south, Ukraine’s forces moved into villages without a fight, indicating the Russians were, indeed, retreating.
Top U.S. General Urges Diplomacy in Ukraine While Biden Advisers Resist
Gen. Mark A. Milley, the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, has made the case that the Ukrainians should try to cement their gains at the bargaining table.
News: Russia Withdraws From Kherson, France To Quit Mali, China-Australia
Russia’s withdrawal from Kherson, the end of the French-led anti-jihadist Operation Barkhane and Australia’s decision to block pilots from training the Chinese military. Plus: a look ahead at the 2024 US presidential election, a review of the papers, urbanism news and the fifth series of ‘The Crown’.
Front Page: The New York Times – November 10, 2022
Election Denial Didn’t Play as Well as Republicans Hoped
Democrats won races for top election posts in several political battlegrounds where their Republican rivals had cast doubt on the 2020 contest and signaled their desire to overhaul voting systems.
Russia Orders Retreat From Kherson, a Serious Reversal in the Ukraine War
Russia’s position had grown perilous in Kherson, a strategic city and one of the biggest prizes seized in its Ukraine invasion, but Russian hawks reacted angrily to the withdrawal.
Biden Celebrates Beating the Odds, but He Faces a New Challenge
President Biden appeared to have the best midterms of any president in 20 years, avoiding the “shellacking” his predecessors endured. But even a narrow Republican majority could transform his presidency.
News: Russia Ups Strikes As Zelensky Lays Out Peace Talk Rules, U.S. Elections
We give you the latest on the war as Russia ramps up its attacks on Ukraine’s infrastructure and Volodymyr Zelensky lays out conditions for “genuine” peace talks. Plus: the US midterm elections and what the results mean for Ukraine, a flick through today’s papers and a check-in from Dubai Design Week.
Front Page: The New York Times – November 9, 2022
Republicans Gain Ground in Push to Take House as Democrats Hold Off Red Wave
Republicans picked up momentum in their drive for the House majority, but Democrats held crucial seats, dashing projections of a blood bath, and claimed a key Senate seat in Pennsylvania.
Despite the Fears, Election Day Mostly Goes as Planned
There were the usual glitches, some ginned up into misinformation. But voting was largely free of major incidents of intimidation or disruption.
After a grueling election, officials brace for the aftermath.
This is the first election in which a substantial number of candidates for major offices are election deniers or conspiracy theorists.
News: Midterm Election Stakes, Sweden’s Push For Turkey’s NATO Vote, Cop27
As Americans head to the polls for midterm elections we ask, what’s at stake? Plus: Sweden’s prime minister mounts a new charm offensive to win Turkey’s Nato support, the latest from Cop27 in Egypt, a flick through today’s papers and a look at the role of animals in diplomacy.
Front Page: The New York Times – November 8, 2022
Fears and Suspicion Hang Over Voting on Cusp of Election Day
Even as voting goes smoothly, the 2022 midterm elections have exposed the toll Donald J. Trump’s falsehoods have taken on American democracy.
Apple Built Its Empire With China. Now Its Foundation Is Showing Cracks.
Lawmakers’ objections to an obscure Chinese semiconductor company and tough Covid-19 restrictions are hurting Apple’s ability to make new iPhones in China.
Los Angeles Voters Are in a Foul Mood. Will a New Mayor Change Anything?
Residents are frustrated over homelessness, crime and rising costs. Two candidates for mayor, Karen Bass and Rick Caruso, say they can turn the tide.
Analysis: Climate Policy Is Off Target, Qatar’s World Cup, Worries About Exams
A selection of three essential articles read aloud from the latest issue of The Economist. This week, climate policy is off target, (10:40) Qatar’s World Cup isn’t quite over the goal line and (18:35) why do people who worry about exams do worse?
Front Page: The New York Times – November 7, 2022
Confidence, Anxiety and a Scramble for Votes Two Days Before the Midterms
As candidates made their closing arguments on Sunday, Democrats braced for potential losses even in traditionally blue corners of the country while Republicans predicted a red wave.
As Midterms Near, Biden Faces a Nation as Polarized as Ever
President Biden had hoped to preside over a moment of reconciliation after the turmoil of the Trump years. But the fever of polarizing politics has not broken ahead of Tuesday’s midterm elections.
Trump-DeSantis Rift Grows, With Dueling Rallies in Florida
The Republican Party’s top two stars are campaigning, separately, in the midterms’ last days.
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