Tag Archives: Ukraine

The New York Times — Tuesday, June 11, 2024

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U.N. Passes Gaza Cease-Fire Resolution as Blinken Presses Israel and Hamas

The Security Council endorsed a U.S.-backed plan, while Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken visited the Middle East to lobby for it, but Hamas and Israel were noncommittal.

In Calling Elections in France, Macron Makes a Huge Gamble

The president has challenged voters to test the sincerity of their support for the far right in European elections. Were the French letting off steam, or did they really mean it?

She’s Fighting to Save America’s ‘Last Best Place’ From Suicide

Montana’s suicide rate has been the highest in the U.S. for the past three years. Most of the deaths involved firearms. But suicide rarely registers in the national debate over guns.

A Democrat, Siding With the G.O.P., Is Removing Limits on Political Cash at ‘Breathtaking’ Speed

The Federal Election Commission has long done little more than reach deadlock, but an ascendant bloc of three Republicans and one Democrat has begun to unravel longstanding restraints.

News: Far Right Gains In EU Elections, Macron Calls For ‘Snap’ French Election

The Globalist Podcasts (June 10, 2024): News from this weekend’s EU elections. Plus: Brics foreign ministers meet in Nizhny Novgorod, the latest on Rafah and how might the detainment of a French scholar in Russia further strain relations with the West?

The New York Times — Monday, June 10, 2024

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Israel’s Euphoria Over Hostage Rescue May Be Fleeting

The operation conducted by Israel’s military to free four hostages resulted in a high death toll among Palestinians and has not resolved the challenges facing the Israeli government.

Hunter Biden Is on Trial, but All Eyes Are on the Biden Women

The women called to testify have at different times tried to support a man whose history of addiction continues to hit them with shrapnel.

46 Children Were Taken From Ukraine. Many Are Up for Adoption in Russia.

The New York Times traced how a web of officials and politicians aligned with President Vladimir V. Putin’s party carried out a campaign to permanently transfer Ukrainian children from Kherson.

The New York Times — Sunday, June 9, 2024

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Israel Rescues 4 Hostages in Assault That Killed Scores of Gazans

The news was met with jubilation in Israel, where tensions over the hostages’ safety have been rising in recent months.

Trump Vows to Lower Prices. Some of His Policies May Raise Them.

Donald J. Trump has not released a detailed economic plan. But three of his key proposals would push prices up, economists say.

U.S. Confronts Failures as Terrorism Spreads in West Africa

American and French forces have been ordered out of several countries after a series of coups.

A Republican Election Clerk vs. Trump Die-Hards in a World of Lies

Cindy Elgan has overseen elections in rural Nevada without incident for 20 years, but now even her neighbors wonder if she’s part of “the deep state cabal.”

Saturday Morning: News And Stories From London

Monocle on Saturday (June 8, 2024): Writer and social commentator Lijia Zhang joins Georgina Godwin to talk about the 35th anniversary of the Tiananmen Square crackdown, organising her own protest, China’s relationship with Russia and Ukraine and the K-pop balloons sent to North Korea.

Plus: Kate Mosse, author and founder director of the Women’s Prize, joins to discuss the organisation’s live event and Bookbanks founder Emily Rhodes on her initiative bringing books to foodbanks.

The New York Times — Saturday, June 8, 2024

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A War on the Nile Pushes Sudan Toward the Abyss

A year of fighting has turned the once proud capital, Khartoum, into a charred battleground. Millions have fled. Now a famine threatens in one of Africa’s biggest countries.

U.S. Tightens Car Mileage Rules, Part of Strategy to Fight Climate Change

The new measure requires automakers to achieve an average of 65 miles per gallon for all the car models they sell by 2031.

Whose Fault Is Inflation? Liberals Want Biden to Blame Big Business.

“Greedflation” is a moniker about corporate price increases that has bolstered some Democratic senators, and now the president is being encouraged to lean in on the issue for his economic messaging.

The Economist Magazine – June 8, 2024 Preview

A triumph for Indian democracy

The Economist Magazine (June 7, 2024): The latest issue features A triumph for Indian democracy

Billionares’ bad bet on Trump

A Trump victory would reward them. But not enough to justify the risks

In Crimea, Ukraine is beating Russia

The peninsula is becoming a death trap for the Kremlin’s forces

Robots are suddenly getting cleverer. What’s changed?

There is more to AI than ChatGPT

News: Israel Strike On UN School, South Korea Hosts Africa Leaders

The Globalist Podcasts (June 7, 2024): We reflect on South Korea’s first summit with leaders from 48 African countries and how the country plans to increase its influence in the region.

Plus: plans for teetotal cruises in Saudi Arabia, a roundup of retail news and an interview with filmmaker Richard Linklater.

The New York Times — Friday, June 7, 2024

Israeli Strike Kills Dozens at Civilian Shelter in Gaza

The Israeli military said it had been targeting militants who were hiding in the complex in an effort to evade attack. The former U.N. school was housing 6,000 displaced Gazans.

Forty Years Later, Biden Seeks to Echo Reagan’s Legacy of American Leadership

At Pointe du Hoc in Normandy, President Biden plans to follow one of the former president’s most iconic speeches with his own testimonial to democracy and the need to resist isolationism.

Witness in Hunter Biden Trial Gives Intimate Portrait of His Drug Use

In text exchanges between Mr. Biden and a former girlfriend, Hallie Biden, the widow of his brother, Beau, she urged him to seek treatment as he trawled the streets for drugs.

Inside the Base Where Israel Has Detained Thousands of Gazans

Since Israel invaded Gaza, the Sde Teiman military base has filled with blindfolded, handcuffed detainees, held without charge or legal representation.

The New York Times — Thursday, June 6, 2024

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Hochul Halts Congestion Pricing in a Stunning 11th-Hour Shift

Weeks before New York was to charge motorists to enter Manhattan’s business district, Gov. Kathy Hochul postponed the program, citing economic concerns.

The G.O.P. Push for Post-Verdict Payback: ‘Fight Fire With Fire’

Republican leaders in and out of government are publicly pushing to prosecute Democrats as legal retribution for Donald Trump’s felony conviction.

The D-Day Battle France Chose to Forget. Until Now.

Far from Normandy’s beaches, French paratroopers and resistance members fought a rear-guard action to keep the Nazis at bay. But its tragic end had made it a battle to forget.

Israel Secretly Targets U.S. Lawmakers With Influence Campaign on Gaza War

Israel’s Ministry of Diaspora Affairs ordered the operation, which used fake social media accounts urging U.S. lawmakers to fund Israel’s military, according to officials and documents about the effort.