Putin Signals Openness to Diplomacy While Blaming U.S. for Crisis
MOSCOW — President Vladimir V. Putin said on Tuesday that the United States was trying to pull Russia into an armed conflict over Ukraine that …
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Migrants in Peril, and Raw Emotions, in a Volatile European Border Standoff
WARSAW — Thousands of migrants, unwilling weapons in a geopolitical struggle, in peril in a freezing border zone. Far-right nationalists marching …
Your Friday Briefing
President Biden talked with Vladimir Putin for 50 minutes.Credit…Stefani Reynolds for The New York TimesA call between Biden and Putin During …
Rick Steves on the Return of Travel and Why It Matters
On a recent morning, Rick Steves was wandering around the ancient Tuscan town of Volterra with a new crop of tour guides. His company’s trips to …
Trump’s Kennedy Center Would Get $257 Million in House Republican Plan
A House committee proposed a huge increase in federal funding to repair and restore the center, which President Trump took over in February. Democrats have questions.
U.S. to Downgrade Palestinian Affairs Office in Jerusalem, Officials Say
The U.S. ambassador to Israel, Mike Huckabee, plans to shut down a direct communications channel between U.S. diplomats in Jerusalem working on Palestinian issues and agencies in Washington.
South Korea’s Acting Leader Resigns for Likely Presidential Bid
Prime Minister Han Duck-soo has been mulling whether to contest the election, while the main opposition candidate and front-runner suffered a setback in court.
China’s Garment Factories Face a Tipping Point After New Tariffs
As a U.S. tax loophole ends, the apparel makers that sell to America are forced to consider alternative markets or cheaper locations in and outside China.
White South Africans Granted Refugee Status by Trump Leave for U.S.
Dozens of Afrikaners who claim discrimination in their home country left Johannesburg on Sunday. Their departure for the U.S. came as the Trump administration was halting virtually all refugee admissions.
A Glimmer of Justice in Death Penalty States
NASHVILLE — In 1987, a young man named Pervis Payne, stopping at his girlfriend’s place in Millington, Tenn., noticed that the door to the …