His plane flanked by four fighter jets, President Vladimir V. Putin of Russia began a rare trip on Wednesday to the United Arab Emirates and Saudi Arabia, two oil-rich Gulf nations which have resisted pressure to take sides in the Ukraine war. Mr. Putin said his talks in the region would touch on international crises, […]
Boris Johnson, the former British prime minister whose tenure was dominated and ultimately derailed by the coronavirus pandemic, was testifying on Wednesday before an official inquiry into his government’s handling of the crisis. Mr. Johnson will face hard questions about whether he waited too long to impose a lockdown as the virus engulfed Britain in […]
A 42-year-old woman was fatally shot in east London on Tuesday evening in a rare deadly shooting, the authorities said. Police found three people with gunshot wounds. The woman, whose name has not been released, died at the scene. A 20-year-old man and a 16-year-old boy were taken to a hospital, where their conditions are […]
‘Horrific accounts of unimaginable cruelty’ President Biden condemned the “unimaginable cruelty” of Hamas attackers who raped and mutilated women in Israel on Oct. 7, and he blamed the terrorist group’s refusal to release its remaining female hostages for the breakdown in cease-fire talks. Hamas has rejected the allegations. Read an analysis of Biden’s foreign policy […]
Prosecutors in Ukraine have started a war crimes investigation into whether Russian troops shot dead two Ukrainian soldiers who were in the act of surrendering, the latest episode in which the government in Kyiv has accused Moscow of violating the Geneva Conventions. The prosecutor general’s office said that the incident took place at an observation […]
Boris Johnson, the ousted prime minister who led Britain through the pandemic, will testify before an official inquiry on Wednesday, giving his first detailed public account of how he grappled with a rampaging virus that divided his government, laid the seeds for his political downfall and nearly killed him. Mr. Johnson, who left Parliament earlier […]
President Vladimir V. Putin will make a rare trip to the Middle East on Wednesday, the Kremlin announced, saying he would discuss bilateral relations, oil and international affairs in Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates. The trip is part of a flurry of diplomatic meetings the Russia leader will conduct this week; on Thursday […]
In the Bordeaux region of southwest France, scores of vineyard estates transform finicky grapes into bold blends of red wine. Some bottles sell for thousands of dollars each. Prestigious chateaus boast about the soil, microclimate and traditional methods that make their own wine superior, an inscrutable mix known as terroir. “It’s one of those terms […]
Israel invades southern Gaza The Israeli military has begun an invasion of southern Gaza, according to an analysis of satellite imagery, evidence of a long-awaited operation that could decide the fate of its war with Hamas and create more peril for Palestinian civilians. The images showed dozens of armored vehicles in the area and berms […]
The White House warned congressional leaders on Monday that the United States would run out of money to send weapons to Ukraine by year’s end, severely jeopardizing Kyiv’s ability to defend itself against a Russian invasion if lawmakers fail to approve emergency military aid soon. The urgent warning from President Biden’s top budget official, delivered […]
