Russia has lost as many as 325,000 troops, according to some estimates, with more than 200,000 deaths verified by researchers.
Four years into the war, a major sticking point in talks is control of the eastern Donetsk region. Residents could face an agonizing choice if Ukraine gives up the territory....
News of an investigation into Pavel Durov, the app’s billionaire founder, deepened a crackdown on what remains of the free Russian internet....
About half of the country’s federal budget goes toward the fight in Ukraine, money that does little to support its long-term development....
Stores are well stocked, and there have been no reports of shortages of food and other essentials, but many Iranians are in limbo as they wait to see whether U.S. forces will attack....
If Warner Bros. deems Paramount’s latest bid superior, Netflix would have four days to make a counteroffer....
The U.S. and its allies have spilled blood and treasure to kill drug lords and defeat cartels, but the drugs keep coming and the new groups are more violent than ever....
Delegations from Ukraine, Russia and the United States have been meeting in Abu Dhabi for peace talks. I hear it’s warm there....
When violence broke out after the killing of Mexico’s most-wanted cartel boss, vacation spots ordinarily spared from the drug wars were also targeted....
The ads by Public First Action, which started airing on Monday, are part of an escalating political war over artificial intelligence before the midterm elections....
Hungary said that it would block both the latest sanctions package on Russia and a financial aid package to Kyiv worth about $106 billion....
The former leader of the Philippines faces a possible trial for the deaths of thousands during his war on drugs. Supporters and opponents gathered in the Netherlands as a key hearing started....
The ripple effects of cutting H.I.V. research funding....
The government in Tehran sees capitulating to Washington’s demands on uranium enrichment and ballistic missiles as riskier to its survival than going to war, analysts say....
Vladyslav Vlasiuk has spent the past four years pressing Western allies to squeeze the Russian economy through more sanctions. He hopes that 2026 will be the tipping point....
A shooting in Washington, D.C., threw their immigration status into jeopardy — and brought attention to a long-hidden dimension of America’s war....
The U.S. president is actually pretty bad for Russia....
A professor at Hunter College has built one of the largest special collections of contraband Russian literature in the world....
Ayatollah Ali Khamenei has entrusted Ali Larijani, the top national security official, to ensure the Islamic Republic endures any military attacks and targeted killings....
Security officials are monitoring increasingly worrisome signs as President Trump considers another military campaign against Iran....
At least one man was killed in Kyiv as Moscow launched a wave of drones and missiles, days after the latest round of U.S.-mediated talks to end the war....
The Kremlin’s sabotage campaign against European allies of Ukraine has been escalating. It needs people like Aleksei Kolosovsky, 42, to carry it out....
This week’s storm, which is expected to bring 12 to 20 inches of snow to the city, has prompted the first blizzard warning issued for the city since 2017....
The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency has navigated staffing cuts without a Senate-confirmed leader. Employees have become demoralized and concerned about the agency’s ability to ward off threats....
The blizzard warnings are the first since 2017 for New York City. Forecasters said the city is expected to get up to 18 inches of snow, with two feet possible....
Four years that changed everything....
The move signaled anew that the president would press ahead with his trade war despite the legal setback from the Supreme Court....
India’s prime minister acceded to many of President Trump’s demands under pressure of heavy tariffs. It would be awkward to reject them now....
The decision could distract from other challenges facing the continent, like issues with China and the war in Ukraine....
Paolo Zampolli, a special envoy for President Trump, endorsed Russia’s participation at next month’s Paralympics, a move greeted with dismay in European capitals....
While the delay may prove to be procedural, Hungary signaled that it could cause problems as the European Union works to send money to Ukraine....
24/02/2026 20:42
New York Times
