Taiwan Sees a Higher Price for U.S. Support as Trump Returns to Power
The president-elect’s call for Taiwan to spend more on its own defense and his complaints about its semiconductor dominance may herald a tenser relationship.By Chris Buckley and Amy Chang Chien
Published on : Sun Nov 10 2024
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TaiwanTaipei (Taiwan)Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company LtdLai Ching-teTsai Ing-wenTrump, Donald JXi JinpingVance, J D
Once China’s ‘Worst Nightmare,’ Labor Activist Refuses to Back Down
Neither jail nor exile to Hong Kong have stopped Han Dongfang, a former Tiananmen Square protest leader, from championing workers’ rights. “If you’re born stubborn, you go everywhere stubborn.”By Alexandra Stevenson
Published on : Sun Nov 10 2024
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ChinaHong KongHan Dongfang
Trump Should Not Let Putin Claim Victory in Ukraine, Says NATO Official
Adm. Rob Bauer warned against any peace deal that was too favorable to Russia, arguing that it could undermine American interests.By Lara Jakes
Published on : Sun Nov 10 2024
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Prague (Czech Republic)EuropeRussiaUnited StatesUkraineNorth Atlantic Treaty OrganizationInternational Institute for Strategic StudiesTrump, Donald JZelensky, VolodymyrMusk, ElonStoltenberg, JensBauer, Rob
Smile, Flatter and Barter: How the World Is Prepping for Trump Part II
Foreign leaders have rushed to ingratiate themselves with Donald J. Trump in recent days, nervously recalling the clashes, insults and feuds of his first presidency.By Mark Landler, Matina Stevis-Gridneff and Marc Santora
Published on : Sat Nov 09 2024
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EuropeCanadaGreat BritainHungaryUnited StatesUkraineTaiwanMiddle EastChinaEuropean UnionHeritage FoundationDarroch, Kim (1954- )Freeland, ChrystiaFriedman, David M (1958- )Kushner, JaredLighthizer, Robert ENetanyahu, BenjaminPierce, Karen (1959- )Orban, ViktorTurnbull, Malcolm (1954- )Zelensky, VolodymyrStarmer, KeirTrump, Donald JBiden, Joseph R JrLai Ching-teLai Ching-Te, WilliamXi JinpingPompeo, Mike
How Ukraine’s Widows Are Shouldering Their Grief
It’s impossible to say how many widows the war in Ukraine has created because Kyiv closely guards its casualty figures. But estimates suggest they number in the tens of thousands.By Nicole Tung, Maria Varenikova and Evelina Riabenko
Published on : Sat Nov 09 2024
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Amsterdam Bars Protests After Antisemitic Attacks on Soccer Fans
The violence erupted around a soccer match between Israeli and Dutch teams in Amsterdam on Thursday.By Jim Tankersley, Lynsey Chutel and Christopher F. Schuetze
Published on : Sat Nov 09 2024
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Amsterdam (Netherlands)IsraelAjax (Soccer Team)Maccabi Tel Aviv
Trump Has Made His View of Migrants Clear. Will It Stop Them From Coming?
The incoming president has promised the largest deportation effort in U.S. history. Now migrants are weighing a new Trump administration in deciding whether to trek to the United States.By Julie Turkewitz, Emiliano Rodríguez Mega and Genevieve Glatsky
Published on : Sat Nov 09 2024
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Latin AmericaVenezuelaUnited StatesMexicoDarien GapTrump, Donald J
Qatar Pauses Role as Mediator in Gaza Cease-Fire Talks, Citing Deadlock
The Qatari Foreign Ministry announced it had stepped back from talks, saying it would resume once Israel and Hamas “show willingness and seriousness.”By Adam Rasgon, Aaron Boxerman and Julian E. Barnes
Published on : Sat Nov 09 2024
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Gazans Are Living Through a Yearlong Blackout
Israel cut off electricity in the first days of the war, leaving Palestinians to light the dark with cellphones and to cook over open flames.By Liam Stack and Bilal Shbair
Published on : Sat Nov 09 2024
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Gaza Strip
Is a ‘Green’ Revolution Poisoning India’s Capital?
India promised to burn its trash mountains and safely turn them into electricity. But a New York Times investigation found hazardous levels of toxic substances around homes, playgrounds and schools.By Maria Abi-Habib and Bryan Denton
Published on : Sat Nov 09 2024
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Delhi (India)IndiaNew Delhi (India)Modi, Narendra
Train Station Suicide Bombing Leaves Dozens Dead or Wounded in Pakistan
A banned ethnic separatist group in a restive province claimed responsibility for the deadly attack in Quetta, the provincial capital.By Zia ur-Rehman
Published on : Sat Nov 09 2024
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Baluchistan (Pakistan)Baluchistan Liberation Army
Russia Sentences Soldiers Over Killing of Ukrainian Family
The case, in which two soldiers murdered nine members of a family after breaking into their home, was a rare prosecution over crimes against civilians in Ukraine.By Ivan Nechepurenko
Published on : Sat Nov 09 2024
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RussiaUkraine
How We Found the Dangers Threatening Delhi’s ‘Green’ Energy Future
In the heart of India’s capital, residents blame chronic, debilitating illnesses on an industrial plant burning the city’s garbage and turning it into electricity.By Maria Abi-Habib and Bryan Denton
Published on : Sat Nov 09 2024
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IndiaDelhi (India)
U.N.-Backed Panel Warns Action Needed in Days to Avert Gaza Famine
The warning focused on the north comes as the Biden administration has set a mid-November deadline for Israel to deliver more humanitarian supplies to the enclave or face a cutoff of weapons aid.By Liam Stack
Published on : Sat Nov 09 2024
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Gaza StripIsraelUnited Nations
Baltazar Ushca, Who Kept Andean Ice Harvesting Alive, Dies at 80
He trekked up Ecuador’s tallest mountain twice a week for six decades to hack ice off a glacier with a pickax. He is believed to have been the last of his breed.By Richard Sandomir
Published on : Sat Nov 09 2024
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Trevor Sorbie, Creator of the Dorothy Hamill ‘Wedge’ Cut, Dies at 75
He also styled hair for Helen Mirren, the Beach Boys and others, and he was honored by Queen Elizabeth II for services to British hairdressing.By Emmett Lindner
Published on : Sat Nov 09 2024
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Beach BoysTrevor SorbieMirren, Helen
Playing Favorites
The foods and music and culture that move us most might not be very good, but that doesn’t diminish their power to comfort and delight.By Melissa Kirsch
Published on : Sat Nov 09 2024
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Canada Sends Mixed Signals With TikTok Shutdown Order
The industry minister closed TikTok’s offices in Toronto and Vancouver over security concerns, but Canadians can still download and use the app.By Ian Austen
Published on : Sat Nov 09 2024
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CanadaTikTok (ByteDance)Beijing Bytedance Technology Co Ltd
A Messy Problem in Orderly Singapore: Keeping Track of Cats
The reversal of a 35-year ban on cats in public housing won’t be a quick fix for cat-related problems. It’s not even clear how many cats live in the city-state.By Mike Ives and Ore Huiying
Published on : Sat Nov 09 2024
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Singapore
The Long Global Trail of Resentment Behind Trump’s Resurrection
Disillusionment with the world that emerged from the Cold War has fueled a long-gathering revolt against the established order.By Roger Cohen
Published on : Sat Nov 09 2024
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RussiaUkraineEuropeTrump, Donald J
Who Is Viktor Orban, Hungary’s Authoritarian Leader and Friend of Trump?
The long-serving prime minister, a champion of ‘illiberal democracy,’ has been politically isolated in much of Europe. But he has found common ground with the former and soon-to-be new U.S. president.By Lynsey Chutel
Published on : Fri Nov 08 2024
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HungaryEuropeUnited StatesRussiaUkraineEuropean UnionMar-a-Lago (Palm Beach, Fla)Orban, ViktorTrump, Donald J
What to Know About the Attacks on Israeli Soccer Fans in Amsterdam
Dutch and Israeli officials described the clashes after a soccer match as antisemitic. The violence followed two days of tensions in the city.By Eve Sampson, Lynsey Chutel and Christopher F. Schuetze
Published on : Fri Nov 08 2024
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Amsterdam (Netherlands)IsraelGaza StripEuropeNetherlandsTel Aviv (Israel)Ajax (Soccer Team)Maccabi Tel Aviv
America’s Wobbly Democracy
Lessons from a London bridge.By Amanda Taub
Published on : Fri Nov 08 2024
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United StatesRiver Thames (England)Madison, James (1751-1836)
Trump Put Musk on Phone With Zelensky During Call
Elon Musk was with Donald Trump at Mar-a-Lago when the president-elect spoke with Ukraine’s leader. It is not clear if they discussed any change in U.S. policy toward Ukraine.By Maggie Haberman
Published on : Fri Nov 08 2024
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RussiaUkraineMusk, ElonTrump, Donald JZelensky, Volodymyr
Playing Out a Dream, a Long, Long Way From Home
An academy of a team in England’s lower leagues offers Americans at the end of their collegiate eligibility a chance to continue their soccer careers.By Rory Smith
Published on : Fri Nov 08 2024
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Sunderland (England)South Shields (Soccer Team)
Party Whose Leader Is Known for Antisemitism to Join Lithuanian Government
A new coalition includes a party led by a politician notorious for antisemitic remarks, another blow to the longstanding refusal by Europe’s mainstream parties to join with those seen as extremist.By Andrew Higgins
Published on : Fri Nov 08 2024
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LithuaniaEuropeZemaitaitis, Remigijus
Notre-Dame’s Bells Ring Together for First Time Since Fire
The sound of Notre-Dame’s bells pealed throughout Paris for the first time since 2019 — a symbol of rebirth as it prepares to reopen next month.By Isabella Kwai
Published on : Fri Nov 08 2024
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FranceParis (France)Notre Dame Cathedral (Paris, France)
Ukraine Hit Again Overnight by Deadly Barrage From Russia
Millions trek to shelters nightly or take their chances at home as unceasing missile and drone attacks drag on. Some Ukrainians are looking — with hope or sarcasm — to Trump for respite.By Maria Varenikova
Published on : Fri Nov 08 2024
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UkraineKyiv (Ukraine)Zelensky, VolodymyrTrump, Donald J
With Trump Tariffs Looming, Businesses Try to ‘Run From a Moving Target’
Companies are filling their warehouses or looking into moving factories as they weigh President-elect Donald J. Trump’s threats to impose tariffs on foreign goods.By Ana Swanson
Published on : Fri Nov 08 2024
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ChinaTrump, Donald J
Gazan Rescue Service Has Stopped Operating in the North
Residents had to dig through rubble in search of their neighbors after the main emergency service in Gaza said it had stopped operations in the north because it had come under Israeli attacks.By Raja Abdulrahim and Ameera Harouda
Published on : Fri Nov 08 2024
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IsraelGaza StripUnited Nations
The Savior of ‘Satanic Verses’ in India: Bureaucratic Ineptitude
In 1988, India issued an order forbidding the import of Salman Rushdie’s novel. A Delhi Court has overturned the order, not because of free speech, but because no one could find it.By Victoria Kim and Pragati K.B.
Published on : Fri Nov 08 2024
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IndiaIranRushdie, Salman
How My War Came Home
A reporter thought of his city in the west of Ukraine as a haven from Russian bombs — until a strike hit his street.By Yurii Shyvala
Published on : Fri Nov 08 2024
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Lviv (Ukraine)Poltava (Ukraine)UkraineRussia
With Trump’s Victory, Europe’s Populist Right Sees Return of a Fellow Believer
Viktor Orban of Hungary and other right-wing European politicians hail the return of a U.S. president who shares their tough views on issues like immigration.By Andrew Higgins
Published on : Fri Nov 08 2024
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EuropeHungaryGermanyItalyNetherlandsSerbiaFidesz PartyAlternative for GermanyTrump, Donald JOrban, Viktor
Musk Believes in Global Warming. Trump Doesn’t. Will That Change?
The Tesla billionaire is a key figure in the president-elect’s orbit. One question is whether his views on climate and clean energy will have any sway.By Brad Plumer
Published on : Fri Nov 08 2024
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Tesla Motors IncEnvironmental Protection AgencyMusk, ElonTrump, Donald J
Antisemitic Attacks Prompt Emergency Flights for Israeli Soccer Fans
Dutch and Israeli officials said the fans had been attacked in Amsterdam after tensions flared around an Israeli team’s visit.By John Yoon, Christopher F. Schuetze, Jin Yu Young and Claire Moses
Published on : Fri Nov 08 2024
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Amsterdam (Netherlands)IsraelNetherlandsAjax Amsterdam (Soccer Team)Maccabi Tel Aviv