Evacuation is almost impossible and food is running out in Russian-occupied Oleshky, a city menaced by mines and drones.A protester in Kyiv, the Ukrainian capital, last month calling for help for Oleshky, a city in southern Ukraine.
The justices are about to hear a lawsuit that could determine whether the oil industry faces billions of dollars in liability for damages caused by global warming.Boulder has sued Exxon and Suncor saying they should help pay for the damage caused by global warming in the state. A Suncor refinery in
Trump and his allies in the Capitol have revealed a problem that has been developing for decades.
Flávio Bolsonaro’s first round lead leaves President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva three weeks to find the votes to stop Brazil’s, and Latin America’s, rightward shift.Flávio Bolsonaro, the son for Brazil’s former president, Jair Bolsonaro, had the lead after Sunday’s vote.
What happened between two dog owners one April afternoon in Ohio will soon be scrutinized by a judge and jury as both men grapple with the consequences.David Mattai with Bob, his Cavalier King Charles Spaniel, last month.
Alejandro G. Iñárritu knows that “Digger” is polarizing. “I prefer that to the lukewarm reception,” he says of the climate-change satire with Tom Cruise.“Digger” is “a provoking film,” Alejandro G. Iñárritu conceded. “That’s the role of a film for me — let’s start the conversation.”
Rising borrowing costs are taking a toll on households and businesses. But they are doing little to dampen enthusiasm for investments in A.I. infrastructure, which are contributing to inflation.There is little sign that higher borrowing costs are doing much to slow artificial intelligence developmen
Trade blockages in the Persian Gulf have reminded the world that there are forces as great as or greater than technology and globalization.
Ken Paxton, the Texas attorney general and Republican Senate candidate, has alleged a sprawling profit-driven conspiracy. Pediatricians say the accusations are an attempt at intimidation.Dr. Rachel examining a patient in Texas last month.
Pedro Sánchez, the Spanish prime minister, has faced challenges including a migration crisis and several corruption scandals involving his inner circle.Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez of Spain called an early election on Nov. 29.
By pinpointing when it begins in young humans, scientists hope to better understand what consciousness is, and how it arises, in all of us.
We asked 100 scientists about unsolved problems in their fields. They sent back provocations — on the origins of life, the possibilities for human progress and much more.
Democrats are increasingly confident they will have a record number of women serving in the House next year, after backing women in competitive districts they are now positioned to win.“I’m incredibly confident that we will pass that 100 mark,” Representative Teresa Leger Fernández of New Mexico, th
The growing use of walk-and-talk social videos can be traced to Zohran Mamdani’s successful campaign for mayor of New York City. But not all candidates are naturals on camera.
It’s Oct. 5 — 29 days away from the midterms. Here’s the state of play.
Strikes on tankers in the Strait of Hormuz and oil infrastructure in Saudi Arabia came as the region’s exporters were getting more oil to the world market.Ships near the Strait of Hormuz last week. More tankers have moved through the strait in recent weeks.
A Saudi-led coalition has announced a military campaign against the Iran-backed Houthi militia in the country, reviving memories of its previous effort.Smoke billowing from the fuel storage area at King Khalid International Airport in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, last month after the Houthis claimed to hav
The offensive is an effort to wrest control of the Bab al-Mandab Strait from the Houthis, a militia in Yemen backed by Iran.Inspecting melted foam in a factory after a strike in Sanaa, Yemen, on Sunday. Houthi-affiliated media blamed Saudi Arabia for the attack.
The longest-serving Republican speaker of the House admitted in 2016 to abusing teenage boys decades earlier. He was 84.Dennis Hastert on Capitol Hill in 2003. He was sentenced to 15 months in federal prison in April 2016.
There remains an opportunity for the group to play a positive and honest role in American politics.
What is the future of the conservative movement?
We look at the cases before the Supreme Court this term.
The country’s consumer watchdog has said only that “an employee of an anti-plague institute in the Irkutsk Region” contracted pneumonia. Rumors and unconfirmed reports sounded a more ominous note.An infectious-diseases hospital in the town of Shelekhov, Russia, on Monday. The mayor has urged residen
