William J. Burns, the C.I.A. director, called the leader of Russia’s foreign intelligence service after last week’s rebellion to assure the Kremlin that the United
Month: June 2023
A Timeline of France’s Protests After Police Fatally Shoot a 17-Year-Old
The fatal shooting of a French teenager of Algerian and Moroccan descent by a police officer has set off days of violent protests that have
Kevin Spacey Called ‘Sexual Bully’ in U.K. Trial
The actor Kevin Spacey is “a sexual bully” who “delights in making others feel powerless and uncomfortable,” a prosecutor told a British jury on Friday.
Russia Appears to Have Detained Surovikin in Post-Mutiny Crackdown, U.S. Says
U.S. officials, citing early intelligence reports, say that Russian authorities appear to have detained a top general under suspicion that he was involved in or
U.S. Says Russia May Have Detained a General Involved in Wagner Rebellion
Days after an aborted rebellion in Russia by a mercenary group presented a dramatic challenge to his leadership, President Vladimir V. Putin made highly choreographed
The Cosmos Is Thrumming With Gravitational Waves, Astronomers Find
On Wednesday evening, an international consortium of research collaborations revealed compelling evidence for the existence of a low-pitch hum of gravitational waves reverberating across the
UK Government Plan to Send Asylum Seekers to Rwanda Is Unlawful, Court Rules
The British government’s highly contested plan to fly some asylum seekers to Rwanda suffered a significant setback on Thursday when one of the country’s top
Your Thursday Briefing – The New York Times
Putin moves to punish Prigozhin allies Vladimir Putin, the Russian president, has indicated that he will punish people who enabled the Wagner mercenary boss Yevgeny
Putin Moves to Punish Prigozhin Allies
As President Vladimir V. Putin seeks to assert control in Russia, he is moving to punish people who enabled the mercenary boss Yevgeny V. Prigozhin’s
NATO Stresses Risk of Wagner Group’s Potential Relocation to Belarus
Ahead of an annual NATO summit scheduled for next month, the leaders of alliance members Estonia and Poland on Wednesday stressed the need for vigilance