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Stephen Hubbard was a wanderer. But when he moved to Ukraine, the war brought arrest, torture and imprisonment. He turns 73 this week. Source link : https://www.nytimes.com/2025/02/09/world/europe/american-teacher-ukraine-russia-prison.html Author : Kim Barker and Nataliya Vasilyeva Publish date : 2025-02-09 17:33:00 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source.

Mr. Thondup’s influence in Tibet has been seen as second only to his younger brother, Tenzin Gyatso, the exiled head of Tibetan Buddhism, whom he spent decades trying to help return to their homeland. Source link : https://www.nytimes.com/2025/02/09/obituaries/gyalo-thondup-dead-dalai-lama-brother.html Author : Ali Watkins Publish date : 2025-02-09 16:49:00 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source.

The European Court of Human Rights took Italy to task for not protecting citizens in an area where illegal dumping and burning of toxic waste has long been linked to cancers. Residents say it’s about time. Source link : https://www.nytimes.com/2025/02/09/world/europe/italy-toxic-waste-echr-pollution.html Author : Elisabetta Povoledo Publish date : 2025-02-09 15:38:00 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source.

Rebels known as Naxalites have waged an insurgency that has ebbed and flowed over decades, but government operations have given them less space to maneuver. Source link : https://www.nytimes.com/2025/02/09/world/asia/india-maoist-guerrillas-naxalite.html Author : Hari Kumar and Mujib Mashal Publish date : 2025-02-09 13:25:00 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source.

Israel’s military withdrew from the Netzarim Corridor under the cease-fire with Hamas. During the war, troops patrolled the zone that splits the territory, preventing evacuated Palestinians from returning north. Source link : https://www.nytimes.com/2025/02/09/world/europe/israel-gaza-netzarim.html Author : Lara Jakes and Natan Odenheimer Publish date : 2025-02-09 12:14:00 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source.

With a compliant Congress and mostly quiet streets, the president’s opponents are turning to the judicial branch with a flurry of legal actions. But can the courts keep up? Source link : https://www.nytimes.com/2025/02/09/us/trump-federal-courts-lawsuits.html Author : Mattathias Schwartz Publish date : 2025-02-09 11:15:00 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source.

As voters head to the polls on Sunday, violence, unemployment and the country’s ongoing energy crisis will be top of mind. Source link : https://www.nytimes.com/2025/02/09/world/americas/ecuador-election-2025.html Author : Genevieve Glatsky Publish date : 2025-02-09 10:01:00 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source.

At a gathering in Madrid, members of Europe’s far-right parties set aside any trepidation they might have about President Trump’s threats, and instead focused on a common enemy — the European Union. Source link : https://www.nytimes.com/2025/02/08/world/europe/far-right-spain-rally.html Author : Emma Bubola Publish date : 2025-02-09 08:25:00 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source.

A judge halted parts of the Trump administration’s plan to shut down the agency. A verdict might not come for weeks or even longer as thousands are left in limbo. Source link : https://www.nytimes.com/2025/02/08/us/politics/usaid-workers-trump.html Author : Karoun Demirjian and Stephanie Nolen Publish date : 2025-02-09 05:50:00 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source.

As the self-exiled leader of the South-West Africa People’s Organization, he directed a guerrilla army in a 24-year war for independence from South African rule. Source link : https://www.nytimes.com/2025/02/08/obituaries/sam-nujoma-dead.html Author : Alan Cowell Publish date : 2025-02-09 06:25:00 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source.

An executive order from President Trump on Friday put the weight of U.S. influence behind a hotly disputed claim in South Africa that Afrikaners were the “victims of unjust racial discrimination.” Source link : https://www.nytimes.com/2025/02/08/world/africa/afrikaners-trump-south-africa.html Author : John Eligon and Lynsey Chutel Publish date : 2025-02-09 04:09:00 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source.

A judge ruled Saturday that the activities of Elon Musk’s government cost-cutting effort risk “the disclosure of sensitive and confidential information” and render them “more vulnerable than before to hacking.” Source link : https://www.nytimes.com/2025/02/08/us/politics/treasury-systems-raised-security-concerns.html Author : David E. Sanger Publish date : 2025-02-09 00:42:00 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source.

The 7.6-magnitude tremor struck south of the Cayman Islands on Saturday. There were no immediate reports of injuries or damage. Source link : https://www.nytimes.com/2025/02/08/world/americas/earthquake-caribbean-cayman-tsunami.html Author : Andrés R. Martínez Publish date : 2025-02-09 01:27:00 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source.

Three ducks died of the disease at the Queens Zoo, while three more ducks and nine wild birds that died at the Bronx Zoo were being tested for the virus, according to the parks’ operator. Source link : https://www.nytimes.com/2025/02/08/nyregion/bird-flu-bronx-queens-zoo.html Author : Maia Coleman Publish date : 2025-02-09 00:34:00 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source.

Critics say a Trump administration order calls into question the United States’ global standing and reliability. Source link : https://www.nytimes.com/2025/02/08/world/europe/us-foreign-aid-freeze-wwk.html Author : Yonette Joseph, Malika Khurana and Adam Pasick Publish date : 2025-02-08 22:10:00 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source.

The man broke the window’s inner pane and plastic frame before being subdued on a Frontier Airlines flight on Tuesday. The F.B.I. is investigating. Source link : https://www.nytimes.com/2025/02/08/us/frontier-airlines-passenger-restrained.html Author : Neil Vigdor Publish date : 2025-02-08 22:04:00 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source.

President Biden announced the arms sales at the end of his administration, and President Trump is pushing it soon after his meeting with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of Israel. Source link : https://www.nytimes.com/2025/02/08/us/politics/trump-israel-arms-weapons.html Author : Edward Wong and Robert Jimison Publish date : 2025-02-08 20:34:00 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source.

Nearly a foot of snow could fall in Boston, and three to five inches of snow and sleet are expected in New York. Source link : https://www.nytimes.com/2025/02/08/weather/new-york-boston-northeast-snow.html Author : Nazaneen Ghaffar and Judson Jones Publish date : 2025-02-08 19:26:00 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source.

The scenes at the latest hostage release in Gaza angered Israelis and created even more uncertainty surrounding the next steps in a phased cease-fire deal. Source link : https://www.nytimes.com/2025/02/08/world/middleeast/israel-hamas-hostages-prisoners.html Author : Aaron Boxerman and Fatima AbdulKarim Publish date : 2025-02-08 17:32:00 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source.

The order came in response to a lawsuit filed by 19 attorneys general accusing the president of failing to faithfully execute the nation’s laws when he let DOGE comb through federal computer systems. Source link : https://www.nytimes.com/2025/02/07/nyregion/attorneys-general-trump-musk-suit.html Author : Hurubie Meko and Qasim Nauman Publish date : 2025-02-08 16:27:00 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source.

Shock and grief rippled through the health community as lifelines for care were abruptly severed. Source link : https://www.nytimes.com/2025/02/08/health/trump-usaid-health-aid.html Author : Apoorva Mandavilli Publish date : 2025-02-08 15:20:00 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source.

The release of the three men was the fifth in a staggered hostage-for-prisoner exchange laid out in a cease-fire deal between Hamas and Israel. Source link : https://www.nytimes.com/2025/02/08/world/middleeast/israel-hamas-gaza-hostages-bios.html Author : Natan Odenheimer, Ephrat Livni, Talya Minsberg, Matthew Mpoke Bigg and Lynsey Chutel Publish date : 2025-02-08 14:11:00 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source.

The collapse of U.S.A.I.D. at the hands of President Trump and Elon Musk is already leaving gaping holes in vital health care and other services that millions of Africans rely on for their survival. Source link : https://www.nytimes.com/2025/02/08/world/africa/usaid-africa-trump-musk.html Author : Declan Walsh Publish date : 2025-02-08 12:04:00 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source.

Movie audiences are cracking up during serious scenes. What’s a theatergoer to do? Source link : https://www.nytimes.com/2025/02/08/briefing/dark-comedy.html Author : Melissa Kirsch Publish date : 2025-02-08 11:29:00 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source.

The hostages, who were made to give public speeches by Hamas, looked frail and gaunt. Israel is now supposed to release about 180 Palestinian prisoners. Source link : https://www.nytimes.com/live/2025/02/08/world/israel-hamas-gaza-hostages Author : The New York Times Publish date : 2025-02-08 10:14:00 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source.