Greek Court Rejects Effort to Toughen Punishment After Killing of an American
ATHENS — A Greek court on Friday rejected an effort to toughen the punishment for a group of men convicted in the beating death of an American on a holiday…
Tracking the Congo River’s Huge Rafts of Logs
Ashley Gilbertson for The New York Times On the river, empathy abounds. One crew got stuck and yelled to shore for help. Several men heard the call, then spent hours…
How the Institute for the Study of War tries to provide a clearer picture of the fighting.
Since the start of Russia’s invasion, the Institute for the Study of War has provided daily updates about the situation on the front. The assessments from the Washington-based research group…
Chewed and Rolled: How Cats Make the Most of Their Catnip High
Cats, so often, are a mystery, even to those that know them best. Why do they sleep so much? Why do they want your full attention one minute, none the…
Russia’s Oil Revenue Soars Despite Sanctions, Study Finds
Russia’s invasion of Ukraine triggered global condemnation and tough sanctions aimed at denting Moscow’s war chest. Yet Russia’s revenues from fossil fuels, by far its biggest export, soared to records…
The Scene at the Border
Eileen Sullivan, a Times reporter who covers immigration, recently reported from both sides of the U.S.-Mexico border. The number of people crossing the border is the highest it’s been in…
A Caravan of Migrants Is Heading Toward the U.S. Border
Thousands of migrants set off from southern Mexico last week in one of the largest caravans seeking to reach the United States in recent years. The mass movement coincided with…
‘Dead Cities’ Become the Flashpoint for the Fierce War in the East
LYSYCHANSK, Ukraine — Just to move about town, Ukrainian soldiers accelerate to breakneck speeds in their S.U.V.s, screech around corners, zip into courtyards, then pile out and run for cover.…
White House Outlines Covid Vaccine Plan for Children Under 5
The White House has outlined the early stages of its plan for making coronavirus vaccines available this month to roughly 18 million children younger than 5, should the doses be…
Harvey Weinstein Facing Indecent Assault Charges in Britain
The British authorities have authorized criminal charges against Harvey Weinstein on two counts of indecent assault against a woman in 1996 in London, the country’s Crown Prosecution Service announced in…