- Deadly Russian Strikes Hit Civilian Center and Other Targets in Odesaby Constant Méheut and John Ismay on 1 May 2024 at 01:19
Ukraine accused Russia of using a cluster weapon in a civilian area on Monday, killing five people. A strike on Wednesday killed three others, an official said.
- Two Men Are Charged Over the Felling of the Sycamore Gap Treeby Jenny Gross on 30 April 2024 at 23:18
Seven months after the beloved tree in northern England was cut down, the police charged two men in their 30s with damaging the 200-year-old tree and part of Hadrian’s Wall.
- Middle East Crisis: Netanyahu Again Vows to Invade Rafah ‘With or Without’ Cease-Fire Dealby The New York Times on 30 April 2024 at 23:14
“The idea that we will halt the war before achieving all of its goals is out of the question,” the Israeli premier told relatives of hostages on Tuesday.
- Netanyahu Vows to Invade Rafah ‘With or Without’ Cease-Fire Dealby Damien Cave, Edward Wong, Adam Rasgon and Thomas Fuller on 30 April 2024 at 23:00
As mediators pressed for a truce and Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken toured the region, a ground incursion into the southern Gazan city loomed.
- How Capitalists in Communist Cuba Are an Economic Lifelineby David C. Adams on 30 April 2024 at 22:29
Cuba’s Communist revolution took aim at private businesses, making them largely illegal. Today, they are proliferating, while the socialist economy craters.
- Mali Claims Death of Islamic State Terrorist Who Helped Lead Ambush in Nigerby Ruth Maclean on 30 April 2024 at 21:51
The West African country said it killed Abu Huzeifa, a commander in an Islamic State affiliate who was involved in a 2017 attack in neighboring Niger that killed American Green Berets and Nigerien forces.
- Blinken Is in Jordan to Discuss Aid for Gazaby Edward Wong on 30 April 2024 at 21:41
The U.S. secretary of state’s visit to Jordan comes as the Biden administration tries to pressure Hamas to accept a deal that would result in a temporary cease-fire in the war in Gaza and the release of some hostages.
- Wednesday Briefing: Clashes Escalate on U.S. Campusesby Amelia Nierenberg on 30 April 2024 at 21:36
Also, a judge fined Donald Trump for breaking a gag order.
- Energy Dept. Releases New Efficiency Rules for Water Heaters and Other Appliancesby Hiroko Tabuchi on 30 April 2024 at 20:59
The Biden administration is tightening efficiency rules for water heaters, stoves and other appliances, and conservative politicians are dialing up their criticisms.
- Edward Dwight, Once Picked to Be the First Black Astronaut in Space, Aims for Space at Lastby Matt Richtel on 30 April 2024 at 20:40
Six decades ago, Mr. Dwight’s shot at becoming the first Black astronaut in space was thwarted by racism and politics. Now, at 90, he’s finally going up.
- ‘Green Islam’ Drew a Reporter to Indonesiaby Sui-Lee Wee on 30 April 2024 at 20:05
An environmental movement is growing in the world’s most populous Muslim nation.
- From Baby Talk to Baby A.I.by Oliver Whang on 30 April 2024 at 19:09
Could a better understanding of how infants acquire language help us build smarter A.I. models?
- Nine Rescued in Atlantic After Days on Wreckage of Migrant Boatby Emma Bubola on 30 April 2024 at 19:01
The survivors told Spanish authorities that about 60 people had been aboard when their vessel set out for the Canary Islands from Senegal.
- U.S. Plan to Protect Oceans Has a Problem, Some Say: Too Much Fishingby Catrin Einhorn on 30 April 2024 at 18:48
An effort to protect 30 percent of land and waters would count some commercial fishing zones as conserved areas.
- Ex-N.S.A. Employee Who Tried to Sell U.S. Secrets to Russia Gets 22 Yearsby Johnny Diaz on 30 April 2024 at 18:46
The Colorado man, who held a top security clearance, told an undercover F.B.I. employee posing as a Russian agent that he needed to pay nearly $84,000 in student loan and credit card debt.
- 14-Year-Old Boy Killed in London Sword Attack, Police Sayby Derrick Bryson Taylor and Isabella Kwai on 30 April 2024 at 17:17
A 14-year-old boy was killed and several others were hospitalized in a stabbing spree in northeast London, the police said. A 36-year-old man was arrested.
- Surrounded by Fighters and Haunted by Famine, Sudan City Fears Worstby Declan Walsh on 30 April 2024 at 14:40
A powerful paramilitary group has encircled El Fasher, the last remaining obstacle to domination of the sprawling Darfur region, raising alarm about mass killings if the city is taken.
- Hamas and Fatah Officials, Longtime Rivals, Met in Chinaby Damien Cave and Adam Rasgon on 30 April 2024 at 14:27
The Chinese government did not say when the talks between the main Palestinian factions were held. Expectations for progress were low.
- Europe’s Economic Laggards Have Become Its Leadersby Liz Alderman and Melissa Eddy on 30 April 2024 at 14:23
More than a decade after painful austerity, Greece, Portugal and Spain have been growing faster than traditional powerhouses like Germany.
- Chad Election 2024: What to Knowby Ruth Maclean on 30 April 2024 at 13:41
The Central African nation’s May 6 election appears to offer voters a choice. But it’s been masterminded, analysts say, to rubber-stamp the rule of the incumbent, Mahamat Idriss Déby.