Putin, in No Hurry for 30-Day Truce, Seeks Ukrainian Concessions
President Vladimir V. Putin of Russia on Thursday did not rule out a U.S. and Ukrainian proposal for a monthlong cease-fire, but he set down numerous conditions that would most…
China Condemns CK Hutchison-BlackRock Panama Canal Deal
The Chinese government has strongly criticized a planned deal by a Hong Kong conglomerate to sell ports in Panama and elsewhere to an investment group led by an American asset…
How Mexico President Claudia Sheinbaum Won Trump’s Praise
With a trade war brewing, President Trump gave the Mexican president a sign of grudging respect: “You’re tough,” he told her in a phone call last month, according to four…
How a Russian Mobster Stalked an Iranian Dissident in Brooklyn
Khalid Mehdiyev returned a phone call in the summer of 2022 from a fellow member of the Russian mob, Polad Omarov. They had been collaborating on a project, Mr. Mehdiyev…
Why China Is Worried About Trump’s Tariffs on Mexico
Officials in Beijing are increasingly worried that President Trump’s tariffs on Mexico may be the start of a broad campaign to force developing countries around the world to choose between…
China Cools on Musk: ‘Two Cars for the Price of One Tesla’
Tesla is getting crushed in China, its most important market outside the United States and one that it had dominated for years. When Liu Jie, 32, decided to buy an…
Putin Visits Kursk to Cheer Russian Troops Trying to Oust Ukraine
Russia’s president, Vladimir V. Putin, dressed in fatigues, visited a command post near the front in Kursk late Wednesday to cheer on his military’s ejection of Ukrainian forces from much…
Trump: Tariffs on Indian drugs will be a bitter pill for Americans
11 hours ago Archana Shukla and Nikhil Inamdar BBC News, Mumbai Getty Images With Donald Trump’s tit-for-tat tariffs on India looming next month, millions of Americans may have to brace…
From Mexico cartel safe house to US streets: BBC tracks deadly fentanyl targeted by Trump tariffs
18 hours ago Quentin Sommerville BBC The fentanyl dealer from Los Angeles stands to the side watching carefully as a Mexican drugs cartel operative prepares his latest shipment. The synthetic…
US team lands in Moscow for Ukraine talks as Russia takes Sudzha
US officials have landed in Moscow to discuss a potential ceasefire with Ukraine. Special envoy Steve Witkoff arrived on Thursday morning to try to convince Russia to accept a 30-day…