BRUSSELS — Europe’s top court ruled on Wednesday that the European Union can withhold funding from member countries failing to uphold the rule of law, arming the bloc to step up its efforts to defend its core values. The ruling shoots down a lawsuit by Hungary and Poland, the two countries most directly and immediately […]

Video President Vladimir V. Putin of Russia said he intended to continue talks with the West and that Russia would pull some of its troops from Ukraine’s border. U.S. officials said they were still evaluating Russia’s troop movements.CreditCredit…Pool photo by Sergey Guneev MOSCOW — President Vladimir V. Putin said Tuesday that Russia had decided “to […]

The United States is temporarily closing its embassy in Kyiv, the Ukrainian capital and moving embassy operations to Lviv, a city much farther from Russian territory, the State Department said on Monday, citing the Russian military buildup near Ukraine. The department had said on Saturday that it would move most of its diplomatic staff in […]

A Ukrainian front line position in Krasnohorivka. The biggest immediate energy threat from a Russian invasion would be Russian natural gas exports through Ukrainian pipelines that flow to Europe.Credit…Tyler Hicks/The New York Times A Russian invasion of Ukraine could drive up already high oil and natural gas prices, prolonging elevated inflation around the world and […]

KYIV, Ukraine — Russian attack helicopters were spotted buzzing within miles of his country’s borders on Sunday. The last strands of diplomacy were unraveling. Allies evacuated their embassies, airlines canceled flights, and a large number of private jets departed from the capital. For Volodymyr Zelensky, Ukraine’s president and a former comedic actor who was elected […]

Video Undaunted by the weather, demonstrators convened on Parliament Hill in Ottawa to protest against vaccines, mask mandates and Prime Minister Justin Trudeau.CreditCredit…Brett Gundlock for The New York Times Under persistent snowfall on Saturday morning, protesters convened on Ottawa’s Parliament Hill — part of the weekend tide of out-of-towners, sympathizers and gawkers who have come […]

RIO DE JANEIRO — Itamar Vieira Júnior, whose day job working for the Brazilian government on land reform took him deep into the impoverished countryside, knew next to nothing about the mainstream publishing industry when he put the final touches on a novel he had been writing on and off for decades. On a whim, […]

Video transcript Back transcript The Canadian Police Work to Clear Protesters in Ontario A group of police officers stood in a line to move protesters blocking access to an economically vital bridge in Windsor, Ontario. It’s the third week of demonstrations that began as a protest against Canada’s vaccine mandate for truck drivers crossing the […]

Video transcript Back transcript Ontario Declares State of Emergency as Protests Disrupt Supply Chains Doug Ford, the premier of Ontario, warned that protesters who do not clear transit routes could face a maximum penalty of $100,000, up to a year in prison and the potential loss of commercial and personal licenses. Today, I’m using my […]

ImageA satellite image shows deployment of a troop housing area and military vehicles in Rechitsa, Belarus, this week.Credit…Maxar Technologies., via Reuters WASHINGTON — The Biden administration warned on Friday that President Vladimir V. Putin of Russia could mount a major assault on Ukraine at any time, having built up formidable land, sea and air forces […]