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A Russian missile slammed into a hotel before dawn on Thursday in the hometown of President Volodymyr Zelensky in central Ukraine, killing at least four people and injuring more than 30 others, the Ukrainian authorities said. “Just before the attack, volunteers from a humanitarian organization — citizens of Ukraine, the United States and the United … Read more

Thursday Briefing

European leaders find themselves plunged into a hostile new era of less cooperation from the United States, a greater threat from Russia, and an increasingly uncertain outlook for Ukraine. On Thursday, they will gather in Brussels to try to figure out what to do about that. They will need to walk a fine line: Figuring … Read more

France is willing to discuss extending the protection afforded by its nuclear arsenal to its European allies, President Emmanuel Macron said on Wednesday, as the continent scrambles to fend off heightened Russian aggression and diminishing American support. France and Britain are the only two countries in Europe with their own nuclear weapons; only France is … Read more

On the battlefields of Ukraine and western Russia, a stalemated war has ground on, with Ukrainian troops defending against Russian progress that can be measured sometimes in mere yards. The cost has been heavy casualties on both sides. President Trump’s decision this week to pause military assistance and intelligence sharing could reorder the battlefield, either … Read more

President Trump had a special message on Tuesday night for the “incredible people of Greenland,” whose island he has repeatedly expressed interest in acquiring — through a purchase or by force. “We strongly support your right to determine your own future,” he said, briefly pausing during a speech to Congress to address Greenlanders directly. Then, … Read more

Pierre Joris, a poet and translator who tackled some of the 20th century’s most difficult verse, rendering into English the complex work of the German-Romanian poet Paul Celan, died on Feb. 27 at his home in Brooklyn. He was 78. His wife, Nicole Peyraffite, said the cause was complications of cancer. Mr. Joris was the … Read more

Big eyewear, leather gloves, statement handbags: During Milan Fashion Week, it was often the case that for many people, an outfit was not complete until it was augmented with a visually bold or beautiful accessory — and that’s before shoes were accounted for. A proclivity toward things that are lavish, loud and sexy is something … Read more

The tutelage began last Friday, soon after President Volodymyr Zelensky of Ukraine suffered through a humiliating dressing down at the White House, courtesy of President Trump. Prime Minister Keir Starmer of Britain suggested that Mr. Zelensky return to the White House to mend fences with Mr. Trump. That idea was scotched by both sides, who … Read more