Stocks Slump as Trump Tariffs Take Effect

Global stocks tumbled on Tuesday as investors’ concerns over the future health of the economy mounted after President Trump’s broad tariffs against Canada, Mexico and China went into effect. The S&P 500 fell 0.7 percent at the start of trading on Tuesday, adding to the 1.8 percent loss on Monday that was its sharpest decline … Read more

Israel Strikes Syria Again as Tensions Rise

Israel has conducted new airstrikes on Syria’s coast and ground raids in the country’s south, part of a wave of attacks that Israel says is necessary for its security that has raised tensions with Syria’s new government. The strikes appeared to be the latest attempt to keep weapons from the Assad regime out of the … Read more

Why Is Trump Pausing Aid to Ukraine? What to Know.

The Trump administration’s decision to temporarily suspend the delivery of all military assistance to Ukraine sent shock waves through Europe on Tuesday, even as details about the move remained scant. The decision — which affects more than $1 billion in arms and ammunition in the pipeline and on order — made real a fear that … Read more

Showing Courage in Ukraine With Handfuls of Clay

This article is part of our Design special section about the reverence for handmade objects. In late August 2020, eight humanoid statues appeared in a quiet corner of the Saint-Sophia of Kyiv conservation area, a 12-acre museum complex that is centered on the thousand-year-old Saint-Sophia Cathedral. Called “Shadows,” the clay-and-copper sculptures — each faceless and … Read more

Is It Time to Transfer Frozen Russian Assets to Ukraine? Calls Grow Louder.

President Trump’s rancorous threat to abandon Ukraine is stoking support for a long-debated proposal to use billions of dollars in frozen Russian assets to buy weapons for Ukraine and finance its reconstruction. The money — roughly $300 billion owned by Russia’s central bank — was frozen by the United States, the European Union, Britain and … Read more

Tuesday Briefing – The New York Times

A pause on U.S. military aid to Ukraine President Trump suspended the delivery of military aid to Ukraine yesterday, according to senior U.S. officials, who said the pause would stay in effect until Trump determined that Ukraine had demonstrated a good-faith commitment to peace talks with Russia. The order was to take effect immediately, affecting … Read more