Portugal’s Parliament ousted the center-right government in a vote of no confidence on Tuesday, forcing the third national election in little more than three years. The year-old government of Luís Montenegro was precarious from the start, controlling far less than a majority in the Parliament, and it has recently been tarnished by a controversy over … Read more
Russian forces have begun an assault on the town of Sudzha, the main population center in the Kursk region that was captured by Ukraine last year, a top Russian commander said on Tuesday. The advance puts Moscow on the verge of ending the first invasion of Russian territory since World War II. “We have surrounded … Read more
A senior official at the main U.S. aid agency, which is being dismantled by the Trump administration, told employees to clear safes holding classified documents and personnel files by shredding the papers or putting them into bags for burning, according to an email sent to the staff. The email sent by Erica Y. Carr, the … Read more
With anger in Europe mounting over President Trump’s perceived abandonment of the continent, President Emmanuel Macron of France gathered the chiefs of staff of more than 30 armed forces on Tuesday to review the formation of a multinational peacekeeping force to monitor any cease-fire in Ukraine. A brief statement from the French presidency at the … Read more
Volkswagen’s earnings dropped last year and its profitability may improve only marginally this year, as the automaker repositions its global business to deal with shifting trade policies in the United States and tough competition from its Chinese rivals. Volkswagen is Europe’s largest carmaker, and its reach extends across the globe. While the company’s size and … Read more
Ukraine Launches Drone Attack Against Moscow Region
A 59-year-old man was arrested on Tuesday on suspicion of manslaughter, the police in northern England said, after a container ship crashed into an oil tanker in the North Sea a day earlier, leaving one crew member missing and presumed dead. The container ship, the Solong, struck the Stena Immaculate, an anchored oil tanker that … Read more
When Luigi Maria Caliò, a classical archaeology professor, first brought students from the University of Catania to excavate an area of Ostia Antica, the ancient commercial port of call outside Rome, he wasn’t sure what he might find. The dig site had not been explored in modern times, despite its central location next to a … Read more
Ukrainian and American officials are meeting in Saudi Arabia on Tuesday in hopes of finding a way to halt the Russia-Ukraine war. But the United States, Ukraine and Russia each have very different ideas about what a potential agreement should look like. Ahead of the talks, Ukraine and Russia launched deadly strikes on each other’s … Read more
Hundreds of civilians have sought refuge at a Russian air base on Syria’s coast, satellite imagery reveals, as thousands have fled violent clashes and a crackdown by government-aligned fighters that has plunged the region into turmoil. Footage and satellite images reviewed and verified by The New York Times on Monday indicated that civilians were sheltering … Read more