Amos Hochstein, a top Biden administration envoy to the Middle East, has seldom stayed overnight on trips to Beirut over the past year, so the extended visit may be a positive sign. Source link : https://www.nytimes.com/2024/11/20/world/middleeast/lebanon-cease-fire-amos-hochstein.html Author : Euan Ward Publish date : 2024-11-20 11:41:28 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source.
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As the nation’s top health official, he could discourage vaccine research and production, and dissuade Americans from getting shots. Source link : https://www.nytimes.com/2024/11/20/opinion/rfk-jr-vaccines-public-health.html Author : Michael T. Osterholm and Ezekiel J. Emanuel Publish date : 2024-11-20 10:23:50 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source.
Some vintners in the former Soviet republic are seeking to break a politically risky dependence on Russia and focus more on high-value European and American markets. Source link : https://www.nytimes.com/2024/11/20/world/europe/georgia-russia-wine-sanctions.html Author : Ivan Nechepurenko and Emile Ducke Publish date : 2024-11-20 09:58:37 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source.
A storm system approaching the Northwest with hurricane-force winds was expected to drench the region with rain. At least one death was reported. Source link : https://www.nytimes.com/2024/11/20/us/washington-storm-power-outage.html Author : Yan Zhuang Publish date : 2024-11-20 08:55:30 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source.
The unusual alert came a day after Ukraine used American-made ballistic missiles to strike Russian territory for the first time. Source link : https://www.nytimes.com/2024/11/20/world/europe/us-embassy-ukraine-warning.html Author : Marc Santora Publish date : 2024-11-20 07:29:46 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source.
Lahore comes alive at night. But this year’s record onslaught of cold-weather smog — residents call it the “fifth season” — has broken its rhythms. Source link : https://www.nytimes.com/2024/11/20/world/asia/lahore-pakistan-smog.html Author : Zia ur-Rehman and Betsy Joles Publish date : 2024-11-20 05:50:34 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source.
The media tycoon, who is accused of masterminding pro-democracy protests, testified at his trial for the first time. He could be sent to prison for life. Source link : https://www.nytimes.com/2024/11/19/world/asia/jimmy-lai-hong-kong-trial.html Author : David Pierson and Tiffany May Publish date : 2024-11-20 05:00:01 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source.
A friend and financial backer of Donald J. Trump’s, Ms. McMahon, who led the Small Business Administration during his first term, remained close to him during the campaign. Source link : https://www.nytimes.com/2024/11/19/us/politics/linda-mcmahon-education-secretary-trump.html Author : Zach Montague and Ana Swanson Publish date : 2024-11-20 04:41:33 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source.
Iran has raised the possibility it would stop expanding its stockpile of uranium enriched to a purity of 60 percent — very close to the level needed for a weapon, the U.N.’s nuclear watchdog says. Source link : https://www.nytimes.com/2024/11/19/world/middleeast/1iran-bomb-grade-nuclear-fuel.html Author : William J. Broad Publish date : 2024-11-20 01:10:09 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source.
The closest House race in the nation is in Southern California, where Representative Michelle Steel is trailing her challenger, Derek Tran, by a tiny margin after nearly 310,000 votes have been counted. Source link : https://www.nytimes.com/2024/11/19/us/politics/california-house-election-steel-tran.html Author : Amy Qin Publish date : 2024-11-20 02:06:22 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source.
Repeatedly imprisoned in his country, Kianoosh Sanjari refused to be silenced by the government. But in the end, despairing of change, he silenced himself. Source link : https://www.nytimes.com/2024/11/19/world/middleeast/iran-kianoosh-sanjari-suicide.html Author : Farnaz Fassihi and Leily Nikounazar Publish date : 2024-11-20 01:29:16 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source.
First up is a resolution put forth by Senator Bernie Sanders, a Vermont independent who is Jewish, to deny Israel certain military weapons. Source link : https://www.nytimes.com/2024/11/19/us/politics/israel-gaza-democrats.html Author : Jonathan Weisman Publish date : 2024-11-20 00:11:07 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source.
As he resists pressure to reach a cease-fire that would release the captives, Israel’s prime minister is now offering a reward for their freedom, while still vowing to punish anyone who hurts a hostage. Source link : https://www.nytimes.com/2024/11/19/world/middleeast/israel-5-million-dollars-hostage.html Author : Ephrat Livni Publish date : 2024-11-19 23:01:56 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source.
The giant booster stage of the prototype moon and Mars rocket carried out a water landing while the vehicle’s upper stage continued on an hourlong journey through space. Source link : https://www.nytimes.com/2024/11/19/science/spacex-launch-starship.html Author : Katrina Miller and Kenneth Chang Publish date : 2024-11-19 22:35:56 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source.
Marius Borg Hoiby, the stepson of Crown Prince Haakon of Norway, was arrested on Monday. His lawyer denied the accusation and said his client was cooperating with the authorities. Source link : https://www.nytimes.com/2024/11/19/world/europe/norway-crown-princess-son-rape-arrest.html Author : Isabella Kwai Publish date : 2024-11-19 21:23:17 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source.
The president-elect has a starting point: the plan for a two-state solution that he put out in January 2020. Source link : https://www.nytimes.com/2024/11/19/opinion/donald-trump-israel-gaza.html Author : Thomas L. Friedman Publish date : 2024-11-19 20:57:26 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source.
The envoy, Amos Hochstein, said an end to the fighting was “within our grasp” after meeting in Beirut with Lebanon’s Parliament speaker, a key interlocutor with Hezbollah. Source link : https://www.nytimes.com/2024/11/19/world/middleeast/us-envoy-lebanon-israel-hezbollah.html Author : Christina Goldbaum, Adam Rasgon and Farnaz Fassihi Publish date : 2024-11-19 19:55:41 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source.
Republicans are juggling complex political and tactical questions as they plan their congressional agenda next year. Source link : https://www.nytimes.com/2024/11/19/us/politics/trump-tax-cuts-congress.html Author : Andrew Duehren and Catie Edmondson Publish date : 2024-11-19 19:02:37 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source.
Members of an elite army unit planned to kill Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva in 2022 as part of an effort to keep Jair Bolsonaro in power after he lost the presidential election. Source link : https://www.nytimes.com/2024/11/19/world/americas/brazil-soldiers-president-lula-assassination-plot.html Author : Ana Ionova Publish date : 2024-11-19 17:23:46 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source.
Donald J. Trump, who was found liable for sexual abuse last year, appears determined to force a fight over the role of such allegations in society. Source link : https://www.nytimes.com/2024/11/19/us/politics/trump-women-metoo.html Author : Peter Baker Publish date : 2024-11-19 16:54:49 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source.
The government seems powerless to protect its citizens from this annual crisis, let alone prevent it. Source link : https://www.nytimes.com/2024/11/19/world/asia/india-delhi-air-pollution.html Author : Alex Travelli and Hari Kumar Publish date : 2024-11-19 16:10:52 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source.
After publishing “Europe on 5 Dollars a Day” in 1957, he went on to build an empire of guidebooks, package tours, hotels and other services. Source link : https://www.nytimes.com/2024/11/18/books/arthur-frommer-dead.html Author : Paul Vitello Publish date : 2024-11-19 15:06:49 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source.
The attack came just two days after President Biden gave Ukraine permission to use long-range U.S.-made weapons to strike targets inside Russia. Source link : https://www.nytimes.com/2024/11/19/world/europe/ukraine-russia-atacms-missiles.html Author : Marc Santora and Eric Schmitt Publish date : 2024-11-19 14:19:53 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source.
A decree signed by the Russian leader, though long-planned, came days after President Biden authorized the use of U.S.-supplied long-range missiles by Ukraine for strikes inside Russia. Source link : https://www.nytimes.com/2024/11/19/world/europe/putin-russia-nuclear-weapons-missiles.html Author : Anton Troianovski Publish date : 2024-11-19 13:18:27 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source.
We photographed badly wounded Gazans who made it out for treatment. Many can think of little but the dead they left behind. “We wanted to go with them, too,” one child told us. Source link : https://www.nytimes.com/card/2024/11/19/world/middleeast/palestinians-qatar-israel-hamas-war Author : The New York Times Publish date : 2024-11-19 12:12:55 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source.