President Trump has signed an order telling the Pentagon to begin using military force against certain criminal gangs that the United States has named terror organizations.
The Ukrainian leader’s blunt comments risk angering President Trump, who has made a peace deal between Ukraine and Russia one of his signature foreign policy goals.
The Mexican government thought it had turned a corner in cooperating with the Trump administration on combating the cartels, having launched an aggressive crackdown of its own.
Palestinians who fear being killed or seriously injured during rushes to obtain aid are being forced to pay exorbitant fees to take out money to buy food.
The Israeli cabinet agreed to Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s military plan, but the quandary of who will eventually govern Gaza remains intractable.
Assaults on Ukraine have been intensifying even as President Trump has threatened new sanctions on Moscow, and now is preparing to meet with Russia’s leader.
Marc Santora, Maria Varenikova, David Guttenfelder and Tyler Hicks
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu faced opposition at home and abroad on Friday as his office said that the Israeli military would take control of Gaza City. Adam Rasgon, a reporter for The New York Times in Jerusalem covering Israeli and Palestinian affairs, describes what’s happening.
Adam Rasgon, Christina Shaman, Karen Hanley and Laura Salaberry
Critics accused the administration of a double standard, trying to stop wind projects because of potential bald eagle deaths while easing rules for oil and gas companies.
Three bombs go off on an average night in the Netherlands, blowing out windows and sometimes causing injury or death. “It is not normal,” a security guard says.
New York Times reporters documented how fentanyl was concealed by Mexico’s most powerful criminal syndicate, which is adapting in the face of a crackdown by two governments.
Paulina Villegas, Maria Abi-Habib and Adriana Zehbrauskas
International allies and families of hostages condemned Benjamin Netanyahu’s plan to take control of Gaza City, with the British prime minister calling it “wrong.”
The European Union struck a trade deal that protected political priorities, like chicken and beef standards, while allowing headline-grabbing concessions. Consider lobsters.
Kim Jong-un, the leader of North Korea, might be preparing his young daughter, Kim Ju-ae, to become his successor. Choe Sang-Hun, the Seoul bureau chief for The New York Times, analyzed North Korean state propaganda to find out.
The military leadership has said it prefers a new cease-fire instead of renewed fighting, and the military’s chief of staff previously raised concerns about troop exhaustion.