Washington and Moscow flooded the Korean Peninsula with arms and aid as they fueled the war between South and North seven decades ago. Now, in a fateful moment of history turning back on itself, Russia and the United States are reaching out to those same allies to supply badly needed …
Read More »Aid Reaches Libya After Catastrophic Floods Kill Thousands
As two dams collapsed and storm waters tore through the streets of the Libyan city of Derna, carrying bodies and buildings with them, Ruba Hatem Yassine, her pregnant sister and several older relatives clambered up a neighbor’s ladder to the roof to flee the grasp of the rushing flood below. …
Read More »Russia-Ukraine War: Ukraine Strikes Headquarters of Russia’s Black Sea Fleet
A Ukrainian attack targeting the headquarters of Russia’s Black Sea Fleet in Crimea damaged two ships and triggered a large blaze at a sprawling naval shipyard that plays a critical role in the Russian war effort, according to Russian and Ukrainian officials. The pre-dawn attack on Wednesday appeared to be …
Read More »Russia-Ukraine War: Putin Showcases His Embrace of Kim, a Much-Needed Ally
A Ukrainian attack targeting the headquarters of Russia’s Black Sea Fleet in Crimea damaged two ships and triggered a large blaze at a sprawling naval shipyard that plays a critical role in the Russian war effort, according to Russian and Ukrainian officials. The pre-dawn attack on Wednesday appeared to be …
Read More »Russia-Ukraine War: Kim and Putin Discuss Deepening Ties as Ukraine War Looms Over Summit
President Vladimir V. Putin of Russia welcomed the leader of North Korea, Kim Jong-un, to a space facility in far eastern Russia on Wednesday, for a summit that is being scrutinized for indications that Pyongyang will supply armaments the Kremlin needs for its war in Ukraine. During a lunchtime toast, …
Read More »Russia-Ukraine War: North Korea’s Leader Arrives in Russia as Nations Seek Closer Military Ties
When the North Korean leader Kim Jong-un visited President Vladimir V. Putin of Russia four years ago in their only previous meeting, it was mostly for diplomatic show. But this week he will meet Mr. Putin with the ability to supply something the Kremlin desperately needs: munitions that could help …
Read More »After Morocco Earthquake, Frustration Fuels Solidarity
The line of eight vehicles made its way up the dirt road shuttling loaves of bread, folded sweaters, antibiotics and a warm sense of solidarity up to the broken mountain. An hour up the road into the Atlas Mountains from the provincial capital of Taroudant, the caravan came to stop …
Read More »Desperation Mounts as Aid Trickles In to Quake-Hit Areas of Morocco
Government rescue workers began to reach some devastated mountain villages in Morocco on Monday, but many more settlements were waiting desperately for help, three days after the country was hit by the strongest earthquake in the area in more than a century. In the town of Amizmiz at the foot …
Read More »Aid Trickles In to Moroccans Stranded by Quake, but Desperation Mounts
Government rescue workers began to reach some devastated mountain villages in Morocco on Monday, but many more settlements were waiting desperately for help, three days after the country was hit by the strongest earthquake in the area in more than a century. In the town of Amizmiz at the foot …
Read More »Earthquake in Morocco: Government Defends Response as Aid Begins to Reach Hardest Hit Areas
Youssef Choula was asleep in his home in Gloucestershire, England, when he awoke to a call from his brother in Marrakesh late Saturday. All he could hear was screams and his brother shouting: “It’s an earthquake! It’s an earthquake!” By daybreak, the damage was clear: The family’s home in Marrakesh …
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