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Vote to Resume U.S. Military Aid Is Met With Relief in Ukraine

Much-needed munitions like artillery shells could start arriving relatively quickly, but experts say it could take weeks before U.S. assistance has a direct impact on the war.

Ukrainian soldiers of the 148th Separate Artillery Brigade with a M777 howitzer at a firing position in the Donetsk region, Ukraine, in March.

Golden Visa Programs, Once a Boon, Lose Their Luster

Spain is the latest European country to end its program, which brought in billions of euros from real estate investors seeking residency status but worsened a housing crisis for locals.

Apartments in Madrid. Golden visa programs are being phased out or shut down around Europe.

Do Tanks Have a Place in 21st-Century Warfare?

Par : Lara Jakes
As explosive drones gain battlefield prominence, even the mighty U.S. Abrams tank is increasingly vulnerable.

Abrams tanks, like this one at a training ground in Poland in 2022, have looked vulnerable on the drone-heavy battlefields of Ukraine.

At G7 Meeting in Capri, Blinken Tackles Rough Seas and Global Crises

Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken and his counterparts, who met on the Italian island of Capri, welcomed signs that tensions between Iran and Israel might not worsen.

Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken, center, and Evan Ryan, his wife, at the Group of 7 meeting on Capri in Italy. The group has grown more active and ambitious in recent years

The Global Turn Away From Free-Market Policies Worries Economists

More countries are embracing measures meant to encourage their own security and independence, a trend that some say could slow global growth.

Kristalina Georgieva, managing director of the International Monetary Fund, has pushed back against the growing use of industrial policies.

Russian Missile Attack North of Kyiv Kills at Least 17, Ukraine Says

President Volodymyr Zelensky said the death toll might rise and blamed lack of air defenses for the loss of life. Dozens more were reported wounded.

The site of a building destroyed by a Russian missile strike, according to Ukrainian officials, in Chernihiv, Ukraine, on Wednesday.

Ukraine’s Big Vulnerabilities: Ammunition, Soldiers and Air Defense

The shortages add up to a dire situation for Ukraine in the third year of the war, presenting commanders with near impossible choices on how to deploy limited resources.

A member of Ukraine’s 17th Tank Brigade near the front line in the Donetsk region in January.

Tuesday Briefing

A chance for U.S. aid to Ukraine and Israel.

The aid package that Mike Johnson is advancing mirrors the $95 billion aid bill the Senate passed two months ago.

Johnson Says the House Will Vote on an Israel Bill in the Coming Days

Speaker Mike Johnson left unclear whether the vote on the security package, coming after Iranian attacks on Israel, would also include aid for Ukraine.

“We’re going to try again this week,” Speaker Mike Johnson said on Sunday about voting on a bill to aid Israel.

Which Countries Fund and Supply Israel’s Military?

Some governments that sell weapons to Israel — a list that is topped by the United States and Germany — are facing legal challenges and protests over those exports.

Israeli soldiers in Gaza last month.

NATO Wants to Show Support for Ukraine, but Only So Much

Par : Lara Jakes
Admitting Kyiv is a nonstarter as long as the war with Russia is raging. But the member nations want to show they are supporting Ukraine “for the long haul.”

Soldiers of the 32nd Mechanized Brigade in the Kharkiv region of Ukraine on Monday. Ukraine hopes for a formal invitation to join NATO.

Israel to Add Gaza Aid Routes After Biden’s Tense Call With Netanyahu

The president denounced the killing of seven humanitarian workers in a tense call with Israel’s prime minister. Within hours, Israel agreed to increase aid deliveries.

During a 30-minute call with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of Israel, President Biden went further than ever in pressing for change in the military operation.

In Moscow Attack, a Handful of Suspects but a Million Tajiks Under Suspicion

The main suspects in a deadly assault near Moscow were from Tajikistan. Now many other Tajiks, who fill jobs in Russia’s wartime economy, are being deported and harassed.

A market in the suburbs of Moscow, where many people from Central Asian countries, such as Tajikistan, work.

Zelensky Lowers Draft Age for Ukraine’s Depleted Army

The idea of requiring more men to join the fight against Russia’s invasion has become toxic, but Russia is not relenting in its assault.

Ukrainian soldiers training in the country’s Donetsk region on Monday.

U.S. Intelligence Warning to Moscow Named Specific Target of Attack

The C.I.A. told Russia that Islamic State terrorists were plotting an attack on Crocus City Hall, a concert venue.

Some Western officials have said that when an attack failed to materialize immediately after a U.S. warning, Russia appeared to have lowered its guard.

How African Immigrants Have Revived a Remote Corner of Quebec

Hundreds of newcomers from Africa have filled a shortage of workers in Rouyn-Noranda, creating a new community in a remote mining town.

A view across Lake Osisko in the northern Quebec mining town of Rouyn-Noranda.

From New England to Notre-Dame, a U.S. Carpenter Tends to a French Icon

Hank Silver, a timber framer based in Massachusetts, is one of a handful of foreigners who are helping to rebuild the Paris cathedral after the devastating fire in 2019.

Hank Silver in Paris this month. The opportunity to work on a project like the renovation of Notre-Dame Cathedral comes “once in a millennium,” the carpenter said.

Taiwan’s Top Diplomat Says U.S. Aid to Ukraine Is Critical for Deterring China

Foreign Minister Joseph Wu said in an interview that a Russian victory could embolden China to move against Taiwan and would fuel anti-American propaganda.

Joseph Wu, the foreign minister of Taiwan, said that if the United States abandoned Ukraine, China would “take it as a hint” that sustained action against Taiwan will cause the United States and its allies to back off.

U.S. Defense Secretary Praises NATO Allies for Commitment to Ukraine

Par : Lara Jakes
The American defense secretary told a meeting of Kyiv’s backers that the fight against Russia “remains one of the great causes of our time.”

Defense Secretary Lloyd J. Austin III, center right, was in Germany on Tuesday for the start of a semiregular meeting of nearly 50 nations who are supplying Ukraine’s forces.

What Meltdown? Crypto Comes Roaring Back in the Philippines.

Two years after the cryptocurrency market crashed, internet cafes for playing crypto-earning video games are opening and farmers have started harvesting virtual crops from the games for income.

Customers at an internet cafe in Quezon City, Philippines, can play games that reward players with cryptocurrency tokens.

Biden’s $300 Million Arms Package Will Help Ukraine, for a Little While

The $300 million package will help hold off the Russians for a few weeks, analysts say, but without far more Ukraine may go on losing ground.

Ukrainian soldiers firing an American-made howitzer at Russian targets near Avdiivka, Ukraine, last month.

U.S. to Send $300 Million in Weapons to Ukraine Under Makeshift Plan

The package will keep advancing Russian troops at bay for only a few weeks, an official said.

Ukrainian troops pausing to repair and replenish their gear and vehicles in the Donbas region of eastern Ukraine in February. Shortages of ammunition are plaguing Ukrainian battle planners.

Ukraine Faces Losses Without More U.S. Aid, Officials Say

William J. Burns, the C.I.A. director, and Avril D. Haines, the director of national intelligence, described an increasingly dire situation.

Ukrainian soldiers at a training in eastern Ukraine last month after fighting to hold Avdiivka, which eventually fell to Russia.

U.S. Military Enters a New Phase With Gaza Aid Operations

As the United States continues providing Israel with munitions, the Pentagon will deliver food and other assistance to Gazans by sea and air.

The U.S. military has built floating causeways like this one off the coast of Australia for troops to cross rivers, unload supplies and conduct other military operations.

Gaza Aid From José Andrés’s World Central Kitchen May Depart Within Days, Officials Say

The organization founded by the celebrity Spanish chef has served more than 32 million meals in Gaza, and he hopes to do more.

A barge docked at Larnaca, Cyprus, on Friday that has been loaded with around 200 metric ton of rice and flour to be towed directly to Gaza by an aid group, Open Arms.

Mutual Frustrations Arise in U.S.-Ukraine Alliance

Ukrainian officials are disheartened about stalled aid. The Pentagon wants Kyiv to heed its advice on how to fight.

Avdiivka, Ukraine, in October. U.S. officials say Ukraine defended the city too long and at too great a cost.

China’s Big Political Show Is Back to Normal. Sort of.

The annual meeting of China’s legislature looked, on its surface, like a return to the prepandemic days. But much has changed about the country since then.

The National People’s Congress, the most important spectacle on China’s political calendar, opened on Tuesday.

The Maldives Is a Tiny Paradise. Why Are China and India Fighting Over It?

Asia’s two giants are crowding the island nation with building projects, tossing its newborn democracy to and fro.

Malé, the capital and most populous city of the Maldives.

Racial Profiling in Japan Is Prevalent but Unseen, Some Residents Say

Experts say the country’s first lawsuit about police discrimination against foreign-born residents highlights a systematic problem.

Lora Nagai standing on the platform in a station near her home in Tokyo last month. She has been stopped repeatedly by the Japanese police.

Now It’s Germany’s Turn to Frustrate Allies Over Ukraine

First President Emmanuel Macron of France, then Chancellor Olaf Scholz, exposed divisions among Western countries trying to avoid direct hostilities with Russia.

Chancellor Olaf Scholz speaking in Dresden, Germany, on Thursday. He promised not to deploy German troops in Ukraine.

Russian Strike’s Toll Rises to 12 as Zelensky Blames Air Defense Delay

President Volodymyr Zelensky did not refer to the United States, but his words appeared to reflect frustration over a stalled American aid package.

Ukrainian rescuers working Saturday at the site of a damaged residential building after an attack in the southern city of Odesa.

South Korea Is Desperate for Foreign Workers

Though a shrinking population makes imported labor vital, migrant workers routinely face predatory employers, inhumane conditions and other abuse.

Migrant workers harvesting and packaging vegetables in a greenhouse in Gasan-myeon, South Korea, in December.

Plan to Arm Ukraine Would Bypass Aid Blockade by Mike Johnson and the House

A short-term measure carries political and military risks as the Biden administration considers whether to tap into U.S. stockpiles again.

A Ukrainian soldier using a heavy machine gun in the turret of a U.S.-made armored vehicle in Blahodatne, Ukraine, last year. The United States has provided Ukraine with some $44.2 billion in military aid since Russia launched its full-scale invasion two years ago.

Divisions Among Finance Ministers Flare Over Seizing Russian Assets

France’s finance minister, Bruno LeMaire, said there was no legal rationale for giving the Russian central bank funds to Ukraine.

Comments made by France’s finance minister, Bruno LeMaire, about the legality of seizing Russian assets came a day after the U.S. Treasury secretary, Janet Yellen, said that seizing the assets was a possibility.

Macron Unsettles NATO Allies Even As He Seeks to Rattle Putin

The French president’s openness to Western troops in Ukraine signaled a quest for military resolve. But some allies felt blindsided.

President Emmanuel Macron at Élysée Palace on Monday. “The defeat of Russia is indispensable to the security and stability of Europe,” he said this week.

Macron Not Ruling Out Western Troops on the Ground in Ukraine

The French leader said that talks had not resulted in any consensus among European officials on putting troops on the ground in an “official” way, but that “anything is possible.”

President Emmanuel Macron of France speaking at a conference in support of Ukraine in Paris on Monday.

Hard Lessons Make for Hard Choices 2 Years Into the War in Ukraine

Western sanctions haven’t worked. Weapons from allies are running low. Pressure may build on Kyiv to seek a settlement, even from a weakened position.

Soldiers with the 31st Separate Mechanized Brigade firing a 122-millimeter howitzer D-30 at a Russian target this week in the Donetsk region of eastern Ukraine.

Visiting Ukraine, Schumer Pushes GOP to Fund War Effort

The top Senate Democrat warned that the fate of its war against Russia will turn on whether Republicans drop their opposition to sending more U.S. aid to Kyiv.

In an image provided by the U.S. Embassy in Ukraine, Senator Chuck Schumer is shown meeting with President Volodymyr Zelensky of Ukraine in Lviv on Friday.

The Regional Immigration Realities That Australia’s Politicians Overlook

Immigrants can fill roles that are too often quickly vacated by Australians, but immigration roadblocks make becoming permanent employees impossible.

In Alice Springs, Australian workers from other states tend not to stay long. But workers from overseas are a different story.

Delegation Led by Mike Gallagher Says U.S. Support for Taiwan Is Firm

A bipartisan House delegation said the United States would stand by the island in the face of pressure from China, drawing connections between Taiwan’s cause and Ukraine’s.

Representative Mike Gallagher, Republican of Wisconsin, with Taiwan’s president-elect, Lai Ching-te, at the presidential palace in Taipei, Taiwan’s capital, on Thursday.
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