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G7 Agrees to $50 Billion Ukraine Loan Backed by Russian Assets. How Will It Work?

The United States and the other large Group of 7 economies agreed on Thursday on a plan to give Ukraine a $50 billion...

A France in Turmoil Mourns Françoise Hardy, Its Voice of Melancholy Cool

It was like Françoise Hardy, the wistful singer and songwriter of a certain French melancholy and style, to slip away in the midst...

Putin Makes Cease-Fire Offer With Sweeping Demands on Ukraine’s Territory

President Vladimir V. Putin said on Friday that Russia would be ready to order a cease-fire in Ukraine and enter negotiations with its...

Ukraine Welcomes Pledges of More Military Aid With Cautious Optimism

“There will also be more equipment and other necessary supplies for the front,” Mr. Zelensky said in his evening address on Thursday, striking...

Stephen Colbert and Whoopi Goldberg Met the Pope in the Vatican. No Joke.

At the audience, Francis repeatedly cited the “Prayer for Good Humor” attributed to St. Thomas More, which he said he had prayed for...

Parisians on TikTok Plead: ‘Don’t Come’ to Paris for the Olympics

“This is a video for anyone that’s coming to Paris Olympics 2024,” a woman says in a clip posted to TikTok. She pauses...

‘No Talent Involved’: How Bad TikToks Boosted a Curry House

The tables were filling up at Urban Tandoor, a British curry house wholesome enough for a family meal and elegant enough for a...

Reopening for Juneteenth, a Museum Celebrating a Black Inventor

Good morning. It’s Friday. Today, and on Fridays through the summer, we’ll focus on things to do in New York over the weekend.Near...

Tony Predictions: Expect Wins for ‘Merrily We Roll Along’ and ‘Stereophonic’

Everyone loves a comeback story. And this year, Broadway will be celebrating one for the ages.“Merrily We Roll Along,” a Stephen Sondheim show...

Carnage and Contradiction: Examining a Deadly Strike in Rafah

Fear plagued Saleh Mohammed al-Hila, 37, on that Sunday.“I was lying on the ground of the tent and told my son ‘May God...

The Brooklyn Museum Is Progressive. Why Is the Left Attacking It?

These have become increasingly ambitious if not altogether unachievable goals for those in the business of upholding the country’s liberal humanist traditions. From...

Why the Biggest City in America Can’t Get Big Things Done

With New York on the verge of becoming the first city in the nation to adopt congestion pricing, a sudden, familiar chill fell...

Geneviève de Galard, French ‘Angel’ of Dien Bien Phu, Dies at 99

For almost two months, in the hell of the besieged French military base at Dien Bien Phu in Vietnam, Geneviève de Galard, a...

G7 Leaders, Expanding the Circle, Shift Focus to Migration and the South

The leaders of the Group of 7 countries will share the stage on Friday with leaders from India, Brazil, Turkey and other non-Western...

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