Tag: Europe
U.S. and European Leaders Reach Deal on Trans-Atlantic Data Privacy
American and European Union leaders said on Friday that they had reached an “agreement in principle” to assure…
Why the U.S. Can’t Quickly Wean Europe From Russian Gas
HOUSTON — President Biden announced Friday that the United States would send more natural gas to Europe to…
BA.2 Omicron Subvariant Driving Most Global Cases, W.H.O. Says
The World Health Organization reported that the highly contagious Omicron subvariant, BA.2, that is helping to drive another…
Ukraine War and Pandemic Force Nations to Retreat From Globalization
If Mr. Xi and Mr. Putin organize their own economic coalition, they could bring in other nations seeking…
China Takes a Back Seat in International Diplomacy Over Ukraine
China has repeatedly called for peace talks in Ukraine. What it has not done is press Russia to…
Fauci Predicts Uptick in U.S. Cases From BA.2 Subvariant
Dr. Anthony S. Fauci, the Biden administration’s top adviser on the pandemic, predicted on Sunday an “uptick” in…
For a Ukrainian Poet, Putin’s War Is All Too Familiar
LVIV, Ukraine — At 83, no longer a young poet, Ihor Kalynets knows something of life under Russia’s…
As Russia Digs In, What’s the Risk of Nuclear War? ‘It’s Not Zero.’
A major war raging on Russia’s and NATO’s borders. Increasingly bold Western military support. Russian threats of direct…
Oligarchs Got Richer Despite Sanctions. Will This Time Be Different?
The first time the United States government slapped his family with sanctions and locked him out of the…
Diplomacy Quickens to Halt Ukraine War or Stop Its Expansion
LONDON — Diplomatic activity quickened on multiple fronts Monday as Russia’s war on Ukraine entered an uncertain new…
Ukraine War Ushers In ‘New Era’ for U.S. Abroad
WASHINGTON — The war in Ukraine has prompted the biggest rethinking of American foreign policy since the Sept.…
Pandemic Fears Give Way to a Rush for Bomb Shelters
BAGNOLO SAN VITO, Italy — Across a footbridge from a busy shopping outlet surrounded by verdant fields in…