Stepped up attacks by Russia are heightening longstanding concerns over how Ukraine manages its military and countering assumptions that Moscow’s offensive would slow, soldiers and military analysts say.
Damage in November in Myrnohrad, eastern Ukraine, on the road to Pokrovsk, a strategic city that is a main target of the Russian offensive in the Donetsk region.
Speaking on the 25th anniversary of his rule, President Vladimir V. Putin delivered an upbeat and vague New Year’s Eve message that did not address casualties in Ukraine or rising inflation at home.
President Vladimir V. Putin’s address, given on the eve of Russia’s main public holiday, suggested that Russians’ hopes would easily be realized. “When we are together, everything will come true,” he said.
He was still in training when he was rushed into live coverage of the collapse of the World Trade Center, and his broadcast became one of the enduring records of the day.
Aaron Brown in 2001. “Sometimes I’m a little embarrassed, I suppose, at this notion that anything I did mattered,” he said of his coverage of the Sept. 11, 2001, terror attacks. “I think I just told a story.”
As dangerous encounters in California continue to rise, local residents and wildlife experts are trying to figure out how humans and big cats can coexist.
As revelers throng Midtown Manhattan, some chain restaurants are offering a respite, if a pricey one. Perks include bathroom access and unlimited breadsticks.
Applebee’s, Olive Garden and Dave and Buster’s are among the chain restaurants that are offering an open bar and a break from the New Year’s Eve mayhem at their Times Square locations.
While not among the top 10 earners in 2024, “Gladiator II” was a hit that contributed to an estimated $8.75 billion in ticket sales in the United States and Canada.
The S&P 500 posted back-to-back annual gains of more than 20 percent for the first time since the late 1990s. Analysts expect stocks to continue rising in 2025.
The more than one million Syrians who fled to Germany have celebrated the end of war in their homeland, but some fear it could mean losing their refugee status.
Only a fraction of the island’s 1.4 million utility customers had power by midday. The electricity provider said it would take 24 to 48 hours to restore service.
The Houthis, who are backed by Iran, have targeted commercial ships in the Red Sea in solidarity with Hamas in Gaza. They launched a missile at Israel overnight.
Oh Jaejin’s father, 64, had not told Mr. Oh he was flying, because he didn’t want his son to worry. They had been looking forward to his becoming a grandfather.
The Treasury Department said it had worked with the F.B.I., the intelligence community and others to determine the impact of the breach by Chinese hackers.
The companies have found plenty of new channels to the U.S. market — demonstrating the potential limits of the tariffs Donald Trump has promised to impose.
After Jimmy and Rosalynn Carter linked themselves to Habitat for Humanity, it grew and built homes for millions. Now, their cause is a national crisis.
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