THE NEW YORK TIMES: ‘Is it really OK for America to, as it pleases, decide this percentage for this country and this percentage for this country? I have objections.’
THE NEW YORK TIMES: Almost everyone in the office was locked out of their government emails and computers on Friday. The workers spoke on the condition of anonymity out of fear of retribution.
THE NEW YORK TIMES: Donald Trump’s secretary of defence offered unusually strong criticism of Russia, just as Ukraine seeks American Tomahawk missiles.
Both nations announced the ceasefire after a week of deadly clashes along their border and strikes on the Afghan capital threatened to spill into a broader conflict.
THE NEW YORK TIMES: After a record 80,000 phones were stolen in the city last year it became apparent that this wasn’t just normal low-level street crime.
THE NEW YORK TIMES: Women’s rights activists have been arrested. Feminist social media accounts have been shut down. Yet, Xi Jinping spoke of the achievements of women.
THE NEW YORK TIMES: Media lawyers have raised the alarm over the new restrictions, saying they would expose reporters to punishment for engaging in routine practice.
US President Donald Trump landed in Israel to cheers and promises of peace, but questions linger over Hamas, Gaza’s future, and the details of his ambitious Middle East plan.
After two years in captivity, Israel’s final hostages have returned home. Tears are flowing and the streets have filled with joyous celebration as a weary nation begins to heal.
Thousands of people travelled by foot toward Gaza City on Saturday as a ceasefire held overnight, but early accounts described devastation across the area.