NAIROBI, Kenya — Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed of Ethiopia said on Thursday that he had ordered a final military offensive into the capital of the northern region of Tigray, a major escalation of a weekslong conflict that rights organizations worry will lead to large civilian casualties. The move came after Mr. Abiy…
Happy Thanksgiving
Want to get The Morning by email? Here’s the sign-up. Good morning. For the holiday, we’re printing readers’ words of gratitude. ImageCredit…Vinnie Neuberg ‘I am thankful to be thankful’ Last week, I invited readers to send us six words describing what made them thankful in 2020. It’s a form of writing —…
‘The Crown’ Stokes an Uproar Over Fact vs. Entertainment
LONDON — On a Saturday night in July 1986, a band of bureaucrats in raincoats — one contingent from Buckingham Palace, the other from 10 Downing Street — converged on a newsstand in a train station to snap up The Sunday Times, fresh off the presses with a bombshell headline: “Queen dismayed…
Meghan, Duchess of Sussex, Shares Her Miscarriage Grief
LONDON — Meghan, the Duchess of Sussex, revealed in a deeply personal essay in The New York Times Opinion section on Wednesday that she had miscarried her second child with Prince Harry in July, bringing light to an experience shared by many grieving families who often suffer in silence. The steep challenges…
Cyclone Nivar Threatens India’s Puducherry
NEW DELHI — A severe cyclone gathered speed off India’s eastern shores in the Bay of Bengal on Wednesday and was poised to make landfall around midnight local time. Cyclone Nivar, the fourth named storm in the North Indian Ocean this year, was expected to make landfall near Puducherry, a city about…
Ditching the Turkey: Thanksgiving Memories (and Misadventures) of Reporters Abroad
Times Insider explains who we are and what we do, and delivers behind-the-scenes insights into how our journalism comes together. When you’re a Times journalist spending Thanksgiving outside the United States, the day isn’t exactly all turkey and football. Improvisation replaces tradition, family is where you find it, and work comes first.…
The Transition Begins
Want to get The Morning by email? Here’s the sign-up. Good morning. The Trump administration has started the transition to Joe Biden’s presidency. ImageCredit…Anna Moneymaker for The New York Times Many Americans have spent weeks, if not months, asking some version of this question: What if President Trump refuses to leave office?…
How to Pretend You’re in Hawaii Tonight
While your travel plans may be on hold, you can pretend you’re somewhere new for the night. Around the World at Home invites you to channel the spirit of a new place each week with recommendations on how to explore the culture, all from the comfort of your home. Beyond the palm…
Exploring Cultures of the World, No Boarding Pass Required
Times Insider explains who we are and what we do, and delivers behind-the-scenes insights into how our journalism comes together. I began 2020 eagerly anticipating my first trip to Japan, one I had spent a year planning. I hoped to explore the culture in my typical fashion, through long wandering walks. Yet,…
Nice to Meet You, Mom. Now Let’s Go Into Quarantine.
When a taxi deposited Mallory Guy in front of an apartment building in Cheonan, South Korea, groggy and dazed after a 14-hour flight from Atlanta, a Korean couple was waiting for her on the sidewalk with open arms. It was the first time since she was 7 months old that Ms. Guy,…
The Pandemic Economy
Want to get The Morning by email? Here’s the sign-up. Good morning. The next few months could be rough for the U.S. economy — but better times might not be far off. ImageOutdoor dining in Seattle.Credit…Ken Lambert/The Seattle Times, via Associated Press The next few months have the potential to be very…
Snapshots of Daily Life in a Remote Region of Portugal
At the onset of the coronavirus pandemic, with travel restrictions in place worldwide, we launched a new series — The World Through a Lens — in which photojournalists help transport you, virtually, to some of our planet’s most beautiful and intriguing places. This week, André Vieira shares a collection of images from…
Along Russia’s ‘Road of Bones,’ Relics of Suffering and Despair
The Kolyma Highway in the Russian Far East once delivered tens of thousands of prisoners to the work camps of Stalin’s gulag. The ruins of that cruel era are still visible today. By Andrew Higgins Photographs and Video by Emile Ducke The prisoners, hacking their way through insect-infested summer swamps and winter…
South Dakota and New Mexico offer a snapshot of the alternate realities in the U.S. pandemic.
Known coronavirus cases in the United States have now surpassed 12 million, and the daily routines of a vast number of Americans are now shaped by their ZIP codes and governors and beliefs about the virus. Do they wear masks? Go to school in person or online? Eat out? Get exposed to…
Protesters in Guatemala Set Fire to Congress Building Over Spending Cuts
ANTIGUA, Guatemala — Thousands of protesters took to the streets in Guatemala’s capital on Saturday, setting fire to the nation’s congressional building in a show of anger over a budget bill passed this week that cut funding for health care and education. The demonstrations in Guatemala City, which also included peaceful marches…
Business and World Leaders Move On as Trump Fights to Reverse Election
WASHINGTON — Inside the wrought-iron fences that surround the 18-acre White House complex, the 2020 election rages on, with President Trump angrily refusing to concede. But the rest of the world — and President-elect Joseph R. Biden Jr. — is moving on. The leaders of Western Europe have called Mr. Biden, as…
Nelly Kaplan, Whose Films Explored Female Strength, Dies at 89
Nelly Kaplan, whose witty, satire-tinged French films about female empowerment and revenge made her a distinctive voice in a male-dominated era, died on Nov. 12 in Geneva. She was 89. The Société des Réalisateurs de Films, the French filmmakers’ association, announced her death on its website. French news agencies, quoting a relative,…
Is It Time for a More Ambitious Covid Reduction Target in Canada?
November kicked off with the discouraging news that Nunavut lost its status as the last place in Canada to be free of Covid. ImageNunavut entered a two-week mandatory restriction period to curb the spread of the coronavirus.Credit…Natalie Maerzluft/Reuters With 74 cases as of Thursday, the vast and medically underserved territory of Nunavut…
The Books of the Year
Want to get The Morning by email? Here’s the sign-up. Good morning. For a break from the news, check out The Times’s annual list of 100 notable books. ImageCredit…Roberts Rurans Every November, after the editors of The Times Book Review have wrapped up their big end-of-year issues, they immediately turn their attention…
1945: Britain Asks for Whiskey to Ensure ‘Merry, Merry Christmas’
ImageCredit…International Herald Tribune LONDON, Nov. 19. — Britons approaching their first peacetime Christmas in seven years want a “victory, not an austerity, Christmas” this year, including “a little of that whisky that goes to America so regularly,” according to “The Daily Express.” The Minister of Food, Sir Ben Smith, has been able…