President Biden has quickly backed demonstrators in Iran. When the country faced similar unrest 13 years ago, U.S. officials feared such a strong approach would be counterproductive.
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Meloni Faces Early Test of Italy’s Resolve on Russia and Ukraine
The hard-right leader Giorgia Meloni has been a full-throated supporter of Ukraine, but her coalition partners have sounded like apologists for Vladimir V. Putin.
Iran’s Ferocious Dissent
Times reporters make sense of what’s happening.
Biden Criticizes Iran and China on Human Rights and Security Issues
President Biden said that Washington “will be unabashed in promoting” a vision of a free world.
Ostracized by the West, Russia Finds a Partner in Saudi Arabia
The two oil-producing countries have extended their partnership even as the United States and Europe have sought to punish and isolate Russia for invading Ukraine.
Russia Secretly Gave $300 Million to Political Parties and Officials Worldwide, U.S. Says
A U.S. intelligence review found that Russian agencies and figures aimed to exert political influence abroad and sway elections on behalf of the Kremlin.
Kim Jong-un Says North Korea Will ‘Never Give Up’ Its Nuclear Weapons
The law authorizes a nuclear strike if an enemy tries to remove Kim Jong-un from power, the North’s state media reported.
Putin Dismisses Losses in Ukraine, Says Russia Is Gaining From War
Defiant against the West and despite the heavy blows to his economy and military, President Vladimir V. Putin said Russia had “not lost anything” from its invasion of Ukraine.
Your Thursday Briefing: Vladimir Putin and Xi Jinping Likely to Meet
Plus India’s growing economy and China’s “zero-Covid” trap.
Breaking Taboo, Germany Extends Life of 2 Nuclear Reactors
The step is intended to cushion a growing energy crisis in Europe but could upend the country’s plans to become the first industrial power to shutter its program.