admin Switzerland Is Paying Poorer Nations to Cut Emissions on Its Behalf
Switzerland, one of the world’s richest nations, has an ambitious climate goal: It promises to cut its greenhouse gas emissions in half by 2030. But the Swiss don’t intend to…
Climate Talks Open Amid Signs That Earth Is Hotter Than Ever
A coal-fired power plant in Mpumalanga Province, South Africa, in 2019.Credit…Joao Silva/The New York Times SHARM EL SHEIKH, EGYPT — Michael Bloomberg, the former mayor of New York City and…
Live Midterm Updates: Biden Calls Midterms a Choice Between ‘Different Visions of America’
With two days left to go, Democratic and Republican leaders are running into a perennial end-of-election-season problem: There isn’t much left to say that they haven’t already said, usually a…
N.Y.C. Marathon Runners Helped Off the Course After Collapsing
Runners in the New York City Marathon endured unseasonably warm weather, with temperatures in the mid-70s.
As Russia’s Military Reputation Takes a Hit, Its Arms Sales Are Likely to Suffer
At the International Military-Technical Forum in Moscow in August. Russia is the world’s second largest arms exporter after the United States.Credit…Nanna Heitmann for The New York Times Arms sales have…
Houston Astros Win World Series
The Astros added another run in the inning when Alex Bregman walked and scored on a single by Christian Vázquez. Houston’s talented bullpen, one of the keys to the team’s…
Live Midterm Updates: Trump to Rally With Oz; Biden and Obama to Meet Up in Philadelphia
PITTSBURGH — When Dr. Mehmet Oz talks about bringing “balance” to politics if he is elected to the Senate, it might seem as if he is talking about the split…
Opinion | This Perfect Mother-Daughter Read Holds a Powerful Lesson for Fighting Antisemitism
Like many book nerds, when I became a mother I fantasized about a future in which my daughters and I could lounge side by side, reading in comfortable silence. I…
U.S. and Allies Reassure Ukraine of Staunch Support
Engineers working on electrical lines along the railway in the southeastern Ukrainian town of Prudyanka. The Group of 7 nations said they would work together to rebuild critical infrastructure in…
Humblebrag, of a Sort – The New York Times
SATURDAY PUZZLE — This is John Westwig’s second Saturday puzzle in a row for The Times. His crossword has all the hallmarks of a great themeless grid: intimidating single-word clues…