The United Nations headquarters in New York. For the first time, the threat posed by artificial intelligence will be atop the agenda of the U.N. General Assembly meeting this week.
The signs at Nemuro port read in Japanese, Russian and English: βWelcome to Nemuro!β They also notify readers, βReturn of the four islands will strengthen friendship between two nations. The Northern Territories are traditionally Japanese territory.β
Sweeping the courtyard of a residential building hit by what the authorities said was a Ukrainian drone strike in Kotelniki, in the Moscow region, on Sunday.
The liberal party Yabloko is fielding 98 candidates in this weekendβs elections, a small miracle for antiwar Russians who cannot openly express their views.
President Trump with President Vladimir V. Putin of Russia in Anchorage last year. The new law orders the U.S. administration to execute sanctions against Russia that are already in place, including those against Mr. Putin.
Konstantin N. Rizhak, third from right, this month in Moscow. He fought in Ukraine from October 2022 until July 2023 and is a candidate for the nationalist, socially conservative A Just Russia Party.
Nanna Heitmann for The New York TimesA digital screen featuring candidates from the United Russia party in Moscow this week. Russians began voting on Friday in parliamentary elections.