WinsZone

Ukraine Weighs Telegram Security Risks Amid War With Russia

The messaging app’s popularity has soared during the war with Russia, leading Ukrainian officials to increasingly weigh Telegram’s upsides against its security risks.

Hiroko Tabuchi
2024-12-09 12:00:10
United States
United States Politics and Government

E.P.A. Bans Perc and T.C.E., Two Chemicals Used In Dry Cleaning

The two solvents, known as Perc and TCE, cause kidney cancer and other ailments, and have been the subject of years of controversy.

Patrick Kingsley
2024-12-09 12:00:09
Israel
Hezbollah

Israel Claims Credit for al-Assad’s Ouster, but Sees Risk in His Absence

For Israel’s leaders, Bashar al-Assad’s downfall was made possible by their recent assaults on Hezbollah, Iran and Syria, all of which weakened the Iran-backed axis.

Gabby Sobelman
2024-12-09 12:00:08
Syria
None

For residents of the Golan Heights, events in Syria offer relief and uncertainty.

Hogla Enecia Pérez And Frances Robles
2024-12-09 12:00:07
United States
Human Rights and Human Rights Violations

Desperate Haitians Who Fled to the Dominican Republic Are Being Sent Back in Cages

Relations between the neighboring countries on the island of Hispaniola have long been frosty. They are now complicated by up to 10,000 deportations a week.

The New York Times
2024-12-09 12:00:04
Syria
None

Syria Live Updates: Rebels Who Toppled al-Assad Face Stark Challenges

The fighters who forced Bashar al-Assad into exile began the complex task of governing the Syrian capital. New York Times reporters entering the country saw relics of the deposed regime on the highway from Lebanon.

Katherine Rosman
2024-12-09 09:01:13
United States
Computers and the Internet

An Elite School and the Criminal It Hired to Teach Math

Saint Ann’s School hired Winston Nguyen knowing he had been imprisoned for fraud. Then someone began soliciting graphic sexual images from its students.

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Victoria Kim And Choe Sang-Hun
2024-12-09 09:00:11
United States
Politics and Government

South Korea Bars President From Traveling Abroad

President Yoon Suk Yeol cannot leave the country as an investigation unfolds into whether he led an insurrection last week when he briefly imposed martial law.

Raymond Zhong
2024-12-09 09:00:10
Saudi Arabia
International Relations

Three-Quarters of Earth’s Land Got Drier in Recent Decades, U.N. Says

Human-caused global warming helped increase dry conditions on every continent, scientists said in a new report, as talks on halting desertification were underway in Saudi Arabia.