Your Friday Briefing: A Major Ukrainian Offensive

Ukraine mounts a major attack in the south A senior U.S. official said that the Ukrainian assault in the southern region of Zaporizhzhia appeared to be a main thrust of its long-anticipated counteroffensive to retake territory from Russia. The stakes

Opinion | Eerie Days: Smoke and Haze, All Around

More from our inbox: To the Editor: Re “Northern Fires Spread Smoke and Anxiety” (front page, June 8): The hazy skies and air quality alerts afflicting large parts of the United States because of wildfires in Canada are a reminder

Your Wednesday Briefing

A critical dam is destroyed on Ukraine’s front line The Kakhovka dam and electric plant in southern Ukraine was destroyed early yesterday morning, flooding a war zone downstream and raising the possibility of environmental and humanitarian disasters. Russia and Ukraine

Opinion | Making Manufacturing Great Again

Send any friend a story As a subscriber, you have 10 gift articles to give each month. Anyone can read what you share. By Paul Krugman Opinion Columnist Back when Donald Trump began his political rise, it was common for

Opinion | Tim Keller Taught Me About Joy

Send any friend a story As a subscriber, you have 10 gift articles to give each month. Anyone can read what you share. By David Brooks Opinion Columnist Tim Keller was a recliner. Whenever a particular group of my friends