Mostra i risultati per autore "Neil Macfarquhar"

Four Russian nationals, and perhaps dozens more, were killed in fighting between pro-government forces in eastern Syria and members of the U.S.-led coalition fighting the Islamic State, according to Russian and Syrian officials.

"Dozens of Russians Are Believed Killed in U.S.-Led Syria Attack" is from the February 13, 2018 World section of The New York Times. It was written by Neil Macfarquhar and Thomas Gibbons Neff and narrated by Kristi Burns.

The lake, a U.N. World Heritage Site, sits like a giant blue apostrophe on the Siberian map, a narrow rift valley forming the largest, deepest body of fresh water on the planet. Younger generations are far more cognizant that the lake needs protecting, but the mindset is not yet universal.

The diatribe against the Obama administration on prime-time television by a Russian Foreign Ministry official was hardly unusual in the long history of rocky relations between the United States and Russia.

"Thursday's Foe Is Friday's Friend as Russia Relations Whipsaw" is from the January 01, 2017 World section of The New York Times. It was written by Neil Macfarquhar and narrated by Keith Sellon-Wright.

President Vladimir Putin used his annual state of the nation speech Thursday to threaten Western nations with a battery of new weapons including an intercontinental nuclear cruise missile and to assure Russians that their lives would improve through enormous new social spending.

"Putin Shows Off New Weapons and Warns US and Europe Too" is from the March 01, 2018 World section of The New York Times. It was written by Neil Macfarquhar and narrated by Kristi Burns.

President Vladimir Putin of Russia said on Wednesday that individual athletes could decide for themselves whether to compete in the 2018 Winter Games in South Korea, after the Russian Olympic team was barred because of a doping program.

"Russia Won’t Keep Athletes Home, Putin Says After Olympics Ban" is from the December 06, 2017 Sports section of The New York Times. It was written by Neil MacFarquhar and narrated by Kristi Burns.

MOSCOW — Russia’s communications watchdog was locked in an intensive game of whack-a-mole on Wednesday with Telegram, the popular and highly secure messaging app, as its stuttering attempts to block the service inadvertently knocked out the websites of scores of small businesses.

"Collateral Damage as Russia Goes After a Popular Messaging App" is from the April 18, 2018 World section of The New York Times. It was written by Neil Macfarquhar and narrated by Keith Sellon-Wright.

For nearly 70 years, Olga M. Ranitskaya’s exceptional palm-sized diary, bound in snakeskin, slumbered in obscurity. Combining whimsical drawings with clever rhyming couplets, the diary — more graphic novel than ordinary journal — portrays the physical and emotional hardships of a spirited stick figure, the author’s alter ego.

"A Gulag Diary Counters Evil With Wit and Love" is from the January 03, 2018 Entertainment section of The New York Times. It was written by Eva Sohlman and Neil Macfarquhar and narrated by Kristi Burns.

MOSCOW — A Russian military transport plane carrying 26 passengers and six crew members crashed on landing at an air base in Syria on Tuesday, killing all on board, according to the Russian Defense Ministry.

"Russian Military Transport Plane Crashes in Syria, Killing 32" is from the March 06, 2018 World section of The New York Times. It was written by Neil Macfarquhar and narrated by Kristi Burns.

Street demonstrations resumed in the Armenian capital of Yerevan on Wednesday at the urging of an opposition leader, after negotiations stalled on the way forward after the unexpected resignation of the prime minister.

"Protests Erupt Anew in Armenia Amid Political Deadlock" is from the April 24, 2018 World section of The New York Times. It was written by Neil Macfarquhar and narrated by Kristi Burns.

MOSCOW — Ten days of demonstrations that escalated throughout Armenia forced the resignation Monday of the man who has led the country for the past decade, creating the latest crisis in a post-Soviet state trying to overcome a legacy of weak democratic rule.

"Protests Bring Down the Leader of Armenia" is from the April 23, 2018 World section of The New York Times. It was written by Neil Macfarquhar and Richard Pérez Peña and narrated by Keith Sellon-Wright.

Having felled any serious competition, Putin is basically running against himself, political analysts say, but he still faces one threat he cannot easily vanquish: voter indifference.

"Victory Assured, Putin Seeks Turnout as Final Affirmation" is from the January 25, 2018 World section of The New York Times. It was written by Neil Macfarquhar and narrated by Mike DelGaudio.

A Russian plane carrying 71 people crashed near Moscow shortly after takeoff Sunday afternoon, killing all on board.

"Russian Plane Crashes Near Moscow, Killing 71 on Board" is from the February 11, 2018 World section of The New York Times. It was written by Neil Macfarquhar and Ivan Nechepurenko and narrated by Kristi Burns.

MOSCOW — The Kremlin gave credit to a surprising source for the outpouring of support for Vladimir Putin in Sunday’s presidential election — the West.

"Kremlin Credits the West for Big Turnout for Putin" is from the March 19, 2018 World section of The New York Times. It was written by Neil Macfarquhar and narrated by Keith Sellon-Wright.

YEREVAN, Armenia — Nikol Pashinyan, who led the nonviolent protest movement that improbably toppled the government of Armenia, had just ended a brief interview and headed into another room when he whirled around.

"He Was a Protester. Now, Pashinyan Is Armenia’s Prime Minister." is from the May 08, 2018 World section of The New York Times. It was written by Neil Macfarquhar and narrated by Keith Sellon-Wright.

MOSCOW — Compared to the sunny, palm-lined offshore tax havens where Russians typically stash their fortunes — think the British Virgin Islands or Cyprus — two chilly, windswept Russian islands would seem to offer little.

"Latest Sanctions Push Russian Economy Into a ‘New Stage’" is from the April 11, 2018 World section of The New York Times. It was written by Neil Macfarquhar and narrated by Kristi Burns.

MOSCOW — Protesters across Russia braved icy temperatures on Sunday to demonstrate against the lack of choice in a March presidential election that is virtually certain to see President Vladimir Putin chosen for a fourth term.

"Russians Brave Icy Temperatures to Protest Putin and Election" is from the January 28, 2018 World section of The New York Times. It was written by Neil Macfarquhar and narrated by Keith Sellon-Wright.

President Vladimir Putin announced on Wednesday that he would seek a fourth term as president of Russia in a vote set for March, an election he is expected to win handily.

"Vladimir Putin of Russia Confirms He’ll Run for President Again" is from the December 06, 2017 World section of The New York Times. It was written by Neil MacFarquhar and narrated by Kristi Burns.

LONDON — Former Russian spy Sergei V. Skripal and his daughter, Yulia Skripal, remain unconscious and are in critical but stable condition, Britain’s home secretary, Amber Rudd, told lawmakers Thursday, adding that it was too early to apportion blame for a “brazen and reckless” attack involving a nerve agent.

"Ex-Russian Spy ‘Stable’ After Nerve Agent Attack in U.K." is from the March 08, 2018 World section of The New York Times. It was written by Stephen Castle, Neil Macfarquhar and narrated by Keith Sellon-Wright.

Russia took its first steps Friday to retaliate against proposed U.S. sanctions for Moscow’s suspected meddling in the 2016 election, seizing two U.S. diplomatic properties and ordering the U.S. Embassy to reduce staff by September.

"Russia Seizes 2 U.S. Properties and Orders Embassy to Cut Staff" is from the July 28, 2017 World section of The New York Times. It was written by Neil MacFarquhar and narrated by Barbara Benjamin-Creel.

Even as it sought to punish the United States for imposing new sanctions by forcing the mass dismissal of employees from U.S. diplomatic posts in Russia, the Kremlin left the door open Monday for President Donald Trump to avoid further escalation.

"Russia Says New U.S. Sanctions Forced It to Respond" is from the July 31, 2017 World section of The New York Times. It was written by Neil MacFarquhar and narrated by Keith Sellon-Wright.