NYT > World News Syrian Convicted in Austria of Civil War Abuses Is Detained in Syria Par : Carlotta Gall and Hussam Hammoud 15 août 2026 à 11:28 Musab Abu Rukbah, a former police chief, left Austria after appealing his eight-year sentence for crimes committed during Syria’s civil war. © Marylise Vigneau for The New York TimesMusab Abu Rukbah, right, and Roman Valach, one of Mr. Abu Rukbah’s lawyers, leaving a Vienna courtroom after a hearing in June.
NYT > World News Wary of Trump, Europe Seeks Role in Eventual Russia-Ukraine Talks Par : Steven Erlanger 15 août 2026 à 00:01 French, German and British diplomats are working on a format for future negotiations — even if Russia has shown little interest. © Nina Liashonok/ReutersRescue workers at the site of a Russian strike on a residential building in Odesa, Ukraine, this week.
NYT > World News Canadian Petition to Expel U.S. Ambassador Pete Hoekstra Takes Off Par : Matina Stevis-Gridneff 16 août 2026 à 21:13 Mr. Hoekstra has been President Trump’s faithful messenger in Canada amid a historic low in relations. More than 200,000 Canadians want him gone. © Ian Austen/The New York TimesPete Hoekstra, the U.S. ambassador to Canada, at the embassy’s July 4 party at his official residence in Ottawa.
NYT > World News As China Pushes to Expand in Asia, Trump Focuses on Iran Par : Edward Wong 16 août 2026 à 15:58 Asian allies are beginning to wonder whether the United States would or could defend them in a war. © Aaron Favila/Associated PressThe Sierra Madre, a Philippine naval ship, in the South China Sea in 2023. Last month, a Chinese Coast Guard vessel began circling the ship and confronted Philippine service members.
NYT > World News Entrenched, Embattled and Defiant, the Taliban Celebrate 5 Years in Power Par : Elian Peltier 15 août 2026 à 00:01 The Taliban have Afghanistan in a chokehold that spares no one. But threats are starting to crack their veneer of stability and control. © Tomas Munita for The New York TimesAfghans celebrating the fifth anniversary of the Taliban’s return to power in Kabul, Afghanistan, early on Saturday.
NYT > World News Wary of Trump, Europe Seeks Role in Eventual Russia-Ukraine Talks Par : Steven Erlanger 15 août 2026 à 00:01 French, German and British diplomats are working on a format for future negotiations — even if Russia has shown little interest. © Nina Liashonok/ReutersRescue workers at the site of a Russian strike on a residential building in Odesa, Ukraine, this week.