Malaysian durian farmers saw immense profits over the last decade as China snapped up their produce. But tastes have shifted.
| Keywords | malaysiachinadurianagriculturefarmingtradeexporteconomybusinessfood-supplyasian-marketsglobalizationmarket-trendscommodityfarmerschinese-demandfruitsupply-chainasiaagribusiness |
In the post-Assad era, more Jews are visiting a country that some fled decades ago. One hotel restaurant offers a corner where religious dietary requirements are melded with the local cuisine.
| Keywords | syriadamascusjewsjewish-communitykoshermiddle-eastbashar-al-assadpost-assaddiningcuisineculturereligiontravelhumanitarianred-green-axisisraelpalestinenytimesfoodhistory |
Republican politicians and strategists in Texas are amping up anti-Muslim rhetoric as a way to energize Republican voters after several elections when the border was the animating force.
| Keywords | texasrepublicanislamanti-muslimpoliticsborderimmigrationred-green-axisusagopvoterystrategycrimereligious-tensionsocial-medianewsnytimesj-david-goodmanrhetoric |
With defiant ingenuity, Kyiv residents are trying to find ways to stay warm in a cruel winter.
| Keywords | ukrainerussiakyivwar-in-ukrainewinterenergy-infrastructureheatinggeopoliticsconflictworld-newssurvivalenergy-crisisextreme-coldmilitary-conflicteastern-europe |
Our Kyiv bureau chief, Andrew E. Kramer, describes how Kyiv residents are coping with Russia’s unrelenting assaults on their country’s heating and electrical systems and finding ways to stay warm in a cruel winter.
| Keywords | ukrainerussiakyivwar-in-ukraineenergy-infrastructureblackoutswinterheating-crisisgeopoliticsworld-newswhite-housediplomacymissile-strikesdrone-strikesnytimes |
Russian troops have advanced at a glacial pace in recent months, but gains in southern and eastern Ukraine could give Moscow an edge in U.S.-mediated peace talks.
| Keywords | russiaukrainewarmoscowkyivhuliaipolepokrovskmilitarybattlefieldgeopoliticsuspeace-talksdiplomacyterritorydefenseeastern-europefront-linemanpowerstrategic-collapse |
The longstanding alliance between Cuba and Mexico is under mounting pressure from the United States, forcing President Claudia Sheinbaum into a precarious balancing act.
| Keywords | mexicocubaclaudia-sheinbaumtrumpoilenergygeopoliticslatin-americaforeign-policywhite-housetrade-warsanctionscommunismhavanadiplomacyred-green-axisanti-trumpinternational-relationssovereignty |
Two months after federal agents began operations in the Twin Cities, residents say they have found strength in their sense of community.
Before the killings of Renee Good and Alex Pretti, allegations against four others shot at by federal immigration agents failed to withstand scrutiny.
Reps. Thomas Massie, R-Ky., and Ro Khanna, D-Calif., did not name the men but said one is a high-ranking official in a foreign government while another is a prominent individual.