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C.I.A. Director Says Kremlin ‘Appeared to Be Adrift’ During Aborted Mutiny » William J. Burns, in the most detailed account yet from a U.S. official, said the rebellion last month by Yevgeny V. Prigozhin and his Wagner private military company had revived deeper questions about the judgment of President Vladimir V. Putin of Russia. Nytimes.com

Zelensky Gives Strongest Confirmation Yet That Counteroffensive Has Begun » The United States and Russia have indicated for days that Ukraine has started a major push to take back territory, but Kyiv has been mostly tight-lipped about its plans, aiming to keep Moscow guessing. Nytimes.com

Shintaro Ishihara, Outspoken Nationalist Governor of Tokyo, Dies at 89 (Published 2022) » An author as well as a politician, he was known for feuding with China over disputed islands and calling for Japan to assert itself against the United States. Nytimes.com

Ukraine - Page 2 » <p>Ukraine, one of the largest countries in Europe, is a unitary semi-presidential republic, having achieved its independence with the dissolution of the Soviet Union in 1991.</p> <p>Public protests demanding closer ties with the <a title="More news and information about European Union" href="http://topics.nytimes.com/top/reference/timestopics/organizations/e/european_union/index.html">European Union </a>and the resignation of President <a title="More news and information about Viktor F. Yanukovych" href="http://topics.nytimes.com/top/reference/timestopics/people/y/viktor_f_yanukovich/index.html">Viktor Yanukovych </a>began in late 2013, leading to widespread civil unrest and, ultimately, revolution in 2014. <a title="More news and information about Russia" href="http://topics.nytimes.com/top/news/international/countriesandterritories/russia/index.html">Russia</a>, prompted by counter-revolutionary sentiment in the Crimean Peninsula, staged a military intervention and subsequently annexed the region in a move Nytimes.com

Restaurant Review: At Okiboru, Soupless Ramen in a Stressless Setting » A new noodle shop brings the specialty ramen known as tsukemen to the Lower East Side, along with a speedy, efficient serving system. Nytimes.com

Cruise Ship’s Coronavirus Outbreak Leaves Crew Nowhere to Hide (Published 2020) » Cases of the new virus on the quarantined Diamond Princess reached 135 Monday, including 20 Americans. Conditions below decks could risk further spread. Nytimes.com

Russian Invasion of Ukraine: What Happened on Day 57 of the War in Ukraine (Published 2022) » President Vladimir V. Putin of Russia said he would blockade rather than storm the Mariupol factory where Ukrainian forces were holding out. But a soldier in the plant said shelling continued. Nytimes.com

36 Hours in Taipei, Taiwan » Find serenity in and around this glittering metropolis: Unwind with a slow tea session, pray to the god of love, and dip into wild hot springs. Nytimes.com

A Road Trip in Mexico Gone Wrong (Published 2015) » Thanks to a stranded rental car, scorching heat and poor planning, two buddies seeking adventure realize they’re not Rambo in Baja California Sur. Nytimes.com