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David R. Sands

David R. Sands

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David R. Sands covered numerous beats, including international trade, banking, politics and Capitol Hill, and spent eight years on the foreign desk as senior diplomatic correspondent. He has authored The Times' weekly chess column since 1993.

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Azarov-Burke after 42. Ka1-b1.

John Burke newest American GM

A friend of mine makes it a point to go to as many high school drama productions as he can, in order to brag one day that he once saw Meryl Streep play Emily in "Our Town" or Lin-Manuel Miranda as Curly in "Oklahoma." Catch 'em while they're young and on the rise is his motto.

April 17, 2018
President Donald Trump speaks in the Oval Office at the White House before signing a new law aimed at curbing six trafficking Wednesday, April 11, 2018, in Washington. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

Donald Trump no longer an honorary Cossack

Some Russians aren't sitting back as they await President Trump's promised strike via Twitter on their Syrian ally over a suspected chemical weapons attack.

April 11, 2018
President Donald Trump's nominee to be the next Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, center, stands in an elevator after a meeting with Sen. Angus King, I-Maine, on Capitol Hill, Monday, April 9, 2018, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

MIke Pompeo confirmation hearing for secretary of state set for Thursday

Mike Pompeo, the outgoing CIA director President Trump has nominated to be his next secretary of state, will go before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee Thursday for his confirmation hearing, committee Chairman Bob Corker, Tennessee Republican, announced Tuesday morning.

April 10, 2018
In this Thursday, April 5, 2018 photo, Syrian students run in front of buildings that were destroyed last summer during fighting between U.S.-backed Syrian Democratic Forces fighters and Islamic State militants, in Raqqa, Syria. Six months after IS was driven out, residents of Raqqa feel they have been abandoned as the world moves on. They are trying to rebuild but fear everyone around them: the Kurdish-led militia that administers the majority Arab city; Syrian government forces nearby; gangs who kidnap or rob whoever shows signs of having money; and IS militants who may still be hiding among the people. (AP Photo/Hussein Malla)

Chemical weapons watchdog plans visit to suspected Syria attack site

Even as President Trump weighs a potential military response, the Dutch-based international chemical weapons watchdog agency said Tuesday it plans a visit to the Syrian city of Douma to investigate reports that the Syrian government launched a deadly chemical attack that killed dozens over the weekend.

April 10, 2018
With China providing much of the capital, Greek officials have big ambitions for Piraeus, the country's busiest port. (Associated Press/File)

Greece welcomes China’s investment in port

Panagiotis Kouroumblis, Greece's minister of maritime affairs, has a simple message for those who worry that China's massive investment in the Greek economy and in the port of Piraeus may give Beijing too much influence in Athens: Get in the game or get left behind.

April 3, 2018
Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov speaks to Federal Security Service (FSB) Director Alexander Bortnikov as they attend a security council meeting in the Kremlin in Moscow, Russia, Thursday, March 15, 2018. Lavrov said Thursday that Moscow would "certainly" expel some British diplomats in a tit-for-tat response. In remarks carried by the RIA Novosti news agency, Lavrov said the move would come "soon." (Mikhail Klimentyev, Sputnik, Kremlin Pool Photo via AP)

British cultural council in Moscow closing after 59 years

The Russian branch of the British Council, the U.K. institution promoting British language and culture in more than 100 countries around the world, is the latest casualty of the clash sparked by the poisoning of an ex-Russian spy who was living in England.

March 22, 2018
Aronian-Kramnik after 19. Bc1-g5.

Stumbling start could doom Levon Aronian’s chess title hopes — again

Levon Aronian is one of the most accomplished players of his generation, a national hero after leading tiny Armenia to gold in three Chess Olympiad gold between 2006 and 2012. He's respected by all his peers, has no real weaknesses in his game, and came into 2018 as one of the hottest players on the international circuit.

March 20, 2018
Chinese President Xi Jinping applauds during the opening session of the annual National People's Congress in Beijing's Great Hall of the People, Monday, March 5, 2018. (AP Photo/Ng Han Guan)

China state media says Trump-Kim meeting vindicates Beijing diplomacy

The state-controlled news website Global Times is urging Chinese citizens to take the stunning news of a meeting between President Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong-un in stride, saying there is no chance the U.S. will be able to "turn" Pyongyang away from its longtime patron.

March 9, 2018