Olympic Officials Sanction Russian Athletes, but Stop Short of Complete Ban Olympic officials set special terms for appeals. By REBECCA R. RUIZ
Global Sports Leaders Anticipate a Decision on Russia’s Participation in Olympics Olympic officials are meeting on Sunday to deliberate how and if to discipline Russian athletes in the wake of revelations of government-ordered doping. By REBECCA R. RUIZ
Vladivostok Lures Chinese Tourists (Many Think It’s Theirs) Nearly all Chinese who visit a city whose Russian name means “master of the East” think Vladivostok should be called Haishenwai, the name it had when China ruled. By ANDREW HIGGINS
By Russian Standards, Melania Trump Would Be a Plagiarism Amateur The uproar over Melania Trump’s speech this week would barely tip the plagiarism scale in Russia, where an organization claims that many politicians have stolen others’ work. By NEIL MacFARQUHAR
THE SATURDAY PROFILE Canadian Lawyer Uncovers a Doping Scheme, and Russian Anger Richard McLaren laid the groundwork for a potential ban of Russian athletes from the Rio Games with a report on how Russian doping had tainted numerous competitions. By DAN LEVIN
Russia’s Paralympic Team Is Facing a Ban of Its Own Olympic officials, meanwhile, said that in retesting urine samples from the 2008 Beijing Games and 2012 London Games, 23 more medalists were tainted. By REBECCA R. RUIZ
OP-ED COLUMNIST Donald Trump, the Siberian Candidate The Republicans’ presidential nominee doesn’t just admire Vladimir Putin. By PAUL KRUGMAN
Secrecy Reigns as U.N. Seeks a New Secretary General Diplomats emerged from the nearly two-hour voting session with lips sealed about whom they had given a thumb’s up or thumb’s down to. By SOMINI SENGUPTA
THE INTERPRETER Donald Trump’s Ambivalence on the Baltics Is More Important Than It Seems In an interview Wednesday, Mr. Trump suggested breaking a NATO obligation that is central to upholding the postwar peace in Europe and the balance of power with Russia. By MAX FISHER
Donald Trump’s Remarks Rattle NATO Allies and Stoke Debate on Cost Sharing The candidate’s contention that he might not defend allies that do not pay enough of the costs raised alarms across a continent unsettled by Russia and rising populism. By SEWELL CHAN
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