Matthew Bigg

London

Reporter at The New York Times

International correspondent with the @nytimes. Writes mainly about #Ukraine. Previously with Reuters.

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Articles

Why Does Harvard Have Tax-Exempt Status and Can the IRS Revoke It? What to Know.

1 week ago | nytimes.com | Matthew Bigg |John Yoon

The Internal Revenue Service is weighing whether to revoke Harvard's tax exemption, according to three people familiar with the matter, as the Trump administration and Harvard remain locked in a dispute over demands that the university make changes to its hiring, admissions and curriculum policies.
Attackers target prisons in France, burning vehicles and firing shots

1 week ago | seattletimes.com | Matthew Bigg

Attackers targeted a prison near the French port city of Toulon overnight Monday to Tuesday, burning vehicles and firing shots at its walls, French authorities and a union said Tuesday, adding that this was part of a series of attacks on the country’s prisons. There were no reports of casualties. A union for prison workers, FO Justice, posted photos on social platform X of bullet holes in prison walls, saying that prisons had been attacked in the north, center and south of the country.
Trump Threatens China With More Tariffs Unless Beijing Retreats

2 weeks ago | miamiherald.com | Yan Zhuang |Matthew Bigg |Eshe Nelson |NYT Business

President Donald Trump on Monday issued a new ultimatum to China to rescind its retaliatory tariffs on the United States or face additional tariffs of 50% beginning Wednesday. The threat came as Wall Street swung wildly, with the S&P 500 briefly entering bear market territory. Trump’s trade war made investors increasingly pessimistic about the economy, but he defended his global tariffs, saying those in place had already brought the United States billions of dollars in revenue.
Trump Tariffs Live Updates: U.S. Markets Plunge From Shock of Tariffs

3 weeks ago | shorturl.at | Ana Swanson |Alan Rappeport |Tony Romm |Matthew Bigg

PinnedUpdated April 3, 2025, 1:02 p.m. ETAna SwansonAlan RappeportTony Romm and Wall Street fell sharply on Thursday, after a slump in global markets in response to President Trump’s major round of tariffs on U.S. imports. Officials from the world’s biggest economies reacted swiftly to the new levies, a significant escalation of trade tensions with the United States, and some countries warned of retaliation.
What to Know About Israel’s Expanded Offensive in Gaza

3 weeks ago | flipboard.com | Matthew Bigg

1 hour agoYemen: Mass protests erupt in Yemen in solidarity with Gaza, demanding end to Israeli aggressionSana'a, Yemen - March 29, 2025 SANAA, YEMEN (MAR. 28, 2025) (ANADOLU - ACCESS ALL) SHOTLIST: 1. VARIOUS DRONE SHOTS OF PROTEST AT SEBIN SQUARE WITH YEMENI PEOPLE CHANTING SLOGANS, HOLDING PLACARDS 2. VARIOUS OF YEMENI PEOPLE CHANTING SLOGANS 3. ONE OF YEMENI MEN SPEAKING TO REPORTER 4. VARIOUS DRONE SHOTS OF PROTEST AT SEBIN SQUARE 5. VARIOUS OF YEMENI SOLDIERS AND PROTESTERS 6.
Un senador demócrata rompe récord con un discurso de más de 24 horas de crítica a Trump

3 weeks ago | infobae.com | Tim Balk |Mike Ives |Matthew Bigg

United States Politics and GovernmentPolitics and GovernmentSenateDemocratic PartyNew JerseyBooker, Cory ATrump, Donald JEl senador por Nueva Jersey, Cory Booker, comenzó su discurso a las 7 p. m. del lunes, prometiendo hablar mientras fuera "físicamente capaz". El discurso duró más de 24 horas.
Israel Says It Will Cancel Tariffs on U.S. Imports Ahead of Trump Announcement

3 weeks ago | nytimes.com | Matthew Bigg

Israel's government has said it will cancel all remaining tariffs on American imports, in an apparent bid to ensure that it is exempt from a new wave of levies that President Trump is set to announce on Wednesday. Israel and the United States, two close allies, have had a free-trade agreement since 1985 that excludes most American products from Israeli tariffs.
On Eve of Trump’s Tariffs Announcement, Israel Says It Will Lift All Duties on U.S. Imports

3 weeks ago | flipboard.com | Matthew Bigg

Now Israel announces expansion of military operation in Gaza to seize ‘large areas’ of land, ordering residents to leave CNN — Israeli Defense Minister Israel Katz announced Wednesday a major expansion of the military’s operation in Gaza involving the seizure of large areas of land that would be “incorporated into Israel’s security zones.” In the statement, Katz said the operation would also involve a “large-scale … 2 hours ago Far-right podcaster calls for ‘final solution’ on deportation of...
Cory Booker condemns Trump’s policies in longest senate speech on record

3 weeks ago | japantimes.co.jp | Tim Balk |Mike Ives |Matthew Bigg

Sen. Cory Booker, his voice still booming after more than a day spent on the Senate floor railing against the Trump administration, surpassed Strom Thurmond for the longest Senate speech on record Tuesday night, in an act of astonishing stamina that he framed as a call to action.
Un senador demócrata rompe récord con un discurso de más de 24 horas de crítica a Trump

3 weeks ago | nytimes.com | Tim Balk |Mike Ives |Matthew Bigg

Minutos antes, habían estallado vítores en la cámara cuando Booker rebasó a Thurmond. Por un momento, Booker se dirigió al hombre al que había eclipsado. "Odiarlo está mal, y tal vez mi ego se dejó llevar demasiado por la idea de que si me quedaba aquí, tal vez, solo tal vez, podría romper este récord del hombre que intentó detener los derechos que yo defiendo", dijo Booker. "Pero no estoy aquí por su discurso. Estoy aquí a pesar de su discurso.