Cassandra Vinograd
@cvinograd.bsky.social
Journalist | Now: @nytimes | Before: @60minutes @NBC @AP @WSJ | @pulitzercenter grantee
Two decades ago, the word “Darfur” rippled across the world as a symbol of unchecked atrocities in a distant land. Today, it is happening again, @declanwalsh.bsky.social writes www.nytimes.com/2025/11/02/w...
A Massacre Unfolding in Sudan
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November 3, 2025 at 1:14 PM
Two decades ago, the word “Darfur” rippled across the world as a symbol of unchecked atrocities in a distant land. Today, it is happening again, @declanwalsh.bsky.social writes www.nytimes.com/2025/11/02/w...
"This is a sad day for those who support a free press,” said Nancy A. Youssef, a longtime Pentagon correspondent. “But I’m incredibly honored to be part of a press corps that stuck together and was committed to protecting our First Amendment rights." www.washingtonpost.com/business/202...
Reporters leave Pentagon en masse after refusing to sign on to new rules
After turning in their press credentials, journalists covering the Defense Department walked out of the Pentagon rather than comply with its restrictive policies.
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October 16, 2025 at 1:53 PM
"This is a sad day for those who support a free press,” said Nancy A. Youssef, a longtime Pentagon correspondent. “But I’m incredibly honored to be part of a press corps that stuck together and was committed to protecting our First Amendment rights." www.washingtonpost.com/business/202...
The last functioning hospital has been bombed 30+ times. Between 30-40 severely malnourished children arrive every day. There’s nothing to give them but animal feed.
Civilians trapped in El Fasher face a dire choice: risk being starved or bombed if they stay, and raped or killed if they flee.
Civilians trapped in El Fasher face a dire choice: risk being starved or bombed if they stay, and raped or killed if they flee.
Starving Children Eat Animal Feed in Besieged Sudanese City
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September 15, 2025 at 7:52 AM
The last functioning hospital has been bombed 30+ times. Between 30-40 severely malnourished children arrive every day. There’s nothing to give them but animal feed.
Civilians trapped in El Fasher face a dire choice: risk being starved or bombed if they stay, and raped or killed if they flee.
Civilians trapped in El Fasher face a dire choice: risk being starved or bombed if they stay, and raped or killed if they flee.
“Our children are the future of this country,” said Olha, 39, a combat medic in eastern Ukraine who gave birth to a girl in May. “We have to protect our children. And we have to liberate the country for their future.”
August 25, 2025 at 2:50 PM
“Our children are the future of this country,” said Olha, 39, a combat medic in eastern Ukraine who gave birth to a girl in May. “We have to protect our children. And we have to liberate the country for their future.”
While many militaries remove pregnant soldiers from combat zones, Ukrainian women serve until their 7th month. That's in a military that is ill-equipped to support them — from uniforms to a lack of prenatal care — amid the other challenges of fighting the war. www.nytimes.com/2025/08/25/w...
Expecting on the Front Lines: Motherhood in Ukraine’s Military
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August 25, 2025 at 2:44 PM
While many militaries remove pregnant soldiers from combat zones, Ukrainian women serve until their 7th month. That's in a military that is ill-equipped to support them — from uniforms to a lack of prenatal care — amid the other challenges of fighting the war. www.nytimes.com/2025/08/25/w...
Sudan suffers from a neglect and indifference that seems to reflect the new shape of global politics, @ishaantharoor.bsky.social writes www.washingtonpost.com/world/2025/0...
Column | Sudan’s calamity and ‘the end of the liberal world order’
Sudan suffers from a neglect and indifference that seems to reflect the new shape of global politics.
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August 13, 2025 at 8:41 AM
Sudan suffers from a neglect and indifference that seems to reflect the new shape of global politics, @ishaantharoor.bsky.social writes www.washingtonpost.com/world/2025/0...
Inside a Houthi attack on a passing cargo ship www.washingtonpost.com/world/2025/0...
The Houthis want to punish Israel. Filipinos are bearing the cost.
Inside the deadly Houthi attack on the MV Tutor, a cargo ship carrying coal from Russia to India through the Red Sea.
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August 11, 2025 at 8:48 AM
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In a Ukrainian maternity ward, a Russian missile delivered death
A missile killed Diana Koshyk and her unborn son in the hospital where she was being treated, near a building Ukrainian soldiers used as a warehouse.
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August 3, 2025 at 9:57 AM
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On the anniversary of D-Day, resharing this conversation thread with my father about his experience 81 years ago. So glad I’ll be seeing him very soon (ice cream is already stocked). #DDay81 x.com/cassvinograd...
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June 6, 2025 at 9:06 PM
On the anniversary of D-Day, resharing this conversation thread with my father about his experience 81 years ago. So glad I’ll be seeing him very soon (ice cream is already stocked). #DDay81 x.com/cassvinograd...
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Russian courts are flooded with claims to declare a person missing or dead—and most of them are the result of the war with Ukraine. The first five months of 2025 alrady saw more clames than the record-breaking 2024, Mediazona reveals:
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June 5, 2025 at 10:33 AM
Russian courts are flooded with claims to declare a person missing or dead—and most of them are the result of the war with Ukraine. The first five months of 2025 alrady saw more clames than the record-breaking 2024, Mediazona reveals:
en.zona.media/article/2025...
en.zona.media/article/2025...
See the Countries Under Trump’s New Travel Ban www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
Map: See the Countries Under Trump’s New Travel Ban
Restrictions on travel will affect people from more than a dozen countries worldwide.
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June 5, 2025 at 7:52 AM
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President Trump signed a travel ban on 12 countries, primarily in Africa and the Middle East. Full story: www.nytimes.com/2025/06/04/u...
‘We Don’t Want Them’: Trump Signs Travel Ban on Citizens From 12 Countries
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June 5, 2025 at 7:51 AM
President Trump signed a travel ban on 12 countries, primarily in Africa and the Middle East. Full story: www.nytimes.com/2025/06/04/u...
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Viktoriia Roshchyna set out to report on claims that Russia was operating a network of unofficial detention centers in occupied Ukraine.
But in August 2023, she disappeared into one herself.
A consortium of international journalists continued her work.
But in August 2023, she disappeared into one herself.
A consortium of international journalists continued her work.
She tried to expose Russia’s brutal detention system — and ended up dead
A consortium of international journalists continued the work of Viktoriia Roshchyna, who was investigating reports of torture and detention of Ukrainian civilians in occupied Ukraine.
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April 29, 2025 at 2:24 PM
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A draft White House executive order proposes a drastic restructuring of the State Department, including eliminating almost all of its Africa operations and shutting down embassies and consulates across the continent, @ewong.bsky.social reports www.nytimes.com/2025/04/20/u...
Trump Draft Order Would Drastically Overhaul U.S. State Department
The draft executive order to be signed by President Trump would eliminate Africa operations and shut down bureaus working on democracy, human rights and refugee issues.
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April 20, 2025 at 8:27 AM
A draft White House executive order proposes a drastic restructuring of the State Department, including eliminating almost all of its Africa operations and shutting down embassies and consulates across the continent, @ewong.bsky.social reports www.nytimes.com/2025/04/20/u...
Read this. www.nytimes.com/2025/04/19/w...
As Famine Rages in Sudan, U.S. Aid Remains Scarce
The stark consequences of the rollback are evident in few places as clearly as in Sudan, where a brutal civil war has combined with a staggering humanitarian catastrophe.
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April 20, 2025 at 7:29 AM
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As Ukraine grapples with a war raging on its eastern front and Russian attacks on its cities, one lawmaker is working on something that he says could help the nation in several ways: legalizing porn.
In Ukraine, Porn Is Illegal. So Why Are Its Creators Paying Taxes?
Ukraine makes tax revenue off the creators of pornographic content, but also threatens them with prosecution. A draft law aims to fix what many say is an unfair contradiction.
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April 14, 2025 at 11:30 AM
As Ukraine grapples with a war raging on its eastern front and Russian attacks on its cities, one lawmaker is working on something that he says could help the nation in several ways: legalizing porn.
Amid all the talk of cease-fire negotiations, the war is still very much ongoing. Hope you'll read this dispatch from Sloviansk — a Ukrainian town long in Russia's crosshairs.
In Ukraine’s Frontline Town of Sloviansk, a Taste of Normalcy Beckons
Sushi has long been a popular indulgence in Ukraine. For the residents of Sloviansk, a city in Russian cross hairs, it can provide a sense of normalcy that is akin to a necessity in wartime.
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March 17, 2025 at 8:08 PM
Amid all the talk of cease-fire negotiations, the war is still very much ongoing. Hope you'll read this dispatch from Sloviansk — a Ukrainian town long in Russia's crosshairs.
“Trump has maintained that Putin has sent “strong signals” that he is ready for peace.
However, since the two men spoke on Feb. 12, Russia’s bombardment of Ukrainian infrastructure and towns and cities from the front has only intensified.
More than 90 civilians have been killed since then.”
However, since the two men spoke on Feb. 12, Russia’s bombardment of Ukrainian infrastructure and towns and cities from the front has only intensified.
More than 90 civilians have been killed since then.”
Missile Strikes Hotel in Zelensky’s Hometown in Ukraine
At least four people were killed in a Russian attack, Ukraine said, amid concerns about air defenses after the U.S. said it was suspending military and intelligence aid.
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March 6, 2025 at 11:13 AM
“Trump has maintained that Putin has sent “strong signals” that he is ready for peace.
However, since the two men spoke on Feb. 12, Russia’s bombardment of Ukrainian infrastructure and towns and cities from the front has only intensified.
More than 90 civilians have been killed since then.”
However, since the two men spoke on Feb. 12, Russia’s bombardment of Ukrainian infrastructure and towns and cities from the front has only intensified.
More than 90 civilians have been killed since then.”
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"The suspension of intelligence sharing to Ukraine is a major concession to Russian President Vladimir Putin, who has said that U.S. involvement in weapons targeting has made Washington a virtual combatant of the war." www.wsj.com/world/trump-...
Trump Suspends Intelligence Sharing With Ukraine
The move deprives Kyiv of a key tool in fighting Russian forces.
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March 5, 2025 at 2:21 PM
"The suspension of intelligence sharing to Ukraine is a major concession to Russian President Vladimir Putin, who has said that U.S. involvement in weapons targeting has made Washington a virtual combatant of the war." www.wsj.com/world/trump-...
Mohammad Javad Zarif, the former Iranian foreign minister who was key to the country’s 2015 nuclear deal with world powers, has tendered his resignation.
Zarif had served as VP and long been a target of hard-liners within Iran's theocracy. apnews.com/article/iran...
Zarif had served as VP and long been a target of hard-liners within Iran's theocracy. apnews.com/article/iran...
Iranian government official who was key to 2015 nuclear deal resigns under hard-liner pressure
An Iranian official who was key to the country's 2015 nuclear deal with world powers has reportedly tendered his resignation from the government of reformist President Masoud Pezeshkian.
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March 3, 2025 at 9:52 AM
Mohammad Javad Zarif, the former Iranian foreign minister who was key to the country’s 2015 nuclear deal with world powers, has tendered his resignation.
Zarif had served as VP and long been a target of hard-liners within Iran's theocracy. apnews.com/article/iran...
Zarif had served as VP and long been a target of hard-liners within Iran's theocracy. apnews.com/article/iran...
“We are at a crossroads in history,” Starmer said after the meeting. “Europe must do the heavy lifting.” www.nytimes.com/2025/03/02/w...
Europe Races to Repair a Split Between the U.S. and Ukraine
European leaders pledge to assemble a “coalition of the willing” to develop a plan for ending Ukraine’s war with Russia, which they hope could win the backing of a skeptical President Trump.
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March 3, 2025 at 9:29 AM
“We are at a crossroads in history,” Starmer said after the meeting. “Europe must do the heavy lifting.” www.nytimes.com/2025/03/02/w...
“Today, I was not ashamed of my president and my country. I am not sure that the Americans can say the same,” said Vitaly Deinega. www.nytimes.com/2025/02/28/w...
Ukrainians Blindsided by Deal’s Breakdown and by Trump’s Actions
Some said they felt the U.S. president was disrespectful and that they were proud of their leader for standing up to him.
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March 1, 2025 at 11:11 AM
“Today, I was not ashamed of my president and my country. I am not sure that the Americans can say the same,” said Vitaly Deinega. www.nytimes.com/2025/02/28/w...
European leaders are putting out messages of solidarity with Zelensky after the Oval Office incident.
Your dignity honors the bravery of the Ukrainian people.
Be strong, be brave, be fearless. You are never alone, dear President Zelenskyy.
We will continue working with you for a just and lasting peace.
Be strong, be brave, be fearless. You are never alone, dear President Zelenskyy.
We will continue working with you for a just and lasting peace.
February 28, 2025 at 8:13 PM
European leaders are putting out messages of solidarity with Zelensky after the Oval Office incident.
"Trump is recalibrating America’s place in the world... positioning the U.S. in the camp of the globe’s chief rogue states in opposition to the countries that have been America’s best friends since World War II or before," @peterbakernyt.bsky.social writes www.nytimes.com/2025/02/25/u...
Under Trump, America’s New Friends: Russia, North Korea and Belarus
When it comes to the war in Ukraine, President Trump finds common cause with the world’s outlier states and stands against traditional U.S. allies like Britain, France, Germany, Canada, Japan and Ital...
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February 26, 2025 at 10:12 AM
"Trump is recalibrating America’s place in the world... positioning the U.S. in the camp of the globe’s chief rogue states in opposition to the countries that have been America’s best friends since World War II or before," @peterbakernyt.bsky.social writes www.nytimes.com/2025/02/25/u...
"Experts can't recall a precedent for the US, or any other country, extracting cash or resources from its own allies during a time of war...Trump’s transactional diplomacy sends a msg to allies that the US can't be trusted to help its friends or honor its obligations" www.nytimes.com/2025/02/25/w...
Trump’s Ukraine Mineral Deal Is Seen as ‘Protection Racket’ Diplomacy
The United States wants to be paid in exchange for helping the country fend off an invader.
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February 26, 2025 at 9:08 AM
"Experts can't recall a precedent for the US, or any other country, extracting cash or resources from its own allies during a time of war...Trump’s transactional diplomacy sends a msg to allies that the US can't be trusted to help its friends or honor its obligations" www.nytimes.com/2025/02/25/w...