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David R. Sands

David R. Sands

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.

Articles by David R. Sands

Cyprus' president Nicos Anastasiades and Turkish Cypriot leader Mustafa Akinci shake hands after a meeting at U.N. buffer zone at Ledra Palace Hotel in divided capital Nicosia, Cyprus in September. The heads of Cyprus' Christian and Muslim communities are meeting with the ethnically divided island's rival leaders to lend their support to ongoing reunification talks. (Associated Press)

Cyprus inches towards reunification

It ranks among the world's oldest frozen conflicts, but an "unusual alignment of the stars" is raising new hopes that Cyprus may soon be on the road to reunification, the top diplomat of the divided island's Turkish Cypriot government said in an interview. Published October 6, 2015

Hilik Bar, a deputy speaker of the Knesset, said Israel's major parties were lined up behind Likud Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in opposing the agreement with Tehran, which will give Iran relief from punishing international sanctions in exchange for more restrictions and monitoring of its suspect nuclear programs for the next decade. (Associated Press)

Israel needs U.S. military aid, intelligence sharing in wake of Iran deal, top lawmaker says

NEWSMAKER INTERVIEW: Having struck a nuclear deal with Iran over Israel's strong objections, the Obama administration and its allies now must step up to ensure the security of the Jewish state through military aid and greater intelligence-sharing, a top foreign policy voice for Israel's opposition Labor Party said in an interview. Published September 22, 2015

Russian President Vladimir Putin (center) listens to a question during a meeting with his supporters in Moscow on Sept. 7, 2015. Putin took part in a discussion on Monday of a health care reform with his supporters who form All-Russian People’s Front. (Mikhail Klimentyev/RIA-Novosti, Kremlin Pool Photo via AP) **FILE**

Kremlin: No plans for Putin, Obama to meet at U.N. gathering

He has Pope Francis on his schedule, but Russian President Vladimir Putin right now has no plans to meet with President Obama when he travels to New York later this month for the 70th anniversary of the founding of the U.N. General Assembly, the Russian leader's spokesman said Thursday. Published September 10, 2015

Trader Eugene Mauro (right) works on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange on Sept. 1, 2015. (Associated Press)

China woes send U.S. stock markets plummeting

Fresh economic data showing softness in the Chinese economy sent U.S. and global stocks plummeting Tuesday, with the blue-chip Dow Jones index of top stocks down some 469 points, or 2.84 percent, to 16,058, and the broader S&P 500 and tech-heavy Nasdaq market also posting losses of more than 2 percent for the day. Published September 1, 2015

Chinese officials are casting about for scapegoats to blame for the country's mishandling of a recent stock bubble that dented the country's economy. (Associated Press)

China’s leaders on the spot after economic stumbles

Chinese officials say they know exactly who is to blame for a wild week that rocked global stock markets, battered the currencies of emerging markets around the globe, sent commodity prices lower and may have shaved a percentage point or two off of global GDP growth next year: anybody but China. Published August 30, 2015

Trader Robert Oswald, right, works on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange, Wednesday, Aug. 26, 2015. U.S. stocks are opening sharply higher Wednesday after slumping for six straight days amid concern that growth in China was slowing more quickly than previously thought. (AP Photo/Richard Drew)

Wall Street roars back with 619-point gain

Wall Street started strong Wednesday and this time didn't falter at the finish line, with the blue chip Dow Jones industrial average reversing six days of losses with a gain of 619 points, or 3.95 percent, to finish at 16,285. The daily increase was the third-biggest point rally in the market's history. Published August 26, 2015

Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange, Friday, Aug. 21, 2015. U.S. stocks are sharply lower in midday trading on concerns about the Chinese economy. (AP Photo/Richard Drew)

U.S., world markets pummeled by China fears

U.S. stock markets experienced one of the wildest trading day in years Monday, with the Dow Jones index losing nearly 1,100 points -- nearly 6 percent of its total value -- in the first few minutes after trading began, staging a spirited rally, but turning strongly negative again to finish off 588 points, or 3.58 percent. Published August 24, 2015