Al-Assad Becomes a Punchline in Syria’s Comedy Scene

27/02/2025 10:18 New York Times

Comics had already been trying to foster stand-up in Syria before Bashar al-Assad’s fall. Now, they are telling jokes in a liberated country, while warily eyeing the new government.

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Mexico Releases Cartel Operatives, Including Rafael Caro Quintero, Into U.S. Custody

The handover of so many significant cartel figures was one of the most important efforts by Mexico in the modern history of the drug war to send traffickers to face charges in U.S. courts....

28/02/2025 02:14 New York Times

Boris Spassky, Chess Champion Who Lost ‘Match of the Century,’ Dies at 88

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28/02/2025 01:08 New York Times

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28/02/2025 01:07 New York Times

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28/02/2025 00:46 New York Times

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27/02/2025 23:47 New York Times

I Loved ‘Anora,’ but I Still Hope It Loses at the Oscars

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27/02/2025 21:28 New York Times

Pro-Russia Politicians in Ukraine, Inspired by Trump and Putin, See an Opening

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27/02/2025 20:27 New York Times

Putin Praises Trump for Working to Thaw U.S.-Russia Tensions

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27/02/2025 16:08 New York Times

North Korea Is Sending More Troops to Russia, South Korea’s Spy Agency Says

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27/02/2025 13:14 New York Times

UK’s Starmer to Meet Trump With a Boost on Defense and Pleas for Ukraine

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27/02/2025 09:13 New York Times

Trump Says Ukraine Should Look to Europe for Any Security Guarantees

President Trump said Ukraine’s president, Volodymyr Zelensky, would visit Washington on Friday as part of a deal for Ukrainian mineral wealth. His position could ultimately embolden Russia....

27/02/2025 00:12 New York Times

In Trump’s Washington, a Moscow-Like Chill Takes Hold

A new administration’s efforts to pressure the news media, punish political opponents and tame the nation’s tycoons evoke the early days of President Vladimir V. Putin’s reign in Russia....

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How Trump and Biden Pursued Critical Minerals in Ukraine, Greenland and Other Countries

China dominates in critical minerals, and President Trump has turned to high-pressure tactics to acquire them....

26/02/2025 23:49 New York Times

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Trump Refused to Guarantee Ukraine’s Safety in Mineral Deal

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Rare Protest at U.S. Embassy in Ukraine Reflects Fears Over Trump

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26/02/2025 17:58 New York Times

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26/02/2025 12:46 New York Times

Under Trump, America’s New Friends: Russia, North Korea and Belarus

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26/02/2025 01:23 New York Times

U.S. and Ukraine Agree to Minerals Deal, Officials Say

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Some Republicans Sharply Criticize Trump’s Embrace of Russia at the U.N.

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Emmanuel Macron, the French president, epitomized how the continent’s leaders are trying to navigate President Trump’s increasingly hostile administration....

25/02/2025 15:53 New York Times

Taiwan Watches Trump Undercut Ukraine, Hoping It Won’t Be Next

As President Trump turns toward Russia, Taiwan grapples with its reliance on U.S. support in the face of conflict with China....

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