As Ramadan Nears, Syrians Feel the Pinch of a Cash Shortage

28/02/2025 10:03 New York Times

The Assad dictatorship is out, but Syria’s economy is in chaos after a civil war and recent policy shifts. The situation is putting a damper on a typically festive season.

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28/02/2025 15:06 New York Times

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28/02/2025 14:34 New York Times

Starmer Offers Trump a Plea and a Promise Over Ukraine

During a visit to the White House by the British prime minister, President Trump refused to pledge U.S. military support for a peacekeeping force for Ukraine....

28/02/2025 14:31 New York Times

After Insults and False Claims, Trump to Host Zelensky for Minerals Deal

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28/02/2025 10:04 New York Times

Mexico Transfers Rafael Caro Quintero and Other Cartel Operatives to 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

When Mr. Spassky, a Russian, played Bobby Fischer, an American, in Iceland at the height of the Cold War, the media attention reduced them to pawns in a wider drama....

28/02/2025 01:08 New York Times

With Trump, Alliances Come With Strings Attached

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28/02/2025 01:07 New York Times

A Loan-Scorned Socialite Reported Her Warhol Stolen. A Tempest Ensued.

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27/02/2025 23:47 New York Times

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“Anora” is neither pro-Russian nor anti-Russian. But its Oscar nominations have been portrayed as a national victory in Russia....

27/02/2025 21:28 New York Times

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

From prison and from exile, supporters of Moscow have been ramping up social media posts aimed at backing Russia’s call for elections in Ukraine and slamming President Volodymyr Zelensky....

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

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

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....

27/02/2025 10:18 New York Times

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

Prime Minister Keir Starmer of Britain cut international aid to raise military spending. He’s hoping to make a case for Ukraine at the White House....

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

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26/02/2025 23:56 New York Times

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

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26/02/2025 23:49 New York Times

U.S.-Ukraine Minerals Deal Draft Features Vague Reference to Security Guarantees

A copy of the agreement obtained by The New York Times says that the United States “supports Ukraine’s effort to obtain security guarantees needed to establish lasting peace.”...

26/02/2025 22:40 New York Times

Trump Refused to Guarantee Ukraine’s Safety in Mineral Deal

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26/02/2025 22:33 New York Times

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26/02/2025 18:58 New York Times

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 12:53 New York Times

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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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Marian Turski, Who Refused to Forget the Holocaust, Dies at 98

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25/02/2025 22:59 New York Times

What’s at Stake in the Ukraine-Trump Minerals Deal?

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