The president-elect has said he will use sanctions sparingly while vowing to end the war in Ukraine, renewing questions over their efficacy.
The two committed to stop attacking each other after the worst outbreak of hostilities in years. But the underlying causes remain, analysts warn....
Fifteen miles west of Manhattan, in Paterson, N.J., a community is directly, and often painfully, connected to a conflict half a world away....
President Nicolás Maduro this week called on civilians to help the country defend itself, while his defense minister warned citizens to “prepare for the worst.”...
Two years of the war in Gaza have left many Jews in the city changed. Some have become newly politicized....
President Trump backed off selling Tomahawk missiles to Kyiv, opting instead for talks with Russia. Still, Ukraine’s negotiating position has strengthened since the summer....
The conflict over compulsory service for the nation’s ultra-Orthodox has become a stand-in for a larger struggle over the country’s right-wing, religious turn — and could determine its future....
At the White House, President Volodymyr Zelensky of Ukraine made the case for why a weapons sale would help end the war. Mr. Trump at first seemed receptive, then expressed reservations....
If the government shutdown continues, millions of low-income people are at risk of losing access to the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program....
Also, the Treasury secretary is betting big on Argentina. Here’s the latest at the end of Friday....
Zohran Mamdani, Andrew Cuomo and Curtis Sliwa sparred over serious topics like the Israel-Hamas war and President Trump, and more curious subjects like parade attendance....
The only way to contain Putin is with a resolute show of strength....
After Thursday’s phone call with President Vladimir V. Putin of Russia, President Trump appeared to express doubts about supplying Ukraine with more powerful weapons....
Since its brief June war with Israel, Iran has throttled internet traffic and jammed GPS, making day-to-day tasks online challenging and prompting fears of greater surveillance....
The president later clarified that the United States would not be involved in such an action....
Viktor Anisimov, one of Ukraine’s top fashion designers, first met Volodymyr Zelensky about 20 years ago, when the future president was a comedian. He didn’t want to wear a suit then either....
His televised address as prime minister, delivered 50 years to the day after Japan announced its surrender, set a marker for his country’s “deep remorse” over wartime atrocities....
We examine the Trump administration’s tactics against Venezuela....
Ukraine could receive a newly developed land-based launcher to strike Moscow and beyond....
Plus, your Friday news quiz....
President Trump has come close to imposing penalties on Russia several times, only to backtrack after talking with President Vladimir Putin and raising hopes for a diplomatic solution to the war....
Law enforcement departments in several states said that an online trend in which people are tricked into believing a homeless man is in their homes could have dangerous consequences....
Also, Trump and Putin plan to meet. Here’s the latest at the end of Thursday....
Nexperia, a computer chip maker based in the Netherlands, was taken over by the Dutch government after pressure from officials in Washington....
Though Pyongyang has largely pulled its soldiers off the front lines in Ukraine, it is expanding the types of ammunition it supplies to Russia....
The government subtly rebuffed the president’s comments that it would stop buying Russian oil, as it tries to avoid a public fight and end a trade dispute with Washington....
Chinese state media is rallying the public and posting old propaganda footage, but officials are also careful to leave room for talks with President Trump....
Zohran Mamdani, the Democratic nominee for New York City mayor, defended his positions while parrying questions about the Israel-Gaza war....
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth offered unusually strong criticism of Russia, just as Ukraine seeks American Tomahawk missiles....
Hamas has handed over the bodies of eight people, but says it is struggling to find the remains of others after two years of war....
A video this week captured Hamas fighters in Gaza executing Palestinian rivals as the militant group tries to assert that it is still the dominant force in the territory after two years of war with Israel....
02/01/2025 19:21
New York Times
