For Zelensky, Just Keeping Trump Talking About Ukraine Peace Deal Counts as a Win
Though discussions produced little tangible progress, President Volodymyr Zelensky of Ukraine at least avoided the type of setbacks that have blighted earlier meetings.
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Trump floats hopes of Gaza peace progress as Netanyahu begins visit
US president says Hamas disarming could prompt new phase of peace plan ‘very quickly’, while Netanyahu still seeks return of final hostage bodyDonald Trump hopes to reach the next stage of the Gaza peace plan “very quickly” but Hamas must disarm, he said as he hosted the Israeli prime minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, at Mar-a-Lago on Monday.The trip by Netanyahu to Florida comes amid a new push by officials in Washington to force concessions from Israel to allow progress towards the second phase, which envisions rebuilding Gaza as a demilitarised zone under international supervision. Continue reading...
The Year in Pictures
We look back on 2025 with some of the best New York Times photographs.
Marjorie Taylor Greene says she was ‘naive’ for believing Trump is man of the people
Greene gives lengthy interview with New York Times days before stepping down as congresswoman for GeorgiaMarjorie Taylor Greene, now just days away from stepping down as a congresswoman for Georgia, has said in her latest mea culpa interview that she “was just so naive” for believing that Donald Trump was a man of the people.In a lengthy interview with the New York Times that examines her break with the president after years of devotion, Greene explained that a series of minor ruptures with the president culminated in a total breach after conservative influencer Charlie Kirk was killed in September. Continue reading...
Remembering Those Who Died This Year
We look back at the lives of some of the artists, innovators and thinkers we lost in 2025.
How serious are the sectarian tensions facing Syria?
Alawite protesters confront government supporters in coastal cities.
Grim Evidence of Trump’s Boat Strikes Washes Ashore on a Colombian Peninsula
First came the scorched boat. Then the mangled bodies. Then the packets with traces of marijuana. Now, fishermen fear the ocean that feeds them.
Trump, Pressing Ahead on Ukraine-Russia Talks, Confronts Difficult Realities
The U.S.-led negotiations have made some progress, but still face fundamental challenges, including over security guarantees to counter future Russian aggression.
‘A tough neighbourhood’’: Trump says Gaza rebuilding to start soon
President Trump said he wants to move to phase two of the Gaza ceasefire “quickly” if Hamas disarms soon.
Two people killed in Anthony Joshua car crash named by Nigerian president
The two "close associates" of Anthony Joshua killed in a car crash in Nigeria in which the British boxer was injured have been named by the country's president.