
Vance Tells Europeans to Stop Shunning Parties Deemed Extreme
His comments shocked attendees at the Munich Security Conference and seemed to target efforts to sideline the hard-right party the Alternative for Germany.By Jim Tankersley, Steven Erlanger and David E. Sanger
Published on : Fri Feb 14 2025
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Christian Democratic Union (Germany)Alternative for GermanyVance, J DZelensky, VolodymyrTrump, Donald J

Cuts to U.S.-Backed Rights Groups Seen as a Win for China
U.S. funding for the promotion of democracy has been frozen, disrupting the work of groups that expose abuses in China. Chinese nationalists are celebrating.By David Pierson and Berry Wang
Published on : Fri Feb 14 2025
worldasia
ChinaUnited StatesNational Endowment for DemocracyGovernment Efficiency Department (US)China Digital TimesCommunist Party of ChinaMusk, ElonRubio, MarcoTrump, Donald JXi Jinping

Zelensky Says Ukraine Unlikely to Survive Its War Without U.S. Support
His comments came on the first day of the Munich Security Conference, where anxious European officials had hoped to learn more about U.S. plans to broker peace talks.By Yonette Joseph
Published on : Sat Feb 15 2025
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Munich (Germany)RussiaUkraineUnited StatesNational Broadcasting CoZelensky, VolodymyrVance, J DTrump, Donald J

High Above Chernobyl, Workers Grapple With Ice, Fire and Nuclear Fears
After an apparent drone strike blew a hole in the protective shell, there is an urgent need to patch what covers the wreckage of the world’s worst nuclear accident.By Kim Barker and Brendan Hoffman
Published on : Fri Feb 14 2025
worldeurope
Chernobyl (Ukraine)Zelensky, Volodymyr

Vance Meets Zelensky After Signaling Support for Europe’s Far-Right Parties
At the Munich Security Conference, Vice President JD Vance scolded European leaders for failing to uphold democratic values, and said nothing about President Trump’s talks with Russia to end the war in Ukraine.Published on : Fri Feb 14 2025

For War Widows, Valentine’s Day Is a Painful Reminder of Unanswered Texts
Cellphone messages provide a cherished link for Ukrainians whose partners are away fighting, but when the answers dry up, the last words can become poignant symbols of loss.By Constant Méheut, Daria Mitiuk and Gray Beltran
Published on : Fri Feb 14 2025
worldeurope
Ukraine

With Fighting Stilled, Gazans Face New Trauma: Searching for Their Dead
Thousands of bodies may be unearthed from Gaza’s ruins, the authorities say. Families with missing loved ones face fresh horrors as they search the rubble.By Erika Solomon, Aaron Boxerman, Rawan Sheikh Ahmad and Saher Alghorra
Published on : Fri Feb 14 2025
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Whiskey Offers Window Into the Pain of a Trade War
Liquor is leverage as the world careens toward another trade dispute. European tariffs on American whiskey snap back after March 31 unless an extension is granted.By Jeanna Smialek
Published on : Fri Feb 14 2025
businesseconomy
European UnionTrump, Donald J

Tensions Build in Syria Between New Leaders and Kurdish-Led Militia
The interim government in Damascus has called for a powerful Kurdish-led militia backed by the United States to disarm and integrate into a national military force.By Christina Goldbaum
Published on : Fri Feb 14 2025
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Damascus (Syria)FranceIdlib (Syria)Manbij (Syria)Paris (France)SyriaIslamic State in Iraq and Syria (ISIS)Syrian Democratic ForcesUnited States Agency for International Developmental-Shara, Ahmed (Abu Mohammad al-Jolani) (1982- )Assad, Bashar al-

All 3 Fayed Brothers, Ex-Owners of Harrods, Are Now Accused of Sexual Assault
An abuse scandal that once appeared centered on the billionaire Mohamed al-Fayed has since widened to include Salah and Ali, with whom he owned Harrods, the iconic London department store.By Megan Specia
Published on : Fri Feb 14 2025
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Tensions Mount in Lebanon as Deadline Nears for Israeli Withdrawal
The United States has reportedly told Lebanese officials that Israel’s military intends to remain in five strategic points inside Lebanon, but will withdraw from towns it still occupies.By Euan Ward
Published on : Fri Feb 14 2025
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Hamas Names Hostages Set for Release on Saturday
Israel is set to free more than 360 Palestinian prisoners in an exchange that had been thrown into doubt after days of mutual recriminations, but it now appears to be on track.By Aaron Boxerman
Published on : Fri Feb 14 2025
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IsraelGaza StripHamas

Why Trump’s Plan to Relocate Gazans Is Untenable for Jordan
President Trump’s plan would send a huge number of refugees to Jordan, adding new frictions to the kingdom’s often tense, sometimes violent history with displaced Palestinians.By Ephrat Livni
Published on : Fri Feb 14 2025
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Sexual Violence Against Children Soars in Congo, U.N. Group Says
UNICEF accused “armed men” of raping scores of children in the Democratic Republic of Congo, which has been ravaged by conflict recently.By Eve Sampson
Published on : Fri Feb 14 2025
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Vance Shocks Europe With a Message That He Has Long Promoted at Home
The vice president’s speech in Munich, expressing support for far-right, anti-immigration parties and criticizing suppression of conservative voices, was a global extension of his core political themes.By Michael C. Bender
Published on : Sat Feb 15 2025
uspolitics
GermanyAlternative for GermanyVance, J D

Map: 6.0-Magnitude Earthquake Strikes Ethiopia
View the location of the quake’s epicenter and shake area.By William B. Davis, Madison Dong, Judson Jones, John Keefe and Bea Malsky
Published on : Fri Feb 14 2025
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AfricaEthiopia

Europeans Fear Trump Is Giving Up Leverage to Putin Even Before Peace Talks Begin
Diplomats at the Munich Security Conference were uttering “appeasement,” with all its historical resonance, to describe the Trump administration’s approach to negotiations to end the war in Ukraine.By David E. Sanger and Steven Erlanger
Published on : Fri Feb 14 2025
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FranceEstoniaEuropeGermanyGreat BritainUkraineRussiaUnited StatesMunich (Germany)European UnionNorth Atlantic Treaty OrganizationTrump, Donald JPutin, Vladimir VHegseth, PeteKallas, Kaja (1977- )Vance, J D

Barbie Hsu, Taiwanese Actress and Star of ‘Meteor Garden,’ Dies at 48
Her role in the teen drama catapulted her to fame as a pop idol. She was also a TV host and appeared in films.By Ash Wu
Published on : Fri Feb 14 2025
worldasia
TaiwanHsu, Barbie (1976-2025)

Texas County Declares an Emergency Over Toxic Fertilizer
Johnson County is seeking federal assistance, saying its farmland has become dangerously contaminated with “forever chemicals” from the use of fertilizer made from sewage sludge.By Hiroko Tabuchi
Published on : Fri Feb 14 2025
climate

Rafter Is Briefly ‘Swallowed’ by Whale in Chile, as His Father Films
Paddling in the Strait of Magellan, Adrián Simancas was caught in a humpback’s lunge. “I realized that I was in something’s mouth and I had been eaten,” he said.By John Bartlett and Alan Yuhas
Published on : Fri Feb 14 2025
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Patagonia (Chile)Chile

What We Know About the Munich Car Attack
At least 36 people were injured when an Afghan asylum seeker drove a car into a union march. The police said the driver confessed.By Christopher F. Schuetze
Published on : Fri Feb 14 2025
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Munich (Germany)AfghanistanMagdeburg (Germany)Alternative for Germany

Trump’s Funding Freeze Raises a New Question: Is the Government’s Word Good?
Companies that get federal grants or loans usually sign a legally binding agreement and depend on getting reimbursed. The new administration has upended that expectation.By Brad Plumer and Nicholas Nehamas
Published on : Fri Feb 14 2025
climate

In a Corner of Wales, Britain’s Hard-Right Reform U.K. Party Gains Ground
Nigel Farage’s anti-immigration party is winning over some disillusioned Labour voters by targeting regions that are struggling economically and by campaigning on local issues.By Stephen Castle
Published on : Fri Feb 14 2025
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Great BritainWalesLabour Party (Great Britain)Reform UK (British Political Party)Farage, Nigel (1964- )

Pope Francis Is Admitted to Hospital for Bronchitis
The 88-year-old pontiff, who has been battling health problems for years, has begun treatment in a Rome hospital.By Elisabetta Povoledo
Published on : Fri Feb 14 2025
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Remnants of a Roman Basilica Are Found Under a London Office Building
The 2,000-year-old basilica was “once the beating heart of Roman London,” the Museum of London Archaeology said.By Claire Moses
Published on : Fri Feb 14 2025
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China Says U.S. Should Lead Trump’s Proposed Arms Control Effort
President Trump said China and Russia should halve their military spending and limit nuclear weapons. You first, China said.By David Pierson
Published on : Fri Feb 14 2025
worldasia
ChinaRussiaUnited StatesPeople's Liberation Army (China)Trump, Donald JXi JinpingPutin, Vladimir V

Russian Drone Damages Radiation Shield at Chernobyl, Ukraine Says
President Volodymyr Zelensky of Ukraine called the damage “significant” but said there were no signs of radiation leaks. A Kremlin spokesman denied that Russia had carried out the strike.By Kim Barker, Andrew E. Kramer and Qasim Nauman
Published on : Fri Feb 14 2025
worldeurope
Chernobyl (Ukraine)RussiaInternational Atomic Energy AgencyZelensky, Volodymyr

Ukrainians Fear Peace May Strand Them Forever From Lost Homes
Bitterness has greeted suggestions that occupied territory will have to be ceded to Russia: “It’s like ripping off a man’s arm or leg and then saying, ‘Let it be as it is.’”By Kim Barker
Published on : Fri Feb 14 2025
worldeurope
UkraineCrimea (Ukraine)

These Podcasters Want to Teach You How to Date
Elizabeth Day, a British writer, and Mel Schilling, a dating coach, are the hosts of the new podcast “How to Date.” In time for Valentine’s Day, here are their top tips.By Claire Moses
Published on : Fri Feb 14 2025
worldeurope
Great BritainDay, Elizabeth (1978- )Schilling, Mel (1972- )

Trump Is Newly Unleashed on Trade, With Global Consequences
With less than a month in office, the president has pursued trade actions that could shatter the global trading system and dwarf the trade measures he took over his entire first term.By Ana Swanson
Published on : Fri Feb 14 2025
uspolitics
Trump, Donald J

A Mathematician Who Makes the Best of Things
Alessio Figalli studies optimal transport, a field of math that ranges from the movements of clouds to the workings of chatbots.By Siobhan Roberts
Published on : Fri Feb 14 2025
science
Figalli, Alessio

6 Killed in Fire at Luxury Hotel Construction Site in South Korea
The fire at an unfinished hotel in the southeastern port city of Busan spread quickly, leaving 25 others injured.By John Yoon
Published on : Fri Feb 14 2025
worldasia
Busan (South Korea)South Korea

Vance Says All Options on Table to Pressure Russia to End Ukraine War
Vice President JD Vance told The Wall Street Journal that it was too early to talk about specific territorial or security arrangements.By Qasim Nauman
Published on : Fri Feb 14 2025
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EuropeRussiaUkraineUnited StatesNorth Atlantic Treaty OrganizationWall Street JournalDefense DepartmentPutin, Vladimir VTrump, Donald JVance, J DZelensky, VolodymyrHegseth, Pete

Tropical Cyclone Zelia Makes Landfall in Northwest Australia
The storm’s winds equaled those of a Category 4 hurricane, and residents were told to stay indoors to shelter from destructive winds and flooding.By John Yoon
Published on : Fri Feb 14 2025
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AustraliaPort Hedland (Australia)

Friday Briefing
More tariffs from President Trump.By Natasha Frost
Published on : Fri Feb 14 2025
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