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No Peace Talks (Yet) After Ukrainians and Russians Arrive in Turkey
The first peace talks in three years were supposed to begin on Thursday but amid posturing and accusations, they were pushed back at least until Friday.By Anton Troianovski, Marc Santora and Andrew E. Kramer
Published on : Thu May 15 2025
worldeurope
RussiaUkraineTurkeyPutin, Vladimir VTrump, Donald JZelensky, Volodymyr
Vengeful at Home, Trump Takes His Forgiving Side on Tour
During the first major foreign trip of his second term, President Trump has told audiences in the Middle East that he’s willing to set the past aside in the interests of peace and profit.By Luke Broadwater, Jonathan Swan and Vivian Nereim
Published on : Thu May 15 2025
worldmiddleeast
Middle EastQatarSaudi ArabiaSyriaIranal-Shara, Ahmed (Abu Mohammad al-Jolani) (1982- )Trump, Donald J
Gazans Once Escaped To Rafah. Now Israel Is Razing It.
In the last few weeks, Israel has demolished extensive areas of Gaza’s southernmost city, Rafah.By Samuel Granados, Aric Toler and Aaron Boxerman
Published on : Thu May 15 2025
worldmiddleeast
Rafah (Gaza Strip)Gaza StripIsrael
Syrian Business Owners Energized by U.S. Promise to Lift Sanctions
Since the overthrow of the dictator Bashar al-Assad, business owners have been waiting for Washington to ease sanctions and pave the way for an economic renewal.By Raja Abdulrahim
Published on : Thu May 15 2025
worldmiddleeast
SyriaMiddle EastHayat Tahrir al-ShamAssad, Bashar al-al-Shara, Ahmed (Abu Mohammad al-Jolani) (1982- )
Israeli Strikes Kill Dozens in Gaza, Health Ministry Says
Israel intensified its military campaign against Hamas, despite a U.S.-backed push for the two sides to agree a new cease-fire.By Aaron Boxerman and Saher Alghorra
Published on : Thu May 15 2025
worldmiddleeast
IsraelGaza StripHamasNetanyahu, Benjamin
Top Priority for Pope Leo: Warn the World of the A.I. Threat
While it is far too early to say how he will use his platform to address such issues, his focus shows he is a church leader who grasps the gravity of this modern concern.By Motoko Rich and Adam Satariano
Published on : Thu May 15 2025
worldeurope
Roman Catholic ChurchLeo XIV
Ukrainian Is Charged After Fires at U.K. Prime Minister’s Properties
One of the blazes took place outside the doorway of Prime Minister Keir Starmer’s family home in Kentish Town, in north London, which is currently being rented out.By Esther Bintliff
Published on : Thu May 15 2025
worldeurope
Great BritainLondon (England)UkraineScotland Yard (Metropolitan Police Service)Starmer, KeirRoman Lavrynovych
Some See Depardieu Verdict as Turning Point for #MeToo in France
French courts may finally be taking years of complaints about sexual violence seriously, advocates and experts say.By Catherine Porter
Published on : Thu May 15 2025
international-home
FranceMediapartDepardieu, GerardDeneuve, CatherineMacron, Emmanuel (1977- )Rousseau, SandrinePelicot, Gisele
Is There Political Life After Populism? Poland May Be the Test.
The government is a centrist parliamentary coalition. To undo its predecessor’s democratic backsliding, it needs the presidency. The election starts next week.By Andrew Higgins and Steven Erlanger
Published on : Thu May 15 2025
worldeurope
PolandLaw and Justice (Poland)Duda, Andrzej (1972- )Trump, Donald JTrzaskowski, RafalTusk, Donald
Rubio Meets Syrian Foreign Minister in Another Sign of Warming Ties
The meeting came days after President Trump announced he would end sanctions against Syria and met with the country’s president, a former jihadist.By Christina Goldbaum
Published on : Thu May 15 2025
worldmiddleeast
SyriaTurkeyUnited StatesSaudi Arabiaal-Shara, Ahmed (Abu Mohammad al-Jolani) (1982- )Rubio, MarcoGraham, Lindsey
Canada’s Wildfire Season Is Off to a Deadly Start
Two people were trapped and killed by a wildfire in a small town in Manitoba, where the provincial capital, Winnipeg, is wilting under a record-breaking heat wave.By Vjosa Isai
Published on : Thu May 15 2025
worldcanada
CanadaManitoba (Canada)
An Undaunted Writer Who Broke an Invisible Barrier in Japan
Saou Ichikawa is the country’s first severely disabled author to win a top literary prize. Her novel “Hunchback” is an angry cry against “ableist machismo.”By Martin Fackler
Published on : Thu May 15 2025
worldasia
JapanIchikawa, Saou
Harvard Paid $27 for a Copy of Magna Carta. Surprise! It’s an Original.
Two British academics discovered that a “copy” of the medieval text, held in Harvard Law School’s library for 80 years, is one of seven originals dating from 1300.By Stephen Castle
Published on : Thu May 15 2025
worldeurope
EnglandGreat BritainUnited StatesHarvard UniversityKing's College LondonSotheby'sUniversity of East AngliaHenry IIII, King of England
Hamas Celebrates Shooting That Killed Israeli Mother en Route to Deliver Baby
After the shooting in the West Bank, doctors were able to save the baby, a boy, who was taken to a neonatal intensive care unit.By Aaron Boxerman and Ephrat Livni
Published on : Thu May 15 2025
worldmiddleeast
West BankHamas
Thursday Briefing: Troubled Ukraine Peace Talks
Plus, peace and love at the Eurovision.By Justin Porter
Published on : Thu May 15 2025
briefing
New N.I.H. Policy Threatens Global Science Collaborations
Restrictions on payments to foreign partners may jeopardize studies of cancer and other conditions that would benefit Americans.By Roni Caryn Rabin
Published on : Thu May 15 2025
health
Emory University
Thursday Briefing
Here’s what you need to know.By Natasha Frost
Published on : Thu May 15 2025
briefing
Profits Are Stagnant. But the Funeral Industry Is Not Dead Yet.
As cremation rates rise and consumer preferences shift, funeral homes are innovating in surprisingly unconventional ways so they don’t die out.By Susan Shain
Published on : Thu May 15 2025
business
United StatesNational Funeral Directors Assn
U.S.-Backed Group Created to Distribute Aid in Gaza Says It’s Ready to Go
The Gaza Humanitarian Foundation seeks to create an alternative aid system, but other groups have raised doubts about the feasibility of its plan.By Natan Odenheimer, Ronen Bergman and Ephrat Livni
Published on : Thu May 15 2025
worldmiddleeast
Gaza StripHamasUnited NationsNetanyahu, BenjaminTrump, Donald J
Trump-Kushner Hotel Project in Serbia Hits a Snag: Alleged Forgery
Serbian authorities say an official admitted to forging a document allowing a protected site in Belgrade to be demolished and replaced with a Trump hotel.By Eric Lipton and Pavle Kosic
Published on : Thu May 15 2025
uspolitics
SerbiaKushner, JaredTrump, Donald JTrump, Donald J JrVucic, AleksandarTrump, Eric F (1984- )
The Road to Trump’s Embrace of White South Africans
The Trump administration’s hostile approach to South Africa was shaped by a convergence of factors.By Zolan Kanno-Youngs, Erica L. Green, John Eligon and Edward Wong
Published on : Thu May 15 2025
uspolitics
South AfricaAfrican National CongressRubio, MarcoTrump, Donald J
Will Putin Be in Turkey for Peace Talks? Kremlin’s List Suggests Not.
A hard-line aide to the Russian president will instead lead the delegation, according to a Kremlin statement.By Yonette Joseph
Published on : Wed May 14 2025
worldeurope
EuropeRussiaUkrainePutin, Vladimir VTrump, Donald JZelensky, VolodymyrRubio, MarcoWitkoff, StevenKellogg, Joseph Keith Jr (1944- )
TikTok Influencer in Mexico Is Shot Dead While Livestreaming
The death of Valeria Márquez, 23, was the latest reminder of the rise in violence against women in the country.By Jonathan Wolfe
Published on : Wed May 14 2025
worldamericas
Guadalajara (Mexico)MexicoTikTok (ByteDance)
Bayesian Superyacht Sank After ‘Extreme’ Wind Gust, Report Says
An official report into last year’s yacht tragedy, which killed seven, found that the boat could easily capsize in high winds. Its towering mast made it more vulnerable.By Jeffrey Gettleman and James Glanz
Published on : Wed May 14 2025
worldeurope
Sicily (Italy)ItalyHewlett-Packard CompanyItalian Sea Group SpACutfield, James
Trump’s Pledge to the Middle East: No More ‘Lectures on How to Live’
In Saudi Arabia, the president denounced Western intervention and nation-building, garnering both praise and eye rolls.By Vivian Nereim
Published on : Wed May 14 2025
worldmiddleeast
Middle EastSaudi ArabiaSyriaTrump, Donald JMohammed bin Salman (1985- )al-Shara, Ahmed (Abu Mohammad al-Jolani) (1982- )
Trump Meets Syria’s Leader After Vowing to Lift Sanctions on Ravaged Nation
“The sanctions were really crippling,” President Trump said, before he traveled to Qatar, where he was given a lavish welcome.By Luke Broadwater, Jonathan Swan, Ismaeel Naar and Neil MacFarquhar
Published on : Wed May 14 2025
worldmiddleeast
SyriaUnited StatesQatarMiddle EastIsraelSaudi ArabiaTrump, Donald Jal-Shara, Ahmed (Abu Mohammad al-Jolani) (1982- )
Thursday Briefing: Trump Meets Syria’s New Leader
Plus, the world’s poorest president.By Justin Porter
Published on : Wed May 14 2025
briefing
French Prime Minister Defiant in School Sexual Violence Inquiry
François Bayrou’s popularity has plunged as his word is doubted on events at a Catholic school to which he had several ties.By Roger Cohen
Published on : Wed May 14 2025
worldeurope
FranceBayrou, Francois
Strike on Hospital Highlights Israeli Attacks on Gaza Health System
Aid groups and U.N. investigations have accused Israel of aiming to destroy Gaza’s health infrastructure. Israel says it is forced to strike hospitals it says are used by Hamas for military purposes.By Patrick Kingsley
Published on : Wed May 14 2025
worldmiddleeast
Khan Younis (Gaza Strip)Gaza StripIsraelHamasEuropean Hospital (Gaza Strip)Sinwar, Mohammad
The Trump Administration Is Lining Up More Countries to Take Its Deportees
Besides El Salvador, where the United States has already sent detainees, Rwanda and Libya have records of mistreating migrant detainees.By Amanda Taub
Published on : Wed May 14 2025
world
United StatesEl SalvadorRwandaLibyaTrump, Donald J
Cartel Family Members Cross Border in Apparent Deal With U.S., Official Says
Mexico’s security secretary confirmed reports that 17 family members of Sinaloa Cartel leaders had entered the United States, likely as part of a deal with the Trump administration.By Alan Yuhas
Published on : Wed May 14 2025
worldamericas
MexicoUnited StatesJustice DepartmentSinaloa CartelGuzman Lopez, OvidioGuzman Loera, Joaquin
From a Tin-Roof Shack, Pepe Mujica Removed the Pomp From Politics
The former Uruguayan president, who died on Tuesday, showed the value in world leaders living like their constituents.By Jack Nicas
Published on : Wed May 14 2025
worldamericas
UruguayMujica, Jose
3 Are Arrested in Russia-Linked Sabotage Plot, Germany Says
The men, Ukrainian nationals, were arrested in Germany and Switzerland, the state prosecutor in Berlin said. They are suspected of planning to sabotage commercial freight infrastructure.By Christopher F. Schuetze
Published on : Wed May 14 2025
worldeurope
GermanySwitzerland
Taking Inches in Battle, Russia Demands Miles in Talks
Moscow thinks it’s winning in Ukraine and can play hardball diplomatically. Washington sees costly, incremental gains and an unrealistic negotiating position.By Paul Sonne and Adam Entous
Published on : Wed May 14 2025
worldeurope
RussiaUkraineUnited StatesEuropean UnionPutin, Vladimir V
Trump Administration to Uphold Some PFAS Limits but Eliminate Others
The E.P.A. said it would maintain limits on the two most common “forever chemicals” in tap water. Rules for four others will be rolled back.By Hiroko Tabuchi
Published on : Wed May 14 2025
climate
Environmental Protection AgencyZeldin, Lee M
