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French lawmakers are expected next month to discuss a ban on social media for children. In his New Year’s Eve address, the French president restated …

See how people across the globe celebrated. from NYT > World News https://ift.tt/0SMthly The New York Times

The organizations, including Doctors Without Borders, have resisted providing Israel with detailed information about their workers. from NYT > W…

The drone attack, said to be on a dock where drugs were being prepared for loading on boats, represented a further escalation of the Trump administra…

We look back at the lives of some of the artists, innovators and thinkers we lost in 2025. from NYT > World News https://ift.tt/8zq5Pnr Katrin …

The U.S.-led negotiations have made some progress, but still face fundamental challenges, including over security guarantees to counter future Russia…

The U.S. president said after a meeting at Mar-a-Lago that a deal was “maybe very close.” But a joint U.S.-Ukraine proposal appeared unfinished, as R…

The train was carrying around 250 passengers and crew members on a cross-country route linking the Pacific and the Gulf of Mexico. Nearly 100 people …

Our culture and lifestyle editor looks back at the year’s top pop culture moments. from NYT > World News https://ift.tt/nXsPSel Katrin Bennhold…

Days after a bombing at a mosque in a predominantly Alawite area, members of the religious minority in Syria demonstrated for better protections. f…

The voting for Parliament is almost sure to favor the ruling military junta, which is stage-managing the polls. Still, some see them as the most prag…

New details of deliberations show how aides with overlapping agendas drove the United States toward a militarized confrontation with Venezuela. fro…

The 72-hour cease-fire could pave the way for an end to the fighting, which has killed dozens and displaced thousands over nearly three weeks. from…

Records show how government departments played down residents’ warnings about corrupt practices and substandard materials that fueled the deadly blaz…

She was the first to crawl, the first to cut a tooth, the first to recognize her name, and the last to die. And, like her sisters, she resented being…

The development carries potential benefits for both sides but still faces stiff international opposition, 34 years after the region broke away from S…

The Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh, known as the R.S.S., has survived bans and vilification to emerge as the force reshaping India’s secular republic in…

We look back at the lives of some of the artists, innovators and thinkers we lost in 2025. from NYT > World News https://ift.tt/vgODFh0 Katrin …

The first draft essentially called for Ukraine’s surrender. The revised version includes the security guarantees Kyiv wants to prevent future Russian…

She was given the “hardest job under heaven”: upholding birth limits enforced by often brutal local officials. She came to support softening the poli…

Nasry Asfura was endorsed by President Trump in a contentious election. The process of counting votes experienced technical problems, revisions of di…

Oil exports, the country’s financial lifeblood, have plummeted after the United States took action against three ships that have been used to carry i…

The bot has been marketed as a general-purpose tool that can write code, summarize documents and give advice. But can it be a good boyfriend? from …

French lawmakers passed a special law on Tuesday to avoid a shutdown until a budget is adopted. Negotiations will resume in January. from NYT > …

Two new London murals, widely attributed to the mysterious street artist, combine seasonal themes with what appears to be social commentary on rising…

Why is it harder for men to have intimate friendships into adulthood? from NYT > World News https://ift.tt/g2Hyk0U Katrin Bennhold

Philip Young, 49, is accused of drugging and raping the woman over a 13-year period. Five other men have been charged in the same case. from NYT &g…

Mark Wiseman has held high-profile roles in law, business consulting and finance, and will lead Canada’s efforts to reboot diplomatic relation with W…

Mr. Kimmel will speak out against fascism and about the importance of free speech in the holiday address, according to a Channel 4 spokesman. from …

Parenting is closely studied, but sibling relationships have gotten much less attention. from NYT > World News https://ift.tt/L9OrJa1 Katrin Be…

U.S. forces had boarded a different tanker on Saturday. The actions signaled a crackdown on such vessels. from NYT > World News https://ift.tt/k…

The attacker killed at last week’s Hanukkah celebration in Australia came from a Muslim area whose residents have long gone abroad to seek better liv…

The vessel, which was flying a Panamanian flag, was not on a list of tankers under U.S. sanctions. from NYT > World News https://ift.tt/FvjLdtk …

No one knows the true toll of the massacre, and the city remains isolated. Now, refugee camps in Chad are flooded with newly displaced Sudanese. fr…

American forces struck dozens of suspected ISIS sites, making good on President Trump’s vow to avenge two American soldiers and a civilian U.S. inter…

Starting on Feb. 1, Rome will charge tourists a fee to go down into the basin of the famed 18th-century fountain. Not every one is happy (except Roma…

Closely tied to Washington during much of the Cold War, Venezuela has gone through political upheavals over the years that now make it a major enemy …

Christian Turner’s appointment comes as the United States and Britain’s relationship is being tested amid a number of foreign policy issues. from N…

Friedrich Merz believes the world needs a stronger Germany. He is still navigating how to do it. from NYT > World News https://ift.tt/0R1VHha K…

The raid in Sydney occurred days after a mass shooting in Bondi Beach killed 15 people, but the police say they have found no connection between the …

The annual news conference sets the Kremlin’s tone for the next year and highlights President Vladimir V. Putin’s grip over Russia. from NYT > W…

Ahmed Al-Sharaa, a former Al Qaeda ally, is now president of Syria. We look at his transformation, and whether he can transform his country, too. f…

A Finnish beauty queen was stripped of her crown for a gesture mocking Asians. After Finnish lawmakers have copied her, Finland’s prime minister is t…

Two hundred million years ago, prosauropods walked the earth. They left something behind. from NYT > World News https://ift.tt/CJvqITj Elisabet…

Some words spelled the British way are emerging in Canadian government documents. A group of language experts say the changes undermine Canada’s iden…

U.S. officials told Europe that its methane law, aimed at tackling climate change, would hurt American oil and gas companies. from NYT > World N…

The police said on Monday that they expected to bring criminal charges against the surviving suspect, who is in a coma after being shot by the police…

For ecologists, the Covid-19 pandemic has presented a remarkable natural experiment in what can happen to wild animals when humans stay home. from …

As it tries to demonstrate its continuing ability to fight, Ukraine said it had used drones to inflict serious damage on a Russian Kilo-class submari…

The gunman who killed two U.S. soldiers and an American civilian interpreter had been set to be dismissed from the security forces over his extremist…

Gunmen killed at least 15 people attending a Jewish celebration at the city’s popular Bondi Beach in what Australian officials are calling a terroris…

After gunmen opened fire at a Hanukkah celebration in Australia, rabbis across the United States reflected on how to protect their congregations duri…

Anyone in the area should take shelter, the police said. They declined to elaborate and details of the incident were not immediately clear. from NY…

Opponents of AfD lawmakers say that their push to publish sensitive details about national security could benefit Russian military planning. from N…

The strike on a United Nations base in the southern Kordofan region was the deadliest single episode for the body’s personnel in Sudan’s civil war. …

Mujib Mashal, our South Asia bureau chief, takes us to Kandy in Sri Lanka, which suffered the worst of the devastation from last month’s cyclone. f…

Young Bulgarians turned out in protests that helped unseat their government. Whether that will translate into higher turnout in upcoming elections is…

The German foreign ministry’s announcement, which Russia denied, was the latest suggestion of growing Russian aggression in Europe. from NYT > W…

Seizures of more tankers could put a stranglehold on Venezuela’s economy, which is exceptionally dependent on oil to keep the government running and …

Western museums are returning the Benin Bronzes — priceless items looted during colonialism — to Nigeria, but political infighting has jeopardized th…

A parachutist in Queensland, Australia, survived by cutting the chute free at 15,000 feet when a reserve parachute accidentally deployed, according t…

The seizure comes as the United States builds up its forces in the Caribbean as part of a pressure campaign against Nicolás Maduro, the leader of Ven…

The agency added dozens of nominees to its annual list of the world’s “intangible cultural heritage,” celebrating international customs and cuisine. …

The Southern Transitional Council has seized control of parts of Yemen over the past week, with ambitions to create a “south Arabian state.” from N…