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Today — 30 October 2025NYT | Top Stories

Trump’s Test Threat Could Fuel Nuclear Tensions With China

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By: Chris Buckley
30 October 2025 at 20:11
Beijing has been expanding its arsenal, and distrust between China and the United States over nuclear weapons has deepened, with little hope of an agreement.

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President Trump before his meeting with China’s leader, Xi Jinping, in Busan, South Korea, on Thursday.

Wilders’s Far-Right Party Faces Rebuke in the Netherlands

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By: Jeanna Smialek， Claire Moses and Koba Ryckewaert
30 October 2025 at 19:11
Geert Wilders suffered a loss of support as a center-left party staged major gains, an election result that could offer lessons for Europe’s far right.

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A campaign poster of Geert Wilders in The Hague on Wednesday.

Trump and Xi Ease Off the Trade War, but New Nuclear Threat Brings a Chill

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By: Katie Rogers and Erica L. Green
30 October 2025 at 18:54
The two leaders reached an agreement on fentanyl, some tariffs and rare earths, at least for a year. But even as the global trade picture cleared a little, Mr. Trump spurred new worries about nuclear proliferation.

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President Trump said after their meeting in Busan, South Korea, that he and Xi Jinping of China had agreed to an economic truce, walking back some of the tariffs and retaliatory measures that had roiled the world economy.

Where Mamdani Found the Blueprints to Run for Mayor

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By: Mihir Zaveri
30 October 2025 at 15:00
Before Zohran Mamdani became a state legislator, he helped South Asian New Yorkers who were in danger of losing their homes because of tax liens and job losses.

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Assemblyman Zohran Mamdani’s appeals to renters during his mayoral campaign are well-known, but he also spent time working for a nonprofit that helps homeowners.

Trump and Xi, Hoping to Ease Trade War, Agree to 1-Year Truce

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By: Daisuke Wakabayashi and Keith Bradsher
30 October 2025 at 17:59
China agreed to suspend for a year some of its limits on exports of rare earth metals, while the U.S. halved its fentanyl-related tariffs.

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President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping exit after their meeting in Busan, South Korea, on Thursday.

How Xi Walked Away From Trump Trade Talks Looking Stronger

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By: Lily Kuo and David Pierson
30 October 2025 at 18:00
By withholding soybean purchases and rare-earth exports, China extracted relief from U.S. tariffs and delayed export controls, without conceding much in return.

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President Trump and China’s leader, Xi Jinping, after talks on Thursday ended. Mr. Xi said to Mr. Trump that both sides should avoid falling into a “vicious cycle of mutual retaliation.”

U.S. Beef and Thousand Island Dressing: Trump’s Food Tour of Asia

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By: John Yoon
30 October 2025 at 17:15
The menus on the president’s tour of three countries in Asia reflected the culinary acrobatics the host nations performed to accommodate his palate and foreign policy goals.

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President Donald Trump raised a glass at a dinner hosted by President Lee Jae Myung of South Korea, which was attended by leaders from eight countries.

Trump Threatens to Resume Nuclear Tests, and Nvidia Crosses $5 Trillion

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By: Tracy Mumford， Will Jarvis， Ian Stewart and David Pierson
30 October 2025 at 18:00
Plus, goodbye to “milk chocolate”?

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President Trump speaking to reporters on Air Force One after his meeting with Xi Jinping, China’s leader, on Thursday. Earlier, Mr. Trump threatened on social media to resume nuclear testing “on an equal basis” with other countries.

Andrew Cuomo, Scraping and Scrambling, Is Still Running as Andrew Cuomo

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By: Matt Flegenheimer
30 October 2025 at 17:04
The former governor, a distant second in most polls of the New York City mayor’s race, is working harder to attract voters and remind them who he is.

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Former Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo, with his predecessor David Paterson at a recent event, has taken his mayoral campaign to some unusual places, including to the podcast of the influencer Logan Paul.

French Police Arrest 5 More in Louvre Jewel Heist Investigation

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By: Catherine Porter
30 October 2025 at 18:08
The authorities have detained seven suspects in total, but have not recovered the stolen jewels.

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Police vans parked outside the Louvre this week after the authorities arrested some suspects in connection with the heist.

Trump’s Search for Eternity: Heaven? Maybe Not, He Says. Monuments? Absolutely.

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By: Peter Baker
30 October 2025 at 17:03
After a lifetime of scandal, the president expresses doubt that he will be admitted to paradise. But he appears increasingly intent on finding other paths to eternity.

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President Trump has demolished the East Wing of the White House to make way for a vast ballroom, and he wants to erect an arch at the entrance to Washington that resembles the Arc de Triomphe.

A Month Without Data Muddles the Economic Picture

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By: Ben Casselman and Colby Smith
30 October 2025 at 17:04
Tariffs and uncertainty were already making the economy hard to read. The loss of government data during the shutdown has made the situation much worse.

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Food bank volunteers distributed donations on Saturday to federal workers in Beltsville, Md. Many government employees missed their first full paycheck this week.

New York Survived Its 1975 Crisis. Will Trump Push It Back to the Brink?

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By: Tim Balk
30 October 2025 at 15:00
The Daily News headline “Ford to City: Drop Dead” stunned the city at a time of budgetary peril. New York’s finances are far stronger today, but antagonism from Washington poses a fresh risk.

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In 1975, New Yorkers rallied to save New York City from bankruptcy, displaying a famous front page from The Daily News that October.

50 Years Ago, My Father Wrote the Headline ‘Ford to City: Drop Dead’

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By: Bill Brink
30 October 2025 at 15:00
It’s rare that a headline outlasts the person who wrote it. But long after my father’s death, “Ford to City: Drop Dead” still reverberates.

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The New York Daily News headline on Oct. 30, 1975, after President Gerald R. Ford refused to help New York City during its fiscal crisis.

From Gaza to New York’s Mayoral Race, Jewish Identity Splits Over Israel’s Future

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By: Emma Goldberg
30 October 2025 at 17:00
After two years of war, political shifts and deep family divisions, new institutions are emerging.

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From left, Natasha Westheimer, Simone Zimmerman and Liya Rechtman. The three became friends while living in Jerusalem and Tel Aviv. Now none of them identify as Zionists.

What New Jersey Could Reveal About the Rightward Shift of Hispanic Voters

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By: Shane Goldmacher and Christine Zhang
30 October 2025 at 20:28
An off-year governor’s race will test the durability of the gains President Trump made in 2024, when the state’s majority-Hispanic townships all swung in his direction.

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Centrist Party Ties Dutch Election as Far-Right Party Loses Seats

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By: Claire Moses
30 October 2025 at 19:34
The outcome was a major win for the political center and a big defeat for the far-right party of Geert Wilders, who faced a significant setback in an election he forced.

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Rob Jetten, the leader of the socially progressive party Democrats 66, ran a campaign of relentless optimism.

Inside the Louvre Jewel Heist That Shocked the World

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By: Catherine Porter
30 October 2025 at 12:01
More than a week after thieves made off with treasures from the Louvre, a picture is emerging of a seemingly well-planned burglary that exploited security lapses at the museum and outpaced the police.

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Investigators on the day of the burglary, examining the balcony where the thieves broke in.

Syria’s Rocky Transition Brings New Waves of Displacement

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By: Raja Abdulrahim and Reham Mourshed
30 October 2025 at 12:01
More than 400,000 Syrians have been displaced in the year since the civil war ended, according to the United Nations, driven by a mix of sectarian violence, acts of revenge and property disputes.

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Syrians fleeing sectarian violence across a river into Lebanon in March.

Microsoft Increases Investments Amid A.I. Race

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By: Natallie Rocha
30 October 2025 at 07:21
The company reported higher-than-expected capital expenditures of $34.9 billion in its latest quarter.

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Microsoft has said the demand for its cloud computing services outpaces its available data centers.
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