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Saudi Arabia’s Prince Has Big Plans, but His Giant Fund Is Low on Cash

20 November 2025 at 07:00
After nearly a decade of expensive, hit-and-miss investments, Mohammed bin Salman is overseeing a behind-the-scenes restructuring of the kingdom’s all-important wealth fund.

© Haiyun Jiang/The New York Times

President Trump welcomed Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman of Saudi Arabia to the White House on Tuesday.

U.S.-Russian Peace Plan Would Force Ukraine to Cede Land and Cut Army

The 28-point proposal, which comes as the Trump administration tries to restart settlement talks, includes demands long rejected by Kyiv as nonstarters.

© Tyler Hicks/The New York Times

A Ukrainian artillery unit firing a howitzer at Russian targets in the Dnipropetrovsk region, last month.

Believe It or Not, That $12 Million Gold Toilet Was Bought by … Ripley’s

20 November 2025 at 07:07
The entertainment company plans on displaying the toilet, saying its team is exploring “whether visitors may someday be allowed to use it.”

© OK McCausland for The New York Times

Ripley’s Believe It or Not, which paid $12.1 million for the toilet on Tuesday, said that “finding the unbelievable is our business.”
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