Zelensky Says Revised U.S. Plan Still Calls for Ukraine to Leave Donbas NYT | Top Stories By: Maria Varenikova 12 December 2025 at 04:05 The Ukrainian leader rejected the demand, making clear that territorial issues remain unresolved as Ukraine and Europe sent a counterproposal to the United States. © Mauricio Lima for The New York TimesAfter a Russian missile attack in Ternopil, western Ukraine, last month.
Macron Urges Xi to Help End War in Ukraine NYT | China By: Vivian Wang 4 December 2025 at 18:03 As President Emmanuel Macron of France visited China, its leader, Xi Jinping, said his country would play a constructive role in ending the fighting.
Centrists Were Supposed to Save Europe. Instead, They’re Condemning It to Horrors. NYT | Opinion By: David Broder 3 December 2025 at 15:34 Centrist governments are failing badly in Europe’s leading economies, setting the stage for a far-right sweep.
China, Evoking World War II, Urges Europe to Take Its Side Against Japan NYT | China By: David Pierson 2 December 2025 at 16:29 A diplomatic row with Japan over Taiwan has China turning to Britain and France for support, appealing to their shared history as wartime allies.