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Today — 10 December 2025Main stream

Inside the Pentagon’s Scramble to Deal With Boat Strike Survivors

Officials initially weighed sending survivors of U.S. attacks on boats suspected of drug smuggling to a notorious prison in El Salvador, to keep them away from American courts.

© Haiyun Jiang/The New York Times

Recent news reports on strike orders given by Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth have raised questions of potential war crimes.

Nobel Peace Prize for Venezuela’s María Corina Machado Draws Criticism

María Corina Machado is being honored for her push for democracy even as she backs President Trump’s military buildup and aggressive campaign against Venezuela.

© Adriana Loureiro Fernandez for The New York Times

The opposition leader María Corina Machado in her office in Caracas last year.

Trump’s Nvidia Chip Deal Reverses Decades of Technology Restrictions

10 December 2025 at 08:14
President Trump’s decision to allow Nvidia to sell its chips to China has raised questions about whether he is prioritizing short-term economic gain over long-term American security interests.

© Pete Marovich for The New York Times

President Trump with Jensen Huang, the chief executive of Nvidia, at the White House in April.

Ukraine Could Be ‘Ready for Elections,’ Zelensky Says

10 December 2025 at 08:44
The Ukrainian president told reporters that a vote could be held in 60 to 90 days if the country received security protections from the United States.

© Tierney L. Cross/The New York Times

President Volodymyr Zelensky of Ukraine speaking at the White House in Washington, D.C., in October.

The Territorial Sticking Point Between Russia and Ukraine

10 December 2025 at 01:12
The Kremlin says any peace deal must cede to Russia the entire eastern Donbas region, including territory Ukraine still controls — a nonstarter for Kyiv.

Yesterday — 9 December 2025Main stream

Trump Clears Sale of More Powerful Nvidia A.I. Chips to China

9 December 2025 at 06:30
Approval for the H200 chip followed months of haggling between tech industry backers and defense hawks.

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The Trump administration wants to encourage Chinese companies to use Nvidia’s H200 chip while limiting sales of the company’s newest chips, known as Blackwell.

The U.S. Gave Mexico a List of Russian Spies. Mexico Let Them Stay.

9 December 2025 at 00:37
Moscow has ramped up covert operations in Mexico, with spies meeting handlers in its bustling capital and seaside resorts, U.S. officials say.

© Marian Carrasquero for The New York Times

The Russian Embassy in Mexico City is one of Moscow’s largest around the world, according to its Foreign Ministry, although the Kremlin and Mexico have few economic, cultural or military ties.
Before yesterdayMain stream

Trump Criticizes Zelensky as Ukraine Peace Talks Drag On With European Leaders

9 December 2025 at 05:12
Despite pressure from the Trump administration, Mr. Zelensky, after meeting with European leaders who vowed continued support in the war, said Ukraine’s position on territory had not changed.

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From left: President Volodymyr Zelensky of Ukraine, Prime Minister Keir Starmer of Britain, President Emmanuel Macron of France and Chancellor Friedrich Merz of Germany outside 10 Downing Street on Monday.

Thai Jets Bomb Cambodia as at Least 5 Die in New Wave of Fighting

Each side accused the other of firing first. The hostilities came weeks after President Trump had cast himself as a peacemaker in the decades-old border dispute.

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The fighting ignited panic among civilians in both countries. Some people in Cambodia’s Preah Vihear province moved away from the border on Monday.

U.S. Deports Second Planeload of Iranians, Officials Say

8 December 2025 at 10:51
The plane, carrying about 50 Iranians and other deportees, took off from Arizona on Sunday, under a deal the Trump administration reached with Iran two months ago.

© Vahid Salemi/Associated Press

Tehran on Sunday. The identities of the Iranians being deported from the United States, and their individual circumstances, were not immediately clear.

Bessent Says He Divested From Soybean Farms After Ethics Office Warning

8 December 2025 at 02:30
The Treasury Secretary said on Sunday he recently shed his holdings to comply with his federal ethics agreement.

© Tim Gruber for The New York Times

China stopped buying American soybeans in response to President Trump’s tariffs, inflicting economic pain on U.S. farmers.

In Honduras, Some Voters Were Swayed by Trump, Others Angered

7 December 2025 at 10:17
President Trump backed Nasry Asfura days before the Nov. 30 election and denounced his opponents. In a close race, that has potentially tipped the scales.

© Federico Rios for The New York Times

Downtown Tegucigalpa, the Honduran capital, on Saturday.

Trump’s Security Doctrine Leaves Europe at a Strategic Crossroads

6 December 2025 at 23:22
A new White House policy document formalizes President Trump’s long-held contempt for Europe’s leaders. It made clear that the continent now stands at a strategic crossroads.

© Davide Monteleone for The New York Times

A Norwegian soldier during a NATO military exercise this year. European governments have tried to wean themselves off American military might by increasing their own military spending and cooperation.

Afrikaner Access Soars Amid Trump’s Policy Shift

6 December 2025 at 18:02
The white descendants of Europeans who colonized the country are getting greater access to American officials this year, both in Washington and in Pretoria.

© Joao Silva/The New York Times

White South Africans rallied in support of President Trump in February outside the U.S. Embassy in Pretoria, South Africa.

Trump’s Security Strategy Focuses on Profit, Not Spreading Democracy

6 December 2025 at 08:29
President Trump’s new National Security Strategy describes a country that is focused on doing business and reducing migration while avoiding passing judgment on authoritarians.

© Tom Brenner for The New York Times

President Trump at the White House last month. The National Security Strategy his administration released describes a world in which American interests are far narrower than how prior administrations — even in his first term — had portrayed them.
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