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Today — 15 December 2025Main stream

What We Know About the American Troops in Syria

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By: Jin Yu Young
14 December 2025 at 17:20
The killing of three Americans during what was said to be a counterterrorism operation in central Syria served as a reminder that U.S. troops are still operating in the country.

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U.S. Army soldiers gather before a patrol from a remote combat outpost in northeastern Syria in 2021.

Zelensky Offers Compromise Before Latest Round of Peace Plan Talks

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By: Kim Barker
15 December 2025 at 00:31
Ukraine’s president is meeting with U.S. negotiators on the latest plans to try end the war with Russia. He said he would give up hopes of joining NATO, at least for now, if he got strong security guarantees.

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Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky at the Chancellery in Berlin in May.
Yesterday — 14 December 2025Main stream

What We Know About the American Troops in Syria

✇NYT | Top Stories
By: Jin Yu Young
14 December 2025 at 17:20
The killing of three Americans during what was said to be a counterterrorism operation in central Syria served as a reminder that U.S. troops are still operating in the country.

© John Moore/Getty Images

U.S. Army soldiers gather before a patrol from a remote combat outpost in northeastern Syria in 2021.

U.S.-U.K. Trade Deal Hits Stumbling Block

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By: Eshe Nelson and Ana Swanson
14 December 2025 at 01:48
The U.S. government has paused a tech-focused trade pledge with Britain over broader disagreements about Britain’s digital regulations and food safety rules.

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President Trump and Prime Minister Keir Starmer of Britain in September, after signing an agreement that pledged to extend research collaborations and deepen partnerships in the tech industry.
Before yesterdayMain stream

Venezuela Oil Tanker Seized by U.S. Was Part of Effort to Finance Cuba

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By: Anatoly Kurmanaev， Nicholas Nehamas and Farnaz Fassihi
13 December 2025 at 16:08
Firms with ties to Cuba are getting a larger share of Venezuelan oil exports, as the island’s security agents boost President Nicolás Maduro’s defenses.

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An oil tanker called the Skipper in the southern Caribbean Sea. It was seized by the United States.

For Rubio the Cuba Hawk, the Road to Havana Runs Through Venezuela

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By: Michael Crowley and Edward Wong
14 December 2025 at 00:24
President Trump’s secretary of state and national security adviser has long sought to cripple or topple Cuba’s government, which has close security and economic ties to Venezuela.

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Secretary of State Marco Rubio’s parents immigrated to Florida from Havana three years before Cuba’s communist revolution prevailed in 1959.

To Get to Oslo, Machado Skirted Military Checkpoints and Survived Rough Seas

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By: Karoun Demirjian and Simon Romero
14 December 2025 at 00:27
An American firm with experience in special operations spirited María Corina Machado, the recipient of the Nobel Peace Prize, out of the country in a secretive land, sea and air operation.

© Leonhard Foeger/Reuters

María Corina Machado spent the last year hiding from President Nicolás Maduro of Venezuela’s regime.

For 2 Hours, a Soccer Match Offers Palestinians a Rarity: Joy

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By: David M. Halbfinger， Bilal Shbair and Fatima AbdulKarim
12 December 2025 at 22:11
The national soccer team made it to the knockout stages of the Arab Cup for the first time, uniting fans from Gaza to the West Bank to Cairo to Arab cities in Israel.

© Saher Alghorra for The New York Times

A Seized Oil Tanker Off Venezuela and the Big Business of Dark Fleet Smuggling

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By: Rebecca F. Elliott and Peter Eavis
12 December 2025 at 23:08
The U.S. seizure of a vessel off Venezuela is likely to squeeze the country’s government, but do little to counter the tankers that secretively move oil from sanctioned countries.

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Oil tankers anchored at a refinery in Punto Fijo, Venezuela, in 2022. The country relies heavily on a so-called dark fleet to export its oil.

What to Know About Trump’s Seizure of an Oil Tanker Near Venezuela

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By: Edward Wong and Nicholas Nehamas
12 December 2025 at 07:35
The tanker was headed eastward and had recently carried Iranian oil. The seizure is an escalation in President Trump’s military pressure campaign against Venezuela’s leader, Nicolás Maduro.

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A satellite image showing the Skipper, an oil tanker, near Port Jose, Venezuela, in November.

China Is Getting Much of What It Wants From the U.S., Including Chips

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By: Lily Kuo
12 December 2025 at 13:01
For China, President Trump’s moves to loosen chip controls, soften U.S. rhetoric and stay silent on tensions with Japan amount to a rare string of strategic gains.

© Haiyun Jiang/The New York Times

President Trump and Xi Jinping, China’s leader, after their meeting in Busan, South Korea, in October. Mr. Trump’s latest moves extended the conciliatory posture he struck at this summit.

U.S. Issues New Sanctions Targeting Maduro’s Family and the Oil Sector

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By: Nicholas Nehamas， Tyler Pager， Farnaz Fassihi and Alan Rappeport
12 December 2025 at 08:38
The United States is escalating its pressure campaign on Venezuela’s leader, Nicolás Maduro, after seizing an oil tanker off the coast.

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President Nicolás Maduro during a rally in Caracas on Wednesday.

America Is Entering Its Third Civil War

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By: Thomas L. Friedman
12 December 2025 at 06:00
Trump is not interested in refighting the Cold War. He is, in my view, interested in fighting the civilizational war over what is the American “home.”

© Alex Kent for The New York Times

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