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Today — 16 December 2025Main stream

Kushner’s Firm Pulls Out of Trump-Branded Hotel Deal in Serbia

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By: Sharon LaFraniere and Lara Jakes
16 December 2025 at 10:10
The announcement came just hours after prosecutors there charged four government officials with corruption in connection with the half-billion-dollar project.

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A real estate development project in Belgrade, Serbia, would have replaced bombed-out buildings with a luxury hotel bearing the Trump name.

Trump Files $10 Billion Suit Over BBC Documentary

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By: Michael D. Shear
16 December 2025 at 08:49
The British broadcaster, which has expressed regret over the editing of video clips about the president, has rejected claims that the error was evidence of a fundamental bias in its news reporting.

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The BBC’s board chairman apologized in a letter to a British parliamentary committee, saying the documentary’s editing had been an “error of judgment.”

U.K. Spy Chief Warns of Growing Russia Threat in Europe

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By: Mark Landler
16 December 2025 at 03:05
In her first public speech as head of MI6, Blaise Metreweli said Russia was attempting to export chaos to Europe through hybrid attacks and disinformation.

© Pool photo by Kirsty Wigglesworth

Blaise Metreweli in London on Monday. She became the first female leader of MI6 in October.
Yesterday — 15 December 2025Main stream

To China, Jimmy Lai Was an Arch Villain. To His Supporters, He Was Their Hope.

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By: Alexandra Stevenson and David Pierson
15 December 2025 at 22:45
Jimmy Lai, the Hong Kong publisher and democracy campaigner, was convicted of national security charges in a city where even minor dissent is now whispered.

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Jimmy Lai in Hong Kong in 2019. Mr. Lai, who has been behind bars for five years, received guilty verdicts in a national security trial on Monday.

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 for New Round of Ukraine Peace Talks

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By: Kim Barker
15 December 2025 at 04:28
Ukraine’s president met with U.S. negotiators about plans to end the war with Russia. He said he would give up hopes of joining NATO in exchange for security guarantees.

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Steve Witkoff, the American special envoy, left, greeting President Volodymyr Zelensky of Ukraine in Berlin on Sunday.
Before yesterdayMain 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.

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.
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