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Today — 15 December 2025Main stream

‘Don’t Feed the Pig’: The Anti-Corruption Call That Helped Topple a Government

15 December 2025 at 21:19
Mass demonstrations in Bulgaria were spurred by spreading outrage over graft that many say was fueling an authoritarian power grab.

© Valentina Petrova/Associated Press

Protesters in Sofia, Bulgaria, this month. The trigger for the demonstrations was a budget that raised taxes and lifted the salaries of members of the state security apparatus.

Zelensky Meets U.S. Envoys in Berlin in New Round of Ukraine Peace Talks

15 December 2025 at 19:23
For the second day running, President Volodymyr Zelensky of Ukraine was set to meet in Berlin with Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner, two key Trump aides.

© Pool photo by Christophe Ena

President Volodymyr Zelensky of Ukraine in Paris this month. He has raised hopes of a compromise after saying that Kyiv would suspend its goal of joining NATO, at least for now.

Zelensky Offers Compromise for New Round of Ukraine Peace Talks

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.

© Guido Bergmann/German Government Press Office, via Agence France-Presse — Getty Images

Steve Witkoff, the American special envoy, left, greeting President Volodymyr Zelensky of Ukraine in Berlin on Sunday.
Yesterday — 14 December 2025Main stream

AfD Pushes to Publish German Information That Officials Say May Help Russia

14 December 2025 at 13:01
Opponents of AfD lawmakers say that their push to publish sensitive details about national security could benefit Russian military planning.

© Sergey Ponomarev for The New York Times

The leaders of the AfD, Tino Chrupalla, front left, and Alice Weidel, front center, have defended the party against accusations of compromising national security.
Before yesterdayMain stream

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

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.

© Adriana Loureiro Fernandez for The New York Times

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.

America Is Entering Its Third Civil War

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

Zelensky Says Revised U.S. Plan Still Calls for Ukraine to Leave Donbas

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 Times

After a Russian missile attack in Ternopil, western Ukraine, last month.
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