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Today — 10 December 2025Main stream

Trump Administration Withdraws Plan to Overhaul Homeless Aid

10 December 2025 at 10:39
The abrupt decision to revise the plan added new uncertainty and possible delays into the government’s distribution of $3.9 billion in homelessness relief.

© Aaron Wojack for The New York Times

A homeless camp outside Suisun City, Calif., last month.

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.

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.

Seattle’s Plans for a Pride Match at World Cup Infuriates Iran and Egypt

10 December 2025 at 08:31
The two countries, which criminalize homosexuality and impose severe punishments for it, were picked to play on a day celebrating L.G.B.T.Q. communities.

© Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images

Iran learned its group at the FIFA World Cup draw last week in Washington, D.C.

Canada Plans to Fast-Track Immigration for US H1-B Visa Holders in New Talent Drive

10 December 2025 at 05:58
The government says it will fast-track immigration for U.S. H-1B visa holders and spend more than $1 billion to attract researchers from the United States and the rest of the world.

© Wa Lone/Reuters

The University of Toronto, one of the world’s best-ranked academic institutions, picked up several top professors from Ivy League schools this year, including two from M.I.T.
Yesterday — 9 December 2025Main stream

Trump Eases Limits on Nvidia Exports to China at ‘Critical Moment’

10 December 2025 at 01:08
President Trump said Nvidia can export some chips. But years of U.S. restrictions have propelled China to make everything it needs for advanced A.I.

© John G Mabanglo/EPA, via Shutterstock

Nvidia has argued that blocking access to its chips has only spurred Chinese companies to improve faster.

Youth Mental Health Improved When Schools Reopened, Study Finds

9 December 2025 at 05:00
With the end of school shutdowns, children’s mental health appointments fell sharply, though other factors may have contributed.

© Anna Watts for The New York Times

Nine months after schools reopened, the probability that a child would be treated for a mental health condition was reduced by 43 percent, from 2.8 percent during the shutdown period, a study published Monday found.

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

Despite Trump’s Tariffs, China’s Trade Surplus Climbs Past $1 Trillion for First Time

8 December 2025 at 12:15
President Trump’s tariffs weren’t enough to hold back the global export flood by China, which pushed past last year’s record in just 11 months.

© Chang W. Lee/The New York Times

A Geely manufacturing plant in Hangzhou, China. Carmakers and other exporters in traditional manufacturing powerhouses like Germany, Japan and South Korea are losing customers to Chinese rivals.

Cold Case Inquiries Stall After Ancestry.com Revisits Policy for Users

8 December 2025 at 04:46
The genealogy site’s clarification of its terms and conditions has barred those working on unsolved crimes from access to the company’s vast trove of records.

© Bryan Anselm for The New York Times

David Gurney, head of Ramapo College’s Investigative Genetic Genealogy Center in New Jersey, said losing access to Ancestry had hindered crucial work.

Pete Hegseth Is Ordering Executions at Sea

Did Pete Hegseth break the law after authorizing Venezuelan boat strikes? The Times Opinion editor, Kathleen Kingsbury, argues that there are multiple reasons the strikes were legally dubious.

Pete Hegseth Is Ordering Executions at Sea

Did Pete Hegseth break the law after authorizing Venezuelan boat strikes? The Times Opinion editor, Kathleen Kingsbury, argues that there are multiple reasons the strikes were legally dubious.
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