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Trump Aides and Russian Officials to Meet Next Week on Ukraine War

The talks would be the first between American and Russian delegations since the start of Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine in February 2022.

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Putin Has Long Wanted More Power in Europe. Trump Could Grant It.

Remarks by Vice President JD Vance and Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth are fueling concerns that the U.S. will move away from Europe and align with Moscow.

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Trump Suggests No Laws Are Broken if He’s ‘Saving His Country’

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Trump Officials Attack a German Consensus on Nazis and Speech

Vice President JD Vance and Elon Musk have challenged decades-long approaches to political extremism that were designed to prevent another Hitler.

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Ukraine Rejects U.S. Demand for Half of Its Mineral Resources

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Hegseth’s Bruising 72-Hour Debut Overseas

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Marco Rubio Visits Israel as Trump Pushes Plan to Expel Palestinians From Gaza

Scholars of international law say President Trump’s proposal for American control of a Gaza without Palestinians would be ethnic cleansing and a war crime.

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Israel and Hamas Make 6th Exchange, Keeping Cease-Fire Intact for Now

Days after the fragile truce appeared to be teetering, Hamas freed three Israeli hostages as Israel released 369 Palestinian prisoners.

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People walk down an uneven dirt path cleared from the rubble of destroyed buildings. — Saher Alghorra for The New York Times

Trump’s Appointees Use Legal System to Their Advantage

The demand to dismiss charges against Eric Adams highlights President Trump’s view that the justice system could be used for transactional or personal ends.

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Adams to Sue Trump Administration Over Clawback of Migrant Shelter Funds

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He Nearly Ended Cuomo’s Career. Now He Says His Ex-Rival Should Be Mayor.

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Isabella Rossellini: Model, Actress, Ethologist, Oscar Nominee

A scene-stealing role in “Conclave” brought her unexpected acclaim, and tears, at age 72. But she has built more than a life onscreen.

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The Growing Pains of Asia’s Newest Country

East Timor has become a stable democracy after securing independence in 2002. But its finances are precarious, and nearly half of its people live in poverty.

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A Grandmother and Activist Faces an Unlikely Accusation: Coup Plotter

A woman has been accused by Slovakia’s prime minister of plotting to topple him as part of a campaign against organizations he says are funded from abroad.

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Have You Seen This Pilgrim? Lost at the World’s Largest Religious Gathering.

The lost-and-found center at the Hindu festival of Kumbh Mela attends to earthly needs as the faithful perform rituals to purify the soul.

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15 Reported Dead in Stampede at New Delhi Rail Station

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Maureen Dowd

Who Will Stand Up To Trump at High Noon?

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Curtis Sittenfeld

On S.N.L. the Jokes Aren’t Even the Half of It

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An illustration of a family on a couch. images from ‘S.N.L.’ are over their heads. — Peter Arkle

Nicholas Kristof

Not Quite a Unified Theory of Trumpism, but Still an Alarming Pattern

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Randy E. Barnett and Ilan Wurman

Trump Might Have a Case on Birthright Citizenship

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Jessica Grose

Every 100 Years America Produces a Robert Kennedy Jr.

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M. Gessen

The Barrage of Trump’s Awful Ideas Is Doing Exactly What It’s Supposed To

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Letters From Our Readers

Choosing My Religion (or Not)

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Patrick Healy

Eight Ways to Make Sense of the Chaos in Trump’s America

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Ross Douthat

The Best Argument Against Having Faith in God

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Michelle Goldberg

Trump Wants to Destroy All Academia, Not Just the Woke Parts

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M. Gessen

Hagan Scotten, Emil Bove and the Collective Punishment Test

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Harold Varmus

I Used to Run the N.I.H. Here’s What Worries Me.

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Utah Bans Collective Bargaining for Public Workers

Utah joined two other states in prohibiting collective bargaining for public employees in a move that was seen as a possible blow to the country’s labor movement.

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Argentine Leader Draws Fire After Cratering of Crypto Coin He Promoted

Javier Milei posted about the coin on social media, then deleted it and announced an investigation into whether any laws were broken.

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Georgia’s First Jewish Senator Is Losing Jewish Support

Some Democratic donors and Jewish leaders are so unhappy with Jon Ossoff over his Israel stance that they want Gov. Brian Kemp, a Republican, to run against him.

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