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Former Reform U.K. Politician Sent to Prison for Taking Pro-Russia Bribes
Nathan Gill was sentenced to 10 and a half years on Friday after admitting he was paid to make pro-Russian speeches in the European Parliament.
New York Times Top StoriesNew York Times Top StoriesA War Photographer for Whom the Battle Continues
Rockoff, who risked his life to photograph the brutality of the Khmer Rouge, has struggled ever since. Now he says his historic negatives have been taken from him.
New York Times Top StoriesChina Offers Panda Totes, but No New Commitments, at Climate Talks
The United States has retreated on climate. China, the only superpower at COP30 and the world leader in clean energy, is not filling the void.
New York Times Top StoriesAt Least 52 Kidnapped From Nigeria School in Second Mass Abduction This Week
Students and teachers were taken captive from a Catholic school in the latest in a wave of such attacks in the country.
New York Times Top StoriesTop Fed Official Boosts Odds of a December Rate Cut
John C. Williams, president of the Federal Reserve Bank of New York, said the central bank had scope to lower borrowing costs ‘in the near term.’
New York Times Top StoriesEurovision Tightens Voting Rules to Tamp Down on Government Influence
In this year’s contest, a campaign by Israel to encourage voting for its entrant drew criticism.
New York Times Top StoriesL.A. Charges Companies to Keep Names on Arenas for Olympics
Olympic organizers usually strip naming rights from host venues. Los Angeles is pioneering a new business model for the 2028 Games by charging sponsors extra fees instead.
New York Times Top StoriesThe Fed, Crypto and A.I. Weigh on the Markets
Growing jitters over the Federal Reserve, crypto and the future of the artificial intelligence boom have helped drive a global sell-off.
New York Times Top StoriesEuropean Leaders Back Zelensky After U.S. Plan Leaves Them Out
The 28-point proposal would require Kyiv to surrender territory, reduce the size of its army and relinquish some weaponry, according to officials familiar with the proposal.
New York Times Top StoriesRoblox Rolls Out Face Scans for Age Verification: What to Know
The popular gaming platform said the tool was designed to stop children from chatting with older users they didn’t know.
New York Times Top StoriesWe Asked Roblox’s C.E.O. About Child Safety. It Got Tense.
This week the company announced that it would require users to undergo an A.I.-powered age estimation process in order to chat with others on the platform. Will this change reassure parents?
New York Times Top StoriesIs President Trump’s Power Over the Republican Party Waning?
Some members of the party are defying him.
New York Times Top StoriesMamdani at the White House, and the Coast Guard’s New Policy on Swastikas and Nooses
Plus, your Friday news quiz.
New York Times Top StoriesRepublicans’ Redistricting Push Is at Risk of Backfiring
A series of setbacks for the G.O.P. leaves an unlikely opening for Democrats to narrowly win this year’s redistricting wars.
New York Times Top StoriesJapan’s Leader Gets Off to Rocky Start With China
Facing reprisals from Beijing for a remark over Taiwan, Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi must walk a fine line to prevent escalating the dispute without looking weak at home.
New York Times Top StoriesTrump’s All-but-Forgotten Border Wall Reaches an Angry Laredo, Texas
Once the symbol of the president’s immigration policies, the wall has been eclipsed by his deportation efforts, but with $46.5 billion from Congress, construction is ramping up on the Rio Grande.
New York Times Top StoriesTrump’s All-but-Forgotten Border Wall Reaches an Angry Laredo, Texas
Once the symbol of the president’s immigration policies, the wall has been eclipsed by his deportation efforts, but with $46.5 billion from Congress, construction is ramping up on the Rio Grande.
New York Times Top StoriesFine Chocolate in Brazil, Home of the Cacao Bean
A new generation of craft chocolatiers in Brazil is making bars with “identity.” They’re helping to sustain the forest, too.
New York Times Top StoriesTrump Promised Lower Prices. His Policies Are Raising Them.
From the day he took the oath of office, the president has pursued policies that are making life in America less affordable.
New York Times Top StoriesWhat Trump’s Immigration Policies Are Doing to People Here Legally
Something new is happening in the breadth and ferocity of efforts to change the makeup of this country.
New York Times Top StoriesA Tap-to-Pay Society Is Leaving These New Yorkers Behind
As fewer people carry cash, vendors, street performers and people experiencing homelessness and unemployment are at a disadvantage.
New York Times Top StoriesAdrien Nunez, the Brooklyn Basketball Star Who Became a Country Music Heartthrob
As a boy in Brooklyn, Adrien Nunez dreamed of playing in the N.B.A. He got close, but it turns out he had a gift for singing at the top of his lungs in his car.
New York Times Top Stories‘I’ll Go When You Go,’ Jimmy Kimmel Tells Trump
“Let’s ride off into the sunset together like Butch Cassidy and the Suntan Kid,” Kimmel said after the president demanded (again) that ABC take him off the air.
New York Times Top StoriesI’m in Venezuela. This Is the True Cost of Trump’s Gunboat Diplomacy.
Trump’s show of force toward Venezuela has created a disastrous political trap — for Venezuelans most of all.
New York Times Top StoriesRepresentative Eric Swalwell Will Run for California Governor
Representative Eric Swalwell, a Democrat, is likely to emphasize his history of fighting President Trump, an approach that many Democratic voters say they want their elected officials to take.
New York Times Top StoriesMexico Wins Miss Universe Pageant Marred by Scandal
Fátima Bosch was crowned in Thailand on Friday. The competition got off to a rocky start this month when she briefly walked out after being scolded by an organizer.
New York Times Top StoriesAfter Syria’s 14-Year Civil War, a Search for Victims Leads to Mass Graves
More than 100,000 people disappeared during the 13-year civil war. To bring closure to some of their families, the new government faces the challenging task of exhuming remains from scores of burial sites.
New York Times Top StoriesResearcher’s Smuggling Arrest Casts Light on Dispute Over Chinese Students
As some lawmakers press U.S. universities to curtail ties with China, a postdoctoral student’s prosecution raises questions about how big the danger actually is.
New York Times Top StoriesAnxiety Over A.I. Spending Returns to Global Markets
A sharp reversal in Asian stocks, after a rally fueled by Nvidia’s strong earnings, underscores how fears of an A.I. bubble are driving broad market swings.
New York Times Top StoriesTrump’s National Guard Blunder
A brief history of the National Guard in Washington.