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New York Times Top StoriesNew York Times Top StoriesUnited Nations Cuts Its 2026 Emergency Aid Budget in Half
Huge reductions in foreign aid by the United States and Europe have led the U.N.’s emergency relief coordinator to slash its fund-raising targets for next year.
New York Times Top StoriesDogs in Kimonos: Japan Reinvents a Children’s Holiday With Pets in Mind
A traditional Japanese festival is being adapted for poodles and Pomeranians, amid a booming pet industry and a dearth of children.
New York Times Top StoriesDogs in Kimonos: Japan Reinvents a Children’s Holiday With Pets in Mind
A traditional Japanese festival is being adapted for poodles and Pomeranians, amid a booming pet industry and a dearth of children.
New York Times Top StoriesHe Was a Russian Activist in Exile. His Own Wife Accused Him of Spying.
Poland has charged a little-known Russian opposition figure with espionage and participating in a bomb plot. His friends are perplexed.
New York Times Top StoriesChina’s Weak Currency Is Powering Its Exports and Drawing Criticism
China’s renminbi is lagging the currencies of key trading partners, making Chinese goods and services cheap and helping to drive exports.
New York Times Top StoriesChina’s Trade Surplus Climbs Past $1 Trillion for First Time
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.
New York Times Top StoriesU.S. Deports Second Planeload of Iranians, Officials Say
The plane, carrying about 50 Iranians and other deportees, took off from Arizona on Sunday, under a deal the Trump administration reached with Iran two months ago.
New York Times Top StoriesHundreds Rally for Boy, 6, Who Was Separated From His Father by ICE
“Taking children from their families is not normal,” a speaker told the crowd in Queens, where Yuanxin Zheng attended school until being detained.
New York Times Top StoriesTrump Set to Host the Kennedy Center Honors
Past presidents have attended the marquee event, but on Sunday Mr. Trump will be the first to host it, putting his cultural takeover of Washington in sharp relief.
New York Times Top StoriesImmigration Agents Target Family of Deported College Student
The family of Any Lucía Belloza López said agents appeared at their home in Austin, Texas, on Sunday. Their daughter, 19, was deported to Honduras during a surprise trip home for Thanksgiving.
New York Times Top StoriesFern Michaels, Prolific Author of Romance Novels, Dies at 92
In her 40s, the self-described New Jersey housewife started building a women’s fiction empire, churning out dozens of popular books.
New York Times Top StoriesCold Case Inquiries Stall After Ancestry.com Revisits Policy for Users
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.
New York Times Top StoriesDemocrats Call for Releasing Video of Deadly Boat Strike in the Caribbean
Top Democratic lawmakers who have seen the footage said Sunday that making the video public would provide transparency around the strikes that killed two survivors on Sept. 2.
New York Times Top StoriesThe Impact of Trump’s Slipping Approval Rating
After months of holding steady, President Trump‘s approval rating has dipped over the past several weeks, according to a New York Times analysis of public polling.
New York Times Top StoriesKaty Perry Posts Photos With Justin Trudeau Amid Romance Rumors
Ms. Perry and Mr. Trudeau, the former prime minister of Canada, posed together in photos and videos on Instagram, making them “Instagram official.”
New York Times Top StoriesBessent Says He Divested From Soybean Farms After Ethics Office Warning
The Treasury Secretary said on Sunday he recently shed his holdings to comply with his federal ethics agreement.
New York Times Top StoriesRussian Drone Strike on Chernobyl Hasn’t Led to Rise in Radiation Levels
Despite the finding, the authorities have been unable to fix the damage from a drone that punctured Reactor No. 4’s outermost protective shield in February.
New York Times Top StoriesThis Nebraska Prison Rehabilitated Inmates. Until ICE Paid to Fill It With Immigrants.
Over two decades, a minimum-security prison aimed at helping inmates prepare to leave prison was a point of civic pride. Now, state officials have converted it to ICE detention.
New York Times Top StoriesBenin Coup Attempt to Oust Talon Has Been Foiled, Interior Minister Says
The country’s interior minister said the situation was under control after a “small group of soldiers launched a mutiny,” but the president had yet to make a public statement.
New York Times Top StoriesCan We Stop Our Digital Selves From Becoming Who We Are?
Pay attention to how you pay attention.
New York Times Top StoriesNot All Targeted Killings Are the Same. Hegseth’s Boat Strikes Are Illegal.
A former secretary of homeland security on the illegality of Trump’s boat strikes.
New York Times Top StoriesYour Gift Dilemmas, Solved
An expert from Wirecutter helps Morning readers with their trickiest holiday gift searches.
New York Times Top StoriesHollywood Doesn’t Want Netflix to Buy Warner Bros.
The Warner Bros. deal has the town on edge.
New York Times Top StoriesWhat Do Republicans Have to Fear? Ask Tennessee.
What a special House election just told us.
New York Times Top StoriesThe Crucial Lesson of a Forgotten Nixon-Era Episode
After my father-in-law died, we found something interesting in his files.
New York Times Top StoriesSuperpower Competition: The Missing Chapter in Trump’s Security Strategy
President Trump is shifting from discussion of the long-lasting competition among the world’s biggest economies and nuclear powers.
New York Times Top StoriesNetflix Deal for Warner Bros. Adds New Twist to Rivalry With HBO
Netflix’s blockbuster deal to buy Warner Bros., including HBO, is the latest twist in a rivalry that has reshaped the entertainment industry.
New York Times Top StoriesConservative Project at Supreme Court Meets Trump’s Push to Oust Officials
President Trump has repeatedly ousted leaders of independent agencies despite federal laws meant to shield those regulators from politics.
New York Times Top StoriesFor Landmark Test of Executive Power, Echoes of a 1930s Supreme Court Battle
Franklin D. Roosevelt’s efforts to oust a Federal Trade Commission leader offer parallels to the current fight over President Trump’s actions.