President Trump held an extraordinary meeting on Wednesday with the president of Syria, Ahmed al-Shara, a day after announcing that the United States would lift sanctions on his country — a move that would ease the economic stranglehold on a nation that is seen as central to the stability of the Middle East. It was…
José “Pepe” Mujica did not have much use for Uruguay’s three-story presidential residence, with its chandeliers, elevator, marble staircase and Louis XV furniture. “It’s crap,” he told me last year. “They should make it a high school.” So when he became president of his small South American nation in 2010, Mr. Mujica decided he would…
As the world waits to to see if he shows up in Turkey for cease-fire negotiations this week, President Vladimir V. Putin has been sending a clear message, reinforced by his officials. They are winning on the battlefield, so they should get what they want. Mr. Putin said in late March that Russian forces had…
The assassination of Muhammad Sinwar, the influential Hamas leader whom Israel tried to kill in a recent strike, would be a major tactical success for Israel but its long-term significance is unclear. The group has survived for decades despite Israel’s systematic assassination of its leaders. Mr. Sinwar, whose fate is still unknown, is considered one…
May 14, 2025, 6:19 a.m. ET The close relationship between President Trump and Gianni Infantino, the president of FIFA, has for years raised eyebrows within soccer circles and beyond.Credit…Haiyun Jiang for The New York Times As President Trump greeted dignitaries and business leaders on Tuesday during his state visit to Saudi Arabia, he was met…
Israeli strikes killed dozens of Palestinians in northern Gaza overnight, Palestinian health officials said on Wednesday, as Israel threatens to ramp up its military campaign in the enclave despite mounting international pressure. The bodies of more than 50 people killed overnight had arrived at the Indonesian Hospital by noon on Wednesday, according to Marwan Sultan,…
The assassination of Muhammad Sinwar, the influential Hamas leader whom Israel tried to kill in a recent strike, would be a major tactical success for Israel but its long-term significance is unclear. The group has survived for decades despite Israel’s systematic assassination of its leaders. Mr. Sinwar, whose fate is still unknown, is considered one…
Rohan Dennis, an Australian world champion cyclist, received a suspended jail sentence on Wednesday for his role in a vehicle incident that fatally injured his wife, Melissa Hoskins, a fellow Olympic cyclist. Ms. Hoskins was struck by a car driven by Mr. Dennis in December 2023 in Adelaide, the authorities said at the time. Ms….
In a judgment that could help to shape how transparent the European Union must be on matters of public interest, judges on Wednesday said the bloc should not have denied a journalist’s request for a key set of text messages exchanged as the bloc negotiated for a coronavirus vaccine. The ruling was issued by the…
3M is set to pay New Jersey up to $450 million over the next quarter-century to settle claims it contaminated the state with harmful “forever chemicals,” or PFAS, affecting drinking water. The Minnesota-based chemicals giant manufactured the PFAS, which were used for decades at the Chambers Works facility in Deepwater, N.J., a nearly 1,500-acre complex…
