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A member of Ukraine’s 14th Mechanized Brigade prepares to fire on the Russian front line near Kupiansk, in the Kharkiv region of Ukraine, May 15, 2025. President Donald Trump and President Vladimir Putin of Russia are expected to speak on Monday, May 16, 2025, about the war in Ukraine, in a highly anticipated telephone call that comes amid a flurry of diplomatic activity over resolving the three-year old conflict. (Tyler Hicks/The New York Times) XNYT0960 XNYT0960

May 22, 2025 at 6:58 pm

Trump’s new position on the war in Ukraine: Not my problem | Analysis VIEW

After a phone call Monday between Trump and President Vladimir Putin of Russia, Trump appears to be walking away from negotiations for a ceasefire between...

A woman in Tehran reads a newspaper bearing a photo of President Donald Trump on May 11, 2025. The Trump administration has been cagey about the status of its nuclear diplomacy with Iran, not wanting to upset negotiations that have been happening behind closed doors in Oman. (Arash Khamooshi/The New York Times)

May 12, 2025 at 11:48 am

Trump heads to the Middle East focused on business deals, not diplomacy | Analysis

President Trump has always viewed the presidency as a worldwide hunt for deals. And there is no better place for that than the Gulf.

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FILE — Steve Witkoff, U.S. Special Envoy to the Middle East, speaks to reporters outside the Oval Office at the White House in Washington, March 6, 2025. “I thought he was straight up with me,” Witkoff said of Russia’s president, Vladimir Putin, during a recent interview with Tucker Carlson. (Maansi Srivastava/The New York Times) XNYT0327 XNYT0327

March 24, 2025 at 7:48 pm

Is Russia an adversary or a future partner? Trump’s aides may have to decide | Analysis

As they prepare to release a threat assessment, American intelligence officials are caught between what analysts say and what President Trump wants to hear.

February 16, 2025 at 4:25 pm

Analysis: Trump team leaves behind an alliance in crisis VIEW

An epochal breach appears to be opening in the Western alliance.

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February 9, 2025 at 6:14 pm

Musk team’s treasury access raises security fears, despite judge’s ordered halt

A federal judge’s order that Elon Musk’s team temporarily cease boring into the Treasury Department’s payment systems raises a far larger question: whether what Elon...

FILE — John Ratcliffe, the CIA director, at his swearing-in ceremony with Vice President JD Vance in Washington, Jan. 23, 2025. The CIA sent the White House an unclassified email listing all employees hired by the spy agency over the last two years to comply with an executive order to shrink the federal work force, in a move that former officials say risked the list leaking to adversaries. (Doug Mills/The New York Times) XNYT0550 XNYT0550

February 5, 2025 at 11:14 am

White House orders CIA to send an unclassified email with names of some employees

The CIA listed all employees hired in the past two years, to comply with an executive order to shrink the workforce. Ex-officials call it a...

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February 1, 2025 at 1:39 pm

Canada notified by U.S. of 25% tariffs on goods starting Tuesday VIEW

Canada’s prime minister, Justin Trudeau, is planning to respond to the tariffs Saturday evening, according to two senior Canadian government officials.

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January 28, 2025 at 10:11 pm

Pentagon Removes General Milley’s Security Detail and Orders Review of His Record

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has told Gen. Mark A. Milley, retired chair of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, that he is removing his security detail,...

January 13, 2025 at 6:15 pm

Biden aides warned Putin as Russia’s shadow war threatened air disaster

The White House cautioned Vladimir Putin last year after U.S. intelligence found that Russia was preparing to send explosive packages on cargo planes.

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December 25, 2024 at 2:14 pm

Trump will confront a more vulnerable but determined Iran VIEW

Iran’s new president, Masoud Pezeshkian, and U.S. President-elect Donald Trump have voiced a willingness to negotiate a new nuclear deal.

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