Battlefield Picture Worsening for Ukraine as Trump Pushes Peace Plan

Russian forces have advanced on several fronts recently. President Vladimir V. Putin signaled after talks with U.S. officials that he was not budging from demands.The 148th Artillery Brigade of the Ukrainian Army in October in the Zaporizhzhia region of eastern Ukraine.

C Cassandra Vinograd, Oleksandr Chubko and Maria Varenikova

Trump’s Security Strategy Focuses on Profit, Not Spreading Democracy

President Trump’s new National Security Strategy describes a country that is focused on doing business and reducing migration while avoiding passing judgment on authoritarians.President Trump at the White House last month. The National Security Strategy his administration released describes a world

A Anton Troianovski

Afrikaner Access Soars Amid Trump’s Policy Shift

The white descendants of Europeans who colonized the country are getting greater access to American officials this year, both in Washington and in Pretoria.White South Africans rallied in support of President Trump in February outside the U.S. Embassy in Pretoria, South Africa.

J John Eligon

Angst Turns to Anger in Hollywood as Netflix Hooks Warner Bros.

Much of the entertainment capital fears that Netflix’s deal will lead to more job losses and theater closings and fewer boundary-pushing movies.Netflix insisted on Friday that it would follow the Warner Bros. model and continue to release movies in theaters for exclusive runs. But many people in Hol

B Brooks Barnes and Shawn Hubler

Frank Gehry: 12 Essential, Stunning Projects

A singular genius, Gehry redefined architecture with joyful buildings like the Walt Disney Concert Hall in Los Angeles and the Guggenheim Museum Bilbao.The Guggenheim Museum Bilbao in Spain is a game-changing, fish-shaped art museum on the waterfront.

M Michael Kimmelman

Survivors of the Deadly Hong Kong Fire Are in Limbo

Hong Kong, with some of the world’s highest housing costs and inequality, must now figure out how to help thousands of residents who lost friends, family and homes.Wang Fuk Court, a residential estate in the Tai Po district of Hong Kong, after a blaze damaged the complex late last month.

A Alexandra Stevenson, Theodora Yu and Joy Dong

China’s National Security Office in Hong Kong Summons Foreign Journalists

The authorities accused “some foreign media” of smearing the government’s response to a fire at a high-rise complex, saying: “Do not say you have not been warned.”Smoke rising from the Wang Fuk Court residential complex in Hong Kong last month. Beijing’s national security arm in Hong Kong said that

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Sweet Season

Rejoice: NYT Cooking’s holiday cookie extravaganza has returned.

E Emily Weinstein

Inside the Yearslong Push to Bring the World Cup Final to New Jersey

Winning the right to host the world’s most popular sporting event took years of planning, countless Zoom calls and a bit of luck with a broken-down bus.In what was considered a dry run for the World Cup, several games of the 2025 Club World Cup were played at MetLife Stadium, in East Rutherford, N.J

D David Waldstein