- May 20, 2025
Trump Backs Off His Demand That Russia Declare a Cease-Fire in Ukraine
President Trump on Monday backed off his demand that Russia declare an immediate cease-fire in Ukraine, instead endorsing President Vladimir V. Putin’s call for negotiations
Farmers Sued Over Deleted Climate Data. So the Government Will Put It Back.
The Agriculture Department will restore information about climate change that was scrubbed from its website when President Trump took office, according to court documents filed
Tuesday Briefing: Israel’s Plan for Gaza
Israel warned that its Gaza campaign was escalating Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of Israel declared yesterday that his country was “on the eve of a
Canada Election 2025 Live Updates: Mark Carney and Pierre Poilievre Vie for Prime Minister
Canadians are voting today in an election that will determine which party will lead its government: the Liberal Party, which is currently in power under
People Gather to Mourn, and Honor, Pope Francis
The world is mourning Pope Francis, who died on Monday at 88. Church bells tolled in Vatican City, Manila, Paris and beyond as a tribute
Trump Administration Memo Proposes Cutting State Department Funding by Nearly Half
The Trump administration could cut nearly 50 percent of the State Department’s funding next fiscal year, according to an internal memo laying out a downsizing
Global Leaders Rush to Woo Trump, Hoping to Sway Him on Tariffs
President Trump’s plan to impose sweeping tariffs on most of America’s trading partners has governments across the globe racing to schedule phone calls, send delegations
Myanmar Quake Death Toll Tops 2,000 as Help is Slow for War-Torn Sagaing
Three days after Myanmar’s worst earthquake in more than a century ravaged the remote, war-torn city of Sagaing, razing monasteries and apartment buildings, help was
A U.S. Investor Helped Build Russia’s Economy. He Was Jailed on Bogus Charges.
A foul cell in a Moscow detention center was about the last place an American businessman named Michael Calvey expected to find himself after spending
Nayib Bukele, El Salvador’s Leader, Sees Opportunity in Trump’s Deportations
Shortly after the Trump administration deported hundreds of Venezuelans to El Salvador this weekend, the Salvadoran president, Nayib Bukele, posted a three-minute video on social