Heading to the Mideast, Pope Leo May Show ‘Who He Really Is’

NYT

27 novembre 2025 à 06:15

The pontiff begins a trip to Turkey and Lebanon on Thursday — the first foreign voyage of his papacy, and his biggest test yet.

A billboard welcoming Pope Leo XIV in Beirut, Lebanon. The country has the largest community of Catholics in the Middle East.

Hong Kong Arrests 3 Tied to Construction Company After Deadly Apartment Fire

NYT

Par :Alexandra Stevenson

27 novembre 2025 à 04:03

The police said that building materials used by the company for the work at Wang Fuk Court may not have been up to fire safety standards. The police did not identify the company or who was arrested.

Hong Kong firefighters battling the blaze at Wang Fuk Court on Wednesday night.

What Is Operation Allies Welcome, the Program That Gave Some Afghans Entry to the U.S.?

NYT

Par :Hamed Aleaziz

27 novembre 2025 à 03:49

The Biden administration set up the initiative after the Taliban retook power in Afghanistan in August 2021 for those who assisted U.S. troops.

Brig. Gen. Dan Gabrielli greeting Afghans at Holloman Air Force Base in New Mexico as part of Operation Allies Welcome in 2021.

Dominican Republic Allows U.S. to Use Territory to Fight International Organized Crime

NYT

Par :Maria Abi-Habib and Hogla Enecia Pérez

27 novembre 2025 à 00:03

The Dominican leader, Luis Abinader, said the Pentagon could use restricted areas within the San Isidro Air Base and Las Américas International Airport for refueling and transporting equipment and technical personnel.

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth at a news conference after meeting with President Luis Abinader of the Dominican Republic on Wednesday at the National Palace in Santo Domingo.

Leaked Transcript of Witkoff Call Shows U.S. Deference to Russia

NYT

Par :Anton Troianovski

27 novembre 2025 à 02:33

The White House envoy’s conversation suggests that President Trump is determined to make a deal to end the war in Ukraine, even if it is mostly on Russia’s terms.

President Trump defended his envoy Steve Witkoff’s leaked conversation as a “standard thing” that “a deal maker does.”

Campbell’s Says Executive Accused of Offensive Remarks Has Left the Company

NYT

Par :Emmett Lindner

27 novembre 2025 à 03:59

The comments came to light after an audiotape was released, tied to a lawsuit filed by a former employee.

Campbell’s said it learned about an audiotape reportedly featuring the voice of a company executive when a lawsuit was filed last week.

Trump Orders 500 More National Guard Troops to D.C. After Shooting

NYT

Par :Shawn McCreesh

27 novembre 2025 à 01:44

The deployment also follows a monthslong debate about the role of the National Guard in American cities.

A cordoned-off area near a shooting in Washington on Wednesday. Last week, a federal judge in Washington ruled that the president’s National Guard deployment appeared to violate the law.

The Real Meaning of MAHA Is ‘You’re On Your Own’

NYT

Par :David Wallace-Wells

26 novembre 2025 à 21:46

The N.I.H. director has learned all the wrong lessons from Covid.

U.S. to Press Europe and Other Allies on Immigration, Document Says

NYT

Par :Edward Wong and Hamed Aleaziz

27 novembre 2025 à 00:28

American diplomats were told to raise U.S. concerns about “violent crimes associated with people of a migration background.”

Trump Says South Africa Is Not Invited to G20 Summit in U.S. in 2026

NYT

Par :John Eligon

27 novembre 2025 à 00:01

The president did not attend this year’s annual gathering in South Africa, which has been a frequent target of his attacks.

President Cyril Ramaphosa of South Africa addresses the opening session of the G20 leaders’ summit, in Johannesburg.

North Carolina Can Use Republican-Friendly Congressional Map, Court Says

NYT

Par :Eduardo Medina

27 novembre 2025 à 00:17

The district court ruling means that the party is one step closer to securing another seat in the U.S. House and retaining its majority, at the urging of President Trump.

Voters in Durham, N.C., last year. A panel of federal judges in North Carolina allowed the state’s newly redrawn congressional map to go into effect for the 2026 midterm elections.

As Trade Talks Stall, Carney Moves to Shield Canada from Trump Tariffs

NYT

Par :Ian Austen

26 novembre 2025 à 23:44

Prime Minister Mark Carney announced curbs on steel imports, a new tariff and help with steel and lumber freight costs in a bid to aid Canadian industries.

Prime Minister Mark Carney of Canada arriving on Parliament Hill in Ottawa on Wednesday.

Dubrovnik, Known for Its Beauty, Faces a Mound of New Trash

NYT

Par :Adeel Hassan

26 novembre 2025 à 23:28

Officials in Dubrovnik, Croatia, say the strong currents of the Adriatic Sea washed ashore a vast amount of garbage, mostly from Albania, during a recent storm.

Banje Beach is the most popular beach on Croatia’s shore, but there were no sunbathers on Wednesday.

Top U.S. Negotiator Warned Europeans That Russia Is Stockpiling Missiles

NYT

Par :Andrew E. Kramer

26 novembre 2025 à 23:06

Daniel P. Driscoll, the U.S. Army secretary, used the growing threat from Moscow as a way to sell a quick peace deal unfavorable to Ukraine.

Piles of spent Russian missiles at a “graveyard” for war ordnance in the Kharkiv region of Ukraine in July.

U.S. Army Secretary’s Unusual Role in Ukraine Peace Negotiations

NYT

Par :Helene Cooper and Anton Troianovski

26 novembre 2025 à 22:56

Daniel Driscoll has met with Ukrainian and Russian officials during a whirlwind of trips as the Trump administration pushes its latest proposal.

The U.S. Army secretary, Daniel Driscoll, standing, as an American delegation met with Ukrainian officials in Geneva on Sunday. Mr. Driscoll, a 39-year-old former Army lieutenant colonel, appears to be on the rise in the Trump administration.

David Lerner, a Mr. Fix-it of Apple Computers, Dies at 72

NYT

Par :Sam Roberts

26 novembre 2025 à 22:22

He and a partner founded Tekserve, a Manhattan emergency room for frozen hard drives, keyboards, screens and their confounded owners.

David Lerner, in suspenders, with Dick Demenus at Tekserve in 2002. The service outlet was featured on “Sex and the City” and was the setting of Tamara Shopsin’s 2021 novel “LaserWriter II.”

Did the Giant Heads of Easter Island Once Walk?

NYT

Par :Franz Lidz

26 novembre 2025 à 16:00

Scholars have long debated how the massive stone figures of Rapa Nui got to where they stand today. A new study offers one possible explanation.

The Rapa Nui moai, the monolithic stone figures of Easter Island, were hewed from compacted ash in a quarry inside the crater of the Rano Raraku volcano between A.D. 1200 and 1700.

The Loneliness of Using a Faith-Based Chatbot

NYT

Par :Jessica Grose

26 novembre 2025 à 21:54

Faith is not meant to be transactional or tailored to you.

Differences Over Health Care and Ukraine Roil a Chaotic G.O.P. Congress

NYT

Par :Carl Hulse

26 novembre 2025 à 22:39

Republican lawmakers and the White House have unloaded on one another as post-shutdown tension over policy and performance spreads across Capitol Hill.

Representative Don Bacon, Republican of Nebraska, at the Capitol this month. He has announced he plans to retire at the end of his term in early 2027.

‘In Triage Every Day’: A Beleaguered Speaker Says He’s Overwhelmed

NYT

Par :Annie Karni

26 novembre 2025 à 21:27

In a podcast interview, Speaker Mike Johnson opened up about the crushing demands of a job that he joked was his in name only.

Colorado Judge Tells Immigration Agents to Stop Arrests Without Warrants

NYT

Par :Jack Healy

26 novembre 2025 à 21:18

The ruling that immigration agents are acting illegally is the latest to rebuke the Trump administration’s tactics, but earlier orders have been blocked on appeal.

Law enforcement officials during a raid at an apartment complex in Denver in February.

ICE Detains Mother of White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt’s Nephew

NYT

Par :Amanda Holpuch

26 novembre 2025 à 20:43

Bruna Caroline Ferreira, the mother of a nephew of the White House press secretary, Karoline Leavitt, was pulled over and arrested on her way to pick up her son from school, Ms. Ferreira’s lawyer said.

A woman who was brought to the United States as a child and was once engaged to Karoline Leavitt’s brother has been detained at an Immigration and Customs Enforcement facility in Louisiana.

Trump Administration Will No Longer Commemorate World AIDS Day

NYT

Par :Apoorva Mandavilli

26 novembre 2025 à 20:14

The State Department warned employees not to use government funds for the occasion and to “refrain from publicly promoting World AIDS Day through any communication channels.”

An event was held on the South Lawn of the White House to commemorate World AIDS Day in 2024.

Italy Passes a Femicide Law, Seeking to Prevent Violence Against Women

NYT

Par :Elisabetta Povoledo

26 novembre 2025 à 19:18

Murders of women killed for misogynistic reasons will now be classified as femicide. Campaigners say a broader cultural shift is still needed.

Vue lecture