↩ Accueil

Vue lecture

The President of War

The U.S. military was once a tool of last resort for American presidents.

© Ioulex for The New York Times

  •  

Berkshire Hathaway Posts a Drop in Earnings in Buffett’s Last Year

In his first report as C.E.O., Gregory Abel, stuck to a straight commentary rather than Warren Buffett’s folksy tone. The lower earnings were largely driven by declines in the insurance business.

© Brendan Mcdermid/Reuters

Gregory E. Abel, right, the new chief executive of Berkshire Hathaway, with a Berkshire shareholder at the conglomerate’s annual meeting last year.
  •  

Netflix Lost Warner. Maybe That’s a Good Thing.

It is entirely possible, analysts say, that Netflix will be better off by bailing from its $83 billion deal with Warner Bros. Discovery.

© Aleksey Kondratyev for The New York Times

Netflix’s offices on Sunset Boulevard in Los Angeles. “The truth is, Netflix is still producing more hits than everyone else combined,” one analyst said.
  •  

A Tale of Two Seasons at Columbia, and Two Responses to Student Arrests

When Mahmoud Khalil was detained by immigration agents last year, the university’s response was restrained. It was different with Elmina Aghayeva this week.

© CS Muncy for The New York Times

The message at Columbia University was clear this week after federal immigration agents again detained a student.
  •  

Fighting Wildfires Could Soon Get Harder

Simultaneous emergencies in different parts of the world could stop countries from sharing ground crews and equipment, new research warns.

© Gonzalo Keogan/Agence France-Presse — Getty Images

A wildfire this month in Chubut Province, Argentina. Different parts of the world have historically had different fire seasons, allowing regions to rotate resources.
  •  

What to Know About the U.S. Attacks on Iran

The United States and Israel launched a major assault, as President Trump called on Iranians to overthrow the government.

© Agence France-Presse — Getty Images

Plumes of smoke rose after a reported explosion in Tehran on Saturday.
  •  

How The Times Covers Cartels and Other Criminal Enterprises

Cultivating sources. Verifying claims. Staying safe. After the death of El Mencho, four journalists share their approach to this difficult, dangerous work.

© Cesar Rodriguez for The New York Times

The remnants of retaliatory violence, including burned vehicles, was evident along the highway between Guadalajara and Tapalpa, in Jalisco state.
  •  

Netflix Lost Warner. Maybe That’s a Good Thing.

It is entirely possible, analysts say, that Netflix will be better off by bailing from its $83 billion deal with Warner Bros. Discovery.

© Aleksey Kondratyev for The New York Times

Netflix’s offices on Sunset Boulevard in Los Angeles. “The truth is, Netflix is still producing more hits than everyone else combined,” one analyst said.
  •  

Pentagon Watchdog Stalls Proposal to Review Targeting in Trump’s Boat Strikes

A new inspector general delayed a decision on whether to approve the project and is said to have raised its potential political ramifications, in a test of the watchdog system in President Trump’s second term.

© Tierney L. Cross/The New York Times

Platte B. Moring III, a Defense Department lawyer in the first Trump administration, was nominated as the Pentagon’s watchdog by President Trump after the president fired at least 17 inspectors general.
  •  

Taiwan Arms Sale Approved by Congress Is Delayed as Trump Plans Visit to Beijing

The package worth billions of dollars and endorsed by lawmakers is stalled at the State Department as the U.S. and China plan an April summit.

© I-Hwa Cheng/Agence France-Presse — Getty Images

An Air Force Patriot missile system was deployed at a local park during Taiwan’s annual Han Kuang military exercise last year.
  •  

OpenAI Reaches A.I. Agreement With Defense Dept. After Anthropic Clash

The deal came hours after President Trump had ordered federal agencies to stop using artificial intelligence technology made by Anthropic, an OpenAI rival.

© Mike Kai Chen for The New York Times

Sam Altman of OpenAI, which reached an agreement with the Department of Defense on A.I. on classified systems on Friday.
  •  

Former U.S. Air Force Officer Is Accused of Training Chinese Military Pilots

The former officer traveled to China to train pilots of the People’s Liberation Army Air Force without approval from the State Department, the Justice Department said.

© VCG

People saluting pilots on a fighter jet in China. The former U.S. Air Force officer was arrested on Wednesday, after he spent more than 2 years in China, the Justice Department said.
  •  

Carney Visiting India, Australia and Japan to Build Canada’s ‘Middle Power’ Bonds

Prime Minister Mark Carney visits India, Australia and Japan seeking deals to strengthen his country’s links to Indo-Pacific powers and break Canada’s dependence on the United States.

© Adrian Wyld/The Canadian Press, via Associated Press

Prime Minister Mark Carney of Canada, with his wife, Diana Fox Carney, arriving in Mumbai, India, on Friday.
  •  

Bill Clinton Testifies He ‘Saw Nothing’ of Epstein’s Misdeeds

The former president sat for hours of questioning by members of both parties, in an appearance that Democrats signaled they would use as a precedent to force President Trump to do the same.

© Kenny Holston/The New York Times

Representative James R. Comer of Kentucky, the chairman of the House Oversight Committee, with other Republicans on the panel.
  •  

‘We Got to Win the Midterms’: Trump Takes His State of the Union Message on the Road

During a visit to Texas, President Trump made clear that he would be driving home his depiction of Democrats as out of step ahead of the elections in November.

© Eric Lee for The New York Times

President Trump greeted diners at a fast-food restaurant in Corpus Christi on Friday. In the days after a State of the Union address, presidents typically travel the nation promoting their agenda.
  •  
❌