Italy Says Cecilia Sala, Journalist Detained by Iran, Has Been Released
Cecilia Sala, an Italian journalist who was detained last month in Iran while on a reporting trip, was released and on her way back to Italy on Wednesday, the Italian…
Is a US-Türkiye Deal Involving the Kurds in the Works? | naked capitalism
There are increasing signs of a thaw between yesterday’s terrorists/today’s legitimate government in Damascus and the US/Israel-backed Kurds of northeastern Syria. That means that Türkiye and President Recep Tayyip Erdogan…
Wildfires Roar Through L.A., and Trump Floats U.S. Expansion
Tune in, and tell us what you think at theheadlines@nytimes.com. For corrections, email nytnews@nytimes.com. For more audio journalism and storytelling, download the New York Times Audio app — available to…
A Far-Right Government in Austria Would Be a Jolt, but Not Unexpected
The political party on the verge of leading Austria would take an already conservative country into a growing group of nations shifting to the far-right of European politics. It has…
Why Does Trump Want the Panama Canal? Here’s What to Know
President-elect Donald J. Trump on Tuesday refused to rule out using military force to retake the Panama Canal, which was returned by the U.S. to that country’s control decades ago.…
Opinion | ‘Trump Is at His Absolute Worst in a Crisis’: Three Columnists Imagine the World Ahead
Patrick Healy, the deputy Opinion editor, hosted an online conversation with the Times Opinion columnists David French, Lydia Polgreen and Bret Stephens about the biggest risks and challenges facing America…
Trump’s Lawyers Have Assailed Jack Smith. They Could Soon Have Power to Go After Him.
In many ways, the letter that President-elect Donald J. Trump’s criminal defense lawyers sent to the Justice Department this week was a display of legal and political bombast. The lawyers,…
With Stakes High, Lebanese Lawmakers to Try Again to Choose a President
Lebanon’s deeply divided Parliament is set Thursday to try to elect a new president, potentially ending a yearslong political vacuum and ushering in a degree of stability for a country…
5 Minutes That Will Make You Love Jazz Guitar
If you go back far enough, it gets hard to tell genres apart. Just under a century ago, it wasn’t totally clear yet what was jazz and what was blues,…
A Legacy From Carter That Democrats Would Prefer to Escape
Since his death, Jimmy Carter has been lauded for brokering the Camp David Accords and for his post-White House mission to help the poor and battle disease. But glossed over…