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Trump and Zelensky Meet to Iron Out Peace Plan, but Deal Remains Elusive

President Trump said while hosting President Volodymyr Zelensky that a deal was “maybe very close.” But a proposal appeared unfinished, as Russia rejected several ideas.

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Here’s the Status of the Peace Plan for Ukraine

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Zelensky and Trump stand together in front of Mar-a-Lago, Zelensky looking up at Trump. — Tierney L. Cross/The New York Times

Trump Says the U.S. Struck a ‘Big Facility’ in Campaign Against Venezuela

The administration provided no details of what the president said was an attack last week linked to U.S. efforts to disrupt drug trafficking from Latin America.

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Suspect Confessed to Planting Pipe Bombs Near the Capitol Before Jan. 6

A Virginia man was charged with planting the bombs. Court documents show he believed that the 2020 election had been “tampered with.”

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What America Might Look Like Without Immigration

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American flags hanging outside of a home in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania on December 26, 2025. — Rachel Wisniewski for The New York Times

Zero Hour for the Middle East

After more than a decade of wars, in Syria, Gaza and elsewhere, the region is exhausted by conflict. Is it ready to find another way?

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Syrian Protests Over Lack of Security Leave 2 Dead

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Brigitte Bardot, Movie Idol Who Renounced Stardom, Dies at 91

“And God Created Woman” made her a world-famous sex symbol in the 1950s. She later gave up acting to devote her life to animal welfare.

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From Sex Appeal to the Far Right, Bardot Symbolized a Changing France

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5 Bardot Movies to Stream

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1965
At the Plaza Hotel in New York.
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1956
With Jean-Louis Trintignant in “And God Created Woman.”
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1956
In Cannes, France.
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1955
With the French director Roger Vadim, to whom she was briefly married.
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1959
At a Royal Air Force station in England during the filming of “Babette Goes to War.”
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1960
On the set of “La Verite” in Paris.
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1960
With her second husband, Jacques Charrier, and their son, Nicolas.
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1965
At Orly Airport in Paris.
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With the French actors Jean-Paul Belmondo and Jean-Pierre Cassel.
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1982
In Paris.
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1995
At an animal rights demonstration in Brussels.
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2007
At the Élysée Palace in Paris.
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Bardot’s Life in Photos: Actress Was Also a Star in Photography

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He Was a Supreme Court Lawyer. Then His Double Life Caught Up With Him.

Thomas Goldstein was a superstar in the legal world. He was also a secret high-stakes gambler whose wild 10-year run may now land him in prison.

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A high-contrast black-and-white portrait of a balding bearded man sitting a table, his chin resting on one fist and looking directly into the camera. — Jonno Rattman for The New York Times

New College of Florida Was Progressive. Then Gov. DeSantis Overhauled It.

At the state school, gender studies is out, “The Odyssey” is required reading and a Charlie Kirk statue is coming. Has one ideological bubble replaced another?

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A person wearing a baseball cap and backpack walks on a pathway lined by palm trees. A New College sign hangs from a lamp post. — Zack Wittman for The New York Times

The Fight to Save a Malaria Program After the U.S. Cut Critical Funding

The Trump administration gutted a program that had reduced malaria deaths. In Cameroon, health workers tried desperately to find lifesaving drugs.

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A father holds his son on a hospital table while three nurses help prepare the son for an injection. — Arlette Bashizi for The New York Times

Twins’ Peaks: The Gilbertson Brothers Want to Rewrite Your Country’s Map

Two brothers, both mechanical engineers, are climbing many of the world’s tall peaks to prove they have been measured incorrectly.

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A selfie by one of the twins on the top of a mountain, while another climber can be seen scaling a sharp rocky peak. — Eric Gilbertson

The Lure of a Rising Asian Metropolis? No Traffic.

Indonesia is building a new, green city in the jungle. Its future is far from certain, but new residents like living there.

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Can You Reboot a Lamp Like a Superhero Franchise?

Riding an endless wave of nostalgia, one company is exhuming the intellectual property of midcentury designers to create new audiences for forgotten work.

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