| Trump Warns Hamas of Strikes if Violence in Gaza Continues
- The president later clarified that the United States would not be involved in such an action.
Fri, 17 Oct 2025 14:28:05 +0000
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| Internet Clampdown Strains Iranians’ Links to One Another, and the World
- Since its brief June war with Israel, Iran has throttled internet traffic and jammed GPS, making day-to-day tasks online challenging and prompting fears of greater surveillance.
Fri, 17 Oct 2025 14:27:39 +0000
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| After ‘Horrors,’ Israeli Hostages Taste Freedom and Savor Family Reunions
- Some former captives have been sent home from the hospital. But a doctor said they all had “endured untold adversity,” as details emerge of their time in Gaza’s tunnels.
Fri, 17 Oct 2025 14:17:33 +0000
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| 7 Takeaways From the First N.Y.C. Mayoral Debate
- Zohran Mamdani, Andrew Cuomo and Curtis Sliwa sparred over serious topics like the Israel-Hamas war and President Trump, and more curious subjects like parade attendance.
Fri, 17 Oct 2025 13:42:01 +0000
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| Baek Sehee, South Korean Author of ‘I Want to Die, but I Want to Eat Tteokbokki,’ Dies at 35
- She turned recorded sessions with her therapist into a best-selling memoir, helping to normalize conversations around mental health in South Korea.
Fri, 17 Oct 2025 13:37:07 +0000
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| Senators Move to Force Vote to Bar Ground Strikes in Venezuela
- The bid comes after the Senate rejected a similar measure to curb President Trump’s attacks against alleged drug runners in the Caribbean Sea.
Fri, 17 Oct 2025 13:17:33 +0000
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| Putin Plays to Trump’s Ego as U.S. Wavers on Ukraine Aid
- After Thursday’s phone call with President Vladimir V. Putin of Russia, President Trump appeared to express doubts about supplying Ukraine with more powerful weapons.
Fri, 17 Oct 2025 13:15:00 +0000
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| ‘The Only Candidate With a Coherent Vision’: 3 Opinion Writers on the Mayoral Debate
- Who lost the debate may be clearer than who won.
Fri, 17 Oct 2025 12:59:18 +0000
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| China Ousts Senior General on Corruption Charges
- With the fall of He Weidong, the No. 3 figure in China’s military hierarchy, Xi Jinping’s purges have reached the top of the People’s Liberation Army.
Fri, 17 Oct 2025 12:39:07 +0000
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| Fact-Checking the Debate
- Zohran Mamdani, Andrew Cuomo and Curtis Sliwa traded barbs over the police, prostitution and President Trump.
Fri, 17 Oct 2025 12:18:22 +0000
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| Meet the Designer Who Got Zelensky Into a Suit
- Viktor Anisimov, one of Ukraine’s top fashion designers, first met Volodymyr Zelensky about 20 years ago, when the future president was a comedian. He didn’t want to wear a suit then either.
Fri, 17 Oct 2025 12:07:14 +0000
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| The Growing Blowback Against Marc Benioff
- New revelations about efforts by his company, Salesforce, to work with the Trump administration is getting heat from San Francisco officials and now allies.
Fri, 17 Oct 2025 11:51:23 +0000
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| Devastating Floods in Mexico Test President Claudia Sheinbaum
- Torrential rains last week brought death and widespread damage. President Claudia Sheinbaum has visited affected areas, facing some angry residents.
Fri, 17 Oct 2025 11:30:59 +0000
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| A Somali Hospital Closed After U.S. Aid Cuts. Fired Employees Reopened It Without Pay.
- After the Trump administration stopped funding a medical center for women and children, a determined group of health care workers refused to let it shutter.
Fri, 17 Oct 2025 11:21:35 +0000
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| ICE Deported a Teen and Her Mother. Devastation Met Them in Guatemala.
- ICE deported 17-year-old Nory Sontay Ramos and her mother. Devastation met them in Guatemala.
Fri, 17 Oct 2025 11:19:31 +0000
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| U.S. Says Louisiana Man Joined Hamas-Led 2023 Attack on Israel
- A man was in custody after federal prosecutors accused him of joining Gazan militants in attacking Israel on Oct. 7, 2023. He was also accused of lying to obtain a U.S. visa.
Fri, 17 Oct 2025 10:46:31 +0000
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| The Top Zingers of the Mayoral Debate
- The two-hour slugfest produced some memorable one-liners, on subjects ranging from the candidates’ parents to imaginary sports championships.
Fri, 17 Oct 2025 10:43:43 +0000
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| What Are Tomahawk Missiles, and Why Might Trump Give Them to Ukraine?
- Ukraine could receive a newly developed land-based launcher to strike Moscow and beyond.
Fri, 17 Oct 2025 10:23:21 +0000
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| Trump’s 2-Hour Call with Putin, and Why Iran Is Pushing Gender Transition Surgeries
- Plus, your Friday news quiz.
Fri, 17 Oct 2025 10:00:05 +0000
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| Indiana University Fires Adviser to Student Newspaper and Bars Print Publication
- The administration at Indiana University Bloomington fired the adviser to the paper and barred the publication from putting out a print edition.
Fri, 17 Oct 2025 09:04:05 +0000
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