NYT

President Trump said the negotiations would resume next week. Abbas Araghchi, the Iranian foreign minister, said the talks were off to a “good start.”

Lt. Gen. Vladimir Alekseyev provided intelligence to the Kremlin for Russia’s invasion of Ukraine and had been penalized by the U.S. twice, including for meddling in elections.

Repairs at key missile sites began soon after they were hit by Israeli and U.S. strikes last year, but work at Iran’s nuclear facilities has been slower.

The future queen’s links to Jeffrey Epstein, and her son’s rape trial, have disappointed many Norwegians. But there is still widespread support for the monarchy.

In a document released on Thursday night, the Israeli leader sought to distance himself from responsibility for intelligence and security failings before the Hamas-led attack.

The bombing, during Friday Prayers, was the second major attack in recent months in Islamabad, where large-scale violence had been relatively rare.

The Milan-Cortina Games are overlapping with a moment of geopolitical turbulence as conflicts rage, national leaders issue threats and alliances are strained.

Emails, texts, photos and videos show how Jeffrey Epstein, even after becoming a convicted sex offender, burnished his ties to royal family members from several countries and their advisers.

The move against the men, who wrote an article that was critical of a local official, demonstrates how the space for independent voices has shrunk in China.

Marco Balich has helped design grand spectacles at more than half a dozen Olympics. On Friday, he’ll do it again, on home turf in Italy.

They will take place at 2 p.m. Eastern on Friday across four separate venues in Northern Italy.

Casey Wasserman, who is leading preparations for the 2028 Summer Games, has expressed “regret” after messages he exchanged with Ghislaine Maxwell decades ago surfaced.

Hikaru Fujita, who’s running in Sunday’s parliamentary election, is a standout in a country where expectant mothers rarely enter national politics.

The Winter Games, which officially open in Italy on Friday, are rooted in international cooperation. That feels out of place to some in a world where old rules no longer apply.

Middle Eastern diplomats see a chance for negotiations on Iran’s nuclear program but have slim hopes for progress on other U.S. demands.

The deal reduces reciprocal tariffs and expands quotas for key trading goods, including Argentine beef — a flashpoint for American ranchers.

After hit men targeted the home of a prison manager in June, investigators say, the schemes of a criminal network involving the police unraveled.

It’s unclear what effect the change will have on Russia’s ability to wage war, but Russian military bloggers said troops were experiencing internet outages that hampered frontline communications.

The raiders stormed a rural community in central Nigeria, killing dozens and setting homes on fire in one of the country’s worst recent attacks.

Newly released documents detailed connections between the convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein and Peter Mandelson, who was picked to be the U.S. envoy by the British prime minister, Keir Starmer.