From left: European Council President António Costa, South Africa President Cyril Ramaphosa and European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen after speaking at a news conference for the South Africa-European Union Trilateral Leaders’ Meeting amid the Group of 20 summit in Johannesburg, South Africa, Nov. 20, 2025. Leaders of some of the world’s most powerful countries pushed back on demands that Ukraine cede territory and limit the size of its army included in President

President Donald Trump berates President Volodymyr Zelenskyy of Ukraine in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, Feb. 28, 2025. Ukrainian and American officials sat down for talks in Switzerland on Sunday, Nov. 23, 2025, as part of President Trump’s push to get Kyiv to accept a peace plan to end its war with Russia. (Doug Mills/The New York Times) By CASSANDRA VINOGRAD Ukrainian and U.S. officials said they had made good progress Sunday in talks about a controvers

With U.S. stocks in the midst of a grim month, investors will look in the coming week for signs of strength in the U.S. consumer with Black Friday putting the spotlight on the holiday shopping season. The rally in stocks has stalled in November, with the benchmark S&P 500 (.SPX), opens new tab declining more than 4% so far during the month. Strong quarterly results from semiconductor giant Nvidia Corp (NVDA.O), opens new tab failed on Thursday to calm markets, which have been

Its story may revolve around Grace, but “Die My Love” revolves around Jennifer Lawrence, for whom this feels like a career-defining role — not that she really required one. By ALISSA WILKINSON A description is insufficient to describe some movies, and “Die My Love,” directed by Lynne Ramsay, is one of them. A young couple, Grace and Jackson, move to a house in the woods. They have a baby, and in the midst of fierce postpartum depression, Grace starts to lose her grasp on real

Karla G. Mercado Rivera, Administradora y Principal Oficial de Compras de la Administración de Servicios Generales. POR EL STAR STAFF La Junta de Supervisión Fiscal (JSF) dio a conocer su más reciente informe sobre los procesos competitivos del Gobierno de Puerto Rico, donde reconoce avances significativos en materia de tecnología aplicada a las subastas de bienes, obras y servicios no profesionales. “El país ya no está ante el modelo opaco que asociaba las subastas con corru

An attendee during a former President Donald Trump campaign rally at the Arnold Palmer Regional Airport in Latrobe, Pa., Oct. 19, 2024. (Damon Winter/The New York Times) By NICHOLAS KRISTOF What’s the secret formula that has made the United States the dominant superpower in the world today? I’d point to three fundamental ingredients, each of which is now being weakened. When I think of the historical legacies of our generation and of President Donald Trump, I wonder if they w

An exam room at the Red River Women’s Clinic in Moorhead, Minn., which was the only remaining abortion provider in North Dakota before it moved across the border into Minnesota, May 26, 2023. The North Dakota Supreme Court reinstated a near-total abortion ban on Friday, reversing a judge’s earlier decision and making abortion once again illegal in the state. (Jenn Ackerman/The New York Times) By SONIA A. RAO The North Dakota Supreme Court reinstated a near-total abortion ban

Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Ga.) speaks during a news conference about the Epstein files on Capitol Hill in Washington, Sept. 3, 2025. Rep. Greene’s resignation blindsided her conservative Georgia district, which had stuck by her through ups and downs, including her split with the president. (Eric Lee/The New York Times) By RICK ROJAS and SEAN KEENAN A portion of the country might have looked at Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene as a symbol of how caustic and bewildering nationa