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How China’s weapons transfers to Iran have evolved over decades
New York Times, Published on 15/04/2026
» NEW YORK — For much of the past two decades, China has maintained a delicate balance in its military relationship with Iran, offering often indirect assistance instead of arms sales.
US museum returns Buddhist painting thought taken during Korean War
New York Times, Published on 18/11/2025
» NEW YORK — The Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City announced Friday that it had returned a 227-year-old Buddhist painting to a temple in South Korea, where, officials said, it was believed to have been taken while it was under the control of the United States Army during the Korean War.
‘Coldplaygate’ is a stark reminder that cameras are everywhere
New York Times, Published on 19/07/2025
» NEW YORK — The internet’s latest obsession occurred at, of all places, a Coldplay concert in Foxborough, Massachusetts.
Short of prison space, UK looks to US model of time off for good conduct
New York Times, Published on 23/05/2025
» LONDON — In February, Britain’s justice secretary, Shabana Mahmood, travelled to Texas. As a lawmaker from the centre-left Labour Party, her trip to the Republican state was somewhat off-brand, but she was on a serious mission: to try to find solutions to Britain’s chronic prison overcrowding crisis.
Judge blocks Trump administration from revoking foreign student visas
New York Times, Published on 23/05/2025
» WASHINGTON — A federal judge on Thursday blocked the Donald Trump administration's wide-reaching effort to detain and deport international students, barring the federal government from arresting those students or revoking their visas while the case plays out in court.
Roof collapse in Dominican Republic kills at least 67
New York Times, Published on 09/04/2025
» SANTO DOMINGO — Using heavy machinery, drones, dogs and dozens of rescuers, officials worked frantically Tuesday to find survivors of a deadly roof collapse at a nightclub in the Dominican Republic, where authorities said at least 67 people died.
Here's what to know about the Kennedy files, past and present
New York Times, Published on 19/03/2025
» NEW YORK — United States President Donald Trump has long obsessed over the assassination of President John F. Kennedy and tried, during his first administration, to fully release all government documents related to his death in 1963 and subsequent investigations.
TikTok to 'go dark' in US
New York Times, Published on 18/01/2025
» WASHINGTON — TikTok said late Friday that its service would "go dark" for its 170 million American users Sunday because of a ban in the United States over fears that its Chinese ownership poses a threat to national security.
Biden issues sweeping deportation protections before Trump takes office
New York Times, Published on 11/01/2025
» WASHINGTON — The Biden administration Friday issued sweeping extensions of deportation protections for hundreds of thousands of people from Sudan, Ukraine, El Salvador and Venezuela in a move that makes it almost impossible for President-elect Donald Trump to swiftly strip the benefit when he takes office.
Conor McGregor, UFC fighter, is held liable for sexual assault in Ireland
New York Times, Published on 23/11/2024
» DUBLIN — A woman who had accused mixed martial arts (MMA) fighter Conor McGregor of raping her in a hotel penthouse in 2018 was awarded nearly 250,000 euros (about US$260,000) in damages Friday after a jury found him liable for sexual assault in a civil trial in Dublin.