David E Sanger
Did Trump really halt a nuclear attack by Iran? What the evidence shows
For the second time in recent days, Trump declared that one of the key objectives of the war had been accomplished despite evidence to the contrary
- David E Sanger
- New York Times
On CIA radar: Why it’s harder than ever for world leaders to evade US surveillance
After Maduro’s capture and Khamenei’s death, global leaders are left weighing the mix of formidable US surveillance power and a president who appears eager to use it against his perceived enemies
- David E Sanger
- New York Times
Venezuela leader just gave Trump her Nobel. He kept the medal — and backed her rivals
In a bizarre scene in the White House, María Machado handed her 2025 Nobel Peace Prize to Donald Trump. The handover was meant to secure support. Instead, Trump decided to back the very person who was part of the forces that had earlier barred Machado from running in the election
- David E Sanger
- New York Times
Trump takes a victory lap, but stays mum on the future of Palestine
After Hamas released Israeli hostages, Trump called it the ‘end of the age of terror’. But at a peace summit in Egypt, he did not talk about what it would take to rebuild Gaza or the future of the Palestinian people
- David E SangerErika Solomon
- New York Times
After distancing India, can Trump restore the 'special relationship'?
It may be too early to predict whether PM Narendra Modi’s visit to China, the first in seven years, marks a real shift or just a warning shot to Washington.
- Luke BroadwaterDavid E Sanger
- New York Times
Has Trump effectively defanged Iran by bombing key nuclear sites?
After hitting Iran’s most heavily fortified nuclear installation, US President Donald Trump warned of more strikes ‘if peace does not come quickly’
- David E SangerMaggie Haberman
- New York Times
NYT: Reluctant at first, Trump's reason to intervene was similar to Clinton's in 1999
After US Vice President JD Vance initially suggested that the conflict between India and Pakistan was not America’s problem, what made the the Trump administration grow concerned that it could spiral out of control?
- David E SangerJulian E BarnesMaggie Haberman
- New York Times
US worries the Israelis will bomb Iran’s nuclear sites. But can they?
For 22 years, Israeli forces have planned for this moment. But it seems unlikely that they will strike Iran’s nuclear facilities in the next round of retaliation, or that they would be successful without American help
- David E SangerEric SchmittRonen Bergman
- New York Times
A wider war in West Asia, from Hamas to Hezbollah and now Iran
The main questions now are how much the conflict will escalate and whether the US will get more directly involved in Israel’s defence
- David E Sanger
- New York Times
Biden’s lapses are said to be increasingly common and worrisome
People who have spent time with Biden over the past few months or so said the lapses appear to have grown more frequent, more pronounced and, after the June 27 debate, more worrisome
- Peter BakerDavid E Sanger
- New York Times
From Lebanon to the Red Sea, a broader conflict with Iran looms
With its proxies attacking from many vantage points and its nuclear programme suddenly revived, Iran is posing a new challenge to the West — this time with Russia and China on its side
- David E SangerSteven Erlanger
- New York Times
Why attacks in Iran and Lebanon heighten fears of a wider war for West Asia, US
The killing of a top Hamas leader in Lebanon and mysterious twin explosions in Iran heighten fears of a regional war that could draw in the United States
- Eric SchmittJulian E BarnesHelene CooperDavid E Sanger
- New York Times
US and Europe eye Russian assets to aid Ukraine as funding dries up
Despite legal reservations, policymakers are weighing the consequences of using $300bn in Russian assets to help Kyiv’s war effort
- David E Sanger
- New York Times
How Henry Kissinger shaped US Cold War history
The most powerful secretary of state of the postwar era, he was both celebrated and reviled. His complicated legacy still resonates in relations with China, Russia and West Asia
- David E Sanger
- New York Times
Why a balloon created a US-China crisis
There is nothing new about superpowers spying on one another, even from balloons. But for pure gall, there was something different this time
- David E Sanger
- New York Times