The suspect is accused of being part of group that placed explosives on the pipelines after hiring a sailing yacht that departed from Rostock, on Germany’s Baltic coast.https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2025/08/21/nord-stream-arrest-suspect-ukrainian-pipeline/
Falling remittances are leaving a mark on Mexico. They could drive more people to the border.https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2025/08/21/mexico-immigrants-money-remittances-trump/
Shahed Ghoreishi recommended expressing condolences for slain journalists in Gaza and opposing the forced displacement of Palestinians. He was fired days later.https://www.washingtonpost.com/national-security/2025/08/20/state-department-fires-official-israel-gaza/
The State Department called the court a “national security threat” over inquests targeting the United States and Israel.https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2025/08/20/icc-sanctions-trump-israel-afghanistan/
As Trump pushes for a peace deal to end Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, he says he has ended a growing list of conflicts. In some of them, his role remains contested.https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2025/08/20/trump-peace-seven-conflicts-wars/
Thanks to a design that remains largely unchanged in 50 years, even vintage examples of the original iconic folding bike can be made fit for the 21st century.https://www.wired.com/story/a-brompton-reborn-how-to-future-proof-a-decades-old-foldable-bike/
Say “hello” to autumn with deals on WIRED-approved fire pits, headphones, tablets, and home office gear.https://www.wired.com/story/best-labor-day-sales-deals-2025/
Zohran Mamdani, the Democratic mayoral nominee, said that while he still had doubts about city casinos, he respected the views of voters who supported them.https://www.nytimes.com/2025/08/20/nyregion/mamdani-casinos-nyc-mayor.html
The mass return of fallen soldiers is one of the few concrete results of U.S.-orchestrated truce negotiations.https://www.nytimes.com/2025/08/21/world/europe/ukraine-russia-war-exchange-soldier-bodies.html
The Ukrainian leader returned with a U.S. commitment to participate in security guarantees for Kyiv in a postwar settlement.https://www.nytimes.com/2025/08/21/world/europe/zelensky-ukraine-russia-trump-peace-talks.html
The secretary of state and national security adviser will meet with European counterparts on Thursday in an effort to advance a peace process that so far has gotten little traction.https://www.nytimes.com/2025/08/20/us/politics/marco-rubio-ukraine.html
The long-stalled project near Jerusalem, known as E1, further fragments West Bank lands envisioned as part of a Palestinian state, advancing a goal of Israeli hard-liners.https://www.nytimes.com/2025/08/20/world/middleeast/israel-e1-settlement-west-bank.html
Tensions between President Trump and Brazil’s leader could derail a promising alliance to unlock the world’s second largest reserve of the minerals.https://www.nytimes.com/2025/08/21/world/americas/brazil-us-rare-earth-minerals-tariffs.html
The hip-hop, punk and nu-metal tracks on Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater 2 helped imprint memories like nosegrinding a helicopter.https://www.nytimes.com/2025/08/18/arts/tony-hawk-pro-skater-music-soundtrack.html
The two will have separate hearings, and it is not at all certain that the outcome will be the same for each man.https://www.nytimes.com/2025/08/21/us/menendez-brothers-parole.html
As Erik and Lyle Menendez wait for a ruling on their parole, a new tour is retelling their story, in detail, from the back of a limousine.https://www.nytimes.com/2025/08/21/style/menendez-brothers-oj-simpson-crime-tour.html
One town’s effort to make pricey items accessible and encourage people to buy less stuff seems to be catching on.https://www.nytimes.com/2025/08/20/climate/maine-library-of-things.html
An amendment that can help save our democracy.https://www.nytimes.com/2025/08/21/opinion/trump-constitution-unitary-executive.html
The uncertainty around the future of Medicaid is paralyzing for families like mine.https://www.nytimes.com/2025/08/21/opinion/medicaid-conservative.html
Our readers wondered about the ailments they can treat, the dangers of using them and where you can get some.https://www.nytimes.com/2025/08/21/briefing/your-questions-about-psychedelics.html