Trump’s Push for Deals With Russia Powers His Frustration With Ukraine

The series of recent steps by the president that seem to favor Vladimir Putin reflect his intensifying desire to normalize the relationship with Moscow even if it means further undercutting Ukraine.President Trump with President Volodymyr Zelensky of Ukraine at Mar-a-Lago in December.

D David E. Sanger

France to Extend Curfews After Calm Night Follows Days of Riots

The restrictions are part of a state effort to reassert control after the country’s largest riots in years, as those arrested in the chaos face expedited trials.Police officers patrolling during an overnight curfew in Paris early Tuesday.

S Ségolène Le Stradic

James Talarico on His Plan to Turn Texas Blue

Our interview with James Talarico, the Democratic nominee for Senate in Texas.“The work will continue long after this campaign, whether we’re successful or not,” Mr. Talarico said in his interview on “The Daily.”

M Michael Barbaro

Trump Announces $8 Billion Plan to Cover Farm Losses

Under the Harvest Fuel Relief program, the Agriculture Department will provide economic aid for farmers hurt by high diesel prices.President Trump held a rally on Monday night in Kansas, where farmers traditionally form a solid Republican voting bloc.

K Kevin Draper

Voters in Oil-Rich Alberta Reject Leaving Canada

Residents of the province were asked if they wish to remain in Canada or to hold another vote on breaking away, in a referendum that left both sides unhappy.Supporters of the Forever Canadian group, who want Alberta to remain in Canada, in Edmonton, Alberta, on Monday.

I Ian Austen

What Could Swing Israel’s Election? Thousands Living in the U.S.

Thousands of Israelis living in the United States are expected to fly to Israel to vote in the country’s national election this month.Workers preparing ballots and polling station equipment last week at the Central Elections Committee’s Logistics Center in Shoham, Israel.

Y Yair Rosenberg, Debra Kamin and Gabby Sobelman

Hegseth Said to Make Unannounced Visit to Israel for Talks With Netanyahu

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth met with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, two people with knowledge of the trip said. Israel holds elections in a week.Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth at an event in Maryland this month. Details of the conversations between Mr. Hegseth and his Israeli counterparts wer

N Natan Odenheimer

The Mayor of a City in Haiti Warned of a Massacre. No One Listened.

The mayor of Kenscoff, a town near Haiti’s capital, wrote government officials hundreds of letters to warn of gang threats. Then dozens of people died, and he did, too.The former mayor of Kenscoff, Haiti, Jean Massillon, showing bullet holes outside Kenscoff City Hall after a gang attack in August t

F Frances Robles

Trumpism Is Backfiring

Chrystia Freeland, a former Canadian deputy prime minister, explains why her country chose to fight back against Trump.

E Ezra Klein and Jack McCordick

In the Kill Zone

We take a look at what’s happening on the front line of the war in Ukraine.

S Sam Sifton

How Do Airports Prepare for a Plane Crash? Go Inside JFK’s Disaster Drill.

U.S. airports are required to hold a full-scale disaster drill every three years. Go inside a simulated plane crash at Kennedy Airport last weekend.Emergency workers attended to a volunteer playing a victim of a simulated plane crash during a drill at Kennedy Airport on Saturday.

G Gabe Castro-Root and Lexi Parra