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China Is Getting Much of What It Wants From the U.S., Including Chips
For China, President Trump’s moves to loosen chip controls, soften U.S. rhetoric and stay silent on tensions with Japan amount to a rare string of strategic gains.
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How Ukraine Has Responded to Trump’s Peace Plan and Russia’s Demands for Territory
A Ukrainian peace plan, sent this week to Washington, pushes back against President Trump’s proposal that Ukraine give up more land for peace, although Russia is unlikely to accept it.
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Best Art of 2025
The art world moved forward with glowing renovations to some of New York City’s cultural jewels, as well as sweeping surveys of ballroom queens, Indigenous artists and more.
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Two Women Who Kept the Art World at Arm’s Length
Agnes Martin and Jay De Feo spent a lifetime searching for clarity of thought. Their works glow in these two shows.
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Tate Museums Are in Choppy Waters. Now, Their Director Is Leaving.
Maria Balshaw, the director of the British museum group that includes Tate Modern and Tate Britain, is stepping down next spring after nine years in the role.
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In ‘Sunday Without Love,’ Ragnar Kjartansson Plays With Sentiment
Paradox is at the heart of a new video by the Icelandic artist Ragnar Kjartansson, “Sunday Without Love,” which has its romantic side and undercuts it, too.
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Smithsonian Returns Three Khmer Artifacts Thought Looted to Cambodia
Museum and Cambodian officials said they jointly investigated the provenance of the objects and found sufficient evidence to suggest they had been stolen.
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History Colorado Center Rejects Painting, Citing Campaign Finance Law
A Colorado museum cited state law while rejecting an artwork with unflattering depictions of politicians. Free speech groups called the decision censorship.
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This Squid Is Playing Peekaboo at the Bottom of the Ocean
Perhaps it was hiding from predators. Or trying to catch food. Then again, maybe it just wanted to be left alone.
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How to Watch the Geminids Meteor Shower Reach Its Peak
The moon will be about one-third full as one of the year’s last meteor showers becomes most visible.