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new video loaded: How Syria’s President Transformed His ImageSyrian President Ahmed al-Shara’s meeting with President Trump in Washington signifies a new turn for al-Shara, a former Islamist rebel leader who was once designated by the United States as a terrorist with a $10 million bounty on his head. Our reporter Christina Goldbaum describes the meeting.By Christina Goldbaum, Nikolay Nikolov and Claire HoganNovember 10, 2025

new video loaded: How the Government Shutdown Is Affecting Air TravelNiraj Chokshi, our reporter covering transportation, describes where and how flights are being cut in the government shutdown.By Niraj Chokshi, Karen Hanley, Leila Medina and James SurdamNovember 8, 2025

new video loaded: Why Is Trump Threatening to Intervene In Nigeria?President Trump has threatened to send troops to Nigeria, where he says Christianity faces an “existential threat,” an accusation that Nigeria has denied. Ruth Maclean, our West Africa bureau chief, describes how the violence in Nigeria is affecting people of all religions, not only Christians.By Ruth Maclean, Katrin Bennhold, Christina Thornell, Leila Medina, Nikolay Nikolov and Stephanie SwartNovember 6, 2025

“Hi, I am Guillermo del Toro, director of “Frankenstein.” “Life!” We are at a disciplinary hearing for Victor at the Royal College of Medicine in Edinburgh. And watch that little ball. I shot this as Victor narrating his past. So it’s idealized the way he remembers it. He remembers himself to be the hero, and he remembers himself to capture the attention of everyone. The red ball is a symbol of his mother’s death and his quest for immortality. The color red in the movie does. We introduce Harlander through these golden shoes and the rudeness of his manner. This…

new video loaded: How Radio Traffic Let Us Track U.S. Drones in the CaribbeanThe U.S. military’s buildup near Venezuela has been rapidly growing and changing. Riley Mellen, from Visual Investigations, describes what’s visible, and audible, about the deployment.By Riley Mellen, Coleman Lowndes, David Seekamp, James Surdam and Zach CaldwellNovember 6, 2025

Vanessa Friedman, fashion director and chief fashion critic, shares highlights from the 2025 CFDA Awards.

new video loaded: The Jamaican Families Torn Apart by Hurricane MelissatranscriptBacktranscriptThe Jamaican Families Torn Apart by Hurricane MelissaDays after a powerful hurricane made landfall in Jamaica, thousands of residents are now homeless and trying to make sense of how they narrowly survived. The New York Times traveled to the storm’s center in Black River, and found a community destroyed — without food or clean water — where families are desperate and still traumatized after being cut off from the outside world.“The last thing I said to my sister, I called her and I said, ‘Sister, please be safe. Be safe.’…

new video loaded: Cleaning Bones for Day of the DeadPractitioners of an annual ritual to clean deceased relatives’ bones are grappling with a new challenge: tourists. Jack Nicas, our Mexico City bureau chief, visits Pomuch, a town in Eastern Mexico that celebrates Día de Muertos unlike any other place.By Jack Nicas, Marian Carrasquero, Leila Medina, Rebecca Suner and Stephanie SwartNovember 2, 2025

new video loaded: Who Is Driving U.S. Attacks in the Caribbean?What’s the main goal of the U.S. military buildup in the Caribbean, and who in the Trump administration is behind it? Anatoly Kurmanaev, a New York Times reporter who covered Venezuela, discusses with Katrin Bennhold what we know and don’t know.By Katrin Bennhold, Anatoly Kurmanaev, Leila Medina, Christina Thornell, Jon Hazell and Stephanie SwartOctober 30, 2025

“I’m Kathryn Bigelow, and I’m the Director of “A House of Dynamite. So here we are with Deputy National Security Adviser Jake Baerington, played by Gabriel Basso. And he’s in a hurry because he’s just learned that there is an incoming nuclear ICBM to North America. And he’s getting this information and trying to get to the White House, which is where he works. So he’s in a hurry and he’s trying to communicate with our general from Stratcom, played by Tracy Letts, “By moving to DEFCON 2, sir, we are potentially risking a spiral of alerts.” And what’s interesting…