Trump's 2-Hour Call with Putin, and Why Iran Is Pushing Gender Transition Surgeries
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Plus, your Friday news quiz.
Here's what we're covering:
- After 'Productive' Call, Trump Plans Another Meeting With Putin by Zolan Kanno-Youngs
- Summit With Zelensky Opens Trump's New Push for Ukraine Cease-Fire by Constant Méheut and Zolan Kanno-Youngs
- John Bolton Indicted Over Handling of Classified Information by Devlin Barrett, Glenn Thrush and Minho Kim
- Head of the U.S. Military's Southern Command Is Stepping Down, Officials Say by Eric Schmitt and Tyler Pager
- Hailing an Era of 'Trump Babies,' White House Unveils I.V.F. Proposals by Caroline Kitchener, Tyler Pager, Rebecca Robbins and Sarah Kliff
- Iran Lures Transgender Foreigners for Surgery but Forces Operations on Locals by Pranav Baskar and Leily Nikounazar
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<p>Plus, your Friday news quiz.</p><p>Here’s what we’re covering:</p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2025/10/16/us/politics/trump-putin-cease-fire-ukraine.html" target="_blank">After ‘Productive’ Call, Trump Plans Another Meeting With Putin</a> by Zolan Kanno-Youngs</p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2025/10/17/world/europe/zelensky-trump-meeting-white-house-ukraine-war.html" target="_blank">Summit With Zelensky Opens Trump’s New Push for Ukraine Cease-Fire</a> by Constant Méheut and Zolan Kanno-Youngs</p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2025/10/16/us/politics/john-bolton-indictment-trump.html" target="_blank">John Bolton Indicted Over Handling of Classified Information</a> by Devlin Barrett, Glenn Thrush and Minho Kim</p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2025/10/16/us/politics/southern-command-head-stepping-down.html" target="_blank">Head of the U.S. Military’s Southern Command Is Stepping Down, Officials Say</a> by Eric Schmitt and Tyler Pager</p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2025/10/16/us/politics/trump-ivf-fertility.html" target="_blank">Hailing an Era of ‘Trump Babies,’ White House Unveils I.V.F. Proposals</a> by Caroline Kitchener, Tyler Pager, Rebecca Robbins and Sarah Kliff</p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2025/10/10/world/middleeast/iran-transgender-surgery.html" target="_blank">Iran Lures Transgender Foreigners for Surgery but Forces Operations</a> on Locals by Pranav Baskar and Leily Nikounazar</p><p>Tune in every weekday morning, and tell us what you think at: <a href="mailto:theheadlines@nytimes.com">theheadlines@nytimes.com</a>.</p> <p><p>Subscribe today at <a href="http://nytimes.com/podcasts">nytimes.com/podcasts</a> or on Apple Podcasts and Spotify. You can also subscribe via your favorite podcast app here <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/activate-access/audio?source=podcatcher">https://www.nytimes.com/activate-access/audio?source=podcatcher</a>. For more podcasts and narrated articles, download The New York Times app at nytimes.com/app.</p></p><br/> <p>Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See <a href="https://pcm.adswizz.com">pcm.adswizz.com</a> for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.</p>
Show Notes
Plus, your Friday news quiz.
Here's what we're covering:
- After 'Productive' Call, Trump Plans Another Meeting With Putin by Zolan Kanno-Youngs
- Summit With Zelensky Opens Trump's New Push for Ukraine Cease-Fire by Constant Méheut and Zolan Kanno-Youngs
- John Bolton Indicted Over Handling of Classified Information by Devlin Barrett, Glenn Thrush and Minho Kim
- Head of the U.S. Military's Southern Command Is Stepping Down, Officials Say by Eric Schmitt and Tyler Pager
- Hailing an Era of 'Trump Babies,' White House Unveils I.V.F. Proposals by Caroline Kitchener, Tyler Pager, Rebecca Robbins and Sarah Kliff
- Iran Lures Transgender Foreigners for Surgery but Forces Operations on Locals by Pranav Baskar and Leily Nikounazar
Tune in every weekday morning, and tell us what you think at: theheadlines@nytimes.com.
Subscribe today at nytimes.com/podcasts or on Apple Podcasts and Spotify. You can also subscribe via your favorite podcast app here. For more podcasts and narrated articles, download The New York Times app.
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Raw Description
<p>Plus, your Friday news quiz.</p><p>Here’s what we’re covering:</p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2025/10/16/us/politics/trump-putin-cease-fire-ukraine.html" target="_blank">After ‘Productive’ Call, Trump Plans Another Meeting With Putin</a> by Zolan Kanno-Youngs</p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2025/10/17/world/europe/zelensky-trump-meeting-white-house-ukraine-war.html" target="_blank">Summit With Zelensky Opens Trump’s New Push for Ukraine Cease-Fire</a> by Constant Méheut and Zolan Kanno-Youngs</p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2025/10/16/us/politics/john-bolton-indictment-trump.html" target="_blank">John Bolton Indicted Over Handling of Classified Information</a> by Devlin Barrett, Glenn Thrush and Minho Kim</p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2025/10/16/us/politics/southern-command-head-stepping-down.html" target="_blank">Head of the U.S. Military’s Southern Command Is Stepping Down, Officials Say</a> by Eric Schmitt and Tyler Pager</p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2025/10/16/us/politics/trump-ivf-fertility.html" target="_blank">Hailing an Era of ‘Trump Babies,’ White House Unveils I.V.F. Proposals</a> by Caroline Kitchener, Tyler Pager, Rebecca Robbins and Sarah Kliff</p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2025/10/10/world/middleeast/iran-transgender-surgery.html" target="_blank">Iran Lures Transgender Foreigners for Surgery but Forces Operations</a> on Locals by Pranav Baskar and Leily Nikounazar</p><p>Tune in every weekday morning, and tell us what you think at: <a href="mailto:theheadlines@nytimes.com">theheadlines@nytimes.com</a>.</p> <p><p>Subscribe today at <a href="http://nytimes.com/podcasts">nytimes.com/podcasts</a> or on Apple Podcasts and Spotify. You can also subscribe via your favorite podcast app here <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/activate-access/audio?source=podcatcher">https://www.nytimes.com/activate-access/audio?source=podcatcher</a>. For more podcasts and narrated articles, download The New York Times app at nytimes.com/app.</p></p><br/> <p>Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See <a href="https://pcm.adswizz.com">pcm.adswizz.com</a> for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.</p>
