Trump’s 2-Hour Call with Putin, and Why Iran Is Pushing Gender Transition Surgeries
Podcast:The Headlines Published On: Fri Oct 17 2025 Description: Plus, your Friday news quiz.Here’s what we’re covering:After ‘Productive’ Call, Trump Plans Another Meeting With Putin by Zolan Kanno-YoungsSummit With Zelensky Opens Trump’s New Push for Ukraine Cease-Fire by Constant Méheut and Zolan Kanno-YoungsJohn Bolton Indicted Over Handling of Classified Information by Devlin Barrett, Glenn Thrush and Minho KimHead of the U.S. Military’s Southern Command Is Stepping Down, Officials Say by Eric Schmitt and Tyler PagerHailing an Era of ‘Trump Babies,’ White House Unveils I.V.F. Proposals by Caroline Kitchener, Tyler Pager, Rebecca Robbins and Sarah KliffIran Lures Transgender Foreigners for Surgery but Forces Operations on Locals by Pranav Baskar and Leily NikounazarTune in every weekend 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 https://www.nytimes.com/activate-access/audio?source=podcatcher. For more podcasts and narrated articles, download The New York Times app at nytimes.com/app.