Iran Protests Quelled Since Deadly Crackdown, Residents Say
A burned bus at Sadeghieh Square in Tehran on Thursday, after the protests were largely subdued.
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Trump Chooses Venezuela’s Oil Over Democracy
Delcy Rodríguez, the interim president of Venezuela, moments before her swearing-in in Caracas, the country’s capital, in January.
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Antiwar Russians in Europe Learn That They Must Watch Their Words
Officials in Lithuania, where Leonid Volkov, a Russian dissident, has lived for years, have called for his expulsion after comments criticizing Ukrainian officials were leaked.
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Iran Has Had Protests Before. Will This Time Be Different?
Protesters in Tehran, Iran, last week.
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Canada Strikes Tariffs Deal With China, as Carney Looks to Diversify From U.S.
Prime Minister Mark Carney of Canada meeting on Friday with Xi Jinping, China’s leader, at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing.
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After Trump Call, Colombia’s Petro Turns Up Heat on Far-Left Armed Group
National Liberation Army, or ELN, rebels in the Catatumbo region of Colombia last year.
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Right-Wing Leaders of Italy and Japan Become Fast Friends
Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni of Italy, left, and Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi of Japan during a news conference in Tokyo on Friday.
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Ex-South Korean Leader Gets Prison Term in First Ruling Over Martial Law
A police convoy leaving the residence of former President Yoon Suk Yeol after detaining him in January 2025.
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Greek Court Acquits Rescue Workers Accused of Smuggling Migrants
Some of the aid workers and their lawyers outside the courthouse on Thursday in Lesbos, Greece, after they were acquitted of all charges.
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Death Toll Rises to 28 After Landfill Collapse in the Philippines
Search and recovery operations at a collapsed waste management facility in Binaliw, Cebu City, Philippines, on Sunday.
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Uganda’s Election Goes Ahead, Despite Major Delays at the Polls
Voters lining up at a polling station in Kampala, Uganda, on Thursday.
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Russian Strikes Force Kyiv Schools to Close Amid Rolling Blackouts
A residential area during a power blackout this month in Kyiv.
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C.I.A. Director Meets With Venezuela’s Interim President in Caracas
John Ratcliffe, the C.I.A. director, at the U.S. Capitol last week. On Thursday, he met with Delcy Rodríguez, the interim president of Venezuela, and delivered a message of cooperation.
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Many Fiery Remarks, Little Clarity on What’s Next at Security Council Meeting on Iran
Ahmad Batebi, right, a human-rights activist, delivered remarks at the United Nations Security Council meeting on Iran on Thursday.
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Venezuela’s Interim Leader Delivers State of the Union Address
Venezuela’s interim president, Delcy Rodríguez, delivering a speech at the National Assembly in Caracas on Thursday.
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on January 2026
The Nobel Peace Prize Medal Has Been Sold Before for Millions
Since the 1980s, the Nobel medal has been made with recycled gold.
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on January 2026
How Activists in Iran Are Using Starlink to Stay Online
A Starlink receiver atop a house in Kurdistan, Iran, in 2023. About 50,000 Starlink terminals are now in the country, according to digital activists.
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on January 2026
A Healthy Brain
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Italian Court Closes Fraud Case Against Influencer Chiara Ferragni
Chiara Ferragni arriving at the Milan Courthouse on Wednesday. A judge dismissed the fraud case against the influencer, but prosecutors could still consider an appeal.
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Israel and Arab Nations Ask Trump to Refrain From Attacking Iran
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of Israel with President Trump last month in Florida. The Israeli leader spoke to Mr. Trump on Wednesday, the same day that the president claimed Iran had stopped killing protesters.
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Cuba Receives Remains of 32 Citizens Killed in U.S. Strikes in Venezuela
A motorcade transporting the Cuban‑flag‑draped urns of citizens killed in the U.S. strike in Venezuela earlier this month.
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on January 2026
Why Israel Is Wary of Intervening in Iran
A photograph posted on social media showing a protest in Tehran last week.
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on January 2026
U.S. Cuts Health Aid and Ties It to Funding Pledges by African Governments
A health clinic in Mhlosheni, Eswatini, in May. Health funding from the U.S. to Eswatini — where a quarter of adults live with H.I.V. — would drop by 34 percent under the new agreement between the two countries.
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on January 2026
UK Conservatives Fire Senior Lawmaker Over ‘Plot’ to Defect
Robert Jenrick, who ran to lead the Conservative Party last year in Britain, was dismissed by the party’s leader on Thursday.
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on January 2026
Elon Musk’s X Restricts Ability to Create Explicit Images With Grok
The prompt page for Grok, the artificial intelligence chatbot made by Elon Musk’s xAI.
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on January 2026
After an Inconclusive Meeting With Trump Administration Officials Over Greenland’s Future, What’s Next?
Greenland’s foreign minister, Vivian Motzfeldt, left, and Denmark’s foreign minister, Lars Lokke Rasmussen, center left, meeting with senators in Washington on Wednesday.
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on January 2026
Nearly 5 Million Accounts Removed Under Australia’s New Social Media Ban
The law required 10 social media platforms, including Instagram, Facebook, Snapchat and Reddit, to prevent users under 16 from accessing their services.
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on January 2026
Russia Knocks Out the Heat in Ukraine
Emergency services have set up tents that offer electricity and heat as Russian strikes have caused prolonged power outages during an extreme cold snap in Kyiv, Ukraine.
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on January 2026
Machado Presents Trump With Nobel Peace Prize
The Venezuelan opposition politician María Corina Machado outside the U.S. Capitol in Washington on Thursday.
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on January 2026
The U.S. Is Pressing Mexico to Allow U.S. Forces to Fight Cartels
White powder, purportedly finished fentanyl, sitting on a table in a makeshift lab operated by the Sinaloa cartel.
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Venezuela Strongman and Maduro Ally, Diosdado Cabello, Faces an Uneasy Transition
Diosdado Cabello, Venezuela’s interior minister, welcoming a flight bringing Venezuelan migrants from Mexico last year.
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Thailand Has 2nd Deadly Accident Involving a Crane in 2 Days
The site where a construction crane collapsed onto a highway in Samut Sakhon Province, Thailand, on Thursday.
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British Columbia Ends Program That Aimed to Curb Arrests of Drug Users
Josie Osborne, the minister of health in British Columbia, announced on Wednesday that a drug decriminalization program would end on Jan. 31.
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Trump’s Gulf Allies Do Not Want Him to Bomb Iran
A patriotic banner in Tehran on Wednesday.
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U.S. Races to Sell Venezuelan Oil, Transforming Ties With Former Foe
An oil jack in Venezuela’s Orinoco Belt, the country’s main crude producing area.
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U.K. Home Secretary Presses Police Chief to Resign Over Israeli Soccer Fan Ban
During the Maccabi Tel Aviv versus Aston Villa match in Birmingham, England, in November. The section meant for away fans remained empty.
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Renfrew Christie Dies at 76; Sabotaged Racist Regime’s Nuclear Program
Renfrew Christie in 1988. After Dr. Christie’s death, President Cyril Ramaphosa of South Africa praised his “relentless and fearless commitment to our freedom.”
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Quebec Premier François Legault Resigns Ahead of Elections
Premier François Legault of Quebec announcing his resignation on Wednesday.
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on January 2026
Iran Postpones Execution of Protester as Trump Threatens ‘Strong Action’
A still from a video posted on social media of cars set on fire during a protest in Tehran last week.
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U.K. Retreats on Plan to Require ‘BritCard’ ID for Workers
Prime Minister Keir Starmer of Britain on Wednesday. He announced plans in September for a new digital ID, but on Wednesday, officials said that other methods could allow a person to work.
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on January 2026
Why Greenland Matters for a Warming World
A frozen sea inlet outside Nuuk, Greenland, last year. In the 12 months ending on Aug. 31, 2025, Greenland lost 105 billion metric tons of ice, scientists say.
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on January 2026
Venezuela Envoy to Visit U.S. for First Official Trip in Years
Félix Plasencia, then Venezuela’s foreign minister, in Caracas, Venezuela, in 2022.
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on January 2026
‘We’re Not Stupid’: What Greenlanders Would Say to Trump
Nuuk’s old harbor, Greenland, on Tuesday. People on the island have reacted with shock, anger, confusion and fear to President Trump’s interest in buying or taking over the territory.
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on January 2026
Venezuela Announced the Release of Political Prisoners. Families Are Still Waiting.
Family members of political prisoners holding a vigil outside of the Rodeo I detention center last week in Guatire, Venezuela.
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on January 2026
An Emboldened Trump Makes Big Bets in Venezuela, Iran and Beyond
President Trump has left himself plenty of room for maximal intervention, in Tehran, Caracas and elsewhere.
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on January 2026
Minneapolis ‘Feels Like a Military Occupation’
How Italy Is Struggling to Finish an Ice Rink Before the Olympics
‘Squished Between Chairs’ on a Train: How Some Passengers Survived a Crane Collapse
Toby Kiers, World Champion of Mycorrhizal Fungus
Watch the Leaders of Japan and South Korea Jam to K-pop on the Drums