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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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
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
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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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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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
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
Nobel Committee Takes Heat at Home as Machado Courts Trump in D.C.
Replicas of the prize at the Nobel Peace Center in Oslo.
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on January 2026
Trump’s Gulf Allies Do Not Want Him to Bomb Iran
A patriotic banner in Tehran on Wednesday.
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on January 2026
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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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
Mark Carney Heads to Beijing to Discuss Canada-China Relations as U.S. Outlook Darkens
Prime Minister Mark Carney of Canada, arriving in Beijing on Wednesday, and his advisers have said that he is seeking a pragmatic thawing of Canada’s relationship with China.
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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 Mhlosheni, Eswatini, in May. Health funding in Eswatini — where a quarter of adults live with H.I.V. — would drop by 34 percent under the foreign assistance agreement.
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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
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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on January 2026
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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on January 2026
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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on January 2026
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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on January 2026
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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on January 2026
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
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
If U.S. Were to Invade Greenland, ‘NATO Would Be Stuck’
A frozen corner of the main fishing harbor in Nuuk, the capital of Greenland.
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on January 2026
Trump’s Greenland Push Hits Wall as Danish Diplomat Cites ‘Fundamental’ Differences
Vice President JD Vance, left, and Secretary of State Marco outside the White House on Wednesday.
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on January 2026
Iran’s Leaders May Survive Protests. But Anger Will Likely Persist.
Some parts of Tehran saw heavy damage during protests in recent days.
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on January 2026
China’s Coal Ban Improved Air Quality, but Villagers Are Paying the Price
Residents of a village in Quyang County, in northern China, soak up the midday sun to try to warm up and reduce their heating costs.
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on January 2026
China Announces Record Trade Surplus as Its Exports Flood World Markets
The production line at a car factory in Hangzhou, China, in October. Exports to the United States fell, but rose to much of the rest of the world.
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on January 2026
Venezuela Frees Several Americans From Prison, U.S. Says
El Helicoide prison in Caracas, Venezuela, is one of the main prisons in the country holding political prisoners.
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on January 2026
David Webb, Investor Who Took on Hong Kong Tycoons, Dies at 60
David Webb in Hong Kong last May. By the age of 32, he had earned enough money to leave his job and divide his time between managing his investments and monitoring the city’s big financial players.
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on January 2026
Analysis: Trump Supports Protesters in Iran, but Not in Minneapolis
The television images of mass protests in the streets of Minneapolis and Tehran in recent days have invariably highlighted the complications and contradictions of Donald J. Trump’s presidency.
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on January 2026
U.S. to Name Palestinian Committee to Run Gaza
Gaza City on Tuesday. The territory faces major hurdles to rebuilding.
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on January 2026
The View From Above Antarctica’s Fastest Melting Glacier
The icebreaker Araon at the Thwaites Glacier in Antarctica on Sunday.
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on January 2026
Uganda Cuts Internet Days Before Presidential Election
Supporters of Yoweri Museveni cheer during his party’s closing campaign rally on Tuesday ahead of the election in Kampala.
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on January 2026
Arrest Is Made in Toronto Airport Gold Heist as Police Seek 2 Others
A shipment of gold and money from Switzerland went missing in April 2023 after it was placed in an airport warehouse in Toronto.
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on January 2026
Spanish Singer Julio Iglesias Accused of Sexual Assault
The Spanish singer Julio Iglesias performing in Paris in 2003.
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on January 2026
Trump Says London Is Unsafe. Its Murder Rate Just Hit a Historic Low.
Mounted police on the streets of Harlesden, London, last week.
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on January 2026
Trump Urges Antigovernment Protesters in Iran to ‘Take Over’
A burned-out building in Tehran on Saturday. Iran is experiencing the most expansive protests in years against its authoritarian rulers.
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on January 2026
Prosecutors Seek Death Penalty for Former South Korea President
Commuters watched South Korea’s ousted former President Yoon Suk Yeol on television, at a train station in Seoul, the capital, in December.
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on January 2026
Trump Says He Will Impose Tariffs on Iran’s Trading Partners: What to Know
President Trump is exploring options for diplomacy with Iran as he weighs whether to attack the country to try to deter its leaders from killing more protesters, U.S. officials said.
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on January 2026
Marine Le Pen Is Appealing a Decision to Bar Her From Office.
Supporters with pictures of Marine Le Pen, the French far-right leader, last year after a court barred her from running for office for five years.
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on January 2026
Greenland Would Be the Largest U.S. Land Acquisition, if Trump Got His Way
A statue commemorating Hans Egede, the Danish missionary who founded Nuuk, the capital of Greenland.
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on January 2026
Minneapolis ‘Feels Like a Military Occupation’
‘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
A New Video Game Traps Players in an Online Scam Center
Crane Falls on Passenger Train in Thailand, Killing at Least 32
A Timeline of Protests in Iran
Everyone Wants the Arctic