Iran Prepares to Execute a Protester as Trump Threatens ‘Strong Action’
A still from a user video of cars set on fire during a protest in Tehran last week.
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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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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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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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‘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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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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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
Trump’s Threats to Greenland Raise Serious Questions for NATO
A frozen corner of the main fishing harbor in Nuuk, the capital of Greenland.
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As Iran’s Government Tries to Quell Protests, Accounts of Brutal Crackdown Emerge
An image taken from social media and verified by The New York Times shows people looking for relatives as bodies piled up outside Tehran’s forensics laboratory on Sunday.
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At This Office Park, Scamming the World Was the Business
The Shunda Park scam complex in Karen State, Myanmar, in December.
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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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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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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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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
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
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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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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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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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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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
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
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
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
Delta Offers Optimistic Outlook as Travelers Continue to Splurge
Delta Air Lines has enjoyed financial success partly because it caters to travelers who are willing to spend a lot on luxurious seats and airport lounges.
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on January 2026
Adelaide Writers’ Week Canceled After It Disinvited Palestinian Australian Author
Adelaide Writers’ Week was canceled on Tuesday, after a decision by organizers raised concerns over free speech.
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on January 2026
Son of Deposed Shah of Iran Seeks Center Stage Amid Protests
A demonstration in London on Sunday called on the British prime minister to support the Iranian people. Some Iranian protesters have rallied around Reza Pahlavi, the exiled son of the last shah of Iran.
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China’s ‘Dr. Frankenstein’ Thinks Time Is on His Side
He Jiankui, a researcher in gene editing, at his home in Beijing. He argues that his only crime was being ahead of his time in a world not yet ready for his vision.
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on January 2026
U.S. Attacked Boat With Aircraft That Looked Like a Civilian Plane
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth in the Capitol last week.
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on January 2026
Trump Explores Diplomacy With Iran While Weighing Strikes, Officials Say
An image taken from a social media post released on Friday showing demonstrators gathered in Tehran. President Trump has said that he would come to the aid of protesters if the Iranian government used lethal force against them.
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on January 2026
World Court Hears Groundbreaking Genocide Case Against Myanmar
The International Court of Justice began hearing the genocide case against Myanmar, in The Hague, on Monday.
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on January 2026
In Venezuela, Amnesty for Political Prisoners Stokes Hope and Frustration
The opposition politician Juan Pablo Guanipa, in Caracas in 2020.
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on January 2026
Owner of Swiss Bar Where 40 Died Is Ordered to Jail as a Flight Risk
The police on Jan. 2 outside Le Constellation bar in Crans-Montana, Switzerland, where a fire had swept through New Year’s celebrations.
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on January 2026
Trump’s Envoy to India Offers Hope Amid a Strained Relationship
The new U.S. envoy to India, Sergio Gor, delivering a speech Monday at the embassy in New Delhi. President Trump has slapped punitive tariffs on India for buying Russian oil.
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on January 2026
Elon Musk’s X Under UK Investigation Over Grok’s Sexualized A.I. Images
Grok’s prompt page on a phone. In recent weeks, the chatbot has posted sexualized photos of real people, including children, in response to user prompts.
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on January 2026
Venezuela Frees 24 More Political Prisoners, Rights Group Says
Family members of political prisoners waiting for releases outside the Rodeo I prison on Friday.
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on January 2026
Europe and China Take Step to Resolve Dispute on Electric Vehicles
The Cupra Tavascan, an electric vehicle made by Volkswagen in China, at the Munich auto show in 2023.
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on January 2026
Iran Says It Is Prepared for War but Ready to Negotiate After Trump’s Warnings
Iran’s foreign minister, Abbas Araghchi, in Beirut, Lebanon, last week. On Monday, he expressed an openness to negotiations with the United States.
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on January 2026
Russian Missiles Failed in Venezuela During U.S. Attack
A destroyed Buk launcher at La Carlota air base in Caracas after the U.S. strikes.
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on January 2026
The Weimar Republic Shaped the 20th Century. Can Today’s Leaders Avoid Its Fate?
The German National Theater in Weimar, Germany, where leaders met in 1919 to create a new national Constitution.
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on January 2026
Watch the Leaders of Japan and South Korea Jam to K-pop on the Drums
Toby Kiers, World Champion of Mycorrhizal Fungus
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
A Scientific Expedition to Antarctica’s Thwaites Glacier Deals With Weather Hiccups
How a Syrian Hiking Club Is Rediscovering the Country
The Global Cost of Futzing With the Fed
Is Grass-Fed Beef Better?