After Venezuela, Trump Says Cuba Is ‘Ready to Fall’
People rally in solidarity with Venezuela in Havana, Cuba, after the United States captured Nicolas Maduro on Saturday.
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Delcy Rodríguez, Venezuela’s New Leader, Faces Big Test
A photo of Venezuela’s new leader, Delcy Rodríguez, from August. With her were Foreign Minister Yvan Gil, left, and a Venezuelan lawyer, Larry Devoe.
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on January 2026
Iran Offering Monthly Payments to Citizens to Cool Protests
A gas station in Tehran last month. Official statistics show that inflation exceeded 42 percent in December alone.
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on January 2026
Thousands in Berlin Go Days Without Power and Cell Service After Cables Are Set on Fire
A commuter wearing a headlamp waits at a bus stop in Berlin on Sunday after power cables were damaged in a fire that left tens of thousands of households without electricity.
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on January 2026
Zelensky Taps High-Profile Canadian Politician as Economic Adviser
Chrystia Freeland during an interview last year in Toronto.
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on January 2026
Maduro, Appearing in U.S. Court for Arraignment, Says He Was ‘Kidnapped’ and Pleads Not Guilty
Nicolás Maduro, the ousted leader of Venezuela, at the Downtown Manhattan Heliport before being taken to the federal courthouse in Lower Manhattan on Monday.
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on January 2026
Why Trump Wants Greenland
Nuuk, the capital city of Greenland, in March. Polls show that a vast majority of the island’s population do not support being taken over by the United States.
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on January 2026
Trump’s Threat of Force Against Colombia Draws Rebuke From Its Leader
President Gustavo Petro of Colombia said he “asked the people to defend the president against any illegitimate violent act.”
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on January 2026
After Christmas Day Strikes, Fear Grips Muslims in Rural Nigeria
Debris from a missile landed near a round well, center, in Jabo, Nigeria, and burned corn stalks that had been gathered for cattle feed.
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on January 2026
Israel’s Stinging Retort to Mamdani Was Meant as Retaliation in Kind
Mayor Zohran Mamdani of New York has long supported the Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions movement against Israel over its treatment of Palestinians.
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on January 2026
Denmark’s Leader Says Trump ‘Should Be Taken Seriously’ on Greenland
Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen of Denmark said that the United States had “no right to annex” Greenland and that the island was not for sale.
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on January 2026
Maduro’s Gesture Was Not Just a Peace Sign
Venezuela’s leader, Nicolás Maduro, arriving in New York, on Saturday.
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on January 2026
Venezuela’s Machado Praises Trump in Fox News Interview
María Corina Machado at a rally during the country’s presidential election in 2024.
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on January 2026
Venezuela Braces for Economic Collapse From U.S. Blockade
Employees outside Venezuela’s state oil company, known as PDVSA, in Caracas in October.
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on January 2026
Zelensky’s Assessment Darkens as Europeans Gather to Talk Peace
President Volodymyr Zelensky of Ukraine during a meeting of national security advisers of European countries in Kyiv, Ukraine, on Saturday.
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on January 2026
At Refugee Camps, Most Birthdays Fall on New Year’s
Rohingya refugees arriving in Bangladesh in 2017.
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on January 2026
Outside at Maduro’s Court Appearance: Flags, Chants and Venezuelans’ Quiet Pain
Protesters on Monday facing off across barricades in a park outside a federal courthouse in Lower Manhattan on Monday.
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on January 2026
Cuban Deaths in U.S. Venezuela Strikes Confirm Ties Between Countries
President Nicolás Maduro of Venezuela and his wife, Cilia Flores, during a pro-government march last month in Caracas. Many of the bodyguards that protected Mr. Maduro were Cuban.
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on January 2026
Venezuela’s Legislators Offer Scorn as Trump Demands Obedience
A pro-Maduro demonstration near Parliament in Caracas on Monday.
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on January 2026
Trump’s Foray Into Venezuela Could Embolden Russia’s and China’s Own Aggression
President Xi Jinping of China and President Vladimir V. Putin of Russia at the Kremlin last May. China and Russia both have close ties to Nicolás Maduro.
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on January 2026
The C.I.A. assessed Venezuela’s future without Maduro ahead of the U.S. operation.
Delcy Rodríguez, Venezuela’s vice president, was sworn in as interim leader on Monday, two days after the country’s president, Nicolás Maduro, was captured in a U.S. military raid.
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on January 2026
Why Trump Refused to Back Venezuela’s Machado: Fears of Chaos, and Fraying Ties
The opposition leader María Corina Machado and her surrogate presidential candidate, Edmundo González, at a rally in Caracas, the Venezuelan capital, in 2024.
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on January 2026
Venezuela Detained and Deported Members of the Foreign Press
Demonstrators walking toward the National Assembly during a march in Venezuela’s capital, Caracas, as the new National Assembly began on Monday.
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on January 2026
A Revival of Venezuela’s Oil Industry Poses a Challenge for Canada
A refinery in Punto Fijo, Venezuela, in 2021. Historically Canada and Venezuela were direct competitors in the oil business.
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on January 2026
Maduro Laywer Is Barry Pollack, Who Also Defended Assange
Barry Pollack, second from right, has long experience negotiating with the federal government.
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on January 2026
Maduro Says He Is a Prisoner of War, Not a Defendant. The Words Matter.
The Federal District Court building in Lower Manhattan on Monday.
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on January 2026
Russia Once Offered U.S. Control of Venezuela for Free Rein in Ukraine
In 2019, Fiona Hill told a Congressional hearing that the Russians “were signaling very strongly that they wanted to somehow make some very strange swap arrangement between Venezuela and Ukraine.”
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on January 2026
At the U.N., Even Allies Condemn U.S. Action in Venezuela
A meeting of the U.N. Security Council on Monday.
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on January 2026
Venezuela’s ‘Dirty’ Oil and the Environment: Three Things to Know
Flaring at the Amuay refinery in Punto Fijo, Venezuela, in 2021.
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on January 2026
Eva Schloss, Anne Frank’s Stepsister and Holocaust Survivor, Dies at 96
Eva Schloss in 2019. In a tribute, King Charles III lauded her for “overcoming hatred and prejudice” and for “promoting kindness, courage, understanding and resilience.”
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on January 2026
Ahn Sung Ki, Towering Figure in South Korean Film, Dies at 74
Ahn Sung Ki in 2021. He valued “dignity and responsibility over everything else,” the Korea Film Actors Association said.
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on January 2026
10 People Convicted of Cyberbullying Brigitte Macron, Wife of French President
The Macrons have often been the subject of misinformation since Mr. Macron successfully ran for the presidency in 2017.
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on January 2026
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on January 2026
Trump Says ‘We Need Greenland’ and Threatens U.S. Action in Colombia and Mexico
Asked on Air Force One on Sunday whether his administration would target Colombia, President Trump replied, “It sounds good to me.”
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on January 2026
Cuba Says 32 of Its Citizens Died in Venezuela, Including Military Personnel
Antennas hit by U.S. airstrikes in Caracas, Venezuela, on Sunday.
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on January 2026
Venezuela’s New Leader Calls for Dialogue and ‘Coexistence’ With U.S.
Delcy Rodríguez, now Venezuela’s acting president, in Caracas last year.
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on January 2026
Trump’s Move for Regime Change in Venezuela Threatens a New MAGA Rift
President Trump and members of his administration have offered differing explanations of what would happen in Venezuela now that the United States has captured its leader, Nicolás Maduro.
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on January 2026
Iran and Venezuela found kinship in anti-American ideology and in evading U.S. sanctions.
Ebrahim Raisi, left, and Nicolás Maduro delivering a joint statement at Miraflores Presidential Palace in Caracas, Venezuela, in 2023 when they were the leaders of Iran and Venezuela.
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on January 2026
What Latin America Thinks of Trump’s Goal to Dominate It
Jesus Linares, 48, and Reggie Carrero, 52, in a damaged apartment on Sunday in Catia La Mar, Venezuela, after strikes conducted by the U.S. military as part of the operation to capture Nicolás Maduro.
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on January 2026
Edmundo González, regarded as the winner of the 2024 vote, says he is president of Venezuela.
Edmundo González at an event days before the presidential election in Caracas, the Venezuelan capital, in 2024. Left of him is María Corina Machado, the opposition leader.
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on January 2026
Venezuela’s defense minister calls U.S. operation an ‘act of profound malice.’
Vladimir Padrino López, Venezuela’s defense minister, on Saturday.
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on January 2026
Days After U.S. Strikes in Nigeria, Gunmen Kill Dozens of Villagers
The road leading to St Mary’s Catholic School in Papiri, Niger State, in November 2025.
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on January 2026
Exiled Venezuelans Celebrate Maduro’s Downfall, but Are Wary
Venezuelans took to the streets of Cúcuta, Colombia, to celebrate on Saturday.
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on January 2026
Ukrainians Welcome a U.S. Victory in Venezuela, and Lament a Double Standard
Ukrainian soldiers salvaging parts from a Russian armored vehicle in Bucha, Ukraine in 2022. Some Ukrainians worry that the U.S. intervention in Venezuela and capture of its president will encourage Russia to toughen its military pressure on Ukraine.
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on January 2026
Yemeni Forces, Backed by Saudi Arabia, Reclaim Territory From Separatists
Government soldiers manned a checkpoint in the Arabian Sea port city of al-Mukalla, Yemen, on Sunday.
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on January 2026
Iran Faces Economic Challenges and Military Threats
A photograph released by Iranian state media showing protesters in Tehran, Iran’s capital, on Monday. The demonstrations have convulsed Iran for a week.
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on January 2026
Who Is Delcy Rodríguez, Venezuela’s New Interim President After Maduro’s Capture?
At U.N. Emergency Meeting, U.S. Allies Criticize Military Action in Venezuela
‘No One Is Ready for This’: How a Deadly Bar Fire Upended a Swiss Town
Global Ripples From Venezuela
Venezuela, Democracy and Oil
‘They’re Invading Us’: The U.S. Attack Viewed From Venezuelans’ Cellphones