
A Dancing Dictator and Bankers in Chains: The Other Venezuela Blockade
A crisis more than a century ago involved U.S. aims to assert military supremacy, a hard-partying dictator and frictions among the great powers.By Simon Romero
Published on : Sat Dec 27 2025
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VenezuelaGermanyGreat BritainItalyLatin AmericaCastro, CiprianoRoosevelt, TheodoreMaduro, NicolasTrump, Donald J

‘Counting Every Day’: The Soldier Who Spent More Than a Year on the Front Line
Serhii Tyschenko, a Ukrainian combat medic, spent 472 days in a bunker. His case appears to be an extreme example of a problem that has long plagued Kyiv’s military.By Cassandra Vinograd and Oleksandr Chubko
Published on : Sat Dec 27 2025
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UkraineDonetsk (Ukraine)Zelensky, VolodymyrPutin, Vladimir V

Before This Physicist Studied the Stars, He Was One
Brian Cox once toured as a keyboardist in major rock and pop bands. Now he’s a particle physicist on a new world tour with a dazzling show he designed in an era of science disinformation and denial.By Stefano Montali
Published on : Sat Dec 27 2025
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Saudi-Led Group in Yemen Tells Separatists to Withdraw, or Be ‘Dealt With’
The Saudis ramped up their rhetoric against a faction that has seized parts of Yemen in recent weeks.By Ismaeel Naar and Adam Rasgon
Published on : Sat Dec 27 2025
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Myanmar’s Election Is Derided as Fake, but the Nation’s Suffering Is All Too Real
A coup set off a brutal civil war and made a poor country poorer. Now its military rulers are seeking a veneer of legitimacy by holding elections.By Hannah Beech and Daniel Berehulak
Published on : Sat Dec 27 2025
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Worn Down by Worry, Parents Look Longingly at Australia’s Social Media Ban
After the country barred children under 16 from using social media, many parents have been asking whether similarly tough action is needed in their own countries.By Adam Satariano and Lynsey Chutel
Published on : Sat Dec 27 2025
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Thailand and Cambodia Reach Cease-Fire in Brutal Border War
The 72-hour cease-fire could pave the way for an end to the fighting, which has killed dozens and displaced thousands over nearly three weeks.By Sui-Lee Wee
Published on : Sat Dec 27 2025
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Russia Pummels Kyiv Before Trump-Zelensky Meeting
President Volodymyr Zelensky of Ukraine said that the assault, which continued for nearly 10 hours, showed that Moscow was not serious about peace.By Cassandra Vinograd
Published on : Sat Dec 27 2025
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What Went Wrong Before Hong Kong’s Apartment Inferno
Records show how government departments played down residents’ warnings about corrupt practices and substandard materials that fueled the deadly blaze.By Selam Gebrekidan and Joy Dong
Published on : Sat Dec 27 2025
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What to Know About the Vote in Myanmar
Amid a ruinous civil war, the military government is holding elections that are widely seen as a sham, as the main opposition remains barred or jailed.By Richard C. Paddock
Published on : Sat Dec 27 2025
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One Gazan Girl’s Fight to Survive Extreme Hunger
After Israel sealed Gaza’s borders, Hoda Abu al-Naja, 12, who suffered from celiac disease, spent months seeking the food and care she needed to combat malnutrition.By Ben Hubbard, Bilal Shbair and Saher Alghorra
Published on : Fri Dec 26 2025
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From the Shadows to Power: How the Hindu Right Reshaped India
The far-right group known as the R.S.S., whose members include Prime Minister Narendra Modi, has spent a century trying to make India a Hindu-first nation.By Mujib Mashal, Hari Kumar and Atul Loke
Published on : Fri Dec 26 2025
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2 Killed in Vehicle Ramming and Stabbing in Israel, Officials Say
The attack comes amid heightened tensions between Israelis and Palestinians in the Israeli-occupied West Bank.By Adam Rasgon and Johnatan Reiss
Published on : Fri Dec 26 2025
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Israel Becomes the First Nation to Recognize Somaliland
The development carries potential benefits for both sides but still faces stiff international opposition, 34 years after the region broke away from Somalia.By Abdi Latif Dahir and Richard Pérez-Peña
Published on : Fri Dec 26 2025
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Good Calls
This week, we close out the year with your best advice of 2025.By Melissa Kirsch
Published on : Sat Dec 27 2025
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A Sweeping Look at One Thing That Unites Canada: Winter
The National Gallery of Canada in Ottawa has a major exhibition of 164 works from around the world depicting winter and the place of people and animals within it.By Ian Austen
Published on : Sat Dec 27 2025
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Annette Dionne, Last of the Celebrated Quintuplets, Dies at 91
She was the first to crawl, the first to cut a tooth, the first to recognize her name, and the last to die. And, like her sisters, she resented being exploited as part of a global sensation.By Jane Gross
Published on : Sat Dec 27 2025
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Trump’s Claims About Nigeria Strike Belie a Complex Situation on the Ground
President Trump said the targets of airstrikes in Nigeria were Islamic State terrorists responsible for killing Christians, but experts question his framing.By Ruth Maclean, Saikou Jammeh, Ismail Auwal and Eric Schmitt
Published on : Fri Dec 26 2025
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NigeriaAfricaIslamic State in Iraq and Syria (ISIS)Trump, Donald JTinubu, Bola Ahmed

New Jail Term and Enormous Fine for Ex-Malaysian Leader in Graft Scandal
Najib Razak, the former prime minister already serving a sentence linked to the looting of the 1MDB fund, was found guilty of corruption in a related case.By Zunaira Saieed
Published on : Fri Dec 26 2025
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8 Killed in Syria Mosque Blast, Government Says
Ansar al-Sunna, which experts say appears to be an ISIS splinter group, claimed responsibility for the explosion, which happened as worshipers were attending Friday Prayer.By Abdi Latif Dahir and Hussam Hammoud
Published on : Fri Dec 26 2025
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Trump and Zelensky Will Meet Sunday to Discuss Ukraine Peace Plan
President Volodymyr Zelensky of Ukraine has sought the meeting since the latest U.S.-led push for peace got underway.By Cassandra Vinograd
Published on : Fri Dec 26 2025
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From an Olympic Snowboarder to an Accused Drug Kingpin and Killer
Ryan Wedding rose to fame as a Canadian Olympic athlete, but the authorities say he became one of the world’s biggest drug lords, who ordered an informant executed.By Norimitsu Onishi and Vjosa Isai
Published on : Fri Dec 26 2025
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Myanmar’s Civil War Pushes Infectious Disease Over Its Borders
Fighting has caused the spread of illnesses like malaria and cholera. In a worst-case scenario, the situation could threaten regional health security, experts say.By Verena Hölzl and Lauren DeCicca
Published on : Fri Dec 26 2025
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5 Key Moments in the Rise of India’s Hindu-First Powerhouse
The Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh, known as the R.S.S., has survived bans and vilification to emerge as the force reshaping India’s secular republic into a Hindu nation.By Mujib Mashal and Hari Kumar
Published on : Fri Dec 26 2025
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Remembering Those Who Died This Year
We look back at the lives of some of the artists, innovators and thinkers we lost in 2025.By Katrin Bennhold
Published on : Thu Dec 25 2025
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Helicopter Crash Kills 5 on Kilimanjaro, Africa’s Highest Peak
The aircraft was on its descent from the mountain when it crashed around the Barafu Camp area in Kilimanjaro National Park, officials said.By Ephrat Livni and Brian Otieno
Published on : Thu Dec 25 2025
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Kimmel Tells U.K. Viewers ‘Tyranny Is Booming’ in America
Chosen by a British TV station to give an “alternative” to the king’s speech, Jimmy Kimmel said it had been a great year for the U.S. “from a fascism perspective.”By Lizzie Dearden
Published on : Thu Dec 25 2025
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Honduran Candidate Claims Fraud After Trump-Backed Opponent Is Declared Victor
After officials called the presidential race for Nasry Asfura, his rival, Salvador Nasralla, disputed the result and expressed ire over the U.S. role.By Jack Nicas, Emiliano Rodríguez Mega and Jeff Ernst
Published on : Thu Dec 25 2025
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No Power, No Heat, No Water: Odesa’s Days of Hell Under Russian Fire
The toll on older people and those with disabilities is especially severe as Moscow’s forces repeatedly attack the port city’s infrastructure.By Kim Barker, Oleksandra Mykolyshyn and Laetitia Vançon
Published on : Thu Dec 25 2025
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King Charles Urges ‘Compassion’ and Finding Strength in Diversity
His annual Christmas message was more outward-looking than last year’s, when he focused on the medical workers who had helped him and his daughter-in-law after their cancer diagnoses.By Lizzie Dearden
Published on : Thu Dec 25 2025
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Christmas Celebrated Around the World
The holiday spirit is bringing people together, with celebrations of lights, dance and Santa.By The New York Times
Published on : Thu Dec 25 2025
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On Christmas, Pope Leo Tells World’s Leaders to Talk Rather Than Make War
Leo XIV’s Christmas address was his first since being elected pontiff and was scrutinized for comparisons with those of his predecessor, Francis.By Motoko Rich
Published on : Thu Dec 25 2025
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With Airspace Closed, a Lonely Christmas for Many Venezuelans
The holidays usually bring home huge numbers from the Venezuelan diaspora. But this year, after international airlines halted almost all service, many people are spending Christmas alone and on edge.By Annie Correal
Published on : Thu Dec 25 2025
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VenezuelaSouth AmericaMaduro, NicolasTrump, Donald J

They Are Brazil’s Favorite Flip-Flops. Now, the Right Is Boycotting Them.
For decades, Havaianas flip-flops have been a beloved global symbol of Brazilian culture, worn by millions of people each day. They are now ensnared in a political fight.By Ana Ionova
Published on : Thu Dec 25 2025
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BrazilHavaianasBolsonaro, EduardoBolsonaro, FlavioBolsonaro, Jair (1955- )Torres, FernandaDa Silva, Luiz Inacio Lula

‘Carol of the Bells’ Once Filled the Air Here. Now It’s Only Bombs.
Mykola Leontovych, the Ukrainian composer of the famed festive song, lived in the eastern city of Pokrovsk. Months of Russian assaults have erased most tributes to his life there.By Constant Méheut and Olha Konovalova
Published on : Thu Dec 25 2025
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After Suffering in Israeli Prison, a Gaza Detainee Comes Home to More Pain
Haitham Salem spent 11 months held by Israel without charge and said he endured beatings and abuse. He was released as part of the cease-fire deal, longing to return to his family.By Bilal Shbair and Isabel Kershner
Published on : Thu Dec 25 2025
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A Top Candidate for Prime Minister Returns to Bangladesh After 17 Years in Exile
Tarique Rahman, who had managed his party’s political affairs from Britain, is back in his country to campaign in elections.By Saif Hasnat and Mujib Mashal
Published on : Thu Dec 25 2025
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BangladeshBangladesh Nationalist PartyBangladesh Awami LeagueRahman, TariqueYunus, MuhammadWazed, HasinaZia, Khaleda