Ukrainian Politics Has Reawakened. Zelensky Must Tread Carefully.
President Volodymyr Zelensky of Ukraine on Saturday during a meeting of European national security advisers in Kyiv, Ukraine’s capital.
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on January 2026
How Trump Fixed On a Maduro Loyalist as Venezuela’s New Leader
Vice President Delcy Rodríguez of Venezuela, now the country’s interim leader, speaking at the United Nations General Assembly in New York in 2019.
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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
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
Ambassador Kimberly Guilfoyle, the Talk of Athens
The U.S. ambassador to Greece, Kimberly Guilfoyle, at her official residence in Athens.
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on January 2026
China’s Russian Town Has Log Cabins and Cyrillic Signs, but No Russians
Buildings with Russian-style decorative features aimed at attracting tourists in Ergun, China, in November.
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on January 2026
Managers of Swiss Bar Are Suspected of Negligence in Deadly Fire, Police Say
Firefighters gathered in a moment of silence on Saturday outside Le Constellation, the bar in Crans-Montana, Switzerland, where many people died.
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on January 2026
Maduro’s Final Plea: ‘No War. Yes Peace.’
Nicolás Maduro at a rally in Caracas last month.
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on January 2026
Delcy Rodríguez, Venezuela’s new leader, boasts leftist credentials
Vice President Delcy Rodríguez of Venezuela, who was sworn in as the country’s interim leader on Saturday, during an interview in Caracas, Venezuela, in September.
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on January 2026
Why Security Guarantees Are So Crucial, and Thorny, for Ukraine
President Volodymyr Zelensky of Ukraine meeting with President Trump at Mar-a-Lago last Sunday.
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on January 2026
What to Know About the Protests in Iran
A photo released by Iranian state media shows closed shops after protests in Tehran on Tuesday.
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on January 2026
U.S. Oil ‘Quarantine’ of Venezuela Will Remain, and Troops Could Land, Rubio Says
Secretary of State Marco Rubio at a news conference with President Trump at Mar-a-Lago, the president’s private in Palm Beach, Fla., on Saturday morning.
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on January 2026
U.S. Has No Troops in Venezuela, Defense Department Says
President Trump suggested there would be a “second wave” of military action in Venezuela if the United States ran into resistance.
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on January 2026
Nicolás Maduro Is Being Held at a Troubled Brooklyn Jail
The Metropolitan Detention Center in Brooklyn, where Nicolás Maduro is being held.
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on January 2026
Here’s the latest.
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on January 2026
After U.S. Attack, Venezuelans Worry About Political Stability
In Caracas, the streets were silent on Saturday, save for a few small demonstrations organized by the government to protest Nicolás Maduro’s ouster.
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on January 2026
Maduro’s Capture Prompts Protests and Celebrations in U.S. Cities
Demonstrators marching toward the Trump Tower in Chicago on Saturday.
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on January 2026
In Wake of U.S. Strike, Venezuelan Paramilitaries Are Little Seen
Armed civilians in La Guaira, Venezuela, after the U.S. strikes in the country on Saturday. The groups known as colectivos, whose function is often to suppress protesters, stayed mostly out of sight on Saturday.
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on January 2026
Trump Plunges the U.S. Into a New Era of Risk in Venezuela
People in Doral, Fla., celebrating the capture of President Nicolás Maduro by U.S. forces on Saturday.
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on January 2026
Venezuelan Official Says at Least 40 People Were Killed in U.S. Attack
Wilman Gonzalez carries the furniture he managed to save from his home in Catia La Mar, Venezuela, after it got blown up during the airstrikes. His aunt, Rosa Gonzalez, 80, who lived with him, died during the strike.
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on January 2026
A Pardon and a Prosecution in New York Show Trump’s Personal Geopolitics
When President Juan Orlando Hernández of Honduras was extradited in 2022, his nation’s capital celebrated. President Trump pardoned him last month anyway.
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on January 2026
Trump Long Wanted to ‘Take the Oil.’ He Says He’ll Do It in Venezuela.
Workers of the Venezuelan state oil company PDVSA in September. There was little immediate clarity on Saturday as to how the White House envisions the United States profiting from Venezuela’s oil.
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on January 2026
How Manhattan Federal Court Would Handle the Trial of a President
President Nicolás Maduro of Venezuela and his wife, Cilia Flores, were flown to New York on Saturday to face an indictment charging them with cocaine trafficking and narco-terrorism crimes.
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on January 2026
Who Is Cilia Flores, Maduro’s Wife, and Why Was She Captured Alongside Him?
President Nicolás Maduro of Venezuela and his wife, Cilia Flores, during a rally in Caracas, Venezuela, in December. They were both captured and taken to the United States on Jan. 3.
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on January 2026
How Democrats Are Hitting Trump Over Nicolás Maduro’s Ouster
Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, Democrat of New York, was one of several prominent Democrats who criticized President Trump’s order to strike Venezuela and capture its president, Nicolás Maduro.
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on January 2026
With the President Gone, Venezuelans Race to Stock Up on Food
Residents wait in line at a supermarket in Caracas, Venezuela, on Saturday. Venezuelans crowded stores after the U.S. strikes in the country and the removal of its president, Nicolás Maduro.
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on January 2026
Zohran Mamdani Called President Trump to Criticize Venezuela Strikes
During a news conference on Saturday, Mayor Zohran Mamdani said he had spoken to President Trump and criticized the capture of President Nicolás Maduro of Venezuela.
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on January 2026
Trump administration declines to back Venezuela’s opposition leader.
María Corina Machado, Venezuela’s leading opposition figure, at a rally during the country’s presidential election in 2024.
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on January 2026
Before Nicolás Maduro, There Was Manuel Noriega
Gen. Manuel Noriega was the de facto ruler of Panama until his capture by U.S. forces in 1989.
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on January 2026
Airlines Are Canceling Flights After U.S. Closes Airspace Over the Caribbean
Several air carriers, including American Airlines, had canceled flights to destinations in the Caribbean early on Saturday.
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on January 2026
Venezuela’s Interim Leader Defies Trump and Calls Maduro the ‘Only President’
Delcy Rodríguez, who was Venezuela’s vice president under President Nicolás Maduro, was sworn in as interim president on Saturday, the U.S. said.
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on January 2026
Is It Legal for U.S. to ‘Run’ Venezuela After Maduro’s Capture? Here’s What to Know.
Smoke rising from Fuerte Tiuna, a military complex in Caracas, on Saturday morning. U.S. troops captured President Nicolás Maduro in a raid of a safe house.
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on January 2026
Venezuela broadcasts messages of resistance from Maduro loyalists after the U.S. attack.
Supporters of President Nicolás Maduro of Venezuela gathered in Caracas, Venezuela, on Saturday, after the United States captured him in an early morning raid.
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on January 2026
World Leaders React With Shock and Skepticism After U.S. Captures Maduro
A burned vehicle at one of the sites in Caracas, the capital of Venezuela, struck on Saturday in U.S. attacks.
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on January 2026
A Timeline of Rising Tension Between the U.S. and Venezuela
A mural of President Nicolás Maduro of Venezuela in the nation’s capital, Caracas.
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on January 2026
Vance Justifies Capture as Bringing Maduro to Justice
Vice President JD Vance took to social media on Saturday to assert that the United States’ capture of President Nicolás Maduro of Venezuela was legal.
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on January 2026
Trump Avoids Congressional Approval for Maduro’s Capture, and Democrats Raise Alarms
Senator Andy Kim, Democrat of New Jersey, accused Secretary of State Marco Rubio and Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth of having “blatantly” lied to Congress about the administration’s goals in Venezuela.
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on January 2026
Maduro’s Inner Circle Appears to Survive U.S. Strikes on Venezuela
Vice President Delcy Rodríguez of Venezuela during an interview in Caracas, Venezuela, in September.
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on January 2026
Venezuelans in South Florida Celebrate Maduro’s Capture
A crowd gathered in Doral, Fla., on Saturday to celebrate the capture of Nicolás Maduro, the leader of Venezuela.
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on January 2026
C.I.A. Source Inside Venezuelan Government Helped Track Maduro
President Nicolás Maduro of Venezuela during a rally in Caracas, Venezuela, in December. The U.S. government had offered a $50 million reward for information leading to Mr. Maduro’s capture.
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on January 2026
Maduro and His Wife Face a Fresh Indictment in Manhattan
President Nicolás Maduro, prosecutors say, is the head of the so-called Cartel de los Soles.
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on January 2026
How Tensions Escalated Between the U.S. and Venezuela
Smoke at Generalissimo Francisco de Miranda Air Base in Caracas, Venezuela, after explosions on Saturday.
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on January 2026
Trump Celebrates Capture of Nicolas Maduro in New York Times Phone Interview
Trump called the strike against Venezuela “a brilliant operation.”
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on January 2026
Here’s the latest.
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on January 2026
Explosions Reported in Venezuela’s Capital
Smoke rising near La Carlota airport after explosions and low-flying aircraft were heard in Caracas, Venezuela, on Saturday.
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on January 2026
Swiss Bar Fire Likely Caused By Sparklers, Authorities Say
A memorial outside the Constellation bar in Crans-Montana, Switzerland, on Friday, the day after 40 people died there in a fire.
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on January 2026
The U.S. Indictment of Maduro Cites Cocaine Smuggling. Venezuela’s Role in the Trade Is Believed to Be Modest.
A Story of Extraordinary Celebrity and Terrible Exploitation Ends
Live Updates: U.S. Will Keep Troops in Caribbean as ‘Leverage’ on Venezuela, Rubio Says
The Bat Woman of North London: ‘It’s Like Tuning In to Another World’
An ‘Avoidable Tragedy’: The Hazards That Led to the Swiss Fire Disaster
‘Everyone Is in Shock’: Swiss Town Grieves as More Fire Victims Are Identified
What We Know About the U.S. Operation in Venezuela and Maduro’s Capture
An Operation in Venezuela