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President Ahmed al-Sharaa’s announcement comes after days of deadly clashes between government and Kurdish forces that have underscored the difficulty he faces in uniting the country. Source link : https://www.nytimes.com/2026/01/16/world/middleeast/syria-kurds-rights-decree-clashes.html Author : Christina Goldbaum Publish date : 2026-01-17 09:06:00 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source.

After months of upheaval at the state’s flagship university, a new Democratic governor appeared ready to shake up the school’s leadership. Source link : https://www.nytimes.com/2026/01/16/us/uva-resignations-abigail-spanberger.html Author : Michael S. Schmidt and Stephanie Saul Publish date : 2026-01-17 03:22:00 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source.

One of Israel’s leading archaeologists, he found evidence that the writing of the Old Testament likely began much earlier than historians had thought. Source link : https://www.nytimes.com/2026/01/16/world/middleeast/gabriel-barkay-dead.html Author : Clay Risen Publish date : 2026-01-17 01:46:00 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source.

Officials denounced the Trump immigration crackdown in Minneapolis at an unofficial congressional hearing, while the president said he no longer saw a need to send in military forces. Source link : https://www.nytimes.com/2026/01/16/us/minnesota-democrats-ice-hearing.html Author : Jazmine Ulloa Publish date : 2026-01-16 23:15:00 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source.

China will in turn cut its own tariffs on Canadian canola products, Prime Minister Mark Carney of Canada said in Beijing on Friday. Source link : https://www.nytimes.com/2026/01/16/world/canada/canada-slash-tariffs-chinese-evs.html Author : Matina Stevis-Gridneff Publish date : 2026-01-16 18:43:00 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source.

The state embodies a civic ideal that the administration in Washington wants to discredit. Source link : https://www.nytimes.com/2026/01/16/magazine/minnesota-liberalism-trump-ice.html Author : Charles Homans Publish date : 2026-01-16 17:57:00 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source.

The 24 former volunteers, including the refugee turned campaigner Sara Mardini, were prosecuted after helping migrants during the European refugee crisis nearly a decade ago. Source link : https://www.nytimes.com/2026/01/16/world/greece-migration-trial-rescue-workers.html Author : Niki Kitsantonis Publish date : 2026-01-16 15:29:00 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source.

Abnormally blustery temperatures this weekend could usher in snowy weather across the East. Exactly where remains uncertain, but even the Deep South is on alert. Source link : https://www.nytimes.com/2026/01/16/weather/snow-cold-forecast-us-south.html Author : Judson Jones Publish date : 2026-01-16 13:19:00 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source.

Rescuers in Cebu City have recovered 28 bodies from a garbage mound that collapsed last week. The search continues for eight missing people. Source link : https://www.nytimes.com/2026/01/16/world/asia/philippines-landfill-collapse-cebu.html Author : Francesca Regalado Publish date : 2026-01-16 10:16:00 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source.

A court handed down five years in prison to former President Yoon Suk Yeol, who is facing multiple trials stemming from his short-lived imposition of martial law. Source link : https://www.nytimes.com/2026/01/16/world/asia/skorea-yoon-prison-martial-law.html Author : Choe Sang-Hun Publish date : 2026-01-16 07:47:00 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source.

Even when so much is happening in the world, it’s important to take care of your brain health. Our Well desk shares tips. Source link : https://www.nytimes.com/2026/01/15/world/brain-health-challenge-trump-iran.html Author : Katrin Bennhold Publish date : 2026-01-16 05:31:00 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source.

Live Updates: Venezuelan Opposition Leader Gives Trump Her Peace Prize Source link : https://www.nytimes.com/live/2026/01/15/us/trump-news Author : The New York Times Publish date : 2026-01-16 03:01:00 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source.

Activists spent years preparing for a communications blackout in Iran, smuggling in Starlink satellite internet systems and making digital shutdowns harder for the authorities to enforce. Source link : https://www.nytimes.com/2026/01/15/technology/iran-online-starlink.html Author : Adam Satariano, Paul Mozur and Sheera Frenkel Publish date : 2026-01-16 00:27:00 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source.

Mr. Reiner, who is accused of killing his parents, was under a yearlong legal arrangement that allows for involuntary psychiatric treatment. Source link : https://www.nytimes.com/2026/01/15/us/nick-reiner-conservatorship-schizophrenia.html Author : Tim Arango, Julia Jacobs, Ellen Barry and Matt Stevens Publish date : 2026-01-15 21:59:00 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source.

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of Israel asked the president to postpone any planned attack. Israeli and Arab officials fear Iran could retaliate by striking their countries. Source link : https://www.nytimes.com/2026/01/15/us/politics/trump-iran-israel-us.html Author : Edward Wong and Tyler Pager Publish date : 2026-01-15 19:36:00 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source.

Diosdado Cabello, Venezuela’s interior minister, is accused by U.S. prosecutors of drug trafficking and is linked to repression at home, yet remains a powerful figure. Source link : https://www.nytimes.com/2026/01/15/world/americas/venezuela-diosdado-cabello-maduro.html Author : Genevieve Glatsky Publish date : 2026-01-15 16:40:00 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source.

Governments around the world are watching the rollout of the landmark law, which made it illegal for those under 16 to have accounts. Source link : https://www.nytimes.com/2026/01/15/world/australia/social-media-ban-australia.html Author : Laura Chung and Victoria Kim Publish date : 2026-01-15 14:34:00 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source.

Despite the successes of 2025, the party still needs a radical shake up. Source link : https://www.nytimes.com/2026/01/15/opinion/democrats-strategy-elections.html Author : David Plouffe Publish date : 2026-01-15 11:16:00 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source.

The accident, which killed at least two people outside Bangkok, came a day after another crane fell on a train in the northeast, leaving at least 32 people dead. Source link : https://www.nytimes.com/2026/01/15/world/asia/thailand-crane-expressway-rama2.html Author : Sui-Lee Wee and Kittiphum Sringammuang Publish date : 2026-01-15 09:11:00 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source.

In 1970, he founded London’s Young Vic, an adventurous “people’s theater” (the Who took the stage at one point) before shaking up the Brooklyn Academy of Music. Source link : https://www.nytimes.com/2026/01/14/theater/frank-dunlop-dead.html Author : Alex Williams Publish date : 2026-01-15 06:44:00 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source.

James Luckey-Lange, 28, was released this week with several other U.S. citizens from the country’s notorious prison system after going missing in December, his family said. Source link : https://www.nytimes.com/2026/01/14/world/americas/venezuela-american-prisoner-luckey-lange.html Author : Annie Correal, Anatoly Kurmanaev and Edward Wong Publish date : 2026-01-15 03:26:00 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source.

Denmark’s foreign minister left the White House complex saying that his country had a “fundamental disagreement” with President Trump, as several NATO countries sent troops to Greenland. Source link : https://www.nytimes.com/2026/01/14/us/politics/greenland-trump-denmark.html Author : Michael Crowley Publish date : 2026-01-15 01:43:00 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source.

While several of the Gulf Arab countries harbor little love for Iran, they worry that the consequences of rising tensions could blow back on them. Source link : https://www.nytimes.com/2026/01/14/world/middleeast/gulf-trump-iran.html Author : Vivian Nereim Publish date : 2026-01-14 22:26:00 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source.

Four astronauts have closed their spacecraft hatch and are leaving the outpost about a month earlier than scheduled because a crew member, who was not identified, has an undisclosed medical issue. Source link : https://www.nytimes.com/2026/01/14/science/nasa-astronauts-iss-return.html Author : Kenneth Chang Publish date : 2026-01-14 20:53:00 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source.