Rubio Stresses U.S. Plan to Coerce Venezuela Rather Than Govern It

The secretary of state said that a military “quarantine” on some oil exports would stay in place to put pressure on the country’s acting leadership.Secretary of State Marco Rubio at a news conference with President Trump at Mar-a-Lago, the president’s private estate and club in Palm Beach, Fla., on

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Maduro and His Wife to Be Arraigned in Manhattan Federal Court

Nicolás Maduro, Venezuela’s president, and his wife, Cilia Flores, will make their first appearance on Monday in a New York City courthouse, the site of other high-profile proceedings.The trials of many notorious defendants have taken place at the courthouse in Lower Manhattan where Nicolás Maduro a

W William K. Rashbaum and Benjamin Weiser

Ambassador Kimberly Guilfoyle, the Talk of Athens

The former fiancée of Donald Trump Jr., and the former wife of Gov. Gavin Newsom, is working hard and pushing deals with American business interests. She’s also up late at parties.The U.S. ambassador to Greece, Kimberly Guilfoyle, at her official residence in Athens.

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Inside Mamdani’s Decision to Revoke Executive Orders That Backed Israel

Mr. Mamdani, a staunch critic of Israel and its treatment of Palestinians, knew he would not extend the orders, but he had to decide how and when he would rescind them.On his first day in office, Mayor Zohran Mamdani revoked every order that former Mayor Eric Adams issued after his indictment in Sep

L Liam Stack, Sally Goldenberg, Nicholas Fandos and Jeffery C. Mays

For Mamdani, a Break With the President Just Three Days Into His New Job

New York City’s newly elected mayor planned to spend Saturday announcing a pedestrian safety plan. Then President Trump brought a captured foreign leader to his doorstep.Mayor Zohran Mamdani of New York has promised both to stand up to President Trump and to work with him.

N Nicole Hong and Nicholas Fandos

Days After U.S. Strikes in Nigeria, Gunmen Kill Dozens of Villagers

The attackers also abducted an unspecified number of people, including students from a Catholic school where over 300 people were kidnapped in November.The road leading to St Mary’s Catholic School in Papiri, Niger State, in November 2025.

S Saikou Jammeh, Ismail Alfa and Eric Schmitt

One Week Without Smartphones on a College Campus

A student-organized “tech fast” at St. John’s College thrust young people headfirst into a world of chalkboard-based communication. (On that note: Has anyone seen Eliza?)

C Callie Holtermann and Nina Riggio

Iran Faces Economic Challenges and Military Threats

Officials said that leaders were in survival mode amid anti-government protests and the prospect of again coming into the cross hairs of Israel and the United States.A photograph released by Iranian state media showing protesters in Tehran, Iran’s capital, on Monday. The demonstrations have convulse

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Yemeni Forces, Backed by Saudi Arabia, Reclaim Territory From Separatists

An offensive by Yemeni government-allied forces appeared to turn the tide in a conflict that has become a proxy clash between Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates.Government soldiers manned a checkpoint in the Arabian Sea port city of al-Mukalla, Yemen, on Sunday.

S Saeed Al-Batati and Vivian Nereim

Winter Storms Ease Drought in California, for Now

Experts say that it’s too early to tell what will happen during the rest of the state’s rainy season, but that extreme drought is unlikely.Streets were flooded along the swollen Corte Madera Creek during a king tide in Corte Madera, a town north of San Francisco, on Saturday.

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The Venezuela I Know

Many are celebrating the ouster of a brutal dictator, but the Maduro regime may survive the loss of Maduro.

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Robert Heide, Angsty Playwright and Warhol Collaborator, Dies at 91

He helped create the Off Off Broadway theater scene, wrote and acted in Andy Warhol’s films, and made his apartment into a singular exhibit of Americana.Robert Heide in 2010. A playwright best know for “The Bed,” he became a figure in the cultural life of downtown Manhattan.

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