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Syria Announces Cease-Fire Extension, Hours After Truce With Kurds Expired

New York Times Jan 24, 2026

Syria’s government and Kurdish-led forces in the country’s northeast have clashed as President Ahmed al-Sharaa seeks to extend his authority across the entire country.

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Cold Comfort

New York Times Jan 24, 2026

How can the perpetually shivering warm up to winter?

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Extreme Cold Sweeps Canada, With Manitoba and Saskatchewan Among the Worst Hit

NYT USA Jan 24, 2026

The lowest temperatures are expected in southern Saskatchewan and southern Manitoba.

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Iran’s Leadership Stumbles After War and Unrest

New York Times Jan 24, 2026

The bloody crackdown offers hints about growing tensions inside the country’s ruling system as the cleric’s rule comes under strain.

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Despite Trump’s Words, China and Russia Are Not Threatening Greenland

New York Times Jan 24, 2026

U.S. and European officials say they are unaware of any intelligence that shows China and Russia are endangering the island, which is protected by the NATO security umbrella.

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Mark Carney Takes On Donald Trump and Emerges as a Global Political Star

New York Times Jan 24, 2026

At the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, the prime minister was praised for his blunt talk about the president’s irrevocable “rupture” in the world order.

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How a Photographer Stumbled Upon a Key Picture of the Spain Train Crash

New York Times Jan 24, 2026

While seeking views of the disaster, a photographer on assignment for The Times captured an image of wreckage that could provide clues to what went wrong.

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How a Year of Trump Changed Britain

New York Times Jan 24, 2026

Prime Minister Keir Starmer stood firm over Greenland. But his center-left government and the country as a whole have been buffeted by President Trump.

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How a Water Balloon Fight in Venezuela Ended in Charges of Treason

New York Times Jan 24, 2026

Venezuela’s interim government has been praised by President Trump. It has also maintained its state security apparatus to stamp out any perceived dissent.

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Australian Boy, 12, Dies After Shark Attack Near Sydney

New York Times Jan 24, 2026

Nico Antic died in a hospital after a shark bit him in the legs, the first of several recent shark attacks along Australia’s southeastern coast.

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What Europe Learned From the Greenland Crisis

New York Times Jan 24, 2026

Territorial integrity is a core tenet of Europe that is at risk from Russian and American imperialism. Brussels has fought back.

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An Unlikely Source of Crypto Innovation: Afghanistan

New York Times Jan 24, 2026

The repressive Taliban government is suspicious of the internet. But a start-up in the country is building blockchain-based tools to transform humanitarian aid.

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Trump Says U.S. ‘Armada’ Is Heading to Iran, Raising Pressure on Regime

New York Times Jan 24, 2026

President Trump said the United States was “watching Iran” and sending a naval force there, despite also saying that his threats had halted executions.

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Ryan Wedding, Canadian Ex-Snowboarder Accused of Running Drug Ring, Is Arrested

New York Times Jan 24, 2026

Ryan Wedding, 44, who competed in snowboarding in the 2002 Winter Olympics, has been charged with murder and smuggling cocaine into the United States.

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Under Pressure from Trump, Venezuela Agrees to Accept More U.S. Deportation Flights

New York Times Jan 24, 2026

Venezuela’s interim government, in another sign of its willingness to placate the Trump administration, is receiving more deportation flights. Three flights arrived this week.

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Russia Jails U.S. Navy Veteran for Five Years

New York Times Jan 23, 2026

Charles Wayne Zimmerman, who had been fulfilling his dream to sail around the world, appears to be the latest American imprisoned as part of Russia’s “hostage diplomacy.”

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Joint Chiefs Chairman Issues Rare Invitation to Foreign Military Heads

New York Times Jan 23, 2026

Top military leaders from 34 countries plan to discuss improving efforts in the Western Hemisphere to fight drug trafficking and transnational criminal organizations.

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Trump’s Turnabout on Greenland Shows the Limits of His Coercive Powers

New York Times Jan 23, 2026

President Trump’s faith in his ability to wring concessions by taking maximalist positions was on full display this week. So were the costs, as he splintered NATO and then undercut his credibility by climbing down from his threats.

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Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen of Denmark Visits Greenland

New York Times Jan 23, 2026

The trip by Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen to the Danish territory came amid pressure from President Trump and appeared to have been meant as reassurance to Greenlanders.

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Trump Wants to Build More U.S. Military Bases in Greenland. How Many Are There Now?

New York Times Jan 23, 2026

The U.S. once maintained more than a dozen. Now it has one. President Trump wants more.

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U.K.’s Starmer Calls Trump’s Claims About NATO Soldiers in Afghanistan ‘Appalling’

New York Times Jan 23, 2026

President Trump said that NATO soldiers stayed “a little off the front lines” during the conflict. In Britain, which lost 457 soldiers in the war, the response was swift.

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