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Buy Greenland? Take It? Why? An Old Pact Already Gives Trump a Free Hand.

New York Times Jan 7, 2026

Analysts say the Cold War agreement allows the president to increase the American military presence almost at will.

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Rubio Tells Lawmakers Trump Wants to Buy Greenland

New York Times Jan 7, 2026

President Trump has said since his first term that he wants to acquire Greenland, and he asked aides for an updated plan on Monday. European leaders reject the president’s assertions.

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Trump Claims Venezuela Will Send U.S. Millions of Barrels of Oil. Here’s What to Know.

NYT USA Jan 7, 2026

It is unclear what, if anything, Venezuela would get in return for the oil, which is worth somewhere between $1.8 billion and $3 billion at current market prices.

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Maduro Is Gone, but Repression in Venezuela Has Intensified

New York Times Jan 7, 2026

Security forces have boarded buses, searched phones and interrogated people, looking for evidence that they welcomed the capture of Nicolás Maduro.

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Winter Weather Snarls Travel in Amsterdam, Brussels and Other European Cities

New York Times Jan 7, 2026

Ice and winds disrupted airports and caused car accidents, with many travelers forced to sleep at an airport in Amsterdam. The disruptions are expected to continue through Wednesday.

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Russia Sends Naval Vessel to Escort Oil Tanker U.S. Is Pursuing

New York Times Jan 7, 2026

The development deepens the confrontation over the tanker formerly known as the Bella 1, which the United States wants to seize but which Russia has sought to protect.

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Reshuffle at Ukraine’s Intelligence Agencies Draws Criticism

New York Times Jan 7, 2026

Some ask whether the shake-up risks disrupting the agencies’ operations and is political in nature.

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Bela Tarr, Titan of Slow-Moving Cinema, Dies at 70

NYT Europe Jan 7, 2026

The master Hungarian filmmaker’s movies included “Satantango” and “Werckmeister Harmonies.”

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The Players to Know in Venezuela’s Leadership

New York Times Jan 7, 2026

Since President Trump deposed Nicolás Maduro, his entrenched web of loyalists has appeared to remain intact. Here’s a look at some of the most influential.

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Swiss Bar Hit by Deadly Fire Was Not Inspected for 6 Years, Authorities Say

New York Times Jan 7, 2026

Officials in Crans-Montana, the Swiss alpine resort town where a bar fire killed 40 people last week, are facing growing accusations of lax oversight.

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Rosa von Praunheim, 83, Dies; Captured Gay Life in Germany on Film

NYT Europe Jan 7, 2026

His first feature-length movie, in 1971, was called his country’s “Stonewall moment,” for jump-starting a gay-rights movement. He became a leading voice of it.

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European Allies Agree to Key Security Provisions for Ukraine

New York Times Jan 7, 2026

Britain and France firmed up a postwar troop commitment in Ukraine, though Russia has said it will reject any deal that allows NATO-country forces in Ukraine.

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Here’s the latest.

New York Times Jan 7, 2026

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Three Views on What 2026 Might Bring

New York Times Jan 7, 2026

Our reporters on the ground tell us what they’re watching in Ukraine, the Middle East and China.

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After Maduro’s Ouster, Marco Rubio Faces the Challenge of Running Venezuela

New York Times Jan 7, 2026

The secretary of state helped steer President Trump to attacking Venezuela and seizing Nicolás Maduro, and now aims to force the country to give U.S. companies access to its oil.

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An emergency order from the Venezuelan government appears to criminalize support for the U.S. attack.

New York Times Jan 7, 2026

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U.S. Pressures Venezuela to Expel Advisers From Cuba, China, Russia and Iran

New York Times Jan 7, 2026

Secretary of State Marco Rubio was said to have listed the Trump administration’s demands to Venezuela’s new leader, Delcy Rodríguez, in a classified meeting Monday with senior congressional leaders.

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Latin American countries condemn the U.S. at the Organization of American States meeting.

New York Times Jan 7, 2026

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2 Caribbean Nations Agree to Host People Seeking Asylum in U.S.

New York Times Jan 6, 2026

The island nations of Dominica, and Antigua and Barbuda, recently targeted by Washington, said they had reached deals to receive asylum seekers turned away by the U.S.

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The Trump administration covets Venezuela’s oil reserves, and the implications for the planet could be serious.

New York Times Jan 6, 2026

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Syria and Israel Revive Security Talks Mediated by the U.S.

New York Times Jan 6, 2026

The talks, in Paris, are the latest bid to reduce tensions between two longtime enemies. A deal would help both curry favor with the Trump administration.

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