Trump Urges Oil Companies to Speed Work in Venezuela

The president met with executives on a day when the U.S. seized another tanker carrying Venezuelan oil.President Trump and members of his cabinet at a meeting with oil executives at the White House on Friday.

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E.U. and South America to Form Free-Trade Zone With 700 Million People

The agreement represents a push for deeper global cooperation, in contrast to the United States’ turning to coercion in its dealings with other countries.Ursula von der Leyen, left, the president of the European Commission, meeting with Brazil’s president, Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, at a Group of 20

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Washington National Opera Is Leaving the Kennedy Center

The opera, which has performed at the arts center since 1971, was concerned about declines in attendance and donations during President Trump’s second term.Washington National Opera officials contend that exiting the Kennedy Center would also give it more control over programming decisions.

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Trump Threatens to Take Greenland ‘the Hard Way’

The president continued to advance an imperialist vision of American foreign policy, where the U.S. can dominate neighboring countries “whether they like it or not.”President Trump and members of his cabinet at the meeting with oil executives at the White House on Friday.

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Iran Convulsed in Second Night of Nationwide Protests

Large marches against the government occurred despite an internet blackout and threats of a severe crackdown.Demonstrators marched in Tehran in an image taken from a social media post that was shared on Thursday.

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A Look at Iran’s Antigovernment Protests

Protests have rocked Iran in recent weeks, and the country’s supreme leader has threatened to escalate a crackdown on demonstrators. Erika Solomon, our bureau chief for Iran and Iraq, discusses what’s fueling the protests with our senior writer Katrin Bennhold.

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What to Know About the Protests in Iran

Galloping inflation, a currency crisis and anger at the regime have fueled demonstrations across the country.A photograph released by Iranian state media showing shops in Tehran on Dec. 30 that were closed after protests.

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Jobs Report Shows U.S. Hiring Slowed One Year Into Trump’s Second Term

As economists pointed to some of the president’s policies to explain the latest Labor Department data, White House aides sought to make the case for optimism in the new year.The December jobs tally showed how President Trump’s agenda may have impacted the economy during his first year back in office

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How Our White House Photographer Finds New Angles on the Oval Office

Doug Mills, winner of three Pulitzers, sits, crawls and hoists cameras high in the air to bring viewers fresh perspectives. He was at it again this week during our marathon interview with President Trump.Doug Mills, left, photographing President Trump after an interview with The New York Times on We

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Officials Identify Pair Shot by Border Patrol in Portland, Ore.

The two who were shot during a traffic stop are connected to the Venezuelan gang Tren de Aragua, city and federal officials said. The shooting generated angry denunciations by local officials.Police blocked off an area near where the victims of the shooting were found in Portland, Ore., on Thursday

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With Missile Strike on Ukraine, Putin Delivers a Warning to Europe

A nuclear-capable missile fired into Ukraine near Poland sent a message to Europe days after its leaders agreed to postwar security guarantees, Russian analysts said.Damage to an apartment building in Kyiv, Ukraine’s capital, after a strike on Friday.

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Mamdani Responds Cautiously After the Police Kill 2 People in One Night

Mayor Zohran Mamdani did not call the shootings justified, but said New York Police officers were placed in “incredibly difficult and dangerous circumstances.”On Friday, New York Mayor Zohran Mamdani repeated plans for a new agency that would respond to mental health crises in the wake of two fatal

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Mamdani Condemns Slurs and Pro-Hamas Chant at Heated Queens Protest

Pro-Palestinian and pro-Israel demonstrators hurled threats at each other outside an event promoting real estate sales in Jerusalem. The mayor said those actions had “no place in our city.”The protesters squared off on Thursday night across police barricades in front of a synagogue in Kew Gardens Hi

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Mamdani’s First Big Move to Help Renters Is Dealt a Blow by Court

Summit Properties USA won an auction on Friday to buy more than 5,000 apartments out of bankruptcy from the Pinnacle Group despite City Hall’s efforts to intervene.The Union of Pinnacle Tenants protested Summit Properties USA’s effort to buy Pinnacle Group properties on Thursday. Both companies appe

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