How the Heavy-Metal Fall of a Dictator Shapes Trump’s Venezuela Policy

Seizing Panama’s leader was relatively easy. But the similarities between Panama and Venezuela are dangerously misleading, some analysts warn.

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The Mysterious ‘Louvre Detective’ Was a 15-Year-Old Passer-by

The photo of a dapper man in a fedora sparked many questions: Was the person real? A Sherlock Holmes-inspired detective on the case? Or just being very French?

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Trump Is Said to Propose Opening California Coast to Oil Drilling

The move would set up a clash with Gov. Gavin Newsom, a chief critic of the president and an opponent of oil exploration in the Pacific.

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Roman-Era Treasures Stolen From Syria’s National Museum

The Damascus museum theft set off an official investigation in what may be one of Syria’s largest losses of antiquities in recent years.

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Pakistan ‘in a State of War’ After Explosion Kills 12 in Capital

An attack on a courthouse in Islamabad was the first major assault to hit Islamabad in more than a decade.

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Ban a Pro-Palestinian Group? The U.K. Government Thought Few Would Care.

Official advice provided to the government before its ban on Palestine Action underestimated the significant public protests that followed, records show.

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Trump’s Tariffs Hit Specialty Grocery Stores for Some Immigrant Communities Especially Hard

For immigrant communities from countries with especially high duties, food costs have risen sharply courtesy of President Trump.

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Teaching History in the Trump Era

Readers respond to an article about how the teaching of U.S. history is changing. Also: Democratic pragmatism; emergency care at risk.

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Judge Rejects Utah’s Republican-Drawn Redistricting Map

A judge instead adopted one drawn by a coalition of centrists ahead of the 2026 midterms.

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