- Want to Have a Better Year? Just Dance.
by Boris Fishman on January 5, 2026 at 4:35 amOn a vacation abroad, my family started dancing in public. We haven’t stopped.
- Trump Says U.S. Is ‘In Charge’ of Venezuela, While Rubio Stresses Coercing It
by Edward Wong on January 5, 2026 at 4:25 amThe 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.
- Inside Mamdani’s Decision to Revoke Executive Orders That Backed Israel
by Liam Stack, Sally Goldenberg, Nicholas Fandos and Jeffery C. Mays on January 5, 2026 at 4:17 amMr. 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.
- Critics Choice Awards 2026: The Complete Winners List
by Kyle Buchanan on January 5, 2026 at 4:10 am“One Battle After Another” won best picture, while the top acting honors went to Timothée Chalamet (“Marty Supreme”) and Jessie Buckley (“Hamnet”).
- Robert Heide, Daring Playwright and Warhol Collaborator, Dies at 91
by Alex Traub on January 5, 2026 at 4:09 amHe helped create the Off Off Broadway theater scene, wrote and acted in Andy Warhol’s films, and turned his fascination with collectible Americana into books.
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- ‘Brainless’ Smith wicket ‘sums up’ England’s Ashes
on January 5, 2026 at 3:35 amEngland wicketkeeper Jamie Smith’s dismissal by Australia part-timer Marnus Labuschagne is called “one of the worst” ever in Tests and “completely brainless”.
- Danish PM tells Trump to stop ‘threats’ against Greenland
on January 5, 2026 at 3:29 amMette Frederiksen said the “US has no right to annex any of the three nations in the Danish kingdom”.
- Trump warns new Venezuelan leader as Maduro set to appear in court
on January 5, 2026 at 3:11 amTrump said Venezuela’s interim president Delcy Rodríguez could “pay a very big price, probably bigger than Maduro” if she “doesn’t do what’s right”.
- Police identify all 40 victims of Swiss bar fire
on January 5, 2026 at 12:53 amAmong those killed by the blaze at Le Constellation is 16-year-old Swiss national Arthur Brodard, his mother confirms.
- The Papers: ‘Fresh pressure on Venezuela’ and Starmer’s ‘Brexit betrayal’
on January 5, 2026 at 12:36 amNew warnings from the US to Venezuela lead most of Monday’s papers, while some splash on Sir Keir’s comments on closer EU alignment.
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- Russia-Ukraine war: List of key events, day 1,411
on January 5, 2026 at 4:36 amThese are the key developments from day 1,411 of Russia’s war on Ukraine.
- Trump’s abduction of Maduro escalates concerns over potential war with Iranon January 5, 2026 at 2:15 am
Experts say US military action in Caracas ‘gives momentum’ for conflict with Tehran and deals another blow to diplomacy.
- Trump threatens Colombia’s Petro, says Cuba ‘looks like it’s ready to fall’on January 5, 2026 at 2:04 am
US president says a military operation in Colombia ‘sounds good’ to him and warns Mexico ‘to get their act together’.
- Cuba says 32 Cuban fighters killed in US raids on Venezuelaon January 5, 2026 at 1:50 am
Havana declares two days of mourning for the Cubans killed in US operation to abduct Nicolas Maduro.
- N Korea’s Kim oversees hypersonic missile tests, cites geopolitical crisison January 5, 2026 at 1:12 am
Kim underscores need to bolster N Korea’s nuclear deterrent, citing ‘recent geopolitical crisis’, state media reports.