| Taiwan Strikes Trade Deal with Trump, Vows More U.S. Chip Factories
- The Trump administration agreed to lower tariffs on Taiwanese goods, while Taiwan said it would invest more in U.S. manufacturing.
Fri, 16 Jan 2026 08:43:57 +0000
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| Canada Breaks With U.S. to Slash Tariffs on Some Chinese Electric Vehicles
- China will in turn cut its own tariffs on Canadian canola products. The countries’ leaders met in Beijing on Friday and hailed a new strategic partnership.
Fri, 16 Jan 2026 08:36:31 +0000
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| A Tale of Two Meetings: Trump Chooses Oil Over Democracy
- Two conversations this week confirmed that President Trump backs the remnants of Nicolás Maduro’s regime over the Venezuelan opposition seeking to hold elections.
Fri, 16 Jan 2026 08:02:31 +0000
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| Ex-South Korean Leader Gets Prison Term in First Ruling Over Martial Law
- A court handed down five years in prison to former President Yoon Suk Yeol, who is facing multiple trials stemming from his short-lived imposition of martial law.
Fri, 16 Jan 2026 07:47:01 +0000
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| Iran’s Regime Is Losing Its Greatest Weapon: Fear
- The bulwark of Iranian oppression is fear. The latest round of demonstrations shows it has been breached.
Fri, 16 Jan 2026 06:00:04 +0000
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| Machado Presents Trump With Nobel Peace Prize
- The Venezuelan opposition leader’s efforts to share her award with the U.S. president have shaken some Norwegians’ faith in their signature soft-power tool.
Fri, 16 Jan 2026 05:21:34 +0000
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| Battles Over Truth Rage Online Amid Iran’s Internet Blackout
- The shutdown of online discourse within Iran has allowed both the government and its critics to flood social media outside the country with disinformation campaigns and fake images.
Fri, 16 Jan 2026 05:00:21 +0000
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| Uber’s Quest to Crack Japan Leads Through a Rural Hot-Springs Town
- The ride-hailing giant’s chief executive has made a bet on how it can finally grab a bigger piece of one of the world’s largest taxi markets.
Fri, 16 Jan 2026 05:00:11 +0000
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| U.S. Says It Erred in Deporting Student Traveling for Thanksgiving
- The Trump administration acknowledged it mistakenly deported a college student to Honduras despite a court order barring the removal. But the government has not moved to drop the case.
Fri, 16 Jan 2026 04:46:06 +0000
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| Video Analysis of ICE Shooting Sheds Light on Contested Moments
- Newly available videos and existing footage synchronized and assessed by The Times provides a millisecond by millisecond look at how an ICE officer ended up shooting and killing a motorist in Minneapolis.
Fri, 16 Jan 2026 04:10:43 +0000
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| Was Renee Good Obligated to Comply With an ICE Agent’s Orders?
- The agent told Ms. Good to get out of her car before she was fatally shot. Legal experts said immigration agents may sometimes, but not always, have the authority to make such commands.
Fri, 16 Jan 2026 03:35:39 +0000
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| Pentagon Will ‘Refocus’ Military Publication Stars and Stripes
- The agency’s chief spokesman outlined plans to intervene in the previously independent newspaper’s coverage.
Fri, 16 Jan 2026 03:00:58 +0000
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| Many Fiery Remarks, Little Clarity on What’s Next at Security Council Meeting on Iran
- Iran’s representative denied the country had killed protesters, as the U.S. ambassador said President Trump had made clear “all options are on the table” to stop the killing.
Fri, 16 Jan 2026 02:54:55 +0000
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| Trump Administration Lawsuit Seeking California Voter Data Is Dismissed
- The Justice Department has sued about two dozen states over access to voter rolls, as the federal government pushes to create a national database.
Fri, 16 Jan 2026 01:17:38 +0000
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| Venezuela’s Interim Leader Delivers State of the Union Address
- In her State of the Union address, Delcy Rodríguez echoed her predecessors’ fiery rhetoric but tried to hew to President Trump’s agenda.
Fri, 16 Jan 2026 01:13:17 +0000
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| Former Senator Kyrsten Sinema Accused of Affair With Member of Security Team
- In a lawsuit, the ex-wife of Ms. Sinema’s onetime staff member accused her of showering him with gifts and breaking up their marriage.
Fri, 16 Jan 2026 01:12:29 +0000
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| California’s Pacific Coast Highway Fully Reopens After Three Years
- The famed highway reopened this week after consecutive landslides shuttered two sections of the road in Big Sur and forced major repairs.
Fri, 16 Jan 2026 01:10:30 +0000
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| Number of Businesses in New York City Plunged Last Spring, Report Says
- Roughly 8,400 businesses closed in the second quarter of 2025, according to the most recent city data, creating the largest net decline in business activity since before the pandemic.
Fri, 16 Jan 2026 01:09:18 +0000
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| How Activists in Iran Are Using Starlink to Stay Online
- Activists spent years preparing for a communications blackout in Iran, smuggling in Starlink satellite internet systems and making digital shutdowns harder for the authorities to enforce.
Fri, 16 Jan 2026 01:08:49 +0000
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| Alexander Brothers Accuser Was Found Dead Last Year, Authorities Say
- The death of Kate Whiteman, whose accusation of sexual assault against Oren and Alon Alexander opened a floodgate of similar allegations, is under investigation.
Fri, 16 Jan 2026 00:58:28 +0000
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