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He played a key role in ending apartheid South Africa’s secret weapons program in the 1980s by helping the African National Congress bomb critical facilities. source https://www.nytimes.com/2026/01/14/world/africa/renfrew-christie-dead.html

This year’s recipient of the Tyler Prize for Environmental Achievement talks about “punk science,” microbial economics and thinking like a mycorrhizal fungus. source https://www.nytimes.com/2026/01/14/science/toby-kiers-fungus-tyler-prize.html

The Canadian authorities have identified 10 people in connection with the theft of about $14.4 million in gold bars from Toronto Pearson International Airport in 2023. source https://www.nytimes.com/2026/01/13/world/canada/canada-gold-heist-arrest.html

The city’s homicide rate is lower than that of New York, Paris or Toronto, contradicting a narrative promoted by President Trump and others on the populist right. source https://www.nytimes.com/2026/01/13/world/europe/trump-london-crime-homicide.html

If President Trump succeeds in gaining control of the Federal Reserve, it could have ripple effects beyond U.S. borders. source https://www.nytimes.com/2026/01/12/world/federal-reserve-global-costs-iran-gaza.html

Venezuela’s new leaders and President Trump have alluded to a major release of political prisoners, but the liberations have been slow to come. source https://www.nytimes.com/2026/01/12/world/americas/venezuela-political-prisoners-amnesty.html

The unexpected discovery of a well-preserved and fortified villa in Margam Park in South Wales sheds new light on the Roman occupation there, an expert said. source https://www.nytimes.com/2026/01/12/world/europe/archaeologists-roman-villa-park-wales.html

For several nights in a row, antigovernment protests have rocked Iran, as a government crackdown intensifies. This weekend, protesters around the world showed their solidarity for the people of Iran and demanded world leaders take action. source https://www.nytimes.c…

A question now hangs over the country: Is Iran the next target of an emboldened U.S. president? source https://www.nytimes.com/2026/01/11/world/mass-protests-iran-trump-venezuela.html

A simmering dispute between the neighbors, who share one of the largest land borders in the world, has escalated with diplomatic protests and a sports boycott. source https://www.nytimes.com/2026/01/11/world/asia/india-bangladesh-tensions.html

Antigovernment unrest that began two weeks ago has intensified in recent days, as has violence. source https://www.nytimes.com/2026/01/10/world/middleeast/iran-protests-death-toll.html