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Saudi Arabia executed 356 people in 2025 — Cornell Center on the Death Penalty Worldwide: The surge in executions over the last two years has largely been driven by an intensified crackdown on drugs, an April report from Amnesty International said (LINK) 2 January 2026
Breaking news
Maduro in custody at New York detention centre as Trump says US will 'run' Venezuela (LINK) 4 January 2026
"What the smartest people in foreign policy, business, and economics are saying about Trump's raid on Venezuela" (LINK) 2 January 2026
Venezuela's VP throws cold water on Trump's solution for running the country: It is unclear where Rodríguez currently is. Some media reports have placed her in Russia, others in Caracas (LINK) 3 January 2026
World reacts to US bombing of Venezuela, 'capture' of Madur: Colombia, Cuba, Trinidad and Tobago, Iran, Russia (LINK) 2 January 2026
Maduro in custody at New York detention centre as Trump says US will 'run' Venezuela (LINK) 4 January 2026
"What the smartest people in foreign policy, business, and economics are saying about Trump's raid on Venezuela" (LINK) 2 January 2026
Venezuela's VP throws cold water on Trump's solution for running the country: It is unclear where Rodríguez currently is. Some media reports have placed her in Russia, others in Caracas (LINK) 3 January 2026
World reacts to US bombing of Venezuela, 'capture' of Madur: Colombia, Cuba, Trinidad and Tobago, Iran, Russia (LINK) 2 January 2026
— In a post on Truth Social, Trump claimed Maduro and his wife had been "captured and flown out of the country" following the operation, which he said was conducted "in conjunction with US law enforcement".
Iran's leader says rioters 'must be put in their place' as protest death toll rises to at least 10 (LINK) 3 January 2026
Britain says it and France bombed suspected Islamic State arms dump in Syria — (LINK) ground.news: 83 media reports — 3 January 2026 (LINK)
Sixteen more victims of Swiss ski resort fire identified, including three aged under 16 — (LINK) ground.news: 13 media reports — 4 January 2026 (LINK)
Swiss open criminal case against managers of ski resort bar after deadly fire: suspected of manslaughter by negligence, bodily harm by negligence and arson by negligence: fire killed 40 people and injured another 119 (LINK) 3 January 2026
— In a statement, Beatrice Pilloud, the lead prosecutor in the canton of Valais, said investigators were looking into whether the venue's acoustic foam was "the cause of the problem", as well as "whether it complies with regulations".
Mamdani sworn in as New York City mayor in abandoned subway station (LINK) 1 January 2026
Major news
Saudi Arabia executed 356 people in 2025 — Cornell Center on the Death Penalty Worldwide: The surge in executions over the last two years has largely been driven by an intensified crackdown on drugs, an April report from Amnesty International said (LINK) 2 January 2026
Miscellaneous
CERN's Large Hadron Collider is being shut down: CERN doesn't expect its high-luminosity LHC to be operational again until mid-2030 (LINK) 3 January 2026
ProPublica's Most-Read Stories of 2025 (LINK) 30 Deccember 2025
- The Militia and the Mole
- Sick in a Hospital Town
- Inside ICE Air: Flight Attendants on Deportation Planes Say Disaster Is "Only a Matter of Time"
- The Untold Saga of What Happened When DOGE Stormed Social Security
- Trump’s Own Mortgages Match His Description of Mortgage Fraud, Records Reveal
CERN's Large Hadron Collider is being shut down: CERN doesn't expect its high-luminosity LHC to be operational again until mid-2030 (LINK) 3 January 2026
ProPublica's Most-Read Stories of 2025 (LINK) 30 Deccember 2025
- The Militia and the Mole
- Sick in a Hospital Town
- Inside ICE Air: Flight Attendants on Deportation Planes Say Disaster Is "Only a Matter of Time"
- The Untold Saga of What Happened When DOGE Stormed Social Security
- Trump’s Own Mortgages Match His Description of Mortgage Fraud, Records Reveal
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