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Spanish prime minister slams Trump’s war in Iran, escalating feud By criticizing the U.S.-led attack and refusing to bow to Trump’s threat of trade retaliation, Pedro Sánchez set himself apart from other European leaders.

SPANISH PM PEDRO SÁNCHEZ DENIES U.S. USE OF BASES FOR MIDDLE EAST WAR

“Twenty-three years ago, another American administration dragged us into a war in the Middle East. ... We must learn from history, and we cannot play Russian roulette with the fate of millions of people.”

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From Hamas attack to U.S. war with Iran, violence forges a new Middle East An Iran-led order that long backed the likes of Hamas, Hezbollah and the Houthis – is gone. What will follow is one of the top questions of modern geopolitics.

Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar launched the Oct. 7 attack on Israel to transform the Middle East.

It did, on a scale comparable to the carving up of the Ottoman Empire a century ago — but not remotely in the ways Sinwar had in mind

The great Steve Hendrix reports from Jerusalem

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Opinion | Incredibly, men are still wearing ‘the George Washington’ The nation’s first president paved the way for the navy blazer and khaki pants.

That navy-blazer-and-khakis look? That was George Washington's idea.

Fascinating piece by the brilliant @sexandstatus.bsky.social (gift link)

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Cuban forces shoot 4 dead on U.S. speedboat, Havana says The crew of the Florida-registered vessel opened fire on Cuban border agents, the country’s Interior Ministry said. Cuban forces returned fire.

Rubio: “Suffice it to say, it is highly unusual to see shootouts in open sea like that. It’s not something that happens every day."

U.S. forces have attacked 42 boats in the Caribbean and Eastern Pacific since September, killing at least 143 people

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American NHLers are second only to MLBers in Republican registration among players in the five major sports, according to a VoteHub analysis of voter registration records

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A Brown University professor helped Apollo astronauts land on the moon. Now he’s helping Artemis return. - The Boston Globe NASA asked James W. Head III to work with the 18 astronauts selected for the first manned mission to orbit the moon since the end of the Apollo program.

A Brown University professor helped Apollo astronauts land on the moon. Now he’s helping Artemis return. -- Innovator Q&A by @carlosrmunoz.bsky.social
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A fake ICE tip line reveals neighbors reporting neighbors A Nashville comedian’s deportation hotline, set up as a joke, has gone viral among viewers who say it shows the “banality of evil personified” in the U.S. immigration crackdown.

New: A comedian set up a fake ICE tip line as a joke. Then 100 calls flooded in: neighbors ratting on neighbors, a teacher reporting a kindergartener. Fans say the viral TikToks revealed deportation's "banality of evil." Conservatives say he should be in prison wapo.st/4kM4qbF

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Ukrainian athlete appeals ban from Olympic skeleton event over helmet images Vladyslav Heraskevych was removed from the men’s skeleton event for refusing to remove a helmet with portraits of Ukrainian athletes who’ve died in the war with Russia.

LET VLADYSLAV LUGE

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From mysterious ghosts wandering colonial streets to ancient gods who transformed into majestic volcanoes: the most famous legends of Mexico, blending indigenous pre-Hispanic beliefs with Spanish colonial folklore, creating a rich tradition of legends focused on love, tragedy and the supernatural.

Why is the Czech team wearing the Maryland flag

Donate to Support for Washington Post international employees, organized by Michelle Lee Among the hundreds of journalists laid off by The Washington Post on … Michelle Lee needs your support for Support for Washington Post international employees

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Yes on the joy, but half of Puerto Rico doesn’t want statehood. Let Puerto Ricans decide and honor their choice

a black and white photo of prince wearing a suit jacket and necklace . ALT: a black and white photo of prince wearing a suit jacket and necklace .

That carriage is going straight to Prince’s ball

Trump wants to build a 250-foot-tall arch, dwarfing the Lincoln Memorial The president is eying a plot of land near Memorial Bridge. The art critic who proposed the idea called for a smaller arch or for Trump to pick a new site.

New at @washingtonpost.com:

Trump wants to build a *250-ft-tall arch*, for America’s 250th anniversary

The structure would tower over nearby memorials — changing DC’s skyline and blocking views of the Lincoln Memorial

It’s also spooking experts who say it’s just too big

Trump officials awarded Venezuela oil-sale contracts to firms tied to bribery The Trump administration awarded $500 million in contracts for Venezuelan oil sales to two firms with a history of bribery and corruption.

SO MUCH VENEZUELA NEWS
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Friction emerges between Trump, Venezuelan opposition over Machado’s return wapo.st/4buz7zO

Trump officials awarded Venezuela oil-sale contracts to firms tied to bribery wapo.st/49PyGPl

Trump says he’s reopening Venezuelan airspace and Americans may visit Venezuelan officials welcomed the announcement, which followed the U.S. capture this month of their president, Nicolás Maduro.

President Trump says Americans will be safe in Venezuela.

The State Department warns against travel “due to the high risk of wrongful detention, torture in detention, terrorism, kidnapping, arbitrary enforcement of local laws, crime, civil unrest, and poor health infrastructure”

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The Washington Post's International, Immigration, National Security and Climate journalists – reporters, writers, editors, photographers, videographers – work in concert to produce independent, revelatory reporting that holds power to account wherever in the world it is wielded

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Families of men killed in boat strikes sue Trump administration The wrongful-death lawsuit is the first filed in federal court in response to lethal strikes conducted on what the government has said are drug smugglers in the Caribbean Sea and Pacific Ocean.

The families of two Trinidadian men killed in a U.S. boat strike off the coast of Venezuela have filed a wrongful-death lawsuit, the first legal challenge to the Trump administration’s lethal attacks on boats.

Minnesota’s chief federal judge demanded the acting head of ICE appear in court.

The judge threatened possible contempt proceedings over several instances in which ICE failed to grant detained immigrants bond hearings that had been ordered by judges. https://wapo.st/4aisIXa

Waking up without power, heat, or running water. (Again.) But the work here in Kyiv continues. Warming up in the car, writing in pencil — pen ink freezes — by headlamp. Despite how difficult this job can be, I am proud to be a foreign correspondent at The Washington Post.

Proud to work with the @washingtonpost.com's fearless international reporters. They're the heart of this newsroom, and we'd understand our world less without them. #SaveThePost

Nation wonders if guy who ‘loves winter’ also likes getting fucking choked to death - The Beaverton CANADA – After weeks of relentless cold, the nation wondered today whether local man Jake Bryans still thought Winter was “The best season”, and also whether he thought it would be fun if all 35 milli...

Nation wonders if guy who ‘loves winter’ also likes getting fucking choked to death

SPELLING BEE CALLED IT (spoiler)

Claudia Sheinbaum insistirá en el perdón por las atrocidades de la Conquista La presidenta de México retoma el tema del perdón al lanzar un plan de justicia para pueblos originarios de Guanajuato y Querétaro

Mexico’s president is renewing a long-standing demand that Spain formally apologize to the country for abuses committed during the colonial era. Madrid has, once again, refused,. Other former colonial powers have apologized: the UK and the Netherlands have issued apologies elpais.com/mexico/2026-...

The White House is posting fake images of real people and mocking anyone who calls them out

Trump withdraws Carney’s invitation to Board of Peace after Davos spat President Donald Trump said the Canadian leader was no longer welcome on his “prestigious Board of Leaders” after the pair traded barbs in high-profile speeches in Davos.

“Dear Prime Minister Carney,” Trump wrote on Truth Social. “Please let this Letter serve to represent that the Board of Peace is withdrawing its invitation to you regarding Canada’s joining, what will be, the most prestigious Board of Leaders ever assembled, at any time.”

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Inside ICE’s Push to Go Viral Podcast Episode · Question Everything · 01/22/2026 · 27m

A gun in one hand and a phone in the other. Grateful to join @brihreed.bsky.social to talk about our deep dive into ICE's brutal-content creators on @kcrw.com's "Question Everything" podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/i...

Judge blocks government from searching data seized from Post reporter The Post demanded in a court filing Wednesday that federal law enforcement officials return electronic devices the government seized from a staff reporter’s home.

Breaking news: Government officials may not examine electronic devices seized from Post reporter Hannah Natanson until litigation stemming from the search of her home is settled, a federal judge ruled.

Washington Post demands government return materials seized from reporter The Post demanded in a court filing Wednesday that federal law enforcement officials return electronic devices the government seized from a staff reporter’s home.

The Post demands government return materials seized from @hannahnatanson.bsky.social.

WaPo: “The outrageous seizure of our reporter’s confidential newsgathering materials chills speech, cripples reporting, and inflicts irreparable harm every day the government keeps its hands on these materials.”

Trump takes aim at Canada after Carney’s Davos speech Mark Carney said middle powers such as Canada could build a new order in an era of unfettered great powers, without directly mentioning Trump or the U.S.

AS IF TO PROVE HIS POINT President Trump’s response to Canadian PM Mark Carney’s declaration that the U.S.-led, rules-based international order had come to an end:

“Canada lives because of the United States. Remember that, Mark, the next time you make your statements”

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