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A social worker and teacher imprisoned for his activism, he later wrote about the toll of incarceration and worked to help others behind bars. Shiu Ka-chun at Baptist University in Kowloon Tong in 2016.Credit…K. Y. Cheng/South China Morning Post, via Getty Images Jan. 10, 2025, 5:38 a.m. ET Shiu Ka-chun, a former social worker and…

You have a preview view of this article while we are checking your access. When we have confirmed access, the full article content will load. News Analysis A stinging defeat in war has left the once untouchable group on its most uncertain footing in years. A portrait of a Hezbollah cleric at a destroyed Ottoman-era…

Americas|Venezuela’s Autocrat Detains U.S. Citizens as He Seizes 3rd Term https://www.nytimes.com/2025/01/10/world/americas/nicolas-maduro-venezuela-president.html You have a preview view of this article while we are checking your access. When we have confirmed access, the full article content will load. President Nicolás Maduro will be sworn in for another six years on Friday, and he is hoping to use…

You have a preview view of this article while we are checking your access. When we have confirmed access, the full article content will load. It’s widely used because it can slow flames in ways that water can’t. But it also contains heavy metals and other harmful compounds. A firefighting aircraft dropping fire retardant near…

You have a preview view of this article while we are checking your access. When we have confirmed access, the full article content will load. Image Extinguishing hot spots from the Eaton fire on Thursday.Credit…Philip Cheung for The New York Times A third day of devastating fires in Los Angeles The economic cost of wildfires…

Americas|Venezuela’s Opposition Leader Is Forcibly Detained and Then Released https://www.nytimes.com/2025/01/09/world/americas/venezuela-maria-corina-machado-detained.html During her detention, an aide said, Maria Corina Machado “was forced to record several videos.” She has garnered enormous support for her opposition to Nicolás Maduro. María Corina Machado, the Venezuelan opposition leader, was briefly detained on Thursday after appearing at a protest in Caracas.Credit…Maxwell…

You have a preview view of this article while we are checking your access. When we have confirmed access, the full article content will load. After a self-imposed exile, Venâncio Mondlane was welcomed home by delirious crowds supporting his claim that the country’s last election was stolen from him by corrupt elites. Venâncio Mondlane, the…

Briefing|Friday Briefing: Racing to Control Los Angeles Fires https://www.nytimes.com/2025/01/09/briefing/los-angeles-wildfires-lebanon-us-ukraine.html You have a preview view of this article while we are checking your access. When we have confirmed access, the full article content will load. Image Credit…Loren Elliott for The New York Times Firefighters rushed to contain the Los Angeles wildfires Officials hoped that a drop…

Americas|Venezuela’s Opposition Leader, Maria Corina Machado, Detained at Protest https://www.nytimes.com/2025/01/09/world/americas/venezuelas-opposition-leader-maria-corina-machado-detained.html Ms. Machado has garnered enormous support for her opposition to the country’s autocrat, Nicolás Maduro. María Corina Machado, the Venezuelan opposition leader, was detained on Thursday after appearing at a protest in Caracas.Credit…Maxwell Briceno/Reuters Jan. 9, 2025Updated 3:27 p.m. ET Venezuela’s popular opposition leader, María…

Just 15 men remain at the prison, down from hundreds when it opened 23 years ago. But the costly operation could go on for years. A prisoner at Guantánamo in 2019. Fifteen inmates remain at the military base.Credit…Doug Mills/The New York Times By Carol Rosenberg Carol Rosenberg has been covering the prison at Guantánamo Bay,…