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  • Nicolás Maduro jailed in New York as Trump says US will ‘run’ Venezuela

    Venezuelan leader is expected to make an initial appearance in Manhattan federal court on Monday after capture by US forces

    Latest

  • Donald Trump stands behind a lectern during a press conference. Members of the press reach out their hands to ask a question

    Analysis

    Trump’s new focus on Venezuelan oil reinforces claim action was never about ‘war on drugs’

  • Delcy Rodríguez

    Analysis

    Delcy Rodríguez strikes defiant tone but must walk tightrope as Venezuela’s interim leader

  • Large infrastructure with lots of metal towers

    Oil

    What role could the US play in Venezuela’s ‘bust’ industry?

  • Caracas from a distance with explosions and smoke visible.

    The Yankees are coming

    Venezuelan leaders’ fever dream of a US invasion becomes reality

  • a man in a suit speaks into a microphone

    US politics

    Republican claims of ‘terrorism’ leave everyone unsafe, Muslim leader warns

    Edward Ahmed Mitchell of Council on American-Islamic Relations says Texas and Florida governors abusing power

  • A man in a suit with a very tight collar speaks into a microphone.

    Canada

    Canadian officials say US health institutions no longer dependable for accurate information

  • A member of US military personnel gestures while speaking to JD and Usha Vance in a snowy expanse

    Greenland

    US attack on Venezuela raises fears of future Greenland takeover

  • Code displayed on a computer screen with a silhouetted hand typing

    AI

    World ‘may not have time’ to prepare for AI safety risks, says leading researcher

  • Collett with black glove speaks into microphone

    The far right

    Leading UK far-right activist spoke at Russian extreme nationalist event

  • Two men standing with vodka glassses

    Ukraine

    ‘This is business as usual’: boss of bombed Ukrainian vodka maker seeks to expand exports

  • László Krasznahorkai in a dinner suit arrives for a dinner for Nobel laureates

    Hungary

    ‘It has become difficult to live’: Hungarian writers bemoan country’s hostile environment

  • Anthony Joshua with his mother (far right) in a photograph the boxer shared on Instagram

    Boxing

    Anthony Joshua issues first public update after fatal car crash in Nigeria

  • ‘Could you refuse me anything,' reads the thought bubble from the grey cat, photographed looking upward from a wooden floor. The cat has distinctive flat ears.

    Belgium

    PM’s cat Maximus is social media star with ‘subliminal political message’

In focus

  • The Cuban president stands among a crowd of people holding Cuban and Venezuelan flags

    Cuba

    ‘Venezuela helped us a lot’: US’s capture of Nicolás Maduro stirs anxiety in Cuba

    Power cuts and fuel shortages likely to rise after loss of key ally, while Trump administration’s warnings cause concern

  • People gather around a makeshift memorial to pay their respects by laying flowers, candles and messages near the Constellation bar, in Crans-Montana in honour of the victims of the fire that ripped through the venue in the luxury Alpine ski resort on New Year's Eve.

    Switzerland fire

    ‘It has hit us very hard’: grief grips Crans-Montana as police identify more victims

  • A man wearing novelty glasses in the shape of the numbers 2026 with financial data on screens behind him

    Economics

    From the AI bubble to Fed fears: the global outlook for 2026

Features

  • A small wood-framed home in a clearing in the woods.

    Nina Simone

    ‘This is where it all started’: Nina Simone’s childhood home gets long-awaited rehabilitation

  • A graphic of a silhouette of Bardot's face over the top of the actor in an off-the-shoulder top

    The Sunday read

    Sex object, animal rights activist, racist: the paradox that was Brigitte Bardot

More features

  • Paterson Joseph in 1981

    Flashback

    Actor and writer Paterson Joseph: ‘Tilda Swinton asked me a question that changed everything that came next’

  • Yungblud poses shirtless with black wings sprouting from his back

    Music

    ‘I’ve got a fearlessness to being laid bare’: how Yungblud became Britain’s biggest rock star

  • The Great British Sewing Bee’s Patrick Grant, chef and presenter Andi Oliver and author Rutger Bregman are pictured inside a very detailed illustration including a bottle of drink, people crying and a thumbs down

    Health & wellbeing

    Doomscrolling, people pleasing and low-fat foods? Life’s too short! Nine writers on what they won’t bother with this year

  • GUARDIAN TIHWDI 140 newcrop web

    This is how we do it

    ‘After 50 years together, I’m more orgasmic than ever’

  • A man in a uniform holds a car door open while a woman gets out

    Kindness of strangers

    I was ill and about to miss my flight when a well-dressed man helped me to the airport

  • Aliens - invasive species by Erik Irmer, published by Fotohof Edition Raccoon cubs at the animal rescue centre run by veterinarian and animal rights activist Mathilde Laininger 2022

    Photography

    Aliens: the spread of invasive plants and animals across Europe

Opinion

  • Trump Press Conference on the Maduro Arrest, Palm Beach, Florida, USA - 03 Jan 2026Mandatory Credit: Photo by Nicole Combea - Pool via CNP/Shutterstock (16222743z) US President Donald Trump speaks during a news conference at the Mar-a-Lago Club in Palm Beach, Florida, US,. President Nicolas Maduro has been charged in the US after he was captured and flown out of Venezuela, following a series of airstrikes that mark an extraordinary escalation in the Trump administration's months-long campaign against the country. Trump Press Conference on the Maduro Arrest, Palm Beach, Florida, USA - 03 Jan 2026

    Today, Trump’s target was Caracas. What tomorrow?

    Stephen Wertheim

    He took office promising to annex Greenland and take back the Panama Canal. Now that he has ousted Maduro, other countries could be next

  • Rajan Menon

    After Trump’s illegal Venezuela coup, there are two dangers: he is emboldened, but has no clue what comes next

    Rajan Menon

    He used largely fictitious charges to seize control, but can’t know how Venezuelans will react. He may also overstep now as regards Iran, warns Rajan Menon, a professor emeritus of international relations

More opinion

  1. Heather Stewart

    The cost of AI slop could cause a rethink that shakes the global economy in 2026

    Heather Stewart

  2. Jason Okundaye

    The hill I will die on: Films and TV shows are better if you read the spoilers first

    Jason Okundaye

  3. John Harris

    In 2026, remember this: Britain is much better than it was in so many ways. Don’t swallow the right’s lies

    John Harris

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    Caroline felt she was doomed to dating failure. Learning to sit with sadness was part of overcoming her loneliness

    Ahona Guha

Sports

  • Matheus Cunha punches the air after his equaliser for Manchester United

    Premier League

    Cunha earns Manchester United point as Leeds keep up unbeaten run

    Manchester United drew 1-1 at Leeds as Matheus Cunha equalised shortly after Brenden Aaronson had put the hosts ahead in the second half

  • Ryan Gravenberch warms up for Liverpool at Fulham

    Fulham v Liverpool, Afcon and more

  • Seahawks linebacker Drake Thomas (42) is congratulated by linebacker Ernest Jones IV, middle, and cornerback Riq Woolen after intercepting a pass against the 49ers during the second half of Saturday’s game.

    NFL

    Seahawks clinch NFC’s No 1 seed as Buccaneers cling to playoff hopes

  • Emma Raducanu of the Great Britain team speaks with her coach, Francisco Roig, before being ruled out of her United Cup debut at RAC Arena in Perth

    Tennis

    Emma Raducanu ruled out of United Cup opener in false start to new season

More sports

  1. Auston Matthews of the Toronto Maple Leafs scores a goal past David Rittich of the New York Islanders during the second period of Saturday’s game.

    NHL

    Matthews passes Sundin as Maple Leafs’ all-time leading goalscorer

  2. USA’s Jordan Stolz is considered a medal contender for at least three events at the Milano-Cortina Olympics.

    Speed skating

    Stolz falls at US trials but still qualifies for Olympics

  3. Luke Littler shows his delight after completing victory.

    PDC World Championship

    Imperious Littler thrashes Van Veen to retain his world title

  4. The 15-year-old Australian Indra Brown wins World Cup freeski halfpipe gold medal in Calgary, Canada

    Skiing

    Australian teenage sensation Brown continues stunning rise with World Cup gold

More top stories

  • Man in suit at table with blue curtain background, in front of mob of TV crews.

    The US politics sketch

    Maduro’s capture had the world’s ear – but Trump returned to petty gripes

    Though he also discussed plans to ‘run’ Venezuela, the US president could not resist upending his moment of glory

  • Ahmed al-Ahmed gestures after receiving a standing ovation for his actions during the Bondi shootings during day one of the Fifth Test of the 2025/26 Ashes series.

    Australia

    Crowd roars in standing ovation for Bondi hero Ahmed al-Ahmed at Ashes Test in Sydney

  • Kim Jong-un walking along a track with a large missile launcher behind him and soldiers standing to attention

    North Korea

    North Korea launches ballistic missiles towards sea before South Korean leader’s visit to China

  • A Royal Air Force pilot checking an underwing missile on a Typhoon.

    Syria

    British and French aircraft attack underground Islamic State weapons store in Syria

  • a protest sign that says 'protect independent public TV and radio'

    US public radio

    Trump cuts have fueled ‘rage-giving’ to US rural public radio. Will it be enough?

Climate crisis & environment

  1. A large computer drinking a reservoir dry.

    AI

    ‘Just an unbelievable amount of pollution’: how big a threat is AI to the climate?

  2. Three rows of hotel buildings set on shelves excavated into a forest-covered hillside

    Pacific islands

    ‘Magical place’: tourists see another side of Papua New Guinea’s most troubled region

  3. A vet soothes a baby elephant Khao Tom at a rescue centre.

    Wildlife

    What makes an elephant abandon her calf – and is it a growing problem?

  4. people lie on the ground in a cooling center

    Climate law

    2025 was a big year for climate in the US courts - these were the wins and losses

US news

  1. Flu season

    US sees spike in flu cases in December, after most severe season since 2018

  2. Jeffrey Epstein

    Epstein disclosures raise key question: why wasn’t he stopped earlier?

  3. California

    Four sisters from LA’s Watts nurture families from the same blocks: ‘They stand in the gap’

  4. Trump administration

    A top DoJ official trained Pam Bondi on ethics rules in the department. Then he was fired

World news

  1. UK

    ‘Once whispered, now discussed’: the rise of dubious claims of civil war in Britain

  2. Venezuela

    Airstrikes, helicopters and a snatch squad with a blowtorch: how the US raid on Caracas unfolded

  3. Germany

    Berlin power outage hits 45,000 homes after suspected arson attack

  4. Gaza

    Tents supplied to displaced Palestinians ‘inadequate for Gaza winter’

Culture

  • The moon sets behind the Statue of Liberty

    Photography

    See the wolf moon supermoon across the world

  • Miranda Otto with long auburn hair and wearing leopard print blouse, photographed against a blue wall, smiling.

    10 Chaotic Questions

    Miranda Otto: ‘It can be a gift when things go absolutely the wrong way’

What to watch

  1. woman wearing mask and gloves holds up flashlight

    Film review

    We Bury the Dead – Daisy Ridley tackles the undead in solid zombie twist

  2. black and white film still of robot attached to wires

    Film

    New year, old warnings: what can films set in 2026 teach us?

  3. Tom Hiddleston in The Night Manager, series two.

    TV review

    The Night Manager – no naughty bum-flashing? It’s still a class above all other spy thrillers

  4. ‘I’m a grownup Mr Benn and I love it!’ … Graham in A Thousand Blows, season two.

    Television

    ‘I’ve seen a lot of great pissheads’: Stephen Graham on booze, Baftas and the return of his bone-crunching boxing thriller

What to listen to

  1. John Simm

    Music

    ’I inexplicably detest Mr Brightside’: John Simm’s honest playlist

  2. Hardwicke Circus

    Music

    ‘Playing in a war zone isn’t for most people’: the British band braving drone strikes and pneumonia to tour Ukraine

  3. Iain Ballamy.

    Jazz album of the month

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  4. Composite picture of Joni Mitchell, Diamanda Galas, Kendrick Lamar and Neil Young

    Music

    Our 2026 listening resolutions: from Radiohead to Kendrick Lamar, critics try to get into music they’ve never liked

What to read

  1. Andrew Miller wearing an orange shirt

    The books of my life

    Andrew Miller: ‘DH Lawrence forced me to my feet – I was madly excited’

  2. Grace Murray.

    Fiction

    Blank Canvas by Grace Murray review – a superb debut from a 22-year-old author

  3. People waiting at a train station at sunset.

    Review roundup

    The best recent poetry

  4. Googoosh with French singer Charles Aznavour in the 1970s.

    Books

    Googoosh: A Sinful Voice by Googoosh with Tara Dehlavi review – the extraordinary story of an Iranian icon

What to play

  1. Sarah Martin investigates the virtual world of Roblox. Roblox DTI

    Pushing Buttons

    Roblox, James Bond and a billion-dollar video game – here are our most-read gaming stories of 2025

  2. PlayStation 5 Split Fiction game key art

    Games

    The 20 best video games of 2025

  3. A straight-up shot of serotonin … Arc Raiders.

    Games

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  4. Blue Prince screenshot

    The Dominik Diamond alternative game of the year awards 2025

    Dominik Diamond

More culture

  1. (Clockwise from top left) All My Sons; Jade Franks; Lord of the Flies; The Odyssey; Wuthering Heights; Blackpink.

    2026 culture preview

    From K-pop and The Traitors to Dune and the return of Madge: your A-Z of the biggest culture of 2026

  2. I May Destroy You

    My cultural awakening

    I May Destroy You helped me confront being spiked

  3. George and Amal Clooney at the 82nd Venice international film festival last year.

    Analysis

    ‘Suspension of entry into the US’, paparazzi – and wine: three other reasons George Clooney moved to France

  4. The History of Sound - Paul Mescal and Josh O'Connor

    Film

    ‘I don’t want to resent the thing I love’: Paul Mescal and Josh O’Connor on romance, rationing and retirement

Lifestyle

  • Chris Moore wearing a light-blue shirt and dark trousers, sitting in a cream armchair with his arms resting on the arms, looking at the camera

    Health & wellbeing

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    Ask Annalisa Barbieri

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Well actually

  1. An illustration depicting meditation, budgeting, therapy and running.

    How to start anything

    Expert tips for trying something new

  2. Close-up of a woman holding her abdomen, sitting on a sofa, indicating discomfort or pain in her stomach

    Viruses

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  3. a collage of trends

    Health

    ‘Let them’, creatine and fibermaxxing: the biggest wellness trends of 2025

  4. a man holding a sock

    Um... thanks?

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  1. a pair of ATG MaxiFlex Ultimate Work Gloves with wool liners

    The Filter

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    The Filter

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  4. man in suit smiles as he walks outside

    Men's suits

    ‘The Brooklinen of suits’: how Zohran Mamdani makes his $500 suits work

Relationships

  1. 03 jan Blind Date Karyshma & Arun

    Blind date

    'My contact lens fell out towards the end, so we had to cut it short’

  2. Cassandra and Julia standing on a forest path holding hands and looking at the camera

    Experience

    My friend turned out to be my long-lost sister

  3. Illustration of person in bath with shower dripping

    You be the judge

    Should my boyfriend change the way he showers?

  4. Illustration of Pamela Stephenson Connolly seated at a desk, with one hand on a huge pile of letters and the other holding a little dog

    Sexual healing

    ‘There’s no such thing as normal’: 13 essential lessons about sex – from 20 years of Sexual Healing

Health & fitness

  1. Side view portrait of a tired runner resting after exercise in city outskirts at sunset

    Health

    Glum? Stressed? Obsessed? How to know when it’s time to let go of a goal

  2. Composite of a old antique drawing of a knee

    The way you move

    ‘They don’t have a nice socket structure’: how to really look after your knees

  3. An office worker sleeping on a camping bed by his desk

    How to have a better day

    The secret to a perfect nap: when, where and for how long?

  4. Illustration of a woman having a relaxing, candle-lit bubble bath

    How to have a better day

    The perfect evening routine: how to prepare for bed – from blue light to baths

Fashion & beauty

  1. Zohran Mamdani being sworn in by Attorney General Letitia James, left, alongside his wife Rama Duwaji, right, in a former subway station

    Fashion

    What Zohran Mamdani’s suit tells us about the man and the way society is changing

  2. Woman in colourful stripey pyjamas yawning, holding a mug and wearing an eye mask with eyes painted on it

    Fashion

    Rise and shine! How not to look tired (even when you’re totally knackered)

  3. A young man wearing a bright blue quarter-zip jumper over a white shirt and striped tie, with suit trousers, sitting on a bench in a muddy park with a tree behind him

    Quarter-zip

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  1. Retro typewriter and old telephone on the table, checkbook, ink pen

    Notes and queries

    Readers reply: should we turn the internet off?

  2. breakfast tacos

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    Dining across the divide

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  4. Scilly Swim Challenge

    Travel

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Documentary

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    Threshold: the choir who sing to the dying

    Dying is a process and in a person’s final hours and days, Nickie and her Threshold Choir are there to accompany people on their way and bring comfort. Through specially composed songs, akin to lullabies, the choir cultivates an environment of love and safety around those on their deathbed.

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