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World

A Tense Texas Standoff Leads to Emotional Phone Call Between Brothers

January 17, 2022January 17, 2022Megan Specia and Aina J. KhanComments Off on A Tense Texas Standoff Leads to Emotional Phone Call Between Brothers

Gulbar Akram described his brother, Faisal, who was holding four hostages in a Texas synagogue on Saturday, as deeply troubled. He said he worked with the police to try to “talk him down.’’

World

Texas Synagogue Hostage Taker Had ‘Mental Health Issues,’ Brother in U.K. Says

January 17, 2022January 17, 2022Megan Specia and Aina J. KhanComments Off on Texas Synagogue Hostage Taker Had ‘Mental Health Issues,’ Brother in U.K. Says

The family of a British man who took four hostages during the standoff at Congregation Beth Israel described him as deeply troubled.

Headlines

Toby Kiers, World Champion of Mycorrhizal Fungus

January 14, 2026Alan Burdick

Iran Plans to Execute Erfan Soltani as Trump Threatens ‘Strong Action’

January 14, 2026January 14, 2026Abdi Latif Dahir and Sanam Mahoozi

Iran Prepares to Execute a Protester as Trump Threatens ‘Strong Action’

January 14, 2026Abdi Latif Dahir and Sanam Mahoozi

U.K. Retreats on Plan to Require ‘BritCard’ ID for Workers

January 14, 2026Lynsey Chutel

Why Greenland Matters for a Warming World

January 14, 2026January 14, 2026SOMINI SENGUPTA

Venezuelan Envoy to Make First Washington Trip in Years Amid Thaw

January 14, 2026ANATOLY KURMANAEV

‘We’re Not Stupid’: What Greenlanders Would Say to Trump

January 14, 2026January 14, 2026Jeffrey Gettleman and Maya Tekeli

Watch the Leaders of Japan and South Korea Jam to K-pop on the Drums

January 14, 2026JAVIER C. HERNÁNDEZ

Venezuela Announced the Release of Political Prisoners. Families Are Still Waiting.

January 14, 2026January 14, 2026Isayen Herrera and Emiliano Rodríguez Mega

An Emboldened Trump Makes Big Bets in Venezuela, Iran and Beyond

January 14, 2026January 14, 2026DAVID E. SANGER
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