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C.I.A. Strikes Inside Venezuela, and U.S. Tells U.N. Agencies to ‘Adapt, Shrink or Die’

C.I.A. Strikes Inside Venezuela, and U.S. Tells U.N. Agencies to ‘Adapt, Shrink or Die’

The Headlines
Dec 30, 2025 8 min
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<p>Plus, the mountain climbing brothers trying to rewrite the world's maps.</p><p>Here’s what we’re covering:</p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2025/12/29/us/politics/cia-drone-strike-venezuela.html" target="_blank">C.I.A. Conducted Drone Strike on Port in Venezuela</a> by Julian E. Barnes and Tyler Pager</p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2025/12/29/us/politics/pacific-trump-venezuela-boat-strike.html" target="_blank">U.S. Kills 2 in Strike in Pacific, as Trump Pressures Venezuela</a> by Eric Schmitt</p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2025/12/29/world/europe/russia-claims-ukraine-attack-putin.html" target="_blank">Russia Threatens to Toughen Its Stance on Ending the War in Ukraine</a> by Neil MacFarquhar and Ivan Nechepurenko</p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2025/12/29/world/europe/us-un-aid-funding-foreign-assistance.html" target="_blank">U.S. Pledges $2 Billion for U.N. Aid but Tells Agencies to ‘Adapt, Shrink, or Die’</a> by Nick Cumming-Bruce</p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2025/12/29/business/youth-sports-stress.html" target="_blank">As Youth Sports Professionalize, Kids Are Burning Out Fast</a> by Ken Belson</p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2025/12/28/science/eric-matthew-gilbertson-mountains.html" target="_blank">Twins’ Peaks: The Gilbertson Brothers Want to Rewrite Your Country’s Map</a> by Sarah Scoles</p><p>Tune in every weekday morning, and tell us what you think at: <a href="mailto:theheadlines@nytimes.com">theheadlines@nytimes.com</a>.</p> <p><p>Subscribe today at <a href="http://nytimes.com/podcasts">nytimes.com/podcasts</a> or on Apple Podcasts and Spotify. You can also subscribe via your favorite podcast app here <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/activate-access/audio?source=podcatcher">https://www.nytimes.com/activate-access/audio?source=podcatcher</a>. For more podcasts and narrated articles, download The New York Times app at nytimes.com/app.</p></p><br/> <p>Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See <a href="https://pcm.adswizz.com">pcm.adswizz.com</a> for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.</p>

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