Iran arrests hundreds, disrupts internet as currency falls to new low and protests enter a second week.https://www.wsj.com/world/middle-east/iran-protests-swell-in-tehrans-bazaar-d760507e
Orders from U.S. factories declined 1.3% in October to $604.8 billion, from $612.9 billion in September. Economists polled by The Wall Street Journal were expecting a 1.2% decrease.https://www.wsj.com/economy/factory-orders-fell-in-october-e8a98119
China’s foreign-exchange reserves rose in December amid a weaker dollar, wrapping up a year marked by a ballooning trade surplus.https://www.wsj.com/finance/currencies/chinas-forex-reserves-rose-in-december-as-yuan-debate-mounts-d9636b7b
The Justice Department’s opinion is expected to say the operation was lawful because it was part of a law-enforcement action.https://www.wsj.com/politics/policy/trump-administration-draws-up-new-legal-justification-for-maduro-operation-295bc317
The Trump administration’s ambition of revitalizing Venezuela’s oil industry has renewed calls for Canada to quickly approve a pipeline that would boost the country’s crude exports and lessen its reliance on trade with the U.S.https://www.wsj.com/world/americas/push-for-new-canadian-oil-pipeline-gets-boost-from-u-s-action-in-venezuela-9d00ae19
It’s Prime Minister Mark Carney’s latest step to normalize ties with the world’s second-largest economy and reduce Canada’s reliance on the U.S. for trade.https://www.wsj.com/world/americas/canadas-carney-to-visit-china-next-week-with-focus-on-trade-37713a1c
Once a sharp critic of Trump, Secretary of State Marco Rubio has become one of president’s closest advisers.https://www.wsj.com/politics/national-security/rubio-has-long-dreamed-of-changing-latin-america-embracing-maga-opened-the-door-5a7912e4
The opposition leader and her movement went from elation to dismay after President Trump said allies of Nicolás Maduro would rule the country.https://www.wsj.com/world/americas/venezuelas-machado-stole-the-worlds-attention-now-she-is-frozen-out-0380c083
Iran’s regime kills more protesters as crowds grow and prices rise.https://www.wsj.com/opinion/iran-protests-ayatollah-ali-khamenei-hezbollah-5503df3d
The regime may be using oil to buy Trump’s support to stay in power.https://www.wsj.com/opinion/donald-trump-venezuela-oil-tankers-nicolas-maduro-67c4775c
After Venezuela, a realization that democracy can promote stability.https://www.wsj.com/opinion/trump-rethinks-regime-change-27dab4cc
Unlike ‘Palestine,’ Somaliland has proved it is a nation.https://www.wsj.com/opinion/a-two-state-solution-for-somalia-234e2f9a
The sale could be a mistake that undermines U.S. interests and security for decades to come, writes Michael Rubin.https://www.wsj.com/opinion/why-would-we-trust-turkey-with-f-35-jets-middle-east-ef34828a
Law derives legitimacy from morality.https://www.wsj.com/opinion/st-augustine-vs-mr-maduro-venezuela-aa7b0b7a
Total orders rose 5.6% on month in November, with large-scale bookings once again boosting the factory sector as tariff headwinds subside.https://www.wsj.com/economy/german-factory-orders-jump-6fe15c8f
The U.S. military used the jet for jamming and spoofing Venezuela’s air defense. It is a key tool in the Pentagon’s renewed focus on electronic warfare.https://www.wsj.com/world/the-growler-signal-jamming-jet-that-helped-capture-nicolas-maduro-1eba383f
The options include money, political pressure and a military operation. All of them are complex and risky.https://www.wsj.com/world/greenland-deal-us-trump-e139fd61
The commitments would come as part of a potential agreement to end war with Russia that Western allies are discussing.https://www.wsj.com/world/europe/u-k-and-france-agree-to-set-up-military-hubs-across-ukraine-after-ceasefire-3d69c8fc
European leaders, reluctant to criticize the president over Venezuela, fear irreparable damage to NATO if he seizes the Danish territory.https://www.wsj.com/world/alarm-spreads-among-u-s-allies-over-trumps-demand-for-greenland-2235f65c
Police officers in Woolwich Township, New Jersey, rescued a 13-year-old boy who fell through thin ice into a freezing pond.https://abcnews.go.com/GMA/News/video/boy-rescued-freezing-pond-128941385