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... The Story of Carthage Isn’t Necessarily What the Romans Committed to History

A new book by historian and archaeologist Eve MacDonald paints a more complete portrait of the once-great African society destroyed by Rome
https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/story-carthage-isnt-necessarily-what-romans-committed-history-180987841/

... Margaret Atwood on Doomscrolling: ‘I Want to Keep Up With the Latest Doom’

On this week’s episode of The Big Interview, the author of The Handmaid’s Tale talks about Elon Musk, political resistance, and why she still has hope for America’s future.
https://www.wired.com/story/the-big-interview-podcast-margaret-atwood/

... ‘Shogun’ Creator Says Season 2 ‘Defies Expectations’

The historical series Shogun was an international hit that won a record 18 Emmy Awards. With production on season 2 starting, the writer and executive producer talk about their new challenges.
https://www.wired.com/story/shogun-creator-says-season-2-defies-expectations/

... AI Deepfakes Are Impersonating Pastors to Try to Scam Their Congregations

Religious communities around the US are getting hit with AI depictions of their leaders sharing incendiary sermons and asking for donations.
https://www.wired.com/story/ai-deepfakes-are-impersonating-pastors-to-try-and-scam-their-congregations/

... People Are Using Sora 2 to Make Disturbing Videos With AI-Generated Kids

Videos such as fake ads featuring AI children playing with vibrators or Jeffrey Epstein- and Diddy-themed play sets are being made with Sora 2 and posted to TikTok.
https://www.wired.com/story/people-are-using-sora-2-to-make-child-fetish-content/

... Tech Disrupted Friendship. It’s Time to Bring It Back

Two decades ago social media promised to connect people with pals far and wide. Twenty years online has left us turning to AI for kinship. IRL companionship is the future.
https://www.wired.com/story/expired-tired-wired-ai-friends/

... Politics Is Fandom; Fascism Is Fanfic

From Zohran Mamdani’s campaign to the US government’s Halo memes, fandom has become the defining language of US politics.
https://www.wired.com/story/expired-tired-wired-political-influencers/

... Germany eavesdropped on some Obama calls from Air Force One, book says

Germany’s foreign intelligence agency, the BND, intercepted some unencrypted calls around the same time the U.S. was spying on Chancellor Angela Merkel, a new book reveals.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2026/01/05/germany-obama-eavesdropping-calls-merkel/

... What to know about Maduro, his capture and Trump’s plans for Venezuela

Here’s what happened over the weekend between the U.S., Venezuela and the world after a U.S. special operation deposed Venezuelan president Nicolás Maduro.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2026/01/05/venezuela-trump-maduro-what-to-know/

... U.S. plan to ‘run’ Venezuela clouded in confusion

In Washington and Caracas, the vision for administering Venezuela in the weeks and months ahead appears uncertain and stubbornly complex.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/national-security/2026/01/04/us-venezuela-plan-trump-rubio-miller/

... Dread and uncertainty reign in Caracas: ‘We don’t know anything about anything’

In the aftermath of U.S. strikes and the capture of Maduro, Venezuelans are struggling to understand what just happened — and what might come next.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2026/01/04/venezuela-maduro-caracas-politics-future/

... Trump leads the world into a geopolitical Wild West

Here, might makes right, and laws and rules fall away.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2026/01/04/venezuela-trump-global-law-order-rules-wild-west-intervention/

... What Maduro’s ouster means for Trump’s mass deportation campaign

Trump said many Venezuelan immigrants “want to go back.” Will Maduro’s removal spark a return — or another exodus?
https://www.washingtonpost.com/immigration/2026/01/04/immigrants-venezuela-maduro-trump-deportation/

... China studying U.S. strike for lessons and opportunities, analysts say

The attack on Venezuela could encourage China to forcefully intervene in its own neighborhood, with risks especially high for Taiwan and in the South China Sea.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2026/01/06/venezuela-maduro-attack-china-taiwan/

... Trump team puts a target on Cuba, with threats and oil blockade

Trump and Rubio have made clear the collapse of Cuba’s communist government is not only a likely side benefit of Maduro’s ouster but a goal.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/national-security/2026/01/06/cuba-venezuela-regime-change-trump-rubio/

... Venezuelan leader Maduro pleads not guilty at federal arraignment

A federal indictment accuses the ousted leader and his wife of enriching themselves as they conspired to flood the United States with cocaine, among other charges.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2026/01/05/venezuela-trump-maduro-arraignment/

... Venezuela caps list of places Trump has pledged or proposed U.S. control

Trump says the U.S. is “in charge” of Venezuela. He has also said he would “get” Greenland, “take over” Gaza, take back the Panama Canal and make Canada a U.S. state.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2026/01/05/venezuela-caps-list-places-trump-has-pledged-or-proposed-us-control/

... Paris court convicts 10 for claiming French first lady was born a man

The trial in France is seen as a forerunner to a bigger legal case the Macrons have brought in the U.S. against MAGA influencer Candace Owens for promoting similar claims.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2026/01/05/brigitte-macron-france-bullying-verdict/

... Zelensky ousts security services chief, angering military commanders

The ousting of Vasyl Maliuk, head of the Ukrainian security services, infuriated many military commanders, who said it risked destabilizing the chain of command.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2026/01/05/ukraine-security-service-government-reshuffle/

... Who is Delcy Rodriguez, Venezuela’s acting leader?

The veteran politician, lawyer and diplomat played a key role in overhauling Venezuela’s economic policy and developing close ties with the business community.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2026/01/05/venezuela-acting-president-delcy-rodriguez/