Prime Minister Mark Carney of Canada speaks during the Liberal Party’s convention in Montreal, April 11, 2026. The results of three special elections on April 13 have given Carney a majority in the Canadian Parliament; he will now be able to more easily pass budgets and other measures to advance his ultimate goal of making Canada more independent from the United States. (Ian Austen/The New York Times) By MATINA STEVIS-GRIDNEFF It’s Mark Carney’s Canada now. One year, almost t

By SIMON ROMERO The top U.S. diplomat in Venezuela announced Wednesday that she was leaving her post just months after arriving, a shake-up that comes as the Trump administration presses ahead with efforts to wield control over Venezuela’s government. Laura Dogu, who arrived in Venezuela’s capital, Caracas, in late January and reopened the U.S. Embassy, said in a statement that she would be replaced by John Barrett, the current top U.S. diplomat in Guatemala. This leadership

A man crosses Enghelab Street near a bus stop in Tehran, April 5, 2026. Iran on Wednesday, April 15, threatened further retaliation over an American naval blockade of its ports in the critical Strait of Hormuz as the U.S. military said that it had “completely halted” trade in and out of Iran by sea. (Arash Khamooshi/The New York Times) By ALI WATKINS, PETER EAVIS, AARON BOXERMAN, ERIKA SOLOMON and TYLER PAGER Senior Pakistani mediators, including the army chief, Syed Asim Mun

The S&P 500 touched an intraday ⁠record ⁠high on Wednesday, its first ⁠since the U.S.-Iran conflict began, as hopes of a de-escalation ​in the war and robust earnings expectations drew investors back into risk assets. Reaching a fresh record ‌during an active geopolitical crisis ‌marked a shift in market positioning, with traders appearing more willing to price in ⁠less severe ⁠escalation risks, at least in the near term. U.S. President Donald Trump ​has said talks with Iran

“Roofman” By JASON BAILEY This month’s guide to the under-the-radar movies of your subscription services includes unconventional romantic comedies and vibrant indie dramas. ‘Roofman’ (2025) Stream it on Paramount+ There’s a tension at the heart of Derek Cianfrance’s latest movie, which finds the director of intense indies helming a high-concept romantic comedy like a ’70s crime drama. It’s so incongruent that it shouldn’t land, yet it somehow does. Cianfrance’s unconventional

POR EL STAR STAFF LA FORTALEZA – La gobernadora de Puerto Rico Jenniffer González Colón cumplió con su responsabilidad contributiva durante el día de hoy, al rendir sus planillas tanto estatal como federal de contribución sobre ingresos correspondientes al año natural 2025. La gobernadora radicó de manera electrónica sus planillas como casada, que rinde individual al tener capitulaciones matrimoniales y separación de bienes. En ellas informó un ingreso producto de su salario

POR CYBERNEWS SAN JUAN – El secretario del Departamento de Hacienda, Ángel Pantoja Rodríguez, informaron el miércoles el cierre del periodo contributivo con 1,221,122 planillas radicadas y 2,049,182,311 dólares desembolsados en reintegros correspondientes a 918,719 planillas. La cifra de reintegros incluye una nueva nómina de 92,643,453 dólares, correspondiente a 41,384 planillas, cuyos pagos deben comenzar a reflejarse en las cuentas bancarias en los próximos días. “Estamos

President Donald Trump speaks to reporters upon his arrival at Joint Base Andrews in Maryland on Sunday night, April 12, 2026. Trump on Sunday lashed out at Pope Leo XIV and took credit for his ascension to the papacy. Leo had issued a rare direct criticism of a threat by Trump last week. (Tierney L. Cross/The New York Times) By ROSS DOUTHAT Let’s analyze the world’s latest church-and-empire fracas, the open conflict between President Donald Trump and Pope Leo XIV, in terms o

Pope Francis walks to a plane at John F. Kennedy International Airport after a visit to New York, Sept. 26, 2015. Unlike his predecessor, Pope Leo XIV enjoys growing support from a broad swath of conservative Catholics. (Sam Hodgson/The New York Times) By LISA LERER and REID J. EPSTEIN President Donald Trump’s attacks on Pope Leo XIV are causing fresh headaches for Republicans, who are counting on the votes of Catholics to maintain control of Congress in this year’s midterm e

Army personnel prepare military equipment for transport by rail, at Fort Carson outside Colorado Springs on April 9, 2026. Public-opinion surveys show that roughly six in 10 Americans oppose the U.S.-led war against Iran; some say they are simply baffled by a conflict that they feel the president did not prepare them for and that still has not been clearly explained. (Michael Ciaglo/The New York Times) By JACK HEALY, POOJA SALHOTRA, JAZMINE ULLOA, ANNA GRIFFIN, EMILY CATANEO