Caracas retiree Gloria Pérez* dreams of the days of Venezuela’s “Fourth Republic” — the decades of democracy before socialist revolutionary Hugo Chávez took power in 1999.
“You could afford to go out on a Saturday or Sunday to get an ice…
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Trump wants Mexico to ‘take out the cartels.’ Here’s why that’s so hard
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Just hours after the US overthrow of Nicolás Maduro, the Venezuelan leader accused of “narco-terrorism,” US President Donald Trump suggested he could…
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This Week in the World: A Hopeful Step Toward Stopping War on Venezuela
Nine days into the new year, we’ve been saddened and alarmed by the Trump administration’s escalating violence at home and abroad – from the attack on Venezuela to the horrifying ICE killing of Renee Good in Minneapolis (more on that…
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‘An incomprehensible nightmare’: grief turns to anger over Swiss bar fire as Le Constellation owner arrested | Crans-Montana fire
Like many young people across Switzerland, Kenzo Ronnow, a university student in Lausanne, slept in on 1 January after celebrating the new year.
But as he scrolled through his phone soon after waking, he saw the lead story of a foreign news…
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Cautious hopes Beijing lifting soft ban on South Korean pop culture
Relations are warming between Beijing and Seoul under South Korea’s left-leaning president, Lee Jae Myung.
A high-profile trip to Beijing last weekend was the second meeting between Mr Lee and Chinese President Xi Jinping in less than three…
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EU reaches South America trade deal after 25 years of talks
The EU has reached a free trade agreement with South American countries, 25 years after talks began and despite opposition from farmers in several European countries.
The deal with the Mercosur trading bloc – which includes Brazil, Argentina,…
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Who was the woman killed by ICE in Minneapolis?
Renee Nicole GoodRenee Nicole Good was an award-winning poet The woman shot dead by a federal immigration agent in Minneapolis has been identified as Renee Nicole Good, a 37-year-old mother of three who had just moved to the city.
She was a…
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WHO EMRO – Sudan: 1000 days of war deepen the world’s worst health and humanitarian crisis
9 January 2026, Geneva, Cairo, Port Sudan – Today, the conflict in Sudan reaches its 1000th day, with over 20 million people requiring health assistance and 21 million desperately needing food.
Nearly three years of…
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What we know : NPR
People observe a moment of silence in Minneapolis at a news conference organized by the group Minneapolis Families for…
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Russia uses its new hypersonic missile in major attack on Ukraine and warning to the West
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Russia bombarded Ukraine with hundreds of drones and dozens of missiles in a large-scale overnight attack, officials said Friday, killing at least four people in the capital. For only the second time in…
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