Trump calls Caracas strikes ‘amazing’ and ‘brilliant’ at House GOP retreat
Donald Trump has characterized the weekend strikes on Venezuela’s capital, Caracas, as “amazing” and “brilliant”.
“It was amazing. And think of it, nobody was…
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Fire safety inspections lapsed for years at Swiss bar where 40 died in New Year’s blaze
Fire safety inspections hadn’t been carried out since 2019 at the Swiss bar where a fire at a New Year’s party left 40 people dead and over 100 injured, local authorities say.
Investigators have said they believe sparkling candles on top of…
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Global population requiring interventions against trachoma falls below 100 million for the first time
The number of people requiring interventions against trachoma, the world’s leading infectious cause of blindness, has fallen below 100 million for the first time since global records began. There were 1.5 billion people estimated to be at risk…
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What the New Year’s fire at a Swiss bar tells us about fire prevention
In the early hours of Jan. 1, 2026, a fire ripped through Le Constellation bar in Crans-Montana, Switzerland, killing 40 people and injuring 116, many of them severely.
Investigators believe the blaze began when sparklers on champagne…
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The Africa Blind Spot: The US National Security Strategy and the Risks of Retreat – Foreign Policy Research Institute
- The Africa Blind Spot: The US National Security Strategy and the Risks of Retreat Foreign Policy Research Institute
- A multipolar world with bipolar characteristics The Hindu
- Column | The year of the ‘Donroe Doctrine’ The Washington Post
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Junk food advert restrictions finally come into force
Restrictions on TV and online junk food advertising have come into force with the aim of better protecting children from its harmful influence.
From today, adverts for less healthy food and drinks will no longer be shown on…
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Climate Action Costs More in the Global South. Here’s Why. – State of the Planet
Clean energy technologies have become more affordable around the world. Yet for many countries in the Global South, the cost of transitioning to a low-carbon economy remains disproportionately high. But not because the equipment is more…
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Can Venezuela’s New Leader Keep the U.S. Happy and Her Elites in Line? – The New York Times
- Can Venezuela’s New Leader Keep the U.S. Happy and Her Elites in Line? The New York Times
- Venezuela swears in interim president after defiant Maduro pleads not guilty BBC
- Trump Threatens Venezuela’s New Leader With a Fate Worse Than…
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Maduro says he’s a ‘prisoner of war’: Why that matters | Nicolas Maduro News
Two days after Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro, 63, was abducted by special forces of the United States during an operation in the Latin American country, he appeared in a courthouse in New York.
On Monday, Maduro pleaded not guilty to federal…
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Venezuelans are reacting to Maduro’s capture with anger, fear, hope and joy
When the news broke of Nicolás Maduro’s arrest following a US attack on Venezuela on January 3, que locura (“what madness”) was the line that seemed to capture the moment. As Venezuelans around the world reached for their phones and…
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