The predawn seizure of Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro on Jan. 3, 2026 was a complicated affair. It was also, operationally, a resounding success for the U.S. military.
Operation Absolute Resolve achieved its objective of seizing…
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Large part of Maduro's security team killed in U.S. action-Venezuela defense minister – Reuters
- Large part of Maduro’s security team killed in U.S. action-Venezuela defense minister Reuters
- Trump Threatens Venezuela’s New Leader With a Fate Worse Than Maduro’s The Atlantic
- From Caracas ‘fort’ to New York court: Maduro’s capture in…
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Yemen aid response buckling under funding cuts as needs keep rising
According to the December humanitarian update from aid coordination office, OCHA, Yemen’s 2025 Humanitarian Needs and Response Plan is just 25 per cent funded, forcing agencies to scale back life-saving services across all sectors, despite…
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Mourners gather at mass for Swiss bar fire victims
Sarah RainsfordSouthern and Eastern Europe correspondent, Crans Montana
ReutersLaetitia Brodard, whose teenage son Arthur died in the fire, was comforted by friends In the snow-dusted street outside St Christopher’s Church, hundreds joined a…
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Trump wants Venezuela’s oil. Will his plan work?
Archie Mitchell,Business reporterand
Natalie Sherman,Business reporter
ReutersDonald Trump has vowed to tap into Venezuela’s oil reserves after seizing President Nicolás Maduro and saying the US will “run” the country until a ‘safe’ transition.
The…
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‘It’s an opportunity’: joy and wariness among US Venezuelans after Maduro toppled | Nicolás Maduro
The first chants of “libertad” cut through the air well before dawn in Doral, the suburban Miami city where up to 40% of the population is Venezuelan. Hundreds of people, dancing, singing and waving Venezuela’s yellow, blue and red flag…
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The Post-Maduro Oil, Gas and Mining Outlook
Reading Time: 4 minutesThe capture of Nicolás Maduro by U.S. forces carries potentially dramatic consequences for Venezuela – including in its oil, gas and mining sectors. A partial recovery could come more quickly than some…
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With Venezuela raid, Trump fires a message to Iran and Hamas. Will they listen?
At US President Donald Trump’s Mar-a-Lago home in Palm Beach last week, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu likely assumed that he was at the front of his host’s mind, or at least the issues he had come to discuss were: Gaza, Iran,…
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Statement by the Secretary General on the situation in Venezuela – Portal – coe.int
- Statement by the Secretary General on the situation in Venezuela – Portal coe.int
- European leaders appear torn in face of new world order after Venezuela attack The Guardian
- Euroviews. Europe must stop pretending there was ever a truly…
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UK says conducted joint strike with France on IS site in Syria – Dawn
- UK says conducted joint strike with France on IS site in Syria Dawn
- UK and France bomb underground IS arms bunker in Syria BBC
- Strikes on Daesh GOV.UK
- British and French aircraft attack underground Islamic State weapons store in Syria The…
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