Author: Justin M. Larson
After María Corina Machado, Venezuela’s opposition leader, offered her Nobel Peace Prize to President Trump, the Norwegian Nobel Institute said it cannot be “transferred to others.” Source link
Demonstrations that began as outrage at the state of the economy have spread to cities across the country, amid an escalating crackdown by the authorities. Source link
The NASA rocket that will fly astronauts around the moon for the first time since 1972 could be rolled out to its launchpad at Kennedy Space Centre in Florida within days.The US space agency said the 98m mega-rocket will be slowly moved from its assembly hangar to launch pad 39B on 17 January – weather and technical issues permitting. It will take up to 12 hours for the “crawler transporter” vehicle carrying the Space Launch System rocket and Orion crew capsule to make the four-mile journey. Image: The upcoming mission follows the unmanned Artemis 1 launch in 2022. Pic: Reuters…
Once a powerful force under Justin Trudeau, Chrystia Freeland’s time in politics came to an end on Friday. Source link
The Brazilian star of “The Secret Agent” is a major Oscar contender, though some at home turned against him for criticizing the right-wing government. Source link
The UK government “wants any excuse for censorship”, Elon Musk has said, amid a growing backlash over deepfake sexual images produced by his social media site X’s artificial intelligence tool.Earlier this week, Prime Minister Keir Starmer said X needed “to get a grip of” its AI chatbot Grok, and he had asked media regulator Ofcom for “all options to be on the table”. Indonesia temporarily blocked the chatbot on Saturday, becoming the first country to deny access to the AI tool. Image: Elon Musk has responded to the criticism of Grok on X. Pic: Reuters/ Evelyn Hockstein It comes after…
Delcy Rodríguez, a guerrilla’s daughter, started out as a provocateur. She pivoted to revive a ravaged economy, making her vital to U.S. plans to run Venezuela. Source link
In moves that embodied the contradictions and fast-changing nature of the two countries’ relationship, both said on Friday that they were eyeing reopening embassies and restoring long-severed diplomatic ties. Source link
Grand Theft Auto VI is unquestionably the single most anticipated video game of 2026.The long-awaited sequel by developer Rockstar Games is expected to drop in November – 13 years on from the record-breaking GTA V. The game was due to be released in autumn 2025 but was pushed back to May 2026 before once again being delayed.Rockstar said the extra time would allow the team to “finish the game with the level of polish you have come to expect and deserve”. YouTube This content is provided by YouTube, which may be using cookies and other technologies. To show you this…
People at the beach went to the woman’s rescue and helped her ashore, the authorities said, but she died at a hospital. Source link
The president met with executives on a day when the U.S. seized another tanker carrying Venezuelan oil. Source link
Large marches against the government occurred despite an internet blackout and threats of a severe crackdown. Source link
Venezuela’s interim government said it would release an “important number” of imprisoned people, but only nine have been confirmed freed. Source link
He was an official in the revolutionary government, then, after the country won independence from France, was imprisoned and eventually wrote from exile. Source link
Outside prisons in Caracas, Venezuelans anxiously await the release of more political detainees. Source link
The president continued to advance an imperialist vision of American foreign policy, where the U.S. can dominate neighboring countries “whether they like it or not.” Source link
US President Donald Trump met with oil executives in Washington on Friday, as he pushed for major investments in Venezuela.But no major financial commitments were immediately forthcoming from the meeting, with the head of ExxonMobil warning the South American country was currently “un-investable”.Trump has said he expects big oil companies to direct “at least” $100bn (£75bn) toward the country, but industry analysts have warned many companies will be reluctant to go into a situation that still carries significant risk. Last week the US seized Venezuelan leader Nicolás Maduro, who is now being held in jail in New York. Maduro’s second-in-command,…
President Donald Trump says the US needs to “own” Greenland to prevent Russia and China from doing so. “Countries have to have ownership and you defend ownership, you don’t defend leases and we’ll have to defend Greenland,” Trump told reporters on Friday.We will do it “the easy way” or “the hard way”, Trump said – a comment that follows recent statements by the White House that the administration is considering buying the semi-autonomous territory of fellow Nato country Denmark, but not removing the option of annexing it to the US by force. Denmark and Greenland say the territory is not…
Despite a ceaseless battle against government censors, he was celebrated as one of his country’s greatest auteurs, winning praise from luminaries like Martin Scorsese. Source link
President Trump met with oil and gas executives on Friday in an effort to push them to invest money in Venezuela, a plan many of them are reluctant to embrace. Source link
new video loaded: A Look at Iran’s Antigovernment ProtestsProtests have rocked Iran in recent weeks, and the country’s supreme leader has threatened to escalate a crackdown on demonstrators. Erika Solomon, our bureau chief for Iran and Iraq, discusses what’s fueling the protests with our senior writer Katrin Bennhold.By Erika Solomon, Katrin Bennhold, Christina Thornell, Christina Shaman, Parin Behrooz and Sanjana VargheseJanuary 9, 2026 Source link
A 21-year-old man has gone on trial in Hamburg, charged with committing multiple crimes online, including coercing a 13-year-old to die by suicide on the internet.The man, who used the pseudonym White Tiger, is believed to have been a prominent figure in a group of international cyber-criminals known as “764”.He is accused of grooming children and young teenagers between the ages of 11 and 15 to commit acts of violence against themselves online.The authorities say White Tiger’s victims came from Germany, the UK, Canada and the US but his lawyer described the allegations are baseless and fabricated.The US Federal Bureau…
As Venezuela’s interim authorities began to release political prisoners, some of their families raced to the notorious prison that symbolized Nicolás Maduro’s authoritarian rule. Source link
The EU has reached a free trade agreement with Brazil, Argentina, Paraguay and Uruguay, 25 years after talks began and despite opposition from farmers in several European countries.The deal with the Mercosur trading bloc will require the approval of the European parliament within the next few monthsBrazil’s President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva hailed it as a “historic day for multilateralism” after the four South American countries put the final touches to the deal in Brussels.It comes against the backdrop of US President Donald Trump’s tariffs on countries around the world and his recent military intervention in Venezuela.The EU heralded…
