Author: Justin M. Larson

This aerial view shows icebergs floating in the waters beaten down by the sun with buildings in the background off Nuuk, Greenland, on March 11, 2025, on the day of Greenland, the autonomous Danish territory, legislative elections. Odd Andersen | Afp | Getty ImagesEuropean leaders on Tuesday issued a joint statement to push back against U.S. President Donald Trump’s renewed interest in Greenland, saying security in the Arctic must be achieved collectively. “The Kingdom of Denmark – including Greenland – is part of NATO,” the statement said, according to a letter published by Denmark’s Prime Minister’s Office on X. “Security…

Nicolas Maduro, former president of Venezuela, made his first court appearance in New York City after his capture by US forces in Caracas on 3 January. Maduro and his wife, Cilia Flores, appeared in handcuffs and leg shackles before a judge. They are due to stand trial for charges including narcoterrorism. Both entered not guilty pleas.The BBC’s Madeline Halpert was inside the courtroom as the former president addressed the judge. Source link

Will GrantBBC’s Mexico, Central America and Cuba correspondent, ColombiaEPA/ShutterstockCuban President Miguel Díaz-Canel addressed a rally in Havana in support of Venezuela, condemning Washington’s operationAfter Venezuela, there is no nation in the Americas more affected by the events in Caracas than Cuba.The two nations have shared a political vision of state-led socialism since a fresh-faced Venezuelan presidential candidate, Hugo Chávez, met the aged leader of the Cuban Revolution, Fidel Castro, on the tarmac at Havana airport in 1999. For years, their mutual ties only deepened, as Venezuelan crude oil flowed to the communist-run island in exchange for Cuban doctors and medics…

Madeline Halpert,in court in New YorkandFiona NimoniWatch: Nicolás Maduro and wife en route to New York courtDelcy Rodríguez was sworn in as Venezuela’s interim president in a parliamentary session that began with demands for the release of ousted leader Nicolás Maduro from US custody. Rodríguez, 56, vice president since 2018, said she was pained by what she called the “kidnapping” of Maduro and his wife, Cilia Flores, who were seized by US forces in an overnight raid on Saturday.In a dramatic scene inside a New York court room two hours earlier, Maduro had insisted he was still president of Venezuela…

EPARussia has intensified attacks – particularly against Ukraine’s energy sectorFrench President Emmanuel Macron is hosting Ukraine’s leader Volodymyr Zelensky and other key allies of the country as efforts intensify to agree security guarantees for Kyiv in the event of a ceasefire with Russia.Heads of state and top officials from more than 30 countries – part of the so-called Coalition of the Willing – are taking part, including US mediators in peace talks Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner, President Donald Trump’s son-in-law. Zelensky met Trump recently and said his plan to end the war with Russia was 90% agreed.However, the proposals…

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Donovan Slack,Grace Eliza GoodwinandKayla EpsteinReutersBarely 48 hours after US forces took Nicolás Maduro and his wife from a compound in Caracas, the Venezuelan leader stood in a New York court and pleaded not guilty to conspiracy charges brought by the US government.As the world grapples with the highly unusual military seizure by the US of another world leader, the criminal case against Maduro will work through the justice system much like any other filed in New York, based upon the evidence and US law.Prosecutors in their charging document alleged Maduro, his wife and son and their accomplices engaged in a…

Greenland’s Head of Government Jens-Frederik Nielsen addresses a press conference in Nuuk, Greenland, on January 5, 2026. Any US attack on a NATO ally would be the end of “everything”, Denmark’s prime minister warned on January 5, 2026, after US President Donald Trump repeated his desire to annex Greenland.Oscar Scott Carl | Afp | Getty ImagesGreenland’s prime minister on Monday sought to downplay the prospect of an imminent U.S. takeover attempt, following renewed interest in the mineral-rich Arctic island by President Donald Trump.Speaking at a news conference shortly after Trump’s military operation in Venezuela over the weekend, Greenland’s Jens Frederik…

Getty ImagesUS President Donald Trump’s second term is being shaped by his foreign policy ambitions. He’s followed through on threats against Venezuela by capturing its president and his wife from their heavily fortified Caracas compound in a dramatic overnight raid.When describing the operation, Trump dusted off the 1823 Monroe Doctrine and its promise of US supremacy in the western hemisphere – re-branding it the “Donroe Doctrine”.Here are some of the warnings he’s made against other nations in Washington’s orbit in recent days.GreenlandThe US already has a military base on Greenland – Pituffik Space Base – but Trump wants the whole…

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has proposed a commission with members chosen in a way that departs from existing law. Source link

The U.S. assault on Venezuela points to a world where big powers seek to call the shots in their regions, an idea Beijing knows well. Source link

Nearly a year ago, DeepSeek shook the AI world. Stocks of some of the leading Western tech companies plunged as the markets hit panic mode at the prospect of a new model from a relatively unheard of Chinese AI lab that challenged the premise of U.S. dominance in the space.Nvidia plummeted 17%, losing close to $600 billion from its market cap. U.S. chipmaker Broadcom also fell 17%, and ASML dropped 7% in a single day.Eleven months on, and those companies have not just recovered but continued to grow. Nvidia became the first company to hit a $5 trillion valuation in October,…

Venezuela could lose the bulk of its export revenues this year if the U.S. blockade stays in place, according to internal government estimates, a scenario that would set off a humanitarian crisis. Source link

When an exodus of Rohingya fled to Bangladesh a decade ago, the United Nations recorded many of their birthdays as Jan. 1. The date serves as a reminder of a lost identity. Source link

The captured authoritarian leader flashed a symbol that many took to be a defiant peace sign. Loyal lawmakers repeated the gesture at a session in Caracas. Source link

María Corina Machado, the Venezuelan opposition leader, offered to share her Nobel Peace Prize with President Trump. He has refused to back her. Source link

The reactions online revealed a Chinese society divided: Some saw what happened in Venezuela as a playbook for seizing Taiwan, while others warned about ideological rigidity. Source link

Men with prostate cancer symptoms will be able to get fast-tracked video appointments with doctors via an upgraded NHS app.Health Secretary Wes Streeting said he was determined to make accessing healthcare “as simple as ordering a cab or takeaway”, and ensure those facing long waits are “seen on time again”. The video service is part of what the government has been describing as a new “online hospital”, which effectively means improvements to the NHS app.Prostate enlargement and a raised prostate specific antigen level – a possible sign of prostate cancer – are among the first conditions that will be managed…

That’s according to UN Spokesperson Stéphane Dujarric, briefing reporters in New York on Monday. News reports cited videos posted online Monday showing demonstrations in Tehran and the city of Yasuj, while demonstrations took place last week in a large majority of Iranian provinces, according to human rights activists.Deaths and injuriesRights groups also report that at least 20 have been killed – including three children – and hundreds have been arrested, including minors, amid a crackdown by security forces.US President Donald Trump said on Friday that his country would come to the “rescue” of protesters if the Iranian Government continued to authorise…

The Maduro regime was long propped up by Cuba’s armed forces and intelligence agencies. Many Cubans were reported killed in the American military action. Source link

Military officers detained 14 members of the news media during a National Assembly session. All were released after their phones were searched. One was deported. Source link

The convening of the National Assembly made it clear that Maduro loyalists remain entrenched across Venezuelan institutions after decades of purges and crackdowns on dissent. Source link

A demonstration outside the building where Nicolás Maduro was arraigned was a ritual of New York public protest, but one that sprang from personal wounds inflicted a continent away. Source link

U.S. intelligence suggested María Corina Machado, Venezuela’s opposition leader, would struggle to lead the government. But her relationship with Trump officials had been souring for months. Source link