Author: Justin M. Larson
The assessment aided President Trump and other officials in concluding that Delcy Rodriguez, then Venezuela’s vice president, was Nicolás Maduro’s best short-term successor, according to people briefed on the matter. Source link
The second-largest U.S. oil company, which kept pumping oil in the country after others left, could find it relatively easy to expand its operations if the political conditions there improve. Source link
The exchange offer was recounted at the time in congressional testimony by Fiona Hill, who ran Russian and European affairs on the National Security Council during the first Trump administration. Source link
The two countries both produce heavy oil, which is difficult to refine, and have relied historically on American refineries to buy it. Source link
The briefing for congressional leaders and the top members of the intelligence, defense and foreign policy panels came two days after the military operation. Source link
Mr. Pollack has also represented Julian Assange and an official of Enron. Source link
His simple statement in federal court was aimed directly at contradictions in the Trump administration’s actions in the Caribbean. Source link
In 2019, an official said, Moscow offered to swap U.S. control of Venezuela for Russian free rein in Ukraine. Source link
The deputy French U.N. ambassador said it chipped “away at the very foundation of international order.” Source link
“The January round is the first since October 2023, in which partners had sufficient stock to meet 100 per cent of the minimum caloric standard,” UN Spokesperson Stéphane Dujarric told journalists on Monday.That’s compared to the end of 2025, when each family received just 50 to 75 per cent of the calories needed to stay healthy.To further address food insecurity, the UN is supporting the production of approximately 170,000 two-kilo bread bundles daily. Around a third of the bread is distributed free of charge to more than 400 shelters and community sites, with the remaining sold at a subsidised price.Aid must…
Ukraine’s president appointed Chrystia Freeland, a former deputy prime minister of Canada, to a role in which she would advise on postwar reconstruction, if peace talks are successful. Source link
Ofcom has made “urgent contact” with Elon Musk’s social media platform X over “serious concerns” its in-built artificial intelligence can be used to generate “undressed images of people and sexualised images of children”.Since the start of the new year, X users – mainly women – have reported that accounts have used the artificial intelligence tool Grok to generate images of them without clothing. There are also several cases where Grok has created sexualised images of children, according to analysis by news agency Reuters.Ofcom said in a statement on Monday that it had made “urgent contact” with X and xAI -…
“I’m innocent. I’m not guilty. I am a decent man,” the captured Venezuelan president told a judge in Manhattan federal court. “I am still president of my country.” Source link
The briefing for congressional leaders and the top members of the intelligence, defense and foreign policy panels will come two days after the military operation. Source link
“I’m innocent. I’m not guilty. I am a decent man,” the captured Venezuelan president told a judge in Manhattan federal court. “I am still president of my country.” Source link
Mass flight cancellations during peak holiday travel season have forced travelers to miss school and work and to spend thousands on extended tropical vacations. Source link
The location of James Luckey-Lange of New York City, who went missing in Venezuela in early December, was previously unknown. Source link
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President Trump has reiterated his interest in annexing Denmark’s semiautonomous territory, saying it is vital for America’s national security. Source link
After Mayor Zohran Mamdani of New York scrapped two executive orders on antisemitism and boycotts, the Israeli Foreign Ministry issued an aggressive response to what it saw as an aggressive act. Source link
Ms. Rodríguez, who is leading Venezuela after the U.S. captured Nicolás Maduro, established a reputation as a shrewd operator guiding the country’s economy. Source link
Analysis Editor Ros Atkins looks at the key questions following US strikes on Venezuela and seizure of its president. Source link
Ten people have been found guilty of cyber-bullying Brigitte Macron, the wife of French President Emmanuel Macron, by a Paris court. The defendants were accused of spreading false claims about her gender and sexuality, as well as making “malicious remarks” about the 24-year age gap between the couple. Most of the defendants were handed suspended prison sentences of up to eight months, but one was jailed immediately for failing to attend court. Some had their social media accounts suspended.The judge said the eight men and two women had acted with a clear desire to do harm to Brigitte Macron, making…
Dramatic images show Venezuela’s seized president Nicolás Maduro being transferred from an armoured vehicle to a helicopter in New York.A handcuffed Maduro can be seen with his wife, Cilia Flores, as they are escorted by officers.The pair are charged with various drugs and weapons offences and are expected to appear in court later this afternoon. Source link
