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Bernd Debusmann Jrin Doral, Florida Getty ImagesFor years, Florida resident Rosana Mateos had a recurring dream about the fall of Nicolas Maduro in Venezuela. “I always dreamt that I’d find out in the early hours of the morning,” said the Venezuelan expat, who has been in the US since 2012. “We always figured that if something were to happen, it’d be around then.”Before dawn on Saturday, US special forces broke into Maduro’s compound and spirited him and his wife away. “My phone was off and I was asleep,” Ms Mateos recalled. “But then my husband woke me up and told…
Archie Mitchell,Business reporterandNatalie Sherman,Business reporterReutersDonald 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 US president wants American oil firms to pile billions of dollars into the South American country, which has the largest crude oil reserves on the planet, to mobilise the largely untapped resource.He said US companies will fix Venezuela’s “badly broken” oil infrastructure and “start making money for the country”.But experts warned of huge challenges with Trump’s plan, saying it would cost billions and take up to a decade to…
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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 worsening needs. Health and protection services have been particularly hard hit, exposing vulnerable communities to growing risks. Health services still on the brink The health system, already weakened by years of conflict and underinvestment, is “on the brink”, the report said. Since January last year, 453 health facilities have faced partial or imminent closure across 22 governorates, including hospitals, primary health centres and mobile clinics. These disruptions come amid widespread food insecurity, malnutrition, unsafe…
President Trump’s pledge that the United States would “run” Venezuela for an indefinite period showed he is willing to enter foreign conflicts he once promised to end. Source link
Sarah RainsfordSouthern and Eastern Europe correspondent, Crans MontanaReutersLaetitia Brodard, whose teenage son Arthur died in the fire, was comforted by friendsIn the snow-dusted street outside St Christopher’s Church, hundreds joined a special Sunday Mass for the victims of the fire that tore through Le Constellation bar on New Year’s Eve.Many hugged each other, crying quietly, as they remembered the dozens killed and those still in hospital with severe burns, fighting for their lives.During the service, several in the crowd fainted and fell to the ground, overcome.Police say more than 20 of the dead have now been identified, although not named…
An offensive by Yemeni government-allied forces appeared to turn the tide in a conflict that has become a proxy clash between Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates. Source link
Jeremy BowenInternational editorEPATrump’s action in Venezuela may point to months of global turbulenceWith the seizure of Venezuelan leader Nicolás Maduro, Donald Trump has demonstrated more powerfully than ever his belief in the power of his will, backed by raw US military force. On his orders the US has Maduro behind bars and now will “run” Venezuela.The US president made the announcement in a remarkable news conference with enormous implications for US foreign policy worldwide at his Florida club and residence, Mar-a-Lago. Trump said the US would be in charge in Venezuela “until such time as we can do a safe,…
Secretary of State Marco Rubio said the Trump administration would work with Venezuela’s acting leader, Delcy Rodríguez, a Maduro ally, to get foreign investment into the oil industry. Source link
Officials said that leaders were in survival mode amid anti-government protests and the prospect of again coming into the cross hairs of Israel and the United States. Source link
Getty ImagesA national day of mourning has been announced in Switzerland for 9 JanuaryThe bodies of 16 more victims of a bar fire in the Swiss ski resort of Crans-Montana have been identified by police.The youngest person was a Swiss girl aged 14, with nine aged under 18. The group includes people of Swiss, Italian, Romanian, Turkish and French nationalities, police said.This brings the number of people who have been identified as killed in the fire to 24. Among them is 16-year-old Swiss national Arthur Brodard, his mother has said.A criminal investigation into the people who ran Le Constellation bar…
A significant buildup of U.S. soldiers and ships will remain in the Caribbean and surrounding countries to protect “our interests the region,” the Joint Chiefs chairman said. Source link
Aleks PhillipsandNikos PapanikolaouGetty ImagesThessaloniki Airport closed entirely after air traffic communication was knock outThousands of passengers are stranded across Europe after a communications failure forced Greece to close its airspace, causing widespread cancellations and delays.Officials are working to understand why radio communications were disrupted on Sunday morning, prompting the temporary suspension of arrivals and departures.Some departures have since been allowed to resume – though inbound flights are still being told to divert or return to their point of origin. Athens’ main airport is among the worst affected, while Thessaloniki airport has closed entirely.The timing of the disruption has raised fears…
Stepping out of my home this morning, it was clear this was no normal day.The streets in my south-eastern suburb of the Venezuelan capital Caracas are quiet, besides the queues outside petrol stations, supermarkets and pharmacies.Overnight the city’s darkness was punctured by flashes of orange and the roar of aircraft echoing around the valley, as US President Donald Trump announced a “large-scale” strike against Venezuela and captured the country’s President Nicolas Maduro and his wife.It was almost 2am when I woke to a huge bang. Everything was vibrating, my heart was pumping and I jumped to the window. I could…
President Donald Trump announced that the US will run Venezuela until a ‘proper transition can take place.’ Source link
Ione WellsSouth America correspondentTrump on Venezuela: “We are going to run the country”The US may want many of its foes gone from power. It doesn’t usually send in the military and physically remove them.Venezuela’s abrupt awakening took two forms.Its residents were woken abruptly to the sound of deafening booms: the sound of its capital Caracas under attack from US strikes targeting military infrastructure.Its government has now woken up from any illusion that US military intervention or regime change was just a distant threat.US President Donald Trump has announced Venezuela’s leader, Nicolás Maduro, has been captured and flown out of the…
President Donald Trump has said the US will “run” Venezuela after it launched strikes on the country and captured President Nicolas Maduro. In an address on state television, Venezuela’s Vice-President Delcy Rodríguez says Maduro is the country’s only president. Here’s how the attack unfolded and the reaction that has followed. Source link
Anthony ZurcherNorth America correspondentUS governmentPresident Trump and CIA Director John Ratcliffe watched the US attack on Venezeula from WashingtonAfter launching a night of shock and awe in Venezuela, Donald Trump now appears to be getting into the nation-building business.In a remarkable press conference at his Mar-a-Lago resort on Saturday morning, the president announced that US forces had successfully captured Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro and his wife in an overnight raid in Caracas. Then Trump said a team that included Secretary of State Marco Rubio and Secretary of Defence Pete Hegseth, working with Venezuelans, would be taking control of the beleaguered…
Donald Trump says the US launched strikes on Venezuela and captured its President Nicolás Maduro. Source link
The BBC’s Bernd Debusmann reports from Doral Florida, where the Venezuelan-American community has gathered to celebrate the US attack. Source link
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Watch: How the US attack on Venezuela unfoldedFor months, US spies had been monitoring Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro’s every move.A small team, including one source within the Venezuelan government, had been observing where the 63-year-old slept, what he ate, what he wore and even, according to top military officials, “his pets”.Then, in early December, a planned mission dubbed “Operation Absolute Resolve” was finalised. It was the result of months of meticulous planning and rehearsals, which even included elite US troops creating an exact full-size replica of Maduro’s Caracas safe house to practise their entry routes.The plan – which amounted to…
BBC Mundo correspondent Daniel Pardo reports from the Colombian town of Cúcuta, normally a bustling border crossing with Venezuela. But after the US captured Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro and his wife on 3 January, the once-busy shopping and commercial district has fallen silent. Many Venezuelans are now waiting to see what happens to their country following the US raid on the nation’s capital. Source link
Trump on Venezuela: “We are going to run the country”Leaders around the world have responded with a mix of condemnation and support to the US capture of Venezuela’s President Nicolás Maduro. Following a large-scale strike on Venezuela on Saturday, Maduro and his wife were captured by US forces and removed from the country. The pair have been indicted on drug charges in New York. In an initial response, UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer said his government would “shed no tears” for the end of Maduro’s regime.Neighbouring Latin American countries condemned the actions, as did Venezuela’s long-term allies, Russia and China.…
