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'Little Marco' was called a sell-out, then he won on Venezuela

With the US military's overthrow and snatching of Venezuela's firebrand president Nicolas Maduro, Rubio is savoring victory -- but the outcome came only after compromises that again left many wondering where the old Rubio had gone.

3 hours ago
Americas

Maduro copied my dance, says Trump

Trump's comments come after a New York Times report that Maduro's regular public dancing in defiance of US threats convinced White House officials that it was time to act. ...

7 hours ago
Americas

Trump announces plan to sell Venezuelan oil

Maduro is in a New York jail awaiting drug charges after the Saturday morning raid that the US estimates killed about 75 people, according to a Washington Post report citing officials familiar with the matter. ...

8 hours ago

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US capture of Maduro tests limits of China's diplomatic push

China follows a policy of non-intervention and routinely criticises military activity conducted without the UN Security Council's approval.

1 day ago
Americas

Venezuelan parliament swears in interim president after Maduro's ouster

Trump has warned Rodriguez could face a fate worse than Maduro if she failed to heed US demands on policy reforms and oil access.

1 day ago
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Indonesia warns Venezuela raid sets ‘dangerous precedent’

Indonesia, in its latest statement, warned that the use of force in Venezuela could set a dangerous precedent undermining sovereignty, as scrutiny grows over Jakarta’s muted response to United States actions.

1 day ago
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Trump threatens military operation against Colombia

"Colombia is very sick, too, run by a sick man, who likes making cocaine and selling it to the United States, and he's not going to be doing it very long," Trump told reporters aboard Air Force One, in an apparent reference to Colombia's President Gustavo Petro.

2 days ago
Americas

Trump renews push to invade Greenland

Washington's military intervention in Venezuela has reignited fears for Greenland, which Trump has repeatedly said he wants to annex, given its strategic location in the Arctic.

2 days ago
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Indonesia urges peaceful resolution after US captures Venezuela’s Maduro

Indonesia has joined a growing number of countries expressing concern over the sanctity of international law following the United States’ seizure of Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro, which Washington said would be followed by a temporary American control over the oil-rich country.

2 days ago
Americas

Trump says US oil firms to head into Venezuela

The US military carried out a series of air strikes on Venezuela's capital Caracas early on Saturday. Maduro and his wife were captured and flown to New York City, where they face drug-trafficking and weapons charges.

3 days ago
Americas

Was the US capture of Venezuela's president legal?

Maduro was on a warship bound for New York to face criminal charges, according to US officials.

3 days ago
Americas

China calls on US to 'immediately release' Maduro

"China calls on the US to ensure the personal safety of President Nicolas Maduro and his wife, release them at once, stop toppling the government of Venezuela," the Chinese foreign ministry said in a statement, calling the strike a "clear violation of international law".

3 days ago
Americas

Trump says US will run Venezuela

As part of the dramatic operation early on Satuday that knocked out electricity in parts of Caracas and included strikes on military installations, US Special Forces seized Maduro and his wife, Cilia Flores, and transported them via helicopter to a US Navy ship offshore before flying them to the US.

3 days ago
Americas

Trump says US to 'run' Venezuela after toppling Maduro in military attack

Trump said he was "designating people" from his cabinet to be in charge in Venezuela, but gave no detail of how this would work.

3 days ago
Americas

Trump hails capture of Maduro as US vows legal 'wrath'

Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro and his wife both face drug and terrorism charges in the United States, which has waged a months-long pressure campaign against the leftist president.

3 days ago
Americas

New York Mayor Mamdani vows to enact democratic socialist agenda

In a speech following his public swearing-in, Mamdani promoted core campaign promises of universal childcare, affordable rents and free bus service.

5 days ago
Americas

Leftist Mamdani to take over as New York mayor under Trump shadow

"Our campaign was built around listening to the people of New York, and we will govern in the same way. Tomorrow, we get to work," Mamdani says.

6 days ago
Americas

Trump flew on Epstein jet eight times in the '90s, according to prosecutor email

The latest release of Epstein files includes around 30,000 pages of documents, with many redactions, and dozens of video clips, including several purporting to be shot inside a federal detention center.

2 weeks ago
Americas

Trump pulls 30 envoys in ‘America First’ push

The State Department declined to provide a list of the diplomats being recalled. A senior department official said on Monday the move was "a standard process in any administration" but critics said that was not so.

2 weeks ago
Americas

Brazil court rejects new Bolsonaro appeal against coup conviction

Only one of five judges on the Supreme Court panel voted not to convict Bolsonaro.

2 weeks ago
Americas

Trump says he is not ruling out war with Venezuela

"I don't rule it out, no," he told NBC News in a phone interview.

2 weeks ago
Americas

China voices support Venezuela amid US blockade

Earlier this week, US President Donald Trump ordered a complete blockade of all sanctioned oil tankers attempting to leave Venezuelan waters, and those arriving, as Washington massed troops and warships in the region.

2 weeks ago
Americas

US House defeats bids to rein in Trump Venezuela campaign

US troops have carried out more than 20 strikes on alleged drug boats in the Caribbean and Pacific since early September, killing more than 80 people as Trump escalates a military buildup against Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro's government.

2 weeks ago
Americas

Son arrested for murder of movie director Rob Reiner and wife

Nick Reiner, 32, was detained hours after the bodies of the 78-year-old actor-director and his wife, 70-year-old Michele Singer Reiner, were discovered in the upscale Brentwood neighborhood of Los Angeles on Sunday, with multiple reports that they had been stabbed to death or had their throats slit.

3 weeks ago
Americas

Chilean hard right victory stirs memories of dictatorship

She ran behind the military vehicles screaming, but never saw her love Felipe Rivera again. 

3 weeks ago
Americas

Person of interest detained in fatal mass shooting at Brown University

Providence Police Chief Oscar Perez said at a midday news conference that the person detained in connection with Saturday's gun violence was in his 20s but declined to share further details. Perez said earlier on Sunday that authorities were not seeking other suspects at this time.

3 weeks ago
Americas

Trump accused of physical decline, economic denial

The Republican, back in power for nearly a year, continues to compare himself to his predecessor.

3 weeks ago
Americas

Chile picks new president with far right candidate the front-runner

Almost 16 million citizens can cast their ballot in the runoff vote between father-of-nine Jose Antonio Kast and his rival Jeannette Jara, a longstanding member of the Communist Party.

3 weeks ago
Americas

Venezuelan opposition leader emerges from hiding after winning Nobel

It was unclear how Machado managed to travel to Norway, or how she will return after Venezuela said it would consider her a fugitive if she left the country. 

3 weeks ago
Americas

US plans to order foreign tourists to disclose social media histories

The administration of US President Donald Trump plans to order visa-exempt foreign tourists to disclose their social media histories from the last five years before entering the country, according to an official notice.

3 weeks ago

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