Misreading Iran? A week into war, strategic risks for Trump and US are growing

[ad_1] A week into the US-Israeli war against Iran, US president Donald Trump is facing a growing set of military, economic and political risks that could complicate efforts to convert early battlefield gains into a broader geopolitical victory. Despite major strikes on Iranian forces and the killing of its supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, the […]

Venezuela Releases Political Prisoners, With Conditions

[ad_1] new video loaded: Venezuela Releases Political Prisoners, With Conditions Since Nicolás Maduro’s capture by the United States, Venezuela has released hundreds of political prisoners and approved a new amnesty law, although the restrictions on those freed have raised questions about whether this signals real change. Our international correspondent Simon Romero describes what’s happening. By […]

US used Anthropic’s Claude AI model in Venezuela raid that captured Maduro: Report

[ad_1] Anthropic’s artificial intelligence model Claude was used in the US military operation that captured former Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro, The Wall Street Journal reported on Friday, citing people familiar with the matter.The mission to capture Maduro and his wife included bombing several sites in Caracas last month. The United States apprehended Maduro in an […]

Who is Juan Pablo Guanipa? Venezuelan opposition leader Machado’s ally arrested, freed and abducted again

[ad_1] Juan Pablo Guanipa, a key ally of Venezuelan opposition leader and Nobel Peace laureate Maria Corina Machado, was abducted by armed men just hours after being released from prison, in a dramatic turn that has again placed him at the centre of Venezuela’s political crisis.Machado said Guanipa, a former vice president of the National […]

Behind the ‘Free Maduro’ Message Spreading in Caracas

[ad_1] new video loaded: Behind the ‘Free Maduro’ Message Spreading in Caracas Our reporter Anatoly Kurmanaev looks around Caracas, Venezuela, describing how the “Free Maduro” graffiti and billboards around the city, which also appear on Delcy Rodríguez’s social media pages, help her as she balances her ties to Nicolás Maduro with her political rebranding. By […]

‘Punitive’: Venezuela slams US tariffs on countries supplying oil to Cuba

[ad_1] Venezuelan Foreign Minister Yvan Eduardo Gil Pinto Venezuela on Friday criticised new US measures targeting Cuba, calling them “punitive” and warning of serious humanitarian consequences for the island nation.The reaction came a day after US President Donald Trump signed an order threatening tariffs on countries that supply oil to Cuba. Venezuela’s foreign ministry said […]

Trump meets Venezuela’s opposition leader: White House confirms talks with Machado; stance on leadership unchanged

[ad_1] US President Donald Trump met Venezuelan opposition leader María Corina Machado at the White House on Thursday, a meeting confirmed by White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt amid continued uncertainty over Washington’s stance on Venezuela’s political future.“I know the President was looking forward to this meeting, and he was expecting it to be a […]

‘Breaking free from rules’: Macron criticises ally US for Maduro capture, Greenland threat; calls global institutions ‘ineffective’

[ad_1] French President Emmanuel Macron delivers a speech to French ambassadors Thursday, Jan. 8, 2026 at the Elysee Palace in Paris. (AP Photo/Michel Euler, Pool) French President Emmanuel Macron on Thursday warned that the United States is “breaking free from international rules,” offering some of the strongest criticism yet of Washington’s policies under the second […]

‘Energy greed’: Venezuela acting president Delcy calls out Trump; leaves door open for Russia, China

[ad_1] Venezuelan interim President Delcy Rodriguez slammed the United States for the “false” claims about drugs, democracy, and human rights and said that these have been used as excuses for one real goal: “oil.“While addressing the Venezuelan Parliament, Rodriguez said they are open to energy relations where all parties benefit, where economic cooperation is clearly […]

Modi, Maduro and Macron: Trump makes shocking claims about world leaders in fiery GOP speech

[ad_1] On Tuesday, December 6, 2026, US President Donald Trump gave a speech to the House GOP members at the Trump Kennedy Center in Washington, DC. From the impact of the Trump administration to the US’s domination over the world and even his dancing skills, the 79-year-old leader of the nation addressed numerous topics and […]