‘Have to nurse the country’: Trump rules out Venezuela election in next 30 days; denies US at war

[ad_1] US President Donald Trump on Monday said Venezuela will not hold new elections within the next 30 days and that the country must first be stabilised following the capture of its leader, Nicolás Maduro. Speaking to NBC News, Trump insisted the United States is not at war with Venezuela, even as it deepens its […]

Russia-Ukraine war: Attacks escalate with fresh strikes in Kyiv; 2 civilians killed

[ad_1] Russia’s overnight strikes on Kyiv province killed two people on Monday after air raid alerts were issued across the country, Ukrainian authorities said. One person was killed in the capital Kyiv, according to Tymur Tkachenko, head of the city’s military administration. Another victim, a man in his 70s, died in the neighbouring city of […]

Maduro dancing to ‘No War, Yes Peace’ may have triggered Trump into kidnapping him and bombing Venezuela: Report

[ad_1] An innocent dance to a remix called “No War, Yes Peace” may have been the final straw that pushed US President Donald Trump to order the capture of Venezuela’s leader, Nicolás Maduro, and bomb the Latin American country.The MAGA chief was frustrated by Maduro’s casual response to rising tensions with the US. However, it […]

‘Exact opposite’: US secretary of war Hegseth contrasts Venezuela mission with 2003 Iraq war; calls move ‘well orchestrated’

[ad_1] US secretary of war Pete Hegseth (AP) US secretary of war Pete Hegseth said Washington’s midnight military operation in Venezuela on Saturday, which also led to the capture of President Nicolas Maduro and his wife was the “exact opposite” of the 2003 Iraq invasion and would not result in prolonged conflict or American casualties.Addressing […]

‘Called Trump directly to register my opposition’: Mamdani condemns US strikes on Venezuela, calls it an ‘act of war’

[ad_1] Newly inaugurated New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani on Saturday condemned the US military capture of Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro and his wife.The socialist democrat called it an “act of war and a violation of federal and international law.”At a news conference, Mamdani said he had spoken to US President Donald Trump by phone […]

‘Russia brings war to New Year’: Zelenskyy claims Moscow fired 200 drones; targeted energy infrastructure

[ad_1] Ukrainian president Zelenskyy (File photo) Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelenskyy on Thursday alleged that Russia was carrying the near four-year war “into the New Year” with more than 200 drones fired at Ukraine, mainly targeting energy infrastructure.“Russia deliberately brings war into the New Year -– launching more than two hundred attack drones against Ukraine overnight,” […]

In first Christmas sermon, Pope Leo tells world’s leaders to talk rather than make war

[ad_1] Pope Leo XIV arrives at St Peter’s square ahead of the Urbi et Orbi message VATICAN CITY: Pope Leo XIV on Thursday used his first Christmas message as pontiff to call for “peace and consolation for the victims of all current wars in the world” as well as for those suffering from “injustice, political […]

Thousands flock to Bethlehem to revive Christmas spirit after 2 years of war in Gaza

[ad_1] People gather next to the Christmas tree at Manger Square in Bethlehem (Pictur credit: AP) BETHLEHEM: Thousands of people flocked to Bethlehem’s Manger Square on Christmas Eve as families heralded a much-needed boost of holiday spirit. The giant Christmas tree that was absent during the Israel-Hamas war returned Wednesday, overlooking a parade of scouts […]

Goodbye war on drugs? Donald Trump tells feds to go easy on marijuana users – and there is a financial angle | World News

[ad_1] President Donald Trump signs an executive order reclassifying marijuana as a less dangerous drug in the Oval Office of the White House, Thursday, Dec. 18, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci) For decades, marijuana has occupied a strange place in American politics. It is widely used and culturally mainstream, yet under federal law it […]