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CIA director meets Venezuela's interim president in Caracas CIA Director John Ratcliffe met Venezuela's Interim President Delcy Rodríguez in Caracas on Thursday, marking the first visit by a U.S....
Machado presents Nobel Peace Prize medal to Trump Venezuelan opposition leader María Corina Machado handed her Nobel Peace Prize medal to U.S. President Donald Trump during a White House meet...
UK condemns Iran's violent suppression of protests The British government has formally rebuked Iran over its lethal response to nationwide demonstrations, summoning Tehran's ambassador after repo...
Protests fade as Iran's security forces hold firm Two weeks of unrest in Iran have ended with the regime still standing, despite economic strain and external military strikes. While demonstrators...
Trump announces immediate 25% tariff on countries trading with Iran U.S. President Donald Trump declared on Monday that any nation conducting business with Iran will face a 25% tariff on all trad...
US weighs intervention amid Iran unrest President Donald Trump has been briefed on potential military and covert responses to Iran, including long-range missile strikes, cyber operations, and psy...
Contains disturbing scenes. Death toll rises amid nationwide protests Iranian authorities have killed at least 512 protesters and 134 security personnel since demonstrations erupted in late Dec...
US, India continue trade negotiations amid strained ties Newly appointed US Ambassador to India Sergio Gor confirmed ongoing discussions between the two nations, with a scheduled call set for Tue...
Trump issues ultimatum to Cuba over Venezuelan oil U.S. President Donald Trump has demanded Cuba reach an agreement with Washington, warning that shipments of Venezuelan oil and financial support...
US urges oil giants to invest in Venezuela amid skepticism President Donald Trump has called for at least $100 billion in investment to revive Venezuela's oil sector, but energy executives at a W...
US forces intercept another Venezuelan oil tanker American military and law enforcement agencies have detained a fifth vessel suspected of transporting sanctioned Venezuelan crude, escalating Was...
US opts for stability over democracy in Venezuela Washington has thrown its support behind Delcy Rodríguez, a longtime ally of ousted Venezuelan leader Nicolás Maduro, as the country's interim au...
Russian navy shadows tanker amid US pursuit Russia has dispatched naval vessels, including a submarine, to escort an oil tanker currently navigating the North Atlantic, as US forces prepare to in...
Trump announces Venezuelan oil transfer to US US President Donald Trump stated on Tuesday that Venezuela's interim leadership will hand over between 30 and 50 million barrels of oil to the United...
Unrest persists as economic grievances fuel protests Iran has entered its ninth consecutive day of demonstrations, with public anger rooted in soaring inflation, currency devaluation, and allegat...
Trump's foreign policy escalates with Venezuela raid US forces detained Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro and his wife in a predawn operation in Caracas, marking a dramatic shift in Washington'...
Trump vows to exploit Venezuela's oil after Maduro's capture US President Donald Trump announced plans to seize Venezuela's vast oil reserves following the detention of President Nicolás Maduro,...
Cuba announces 32 deaths in US operation targeting Maduro Havana declared two days of national mourning after confirming 32 Cuban military and intelligence personnel died during the US raid on Ni...
Maduro offers dialogue with US on key issues Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro stated Thursday he is prepared to discuss drug trafficking and oil with the United States, following weeks of heig...
UK imposes visa restrictions on DRC nationals The United Kingdom will enforce visa restrictions on travelers from the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) after its government failed to comply with...
Updated 28 December 2025 - Russia's ultra-wealthy have seen their numbers swell to unprecedented levels during the war in Ukraine, even as their political influence wanes under President Vladimir P...
Venezuela denounces US actions as 'extortion' at UN emergency session Venezuela's ambassador to the United Nations has condemned the United States for what he called the "greatest extortion" in t...
US seizes Venezuelan oil tankers amid escalating tensions President Donald Trump announced on Monday that the United States will either retain, sell, or redirect to its Strategic Petroleum Reserv...
US Coast Guard engages in high-seas pursuit near Venezuela The US Coast Guard is actively tracking a vessel suspected of violating sanctions in international waters off Venezuela's coast, accordi...
US intercepts Venezuelan-bound oil tanker in international waters The United States has detained a second oil tanker connected to Venezuela this month, escalating tensions over maritime shipments...
UK imposes sanctions on Syrian militia leaders and backers of Assad regime The British government has frozen assets and imposed travel bans on three armed groups and four commanders accused of in...
US offers NATO-like security guarantees to Ukraine The United States has proposed robust security assurances to Ukraine, modeled after NATO's Article 5 collective defense clause, as part of effor...
Belarus frees 123 prisoners in US-brokered deal Belarus has released 123 prisoners, including prominent opposition figure Maria Kolesnikova and Nobel laureate Ales Bialiatski, following negotiati...
White House mediator travels to Germany for key negotiations Steve Witkoff, President Donald Trump's special envoy for Ukraine, will arrive in Berlin this weekend to meet Ukrainian President Volo...
UK imposes sanctions on RSF commander linked to el-Fasher atrocities The British government has targeted Brig Gen Al-Fateh Abdullah Idris, known as Abu Lulu, after verified footage showed him exe...
Ukraine's funding gap sparks EU urgency With Ukraine's military and economy on the brink after nearly four years of full-scale war, the European Union is scrambling to approve a €135.7 billion li...
US tightens grip on Venezuelan oil trade with fresh sanctions The United States has imposed new sanctions on six vessels transporting Venezuelan oil, escalating a campaign against President Nicol...
Maduro accuses US of targeting Venezuela's oil reserves Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro has accused Washington of intensifying pressure on his government to seize control of the country's vas...
US intercepts tanker off Venezuela in escalating standoff Washington dramatically tightened its campaign against Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro on 10 December, seizing a tanker accused of tr...
US forces intercept massive crude oil carrier off Venezuela American military and law enforcement agencies boarded a 333-meter oil tanker in international waters this week, accusing it of transpo...
US intercepts Venezuelan oil tanker in Caribbean operation President Donald Trump announced Wednesday that American forces had seized a large oil tanker off Venezuela's coast, describing the move...
Putin commits to uninterrupted fuel supplies to India Russian President Vladimir Putin announced Moscow's readiness to ensure continuous fuel deliveries to India during a meeting with Prime Minis...
Putin arrives in Delhi for high-stakes talks with Modi Russian President Vladimir Putin began a two-day visit to India on Thursday, meeting Prime Minister Narendra Modi amid heightened geopolitic...
US-Ukraine peace talks in Florida show progress, Rubio says US Secretary of State Marco Rubio described Sunday's negotiations with Ukrainian officials in Hallandale Beach, Florida, as "productive...
Ukraine strikes Russian 'shadow fleet' tankers with naval drones Ukrainian forces used unmanned surface drones to attack two oil tankers linked to Russia's sanctioned "shadow fleet" in the Black...
Venezuela condemns Trump's airspace closure declaration as 'colonialist threat' Venezuela's government has fiercely denounced a statement by former US President Donald Trump declaring the country...
Orban meets Putin in Moscow amid Ukraine peace efforts Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban held talks with Russian President Vladimir Putin in Moscow on Friday, just days before Russia is s...
Putin demands Ukrainian troop withdrawal for ceasefire Russian President Vladimir Putin reiterated Thursday that Moscow would only halt hostilities in Ukraine if Kyiv withdraws its forces from te...
Venezuela bans six airlines after flight suspensions amid US tensions Venezuela's civil aviation authority revoked landing rights for six major international carriers on Wednesday after they fail...
South Africa calls US G20 exclusion 'regrettable' after Trump's visa threat South African President Cyril Ramaphosa has condemned as "regrettable" the decision by US President Donald Trump to bar...
Binance faces lawsuit over alleged terror financing Binance, the world's largest cryptocurrency exchange, and its founders-including billionaire Changpeng Zhao-are being sued in the US for allege...
Venezuela issues 48-hour ultimatum to international airlines Venezuela's aviation authority has ordered international carriers to resume flights to the country within 48 hours or face permanent r...
Trump Orders Review of Muslim Brotherhood Chapters for Terrorist Designation U.S. President Donald Trump signed an executive order Monday directing top officials to assess whether branches of the...
Ukraine and US near revised peace framework after high-stakes Geneva talks Geneva became the center of intense diplomatic activity over the weekend as Ukrainian and American officials raced to r...
Israel kills Hezbollah's chief of staff in Beirut airstrike, risking ceasefire collapse Israel's military assassinated Haitham Ali al-Tabtabai, Hezbollah's chief of staff, in an airstrike on Beir...
Venezuelans focus on survival as US military tensions escalate While geopolitical tensions between Venezuela and the United States intensify, ordinary citizens in Caracas are more preoccupied wit...
Ukraine's Allies Criticize US Peace Plan as G20 Statement Highlights Border Concerns Leaders from 11 nations and two top EU officials issued a joint statement at the G20 summit in South Africa on...
G20 leaders to review US peace plan for Ukraine as Kyiv faces pressure Ukraine's allies will seek to refine a controversial US-backed proposal to end the war with Russia during the G20 summit in...
Russia Awaits Official US Peace Plan as Ukraine Weighs Controversial Proposals Moscow stated Friday it has yet to receive formal details of a US-brokered peace proposal for Ukraine, even as Kyiv...
Zelensky avoids outright rejection of US peace proposal Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky refrained from criticizing a US-drafted peace plan on Thursday, despite reports that the proposal al...
Reliance halts Russian oil imports ahead of EU and US sanctions India's Reliance Industries, led by billionaire Mukesh Ambani, has ceased importing Russian crude oil for its export-focused refine...
UK Cocaine Purchases Tied to Russian Arms Funding, NCA Warns Buying cocaine in Britain on a Friday night may indirectly fund Russian arms factories, the National Crime Agency (NCA) has revealed....
Zelensky signals openness to US-led peace plan amid Russia war concessions Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky indicated readiness on Thursday to engage with a US-proposed framework to end the...
Kirill Dmitriev: The Russian envoy shaping a controversial Ukraine peace plan Kirill Dmitriev, a 50-year-old Russian diplomat and head of the Russian Direct Investment Fund (RDIF), has emerged as...
Europe's standoff with Russia's 'shadow fleet' intensifies as stateless tankers evade sanctions On the western Baltic Sea, a Swedish Coastguard officer radios a sanctioned oil tanker, requesting...
Maduro signals openness to US negotiations amid rising tensions Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro indicated on Monday he would engage in direct discussions with Trump administration officials,...
US LNG to reach Ukraine via Balkans pipeline this winter Ukraine will begin receiving vital shipments of US liquefied natural gas (LNG) in January via the Soviet-era Trans-Balkan pipeline, offici...
US labels Venezuela's Cartel de los Soles a terrorist organization in move targeting Maduro The United States will designate Venezuela's Cartel de los Soles as a Foreign Terrorist Organization (F...
Zelensky pledges energy sector overhaul after $100m corruption scandal Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky announced sweeping reforms to state-owned energy firms on Saturday, following revelat...
Iran's Revolutionary Guards Seize Tanker in Strait of Hormuz Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) confirmed on Friday the seizure of a Marshall Islands-flagged tanker, the Talara, in t...
Four killed in Kyiv as Russian strikes target energy infrastructure At least four people were killed and dozens wounded in Kyiv on Friday after Russia launched a wave of drone and missile strikes...
South Sudan's Kiir ousts vice-president and allies in sudden purge South Sudanese President Salva Kiir dismissed Vice-President Benjamin Bol Mel in a surprise decree broadcast on state television...
Chinese gambling tycoon She Zhijiang extradited from Thailand to China She Zhijiang, a Chinese national accused of masterminding a sprawling illegal gambling network across Southeast Asia, was ex...
Syria joins global anti-IS coalition in US policy reversal Syria will become the 90th member of the international coalition against the Islamic State group, a senior Trump administration official...
China lifts key export restrictions on auto chips and US-bound materials China's commerce ministry announced Sunday it would remove export controls on semiconductor chips critical for automobile...
UK Deploys Military Aid to Belgium Amid Suspected Russian Drone Threats Britain is sending military personnel and equipment to Belgium following a series of suspected Russian drone incursions int...
Hungary secures US sanctions exemption but faces costly energy trade-offs Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán returned from Washington with a one-year exemption from US sanctions on Russian oil...
Six killed in Russia's overnight missile and drone barrage on Ukraine At least six civilians were killed and dozens wounded after Russia launched a massive overnight assault on Ukraine, targeting...
Syrian President Ahmed Sharaa Arrives in Washington for High-Level Talks Syrian President Ahmed Sharaa landed in Washington on Sunday, less than 48 hours after the U.S. officially removed him fro...
US Grants Hungary One-Year Sanctions Exemption for Russian Oil and Gas The United States will exempt Hungary from sanctions on Russian oil and gas purchases for one year, a White House official c...
Trump signals progress in US-India trade talks, hints at 2026 visit US President Donald Trump stated on Thursday that trade negotiations with India are "going good," while suggesting a potential...
US Strike Kills Three on Suspected Drug-Smuggling Vessel in Caribbean A US military strike killed three men aboard a boat allegedly involved in drug trafficking in the Caribbean, US Defense Secre...
Zelensky declares Pokrovsk defense a priority as elite troops deploy to eastern front Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has designated the defense of Pokrovsk as a top military priority, as...
China softens stance on Nexperia chip export ban Beijing announced Saturday it would relax restrictions on re-exporting completed semiconductor chips to Europe, following a months-long dispute tr...
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