La Carlota airport after explosions and low-flying aircraft were heard in Caracas, Venezuela, Saturday, January 3, 2026

Trump Claims US Forces Have ‘Captured’ Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro After Large-Scale Strikes, Triggering Regional and Global Alarm

United States President Donald Trump has claimed that Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro and his wife have been “captured and flown out of the country” following what he described as a “large-scale” US military operation, a dramatic escalation that has sent...
Lockheed Martin F-35 Lightning II Fighter Jet

Rafale Setbacks to FCAS Deadlock: Why 2025 Turned Difficult for Dassault While Boeing and Saab Surged Ahead

If there is one defining image of 2025, it is a world gripped by overlapping wars and the roar of combat aircraft over contested skies. The year is already being described by analysts as one of the most conflict-heavy periods...
Iranian Mohajer-6 Drone

Iranian Mohajer-6 Drone Spotted in Venezuelan Service, Marking Strategic Shift in Western Hemisphere Security

A single photograph circulating online in late December 2025 has delivered rare visual confirmation of a development long assessed by Western intelligence agencies: an Iranian-manufactured Mohajer-6 unmanned aerial vehicle is now operating under the markings and apparent control of the...
USS Gerald R. Ford

U.S. Military Says It Struck Three More Suspected Drug-Smuggling Boats, Killing Three as Anti-Cartel Campaign Intensifies Across Caribbean and Pacific Routes

The U.S. military said on Wednesday that it struck three additional boats allegedly involved in drug smuggling operations, killing three people and forcing others to jump overboard, where they may have survived. The latest action marks another escalation in a...
Mexican Army soldiers and Civil Protection members rescue passengers from the Interoceanic train that derailed in the Asuncion Ixtaltepec area on the route to Oaxaca, Mexico,

Mexican Interoceanic Train Derailment in Oaxaca Kills at Least 13, Injures 98 Passengers

At least 13 people were killed and dozens injured after an Interoceanic Train carrying hundreds of passengers derailed in southern Mexico, authorities confirmed on Sunday, marking one of the deadliest rail accidents in the country in recent years and casting...
Venezuela

Venezuela: Trump Revives Monroe Doctrine in New Strategy, Reasserting U.S. Dominance Over Latin America

The 1823 proclamation effectively positioned the United States as the political gatekeeper of Latin America, setting in motion nearly two hundred years of interventions, military occupations, regime changes and covert operations across the region. For much of the 19th and...
Saab JAS 39 Gripen

Colombia Signs Historic €3.1 Billion Deal for Saab Gripen Fighters, Reshaping Latin America’s Air Power Balance

Will redefine the aerial warfare landscape of Latin America, Colombia has inked a landmark €3.1 billion (US$3.36 billion / RM17.16 billion) contract with Swedish aerospace giant Saab for 17 Gripen E/F fighter jets. The acquisition—comprising 15 single-seat Gripen E aircraft...
U.S. Naval

U.S. Naval Strike Group Off Venezuela: U.S. Deploys Destroyers, Nuclear Submarine, and 4,500 Troops Off Venezuela’s Coast, Sparking Debate Over Counter-Narcotics Mission or Regime Change Agenda

The United States has dispatched one of the most powerful naval formations to operate in the Western Hemisphere in decades, sending a combined strike and amphibious force directly off the Venezuelan coast. The deployment, officially labeled a counter-narcotics mission, has...
China’s J-10C Fighter Jet

China’s J-10C Fighter Jet Proposal to Colombia Signals a Potential Shift in Latin America’s Military Alliances, Challenging U.S. Air Superiority

In a dramatic geopolitical maneuver that could reshape the defense dynamics of Latin America, China has offered to sell two squadrons of its advanced J-10C “Vigorous Dragon” multirole fighter jets to Colombia. The move, first reported by Latin American defense...
China-Latin America

China Courts Latin America With $9.2 Billion Bet—Challenging the U.S. in Its Own Backyard

In a bold strategic move that underscores the deepening rivalry between Washington and Beijing, China has unveiled a massive US$9.2 billion credit line and infrastructure investment fund aimed at Latin American and Caribbean nations. This initiative, announced at the China-CELAC (Community of...
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