Donald Trump

Trump Hails ‘Spectacular’ Operation Against Maduro, Puts Venezuela’s Oil at Center of Crisis

Donald Trump stunned allies and critics alike on Saturday by shifting the focus of a dramatic U.S. military operation in Venezuela away from drugs and security and squarely onto oil, repeatedly portraying the seizure of Nicolás Maduro as an act...
China aircraft carrier

Pentagon’s Leaked “Overmatch Brief” Concedes U.S. Would Likely Lose a Taiwan War as China’s PLA Achieves Decisive Military Overmatch

Classified war-gaming and simulations reveal systemic U.S. vulnerabilities in missiles, space, cyber warfare, and logistics, as China’s industrial depth and precision-strike dominance rapidly reshape the Indo-Pacific balance of power. A leaked top-secret Pentagon assessment has delivered one of the most...
Venezuela

United States Seizes Venezuela’s Leader: Who Will Run the Country?

In a stunning and unprecedented move, the United States has seized Venezuela’s President Nicolás Maduro in a nighttime operation in Caracas, raising immediate questions about who will govern the South American nation of nearly 30 million people. According to former...
US Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer

Democratic Lawmakers Say Trump Administration Misled Congress on Venezuela Regime Change, Demand Clear Plan as President Cites Risk of Leaks

Democratic lawmakers accused the administration of President Donald Trump on Saturday (Jan 3) of misleading Congress about its intentions toward Venezuela, saying senior officials had repeatedly denied any plan for regime change or major military action just weeks before the...
Venezuelans celebrate after US President Donald Trump said the US has struck Venezuela and captured its President Nicolas Maduro and his wife Cilia Flores

Legal Storm After US Forces Seize Venezuela’s President Nicolas Maduro: Was the Capture of Nicolas Maduro Lawful?

The early-morning capture of Venezuela’s President Nicolas Maduro by United States forces on Saturday, January 3, has triggered a storm of legal, diplomatic and constitutional debate, marking one of the most extraordinary uses of American military power against a foreign...
Venezuela

US Capture of Venezuela’s Maduro Sparks Global Alarm Over International Law and Regional Stability

United States President Donald Trump has made little effort to conceal his desire for political change in Venezuela. For years, Washington has portrayed President Nicolas Maduro as an illegitimate leader presiding over a failed state, citing disputed elections, repression of...
Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro on board the USS Iwo Jima, Jan 3, 2026.

Trump Says Venezuela’s Maduro Extracted by US Forces, Bound for New York as USS Iwo Jima Takes Center Stage

US President Donald Trump said on Saturday that Venezuelan leader Nicolas Maduro and his wife had been extracted by helicopter and transferred to a US Navy ship, from where they would be taken to New York to face federal charges,...
Venezuela

EU Urges Respect for International Law After Trump Announces Capture of Venezuela’s Nicolás Maduro in U.S. Military Operation

The European Union on Saturday urged restraint and strict adherence to international law after U.S. President Donald Trump announced that Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro had been captured in a U.S. military operation, an extraordinary development that has heightened international concern...
La Carlota airport after explosions and low-flying aircraft were heard in Caracas, Venezuela, Saturday, January 3, 2026

World Reacts With Alarm After Trump Claims Capture of Venezuela’s Maduro in U.S. Military Operation

World leaders expressed shock and deep concern on Sunday following reports of a late-night U.S. military operation in Venezuela that President Donald Trump said resulted in the capture of Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro and his wife, Cilia Flores. Governments across...
Iran UN ambassador, Amir Saeid Iravani

Iran Appeals to UN to Condemn Trump’s ‘Unlawful Threats’ as Protests Over Economic Crisis Spread Nationwide

Iran has formally appealed to the United Nations to condemn what it described as “unlawful threats” from United States President Donald Trump, as protests over economic hardship continued to spread across the country. In a letter sent on Friday to...
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