Speaking with FRANCE 24’s Mark Owen, James J. Townsend Jr, Senior Advisor at the Atlantic Council, says that the presence of US envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner at the Ukraine peace talks in Paris was ‘very important’ in light of developments in Venezuela, to assuage allies’ concerns about the US’ commitment to Ukraine, by […]
Continue ReadingFrance and the United Kingdom have confirmed their intention to deploy their soldiers on Ukrainian soil after an eventual ceasefire as part of a broader package of security guarantees for Kyiv to avoid a repeat of Russia’s full-scale invasion in the future. The commitment was signed in a formal declaration by French President Emmanuel Macron, […]
Continue ReadingBBC Mundo has spoken to Venezuelans in the country’s capital about the latest US military operation.
Continue ReadingJan 6, 2026, 8:54 p.mJan 6, 2026, 8:54 p.m British Prime Minister Keir Starmer has promised the deployment of British and French forces on Ukrainian soil following a ceasefire. Together with French President Emmanuel Macron, he signed a corresponding declaration of intent that “paves the way for the legal framework” for such an operation, he […]
Continue ReadingThe US may act to seize a Russian-flagged oil tanker heading across the Atlantic to Europe, CBS News, the BBC’s media partner in the US, reported. Two US officials told the broadcaster that American forces plan to intercept the ship, which historically has carried Venezuelan crude oil and is thought to be between Scotland and […]
Continue ReadingEuropean and US allies of Ukraine on Tuesday agreed “robust” security guarantees for Kyiv to come into force after an eventual ceasefire in Russia’s war against the pro-Western country that would see the United States lead a truce monitoring mechanism, French President Emmanuel Macron said. FRANCE 24’s Clovis Casali reports from the Elysée Palace.
Continue ReadingOperation Absolute Determination made it possible to exfiltrate Nicolás Maduro from Venezuela without the loss of a single American life.image: reuters/getty/watson To carry out the riskiest military operation since the death of Osama bin Laden in 2011, the United States prepared for weeks with surgical precision. A look behind the scenes of a secret and […]
Continue ReadingJan 6, 2026, 8:12 p.mJan 6, 2026, 8:12 p.m German Chancellor Friedrich Merz (CDU) has promised Germany’s military participation in securing a possible ceasefire in Ukraine. “This could include, for example, that after a ceasefire we register forces for Ukraine on neighboring NATO territory,” he said after a meeting of Ukraine’s allies in Paris. Friedrich […]
Continue ReadingFurther documents are waiting to be published in the scandal involving sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. Time is running out for the US government. An important deadline is approaching soon. Jan 6, 2026, 7:54 p.mJan 6, 2026, 7:54 p.m An article by Two and a half weeks after the end of a statutory deadline for the […]
Continue ReadingEuropean leaders are pushing for “legally binding” assurances that western allies would jointly guarantee Ukraine’s security from a future Russia attack, as a core element of any peace deal to end the brutal conflict. A Paris summit of the so-called Coalition of the Willing, attended by the leaders of Europe’s major powers, plus US officials, […]
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