The US seizing of Venezuela’s leader has faced strong criticism from both America’s friends and foes at an emergency meeting of the United Nations Security Council. Many member states agreed with the US that Nicolás Maduro had been an illegitimate and repressive leader. But many also condemned the US military action as a breach of […]
Continue ReadingThe sound of clanking leg shackles could be heard moments before Venezuelan leader Nicolás Maduro walked into the door of a New York City courtroom for the first time. He then told packed rows of reporters and the public that he had just been “kidnapped”. Minutes after his entrance, the Judge Alvin Hellerstein asked Maduro […]
Continue ReadingDenmark’s Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen appeared to take Trump’s threats at face value, warning that such an attack would spell the end of NATO. “The American president should be taken seriously when he says he wants Greenland,” she said on Monday. “If the U.S. chooses to attack another NATO country militarily, then everything stops … […]
Continue ReadingSmoke over Caracas after US military attacks on military bases. US troops kidnapped the Venezuelan president and his wife from their residence without losing a soldier.Image: keystone Jan 5, 2026, 7:54 p.mJan 5, 2026, 7:54 p.m follow me The “Washington Post” and the “New York Times” already knew about an upcoming major secret operation by […]
Continue ReadingWith secret service chief Kyrylo Budanov and digital minister Mykhailo Fedorov, the Ukrainian president is reassigning key positions – and is taking full political risks. January 5, 2026, 7:40 p.mJanuary 5, 2026, 7:40 p.m Denis Trubetskoy, Kyiv / ch media In terms of domestic politics, the year 2025 ended extremely turbulently in Ukraine. President Volodymyr […]
Continue ReadingBillionaire Elon Musk has hinted at a reconciliation with US president Donald Trump as the pair shared a “lovely dinner” at Mr Trump’s Mar-a-Lago club in Florida. The pair were joined by Mr Trump’s wife Melania, just hours after US missile strikes in Caracas led to the capture of Venezuelan president Nicolas Maduro. The pair […]
Continue ReadingGetty Images On Monday morning, a handcuffed, jumpsuit-clad Nicholas Maduro stepped off a military helicopter in New York City, flanked by armed federal agents. The Venezuelan president had spent the night in a notorious federal jail in Brooklyn, before authorities transported him to a Manhattan courthouse to face criminal charges. Attorney General Pam Bondi has […]
Continue ReadingIrish doctor Lorraine Nolan has taken over as head of the European Union Drugs Agency (EUDA), the Lisbon-based organisation that provides independent research and analysis on all aspects of drug use. Elected to the position last June, Dr Nolan succeeds Belgium’s Alex Goosdeel, who led the organisation for a decade. She is the organisation’s fourth […]
Continue ReadingThis might also interest you: Venezuelan leader Maduro pleads not guilty Venezuelan leader Nicolás Maduro, who was captured by the US, has pleaded not guilty in a New York court. The New York Times, among others, reported this from the courtroom, where the 63-year-old accused of drug offenses was brought before his first hearing at […]
Continue ReadingDeposed Venezuelan leader Nicolas Maduro declared himself “innocent” and a “decent man” as he pleaded not guilty to federal drug-trafficking charges in a US courtroom. “I’m innocent. I am not guilty. I am a decent man, the president of my country,” Maduro told a judge. Maduro was making his first appearance in an American courtroom […]
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