Deposed Venezuelan president Nicolas Maduro is making his first appearance in an American courtroom on the narco-terrorism charges the Trump administration used to justify capturing him and bringing him to New York. Maduro, wearing a blue jail uniform, and his wife were led into court at around noon for a brief, but required, legal proceeding […]
Continue ReadingTrump has long pushed for the mineral-rich island, which is largely autonomous but part of Denmark and therefore belongs to the NATO military alliance, to join the U.S., calling it a strategic necessity and refusing to rule out using force or economic coercion. “We need Greenland from a national security situation,” he told reporters on Air Force One on Sunday. “We will deal with Greenland in about two months. Let’s talk about Greenland in 20 […]
Continue ReadingLast week, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy met with Trump in Florida, with the Ukrainian leader pitching a 20-point peace plan that would see the U.S. provide security guarantees to Kyiv and the country’s eastern Donbas region turned into a free economic zone. On Tuesday, around 27 leaders, NATO Secretary-General Mark Rutte as well as the […]
Continue ReadingHungary’s right-wing Prime Minister Viktor Orbán has welcomed the US government’s capture of Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro, saying it will bring down global oil prices to his country’s benefit. “The United States together with Venezuela … will be able to meet 40 to 50% of the world’s oil demand,” Orbán said during an almost three-hour […]
Continue Reading“Keir Starmer should condemn Trump’s illegal action in Venezuela,” Davey argued. “Maduro is a brutal and illegitimate dictator, but unlawful attacks like this make us all less safe. Trump is giving a green light to the likes of Putin and Xi to attack other countries with impunity.” Even Nigel Farage, leader of Reform UK and […]
Continue ReadingUnder the EU’s voting rules, a so-called qualified majority — of 15 out of the bloc’s 27 member countries representing 65 percent of its population — would be needed to back the deal that has been in the works for a quarter century. Italy, with its large population, effectively holds the casting vote. If the Commission can […]
Continue ReadingThe ousting of Vasyl Maliuk, head of the Ukrainian security services, infuriated many military commanders, who said it risked destabilizing the chain of command.
Continue ReadingGreenland’s leader declared “enough is enough,” and Denmark’s allies in Europe affirmed that the Arctic island’s future must be determined by its people, rebuffing renewed remarks by US President Donald Trump about acquiring the vast territory. Analysis by Clovis Casali, FRANCE 24 reporter.
Continue ReadingThe European Commission has framed the removal of Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro as an “opportunity for a democratic transition” that should be led by the Venezuelan people, rather than by Maduro’s immediate successor, Delcy Rodríguez. That stance puts the bloc at odds with United States President Donald Trump, who has claimed he is “in charge” […]
Continue ReadingFrench Agriculture Minister Annie Genevard and French Prime Minister Sebastien Lecornu arrive for a cabinet meeting at the Elysee Palace in Paris, France on January 05, 2026. (Photo by Tom Nicholson/Anadolu via Getty Images) Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipisicing elit. Ab corporis deserunt exercitationem in itaque rerum ullam voluptates. Asperiores at consectetur dolores […]
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