Live updates: Maduro and wife to be arraigned in Manhattan federal court
A federal indictment accuses them of enriching themselves as they conspired to flood the United States with cocaine, among other charges.
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What to know about Maduro, his capture and Trump’s plans for Venezuela
Here’s what happened over the weekend between the U.S., Venezuela and the world after a U.S. special operation deposed Venezuelan president Nicolás Maduro.
Continue ReadingGermany eavesdropped on some Obama calls from Air Force One, book says
Germany’s foreign intelligence agency, the BND, intercepted some unencrypted calls around the same time the U.S. was spying on Chancellor Angela Merkel, a new book reveals.
Continue ReadingGermany eavesdropped on some Obama calls from Air Force One, book says
Germany’s foreign intelligence agency, the BND, intercepted some unencrypted calls around the same time the U.S. was spying on Chancellor Angela Merkel, a new book reveals.
Continue ReadingNew rules on compulsory licensing for crisis management
On 30 December 2025, the regulation on compulsory licensing for crisis management, amending Regulation (EC) No 816/2006, was published in the Official Journal of the European Union. The new regulation establishes an EU-level framework to grant compulsory licences in clearly defined cross-border crisis or emergency situations. It allows the Commission to issue an EU-wide compulsory […]
Continue ReadingAir traffic stabilizes after breakdown
Jan 5, 2026, 10:55 amJan 5, 2026, 10:55 am The day after the serious technical disruption that paralyzed all Greek airspace for hours, the country’s airports are largely back to normal operations. Technical problems caused passengers to wait in Greece.Image: keystone Passengers still have to endure hardships. Because many flights were canceled on Sunday, the […]
Continue ReadingRecord price of 2.58 million francs for tuna in Tokyo
Video: watson/Hanna Dedial Jan 5, 2026, 10:52 amJanuary 5, 2026, 12:00 p.m A huge bluefin tuna was auctioned in Tokyo for a record price of 510.3 million yen (around 2.58 million francs). The high prices at the New Year’s auction in Tokyo are not due to the quality of the fish.Image: afp The 243 kilogram […]
Continue ReadingStock markets react calmly to the Venezuela crisis
Jan 5, 2026, 10:48Jan 5, 2026, 10:48 Most European stock exchanges started trading with price gains at the start of the week. They have largely ignored the geopolitical tensions surrounding the US attack on the South American oil state Venezuela. The Swiss SMI, on the other hand, was slightly in the red due to defensive […]
Continue ReadingIrish PM calls for ‘open trade’ in talks with China’s Xi
Irish Prime Minister Micheal Martin urged “open trade” in talks with China’s leader Xi Jinping in Beijing on Monday, during a five-day visit aimed at strengthening economic ties with the world’s second-largest economy. Martin’s China trip, the first by an Irish Taoiseach since 2012, comes against the backdrop of trade tensions between China and the […]
Continue ReadingColombia’s president rejects Trump threats
Gustavo Petro has been the President of Colombia since August 2022.Image: keystone Jan 5, 2026, 10:21 amJan 5, 2026, 10:28 am Colombia’s President Gustavo Petro has reacted sharply to the latest threats from US President Donald Trump. The statements were an “illegitimate threat” and he would examine them carefully, wrote Petro on X. Hoy veré […]
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