More shots in Caracas +++ Venezuela takes action against US collaborators
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Rodríguez sworn in as executive president of Venezuela
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Continue ReadingVenezuela ticker: Trump threatens Maduro’s deputy Rodriguez
The European Union is insisting on Venezuela’s right to self-determination following the violent capture of authoritarian head of state Nicolás Maduro. “The right of the Venezuelan people to decide on their future must be respected,” wrote EU foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas in a post on X. According to Kallas, the statement is supported by […]
Continue ReadingVenezuela ticker: Maduro deputy Rodriguez wants to work with Trump
The European Union is insisting on Venezuela’s right to self-determination following the violent capture of authoritarian head of state Nicolás Maduro. “The right of the Venezuelan people to decide on their future must be respected,” wrote EU foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas in a post on X. According to Kallas, the statement is supported by […]
Continue ReadingMany killed in Swiss fire were teenagers, authorities say
Police investigating a ferocious New Year’s fire in Crans-Montana, Switzerland, said they had identified most of the dead, some as young as 14 and 15.
Continue ReadingMourners gather at mass for Swiss bar fire victims
Sarah RainsfordSouthern and Eastern Europe correspondent, Crans Montana Reuters Laetitia Brodard, whose teenage son Arthur died in the fire, was comforted by friends In the snow-dusted street outside St Christopher’s Church, hundreds joined a special Sunday Mass for the victims of the fire that tore through Le Constellation bar on New Year’s Eve. Many hugged […]
Continue ReadingTrump’s Maduro raid could set precedent for authoritarian powers across globe
Jeremy BowenInternational editor EPA Trump’s action in Venezuela may point to months of global turbulence With the seizure of Venezuelan leader Nicolás Maduro, Donald Trump has demonstrated more powerfully than ever his belief in the power of his will, backed by raw US military force. On his orders the US has Maduro behind bars and […]
Continue Reading200 demonstrators demonstrate in Bern
In Bern on Sunday, around 200 people demonstrated against Maduro’s kidnapping.Image: keystone Jan 4, 2026, 4:09 p.mJan 4, 2026, 4:18 p.m Around 200 people demonstrated in Bern on Sunday against the US intervention in Venezuela. They called for “the immediate condemnation of this aggression that violates international law,” as they said in a call. They […]
Continue ReadingThousands stranded across Europe as air space disrupted
Aleks Phillipsand Nikos Papanikolaou Getty Images Thessaloniki Airport closed entirely after air traffic communication was knock out Thousands of passengers are stranded across Europe after a communications failure forced Greece to close its airspace, causing widespread cancellations and delays. Officials are working to understand why radio communications were disrupted on Sunday morning, prompting the temporary […]
Continue ReadingTense calm holds in Venezuela a day after Maduro deposed
A tense calm held in Venezuela on Sunday, one day after president Nicolas Maduro was deposed and captured in an American military operation. Venezuela’s capital Caracas was unusually quiet, with few vehicles moving around. Convenience shops, fuel stations and other businesses were mostly closed. A day before, queues wound through shops and outside petrol stations […]
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