Venezuelan security forces on a heavily armored vehicle.Image: keystone analysis According to Donald Trump, US special forces have arrested Venezuela’s ruler Nicolás Maduro and taken him out of the country. The operation marks one of the most drastic U.S. interventions in Latin America in decades. But while some military experts speak of a strategically successful […]
Continue ReadingVenezuelan President Nicolas Maduro was captured by US forces on Saturday, according to President Donald Trump. Trump, whose government has accused Maduro of running drug cartels and other crimes, had been pressuring the strongman to leave office for months. So, what do you need to know about Nicolas Maduro? Maduro was born into a working-class […]
Continue ReadingJan 3, 2026, 12:24 p.mJan 3, 2026, 12:24 p.m One of Africa’s most famous elephants is dead. The bull elephant Craig, known for his large tusks, died in Amboseli National Park in southern Kenya at the age of around 54, according to the Kenyan park authority Kenya Wildlife Service. Craig was well known.Image: www.imago-images.de “Early […]
Continue ReadingMore than 100 people have had to shelter in a shrine on a mountain top in Japan after heavy snowfall cut off access by road. Around 130 people were forced to spend the night in the halls and lobbies of the Mitsumine Shrine in the Saitama prefecture on Friday after the roads around it were […]
Continue ReadingVenezuelan security forces in action.Image: keystone Several explosions have rocked the Venezuelan capital Caracas. There are consistent reports that the US has attacked targets in Venezuela. Many details are still open. Here is the current status – separated into confirmed information and open questions. January 3, 2026, 11:05 amJan 3, 2026, 4:25 p.m WHAT WE […]
Continue ReadingAna Vanessa Herrero is in Caracas and says she began hearing planes at 02:00 local time.
Continue ReadingViolence surrounding protests in Iran sparked by the Islamic Republic’s ailing economy killed two more people, authorities said on Saturday, raising the death toll in the demonstrations to at least 10 as they showed no signs of stopping. The new deaths follow US President Donald Trump warning to Iran on Friday that if Tehran “violently […]
Continue ReadingExplosions were heard and smoke could be seen rising in multiple locations across Caracas in the early morning Saturday. Aircraft were also seen flying over the Venezuelan capital.
Continue ReadingThe Supreme Court in Venezuela has ordered that Vice President Delcy Rodríguez takes over the leadership of the country. This was announced by the President of the Court – one day after the violent arrest of President Nicolás Maduro as part of a US military operation. US President Donald Trump announced that the US wanted […]
Continue ReadingThe Supreme Court in Venezuela has ordered that Vice President Delcy Rodríguez takes over the leadership of the country. This was announced by the President of the Court – one day after the violent arrest of President Nicolás Maduro as part of a US military operation. US President Donald Trump announced that the US wanted […]
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