A far-left activist group in Germany has claimed responsibility for a suspected arson attack that left tens of thousands of homes, as well as hospitals and businesses, without power in around-freezing temperatures. The Vulkangruppe (Volcano Group) said in a statement that the fossil fuel economy, not cutting power, was the target of the action. It […]
Continue ReadingTiffany Wertheimerand BBC Visual Journalism team @realdonaldtrump The US says its military operation to capture Venezuela’s president took months of planning, but when Donald Trump gave the order to launch, “Operation Absolute Resolve” only lasted about 150 minutes. The surprise early-morning attack on Saturday marked an unprecedented event in modern politics and culminated in the […]
Continue ReadingSarah 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 ReadingJeremy 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 ReadingAleks 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 ReadingVenezuelan President Nicolás Maduro and his wife Cilia Flores have been placed in custody at a New York detention centre after he was captured during US strikes on Caracas. Footage shows a handcuffed Maduro emerging from a plane after it landed at Stewart Air National Guard Base in New York state on Saturday evening. He […]
Continue ReadingThe bodies of 16 more victims of a bar fire in the Swiss ski resort of Crans-Montana have been identified by police. The youngest person was a Swiss girl aged 14, with nine aged under 18. The group includes people of Swiss, Italian, Romanian, Turkish and French nationalities, police said. This brings the number of […]
Continue ReadingWatch: How the US attack on Venezuela unfolded The US will “run” Venezuela until a “safe, proper and judicious transition” can be ensured, Donald Trump has said, after US strikes led to the capture of country’s President Nicolas Maduro. US oil companies would also fix Venezuela’s “broken infrastructure” and “start making money for the country”, […]
Continue ReadingLeaders around the world have responded with a mix of condemnation and support to the US capture of Venezuela’s President Nicolás Maduro. Following a large-scale strike on Venezuela on Saturday, Maduro and his wife were captured by US forces and removed from the country. The pair have been indicted on drug charges in New York. […]
Continue ReadingGetty Images Protestors held a rally in Bogota, Colombia after Nicolás Maduro’s capture. As the dust settles in Caracas, Venezuelans are reacting to the news of President Nicolás Maduro’s capture by the US with hope, fear, and uncertainty. People began to emerge in the streets Saturday after a night rocked by explosions in the Caracas […]
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