US President Donald Trump said Washington will “run” Venezuela until a political transition can occur, hours after US bombs exploded over Caracas and the country’s President Nicolas Maduro was seized by the US military. “We’re going to run the country until such time as we can do a safe, proper and judicious transition,” Trump told […]
Continue ReadingOn The Ground newsletter: Get a weekly dispatch from our international correspondents Get a weekly dispatch from our international correspondents Get a weekly international news dispatch Up to 45,000 households in south-western Berlin could be without power until January 8 after a fire on a Teltow Canal bridge. Grid company Stromnetz Berlin confirmed the outage, […]
Continue Reading“The EU has repeatedly stated that Mr. Maduro lacks legitimacy and has defended a peaceful transition,” Kallas said in a post on X on Saturday. “Under all circumstances, the principles of international law and the U.N. Charter must be respected. We call for restraint,” she said. Kallas said she had spoken with U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio […]
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 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 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 ReadingUkraine is set to host security advisers from around 15 countries in Kyiv on Saturday for talks on a US-brokered peace plan as President Volodymyr Zelensky said negotiations were nearing a deal, despite unresolved territorial issues and Russian claims of setbacks. Follow our liveblog for the latest updates.
Continue ReadingJan 2, 2026, 9:52 p.mJan 2, 2026, 9:54 p.m Southern Mexico was hit by an earthquake.Image: keystone A severe earthquake has shaken southern Mexico. The center of the magnitude 6.5 quake was 15 kilometers southwest of the town of San Marcos in the state of Guerrero at a depth of ten kilometers, according to the […]
Continue ReadingJan 2, 2026, 9:23 p.mJan 2, 2026, 9:23 p.m The US Federal Police FBI in action. Image: keystone According to its own information and information from the public prosecutor’s office, the US Federal Police FBI has thwarted a terrorist attack planned for New Year’s Eve in the US state of North Carolina. An 18-year-old planned […]
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