The Real Challenges and Risks for U.S. Policy Are Still to Come The United States’ use of military force to remove Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro marks a turning point for Venezuela and for U.S. policy in the Western Hemisphere. But it would be a mistake to confuse drama with resolution. Images of Maduro in U.S….
Greetings from Tyler, It’s 2026, and I’m happy to see it. The fireworks were extra good in my neighborhood, and Donald Trump is President. Maybe someone will tell me where I’m wrong, but I like this guy. I’m not concerned that Trump means business. I just hope we don’t get stretched too thin. We’ve got…
US president says America would come rescue peaceful protesters if Tehran kills them; senior Iranian security official says demonstrations stoked by US, Israel DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — US President Donald Trump and top Iranian officials exchanged dueling threats Friday as widening economic protests swept across parts of the Islamic Republic, further escalating tensions between…
MADRID, Jan 2 (Reuters) – Venezuela’s President Nicolas Maduro has extended an olive branch to U.S. President Donald Trump, proposing serious talks on combating drug trafficking and offering U.S. companies ready access to Venezuelan oil. Maduro said Venezuela was a “brother country” to the United States and a friendly government. He noted that when he…
Finnish authorities seized a vessel on Wednesday, suspected of sabotaging an undersea telecommunications cable in the Baltic Sea. Finnish police seized on Wednesday a ship sailing from Russia suspected of sabotaging an undersea telecoms cable running from Helsinki to Estoniaacross the Gulf of Finland, an area hit by a string of similar incidents in recent…
Protests in Iran erupted due to persistent hyperinflation, leading to shop closures and clashes with security forces. Students and multiple cities joined, demanding economic stability. Merchants across Iran shuttered stores and people demonstrated in multiple cities on what is now day five of protests after the rial’s value collapsed, marking the Islamic Republic’s most significant…
He’s painting the town red. A triumphant Zohran Mamdani took the oath of office to become the Big Apple’s mayor just moments into the New Year — kicking off an uncharted era with a proud socialist at the helm of the nation’s largest city. The 34-year-old Queens state assemblyman was sworn in on a Quran…
The attack marks the first known land operation in Venezuela since the US started what it says is a campaign against drugs cartels in the region. The US carried out a strike at a docking area allegedly used for Venezuelan boats to load drugs, President Donald Trump said Monday. This marks the first known time…
The Houthis targeted Riyadh for years until Saudi Arabia was able to secure a kind of ceasefire in Yemen and also reconcile with Iran over the last few years. Saudi Arabia has decided to put down some redlines in Yemen. This comes in response to setbacks of Yemen’s government forces throughout December. They are backed…
US president insists he and Netanyahu are almost completely aligned despite gaps on Syria, Turkey, West Bank; also says he’d back IDF strike if Iran advances its missile and nuclear programs US President Donald Trump on Monday threatened Hamas with “hell to pay” if it does not disarm within a “very short period,” in remarks…