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Washington (AFP) – The United States doubled its bounty on Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro — who faces federal drug trafficking charges — to $50 million on Thursday, a move Caracas described as “pathetic” and “ridiculous”. Washington, which does not recognize Maduro’s past two election victories, accuses the South American country’s leader of leading a cocaine…
Drone strikes UAE nuclear plant as US and Iran signal they are prepared to resume war
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — A drone strike sparked a fire on the edge of the United Arab Emirates’ sole nuclear power plant on Sunday in what authorities called an “unprovoked terrorist attack.” No one was blamed, but it highlighted the risk of renewed war as the United States and Iran signaled they were…
Haiti Gets Its First President Since 2021 Assassination
Haiti’s transitional council named former senate president Edgard Gardy Leblanc Fils as temporary president of the nation on Tuesday and tapped former youth minister Fritz Belizaire as interim prime minister. Fils and Belizaire are scheduled to hold their offices until February 2026, when the security situation in Haiti will hopefully have been stabilized enough to…
Albania turns an old Soviet-era air base into a regional hub of NATO air operations
KUCOVE, Albania (AP) — NATO member Albania on Monday inaugurated a refurbished Soviet-era air base, the alliance’s first in the Western Balkan region. The air base is named after the small town of Kucove, 85 kilometers (52 miles) south of the capital Tirana. Officials said the new air base will serve as a modern hub…
Travel ban: Why is Trump stopping travel from these 12 nations?
President Donald Trump issued a travel ban that will bar or partially restrict foreign nationals from nearly 20 countries from entering the United States, citing national security concerns. In videotaped remarks from the Oval Office released Wednesday, June 4, Trump pointed to last weekend’s attack on a group of demonstrators supporting Israeli hostages in Boulder, Colorado. The FBI has said it…
Trump unveils ‘Golden Fleet’ of Navy battleships, touts them as ‘more powerful than any’ ever built
Trump said the new ‘Golden Fleet’ of battleships would expand U.S. naval power and speed up defense production President Donald Trump announced a new fleet of ships Monday, known as the “Golden Fleet,” as he revealed he approved plans for two new “very large battleships.” “As you know, we’re desperately in need of ships. Our…


