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Victoria warned to expect ‘upper end of extreme’ fire behaviour as heatwave builds

Officials warned that the entirety of Victoria will likely experience extreme fire behaviour on Friday as a heatwave continues, saying any bushfires that break out will probably be uncontrollable. Jason Heffernan, chief officer of the Country Fire Authority, said authorities expect "the upper end of extreme across the entire

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U.S. captures Nicolás Maduro; Delcy Rodríguez sworn in as interim president

The United States military removed Venezuela’s leader, Nicolás Maduro, and flew him to a Manhattan courthouse to face charges, while Delcy Rodríguez was sworn in as the country’s interim president, The New York Times reported. The operation, described in the paper as a form of “virtual occupation,” included

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Dangerous heatwave pushes temperatures into 40s and raises fire risk in south-east Australia

A dangerous heatwave moved east across South Australia and Victoria on Wednesday, pushing temperatures well into the 40s and leaving large parts of both states expecting extreme fire conditions. By early afternoon the mercury had hit 39C in Melbourne and 42C in Adelaide. The Bureau of Meteorology said severe to

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U.N. Security Council Condemns U.S. Action in Capture of Venezuela’s Maduro

At an emergency meeting at U.N. headquarters in New York, delegates condemned the United States for what even some allies called a violation of international law in the capture of Venezuela’s President Nicolás Maduro and a U.S. military incursion into a sovereign state. The deputy French ambassador

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Russia reportedly offered U.S. free rein in Venezuela for a free hand in Ukraine

Moscow’s mixed reaction to the U.S. intervention in Venezuela has revived a reported exchange offer from 2019, when Russia signaled it would allow the United States freedom of action in Venezuela in return for a free hand in Ukraine, according to Congressional testimony by Fiona Hill. Ms. Hill,

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Arctic air brings deep cold to Europe as Corsica hit by near-100mph gusts

An Arctic air mass has pushed deep cold across much of Europe and produced severe winds that battered parts of Corsica. Temperatures fell to double-digit negatives across central regions. Heavy snowfall struck parts of eastern and central Europe on New Year’s Eve, notably in Poland and Ukraine, and similar

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Trump’s Venezuela attack could create openings for Russia and China, analysts say

After attacking Venezuela and seizing its head of state, President Trump said on Saturday that the country had been “hosting foreign adversaries” and asserted that “American dominance in the Western Hemisphere will never be questioned again.” Analysts said the assault, aimed in part at countries that built close ties to

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U.S. tells Venezuela to expel official advisers from China, Russia, Cuba and Iran

The United States is pressing Venezuela’s interim government to expel official advisers from China, Russia, Cuba and Iran, American officials said. Secretary of State Marco Rubio listed the Trump administration’s demands to Venezuela’s new leader, Delcy Rodríguez, in a classified meeting on Monday with senior congressional leaders.

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Suspect’s confessional videos found in storage unit after Brown University shooting, officials say

People reports that Claudio Manuel Neves Valente, the suspect in the Dec. 13 shooting at Brown University and the Dec. 15 death of an MIT professor, left a series of short confessional videos that investigators found in a New Hampshire storage facility, the U.S. Attorney's Office for

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Sushi entrepreneur pays record 510.3m yen for giant bluefin in Tokyo

Kiyoshi Kimura, who styles himself the "Tuna King", paid a record 510.3m yen (£2.4m) for a 243kg bluefin tuna at a new-year auction in Tokyo’s main fish market. Kimura said after the pre-dawn auction: "I’d thought we would be able to buy a

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Pro‑Maduro march in Caracas as government issues 90‑day emergency decree

A large crowd supporting the ousted president Nicolás Maduro marched through the streets of Caracas on Tuesday, demanding his release from an American jail, while interim leader Delcy Rodríguez said the Venezuelan government “runs our country,” directly contradicting President Trump. The march, which reporters said numbered a few thousand though

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Cuba’s economy in ‘free fall’ amid blackouts, shortages and dwindling Venezuelan oil

Cuba is enduring what many officials and experts call the worst economic moment in the 67-year history of its communist revolution, marked by widespread power outages, medicine shortages and rising food prices, residents and economists say. Blackouts in some Havana neighborhoods last 14 to 15 hours, provinces can go about

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Chicago special education teacher last seen after leaving for acupuncture appointment

According to People, Linda Brown, a 53-year-old Chicago special education teacher, was last seen on Jan. 3 after leaving home for an acupuncture appointment, her husband said. A missing-persons bulletin from the Chicago Police Department said Brown was last seen in the area of the 4500 block of South Martin

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Trump says Venezuela will turn over 30 to 50m barrels of sanctioned oil to US

Donald Trump said Venezuela will be "turning over" 30 to 50m barrels of sanctioned oil to the United States. In a post online Trump said: "This Oil will be sold at its Market Price, and that money will be controlled by me, as President of the United

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Correspondents flag uncertainties for Ukraine, Syria and China in 2026

New York Times correspondents in Kyiv, Istanbul and China outlined what 2026 might bring for Ukraine, the Middle East and China, saying the U.S. attack on Venezuela was the “mother of all wild cards” and could send ripples around the world. Andrew Kramer, the Kyiv bureau chief, wrote that

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Dominica and Antigua and Barbuda agree to receive U.S.-bound asylum seekers

Two Caribbean nations, Dominica and Antigua and Barbuda, said on Monday that they had agreed to start receiving foreign nationals seeking asylum in the United States. Dominica’s prime minister, Roosevelt Skerrit, said his country and the United States had signed “an agreement to facilitate third-country refugees to be sent

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Met Office issues snow and ice warnings as Storm Goretti approaches UK

The Met Office has issued fresh weather warnings as Storm Goretti is set to bring heavy snow to the UK later in the week, Independent.co reports. Storm Goretti, named by France’s Meteo‑France and described as the first storm of the year, is likely to cause difficult travel

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China says US seizure of Maduro threatens Beijing’s interests in Venezuela

China has expressed alarm after US forces seized Venezuela’s leader, Nicolás Maduro, in an operation that has upended the government of one of Beijing’s designated “all‑weather” strategic partners in Latin America. Hours before his capture, Maduro met a Chinese delegation in the presidential palace in Caracas and

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Pro‑Maduro march in Caracas as acting leader says government remains in power

A large crowd supporting the ousted president Nicolás Maduro marched through the streets of Caracas on Tuesday, demanding his release from an American jail, while Venezuela’s acting leader Delcy Rodríguez said, "The government of Venezuela runs our country," directly contradicting President Trump. The Venezuelan government appeared to

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Latin American states condemn U.S. seizure of Maduro at OAS emergency meeting

The United States was sharply criticized on Tuesday at an emergency Organization of American States meeting in Washington after U.S. forces seized Venezuela’s president, Nicolás Maduro, and flew him to New York to face gun and drug charges, delegates said. Several countries, including Brazil, Mexico and Colombia, strongly

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UK issues widespread snow and ice warnings as Storm Goretti nears

Fresh snow and ice warnings have been issued across the UK as Storm Goretti approaches, Independent.co reports. A yellow weather warning for ice covering almost all of England and Wales will remain in place until 10am on Wednesday, and Scotland has a yellow warning for snow and ice in

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US raid on Venezuela draws China–Taiwan comparisons but may not shift Beijing's stance

The United States revealed details of a surprise operation to seize Venezuela’s leader, Nicolás Maduro, who was taken to the US and brought before a New York court on Monday; the raid prompted immediate comparisons in China to how an assault on Taiwan might play out. Commentators and analysts

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Delcy Rodríguez sworn in as Venezuela’s interim leader as loyalists remain in place

Delcy Rodríguez, previously Venezuela’s vice president, was sworn in on Monday as the country’s interim leader after President Trump deposed Nicolás Maduro, the Times reported. The report said Mr. Maduro’s inner circle has appeared to remain intact since the U.S. military operation that seized him, with

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Trump administration weighs military option to acquire Greenland

The Trump administration is weighing options to acquire Greenland, including the use of the military, the Independent.co reported. The White House said Tuesday: "The president and his team are discussing a range of options to pursue this important foreign policy goal, and of course, utilizing the U.S.

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Israel orders Doctors Without Borders to end operations in Gaza

Doctors Without Borders said Tuesday that Israel had ordered it to cease operations in the Gaza Strip after the group failed to comply with new restrictions requiring registration of Gazan employees and limiting criticism of Israel’s conduct of the war. The group warned the move threatens one of the