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Maduro Declares Himself a Prisoner of War During New York Court Appearance

Inside a New York courthouse on Monday, Nicolás Maduro declared himself a prisoner of war during his first federal court appearance since he and his wife were captured in a U.S. military operation in Venezuela and transferred to the United States. The claim echoed the approach taken by Gen.

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Arrest warrant issued for man in stabbing death of Maryland woman

People reports the Howard County Police Department on Sunday, Jan. 4 issued an arrest warrant on first- and second-degree murder charges for 26-year-old Arjun Sharma in the death of 27-year-old Nikitha Godishala. Godishala's body was found with multiple stab wounds in Sharma’s Columbia apartment on Jan. 3

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Investigators recover Arizona helicopter that crashed, killing pilot and three nieces

People reports federal investigators have recovered the helicopter that crashed near Telegraph Canyon in Superior, Arizona, on Jan. 2, killing pilot David McCarty and his nieces on his wedding day. The NTSB said the aircraft has been transported to a secure facility for further examination and investigators are focusing on

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Severe winter weather disrupts travel hubs across Northern Europe

Winter weather across Northern Europe has disrupted flights, trains and roads, with Amsterdam Airport Schiphol cancelling nearly 2,000 flights this week and warning travellers of further disruptions on Wednesday. Airport authorities and the flight-tracking website FlightAware said the cancellations included at least 700 on Monday, 500 on Tuesday and

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European leaders urge U.S. to respect Greenland’s sovereignty amid Trump threats

European leaders issued a joint appeal on Tuesday urging the United States to respect Greenland’s sovereignty and the role of NATO as the Trump administration repeatedly threatened to seize the semiautonomous Danish territory. In a statement released with Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen of Denmark, leaders of France, Germany, Britain

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CCTV released in search for two men who absconded from HMP Leyhill

Independent.co reported that Avon and Somerset Police have released CCTV images believed to show convicted murderer Matthew Armstrong and a second prisoner, Daniel Washbourne, after they absconded from HMP Leyhill on New Year’s Day. The force said Armstrong, 35, was convicted of murdering someone during a robbery in

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Eva Schloss, Anne Frank’s stepsister and Auschwitz survivor, dies at 96

Eva Schloss, an Auschwitz survivor who helped preserve the legacy of her stepsister Anne Frank and who spent decades educating people about the dangers of prejudice, died on Saturday at a care home in London. She was 96. Ms. Schloss was freed from Auschwitz in 1945 but remained silent about

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Trump accuses ousted Venezuelan leader of imitating his dance moves

At a gathering of congressional Republicans in Washington on Tuesday, US president Donald Trump accused the ousted Venezuelan leader Nicolás Maduro of imitating his signature dance moves. Maduro faces terrorism and drug trafficking charges. Trump said, "He gets up there and he tries to imitate my dance a little

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U.S. turns attention to Venezuela’s oil after Maduro’s capture, raising production and pollution questions

In the days after what the article describes as the extraordinary capture of Nicolás Maduro in Caracas, President Trump and his allies have emphasized plans to revive Venezuela’s oil industry. Mr. Trump said the U.S. would “spend billions of dollars, fix the badly broken infrastructure” and “start making

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Barry Pollack, Lawyer for Nicolás Maduro, Previously Defended Assange

Barry J. Pollack is the lawyer representing Nicolás Maduro, the Venezuelan leader captured on Saturday in a U.S. military raid on his country’s capital. Mr. Pollack, 61, is a seasoned trial lawyer who has handled complicated international cases, including representing Julian Assange. In 2024, Mr. Pollack negotiated a

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Free diver encounters Bryde's whale while diving among sardines in Mexico

People reports that free-diving instructor Emily Marzilli and her friends had a close encounter with a Bryde's whale while diving in Magdalena Bay off Baja California Sur; the moment occurred in Nov. 2025 and footage was obtained by SWNS. The clip, first posted to Marzilli's Instagram

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UK and France sign declaration to send forces to Ukraine if peace deal is reached

Independent.co reports that the UK and France have signed a declaration of intent to send forces to Ukraine in the event of a peace deal, Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer announced in Paris. Starmer said the countries would "create military hubs in Ukraine" after a ceasefire and

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Maduro detained at Brooklyn Metropolitan Detention Center

Time reports that Nicolás Maduro, deposed and captured by American forces, is being held at the Metropolitan Detention Center in Brooklyn after being transported from Caracas; just days earlier he was serving as the President of Venezuela. Maduro, seized in a U.S.-led raid on Saturday, is being held

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Most Rohingya in Bangladesh camps listed as Jan. 1 on U.N. IDs

Most Rohingya refugees living in Bangladesh camps are recorded as having a Jan. 1 birthday on U.N. refugee cards, a date that appears on hundreds of thousands of registrations across more than 30 camps including Camp 7. When Rohingya fled Myanmar in 2017, overwhelmed U.N. aid workers often

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Military detains 14 journalists at Venezuela’s National Assembly; one deported

Military officers detained 14 members of the news media at a National Assembly session in Caracas, Venezuela’s National Press Workers’ Union said, and all were released after their phones were searched; the union added that one reporter was deported. The union said most of those detained work for global

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Canada to send governor general and foreign minister to Greenland after Trump remarks

Independent.co reports Canada's Indigenous governor general and foreign minister will visit Greenland in early February amid renewed calls by President Donald Trump for the U.S. to take control of the country. Canadian Foreign Minister Anita Anand and Governor General Mary Simon, who is of Inuk descent,

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U.A.E. to Pull Troops After Saudi-Led Airstrike on Shipment in Yemen

The United Arab Emirates said it would withdraw its remaining troops from Yemen hours after a Saudi-led coalition carried out an airstrike on an Emirati shipment at the southern port of Al Mukalla. The coalition said it targeted an arms shipment bound for the Southern Transitional Council, or S.T.

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María Corina Machado vows to return to Venezuela, rejects US-backed interim president

The Venezuelan opposition leader María Corina Machado has vowed to return to the country as soon as possible and rejected the authority of the interim president who has US backing after Nicolás Maduro was forcibly removed from power, she told Fox News from an undisclosed location. Machado said her movement

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Swiss resort missed yearly inspections before deadly Le Constellation bar fire

Local officials in Crans-Montana acknowledged they failed to carry out mandated yearly safety inspections between 2020 and 2025 at Le Constellation, the bar in the Swiss Alps where a fire killed 40 people and injured more than 100 during New Year’s celebrations. “We bitterly regret this,” Mayor Nicolas Féraud

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U.N. Security Council criticizes U.S. raid that captured Venezuela’s Nicolás Maduro

At an emergency U.N. Security Council meeting, some U.S. allies criticized the U.S. military raid that captured Venezuela’s president, Nicolás Maduro, two days after the operation brought him before a federal judge in Manhattan. U.N. Secretary-General António Guterres said the Trump administration had violated the

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2026 seen as geopolitical tipping point with U.S. political upheaval as top risk

Time says 2026 is a tipping point year and identifies a U.S. political revolution — President Donald Trump’s attempt to systematically dismantle the checks on his power, capture the machinery of government, and weaponize it against his domestic enemies — as the principal source of global risk. The report lists

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Syria and Israel resume U.S.-mediated border talks in Paris

Syria and Israel have resumed U.S.-mediated talks in Paris aimed at reducing tensions along their border, Syria’s state news agency SANA reported on Monday. A Western diplomat and a Syrian official, speaking on the condition of anonymity, said Thomas J. Barrack Jr., the American special envoy to

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Trump backs Delcy Rodríguez, dashing hopes for María Corina Machado

Members of Venezuela’s opposition celebrated on Saturday morning after their president, Nicolás Maduro, was dragged into US custody following an audacious raid on his compound during Operation Absolute Resolve. Hours later, at Mar-a-Lago, Donald Trump announced he would not back conservative activist María Corina Machado and signalled he would

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European leaders convene in Paris to discuss Ukraine cease-fire security guarantees

European leaders began meeting in Paris at the Élysée Palace on Tuesday for the latest round of talks on peace for Ukraine, focusing on security commitments in the event of a potential cease-fire. National leaders and representatives of 35 countries attended the meeting of the so-called Coalition of the Willing,

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Delcy Rodríguez must balance U.S. demands and loyalty of Venezuela’s elites

Delcy Rodríguez, sworn in as acting president of Venezuela, faces coercive demands from the U.S. after a U.S. military operation captured President Nicolás Maduro and flew him to New York to stand trial on drug charges, while she must also maintain the loyalty of the country’s ruling