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A caravan of armed men on motorcycles drives through the main streets of the city a day after the capture of Nicolas Maduro by US forces on January 4, 2026 in Caracas, Venezuela.

Trump’s hit list extends from Columbia to Copenhagen

Donald Trump threatens Colombia and its president, described Cuba as “ready to fall” and reasserted his desire to take control of Greenland.

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Three weeks into their journey across the globe, the Butler’s woke to see dozens of orcas surrounding their boat.

Couple survive gruelling 66-days at sea after orca sunk boat

Three weeks into their journey across the globe, the Butler’s woke to see dozens of orcas surrounding their boat — an incident that would leave them stranded on a rubber raft for 66-days.

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David McCarty and Katelyn Heideman died in the crash along with two other family members.

Groom, nieces die in horror chopper crash day of his wedding

A groom has tragically died alongside his three nieces in a horrific chopper crash on the day of his wedding. 

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Donald Trump has cited Venezuela’s oil reserves as a chief reason for his seizure of the nation’s president Nicolas Maduro. But getting to them will be a different matter.

Will Trump’s great Venezuelan oil gamble pay off?

The country has the world’s largest petroleum reserves. Getting them out of the ground will be tortuous.

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US President Donald Trump has again inflamed tensions over a strategically impotant and mineral-rich Arctic territory that belongs to a European ally.

Denmark urges Trump to stop threats to annex Greenland

US President Donald Trump has again inflamed tensions over a strategically important and mineral-rich Arctic territory that belongs to a European ally.

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US President Donald Trump speaks during a news conference on Sunday addressing the US operation in Venezuela.
Firefighters from the Municipality of Crans-Montana react as they gather around a makeshift memorial to pay their respects by laying flowers, candles and messages near the Constellation bar, on January 4, 2026, in Crans-Montana in honour of the victims of the fire that ripped through the venue in the luxury Alpine ski resort on New Year's Eve. Authorities investigating the New Year's blaze in the Swiss resort of Crans-Montana have identified 24 of the 40 people killed, including 11 minors and six foreign nationals, police said on January 4, 2026. Also 119 were injured during the fire, most of them seriously, according to the latest toll. (Photo by MAXIME SCHMID / AFP)

Firies, survivors tell of lingering scars from bar inferno

‘You cannot imagine seeing all those young people piled up in the bar, dead.’

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 Eva Schloss, step-sister of Anne Frank and Honorary President of the Anne Frank Trust UK, has died at the age of 96.

Anne Frank’s step-sister dies

Eva Schloss, the Auschwitz survivor who dedicated decades to educating people on the Holocaust and was the step-sister of diarist Anne Frank, has died aged 96, her foundation announced Sunday.

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Trump insider says Greenland will be part of the US 'soon'.

‘Soon’: Trump insider's Greenland claim after Venezuela

After the brazen US attack on Venezuela, which saw a president captured and taken to New York to face criminal charges, murmurs are growing that Greenland is next on Donald Trump’s hit list. 

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The Metropolitan Detention Centre is one of the United States’ most notorious federal lockups. (Dave Sanders/The New York Times)

Inside the notorious NYC jail where Maduro is being held

Nicolás Maduro, the Venezuelan President captured by the United States on Saturday, is being held in a notorious Brooklyn jail complex that has been plagued by scandal.

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Flores helped consolidate Maduro’s rule while controlling the judiciary and amassing wealth through corruption, experts say. (Adriana Loureiro Fernandez/The New York Times)

Who is Cilia Flores, the power broker captured with Maduro?

When news broke that the United States had captured and indicted Venezuela’s President, Nicolás Maduro, another name appeared alongside his that left some observers puzzled: his wife’s, Cilia Flores.

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US President Donald Trump watches on as US forces capture  Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro and his wife.

What we know about the US operation in Venezuela

Venezuela’s ousted President, Nicolás Maduro, arrived in New York City late Saturday to be held on drug and weapon charges, hours after Donald Trump said the United States had captured him.

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A memorial has been held in the Swiss Alps for the victims of a fire in a bar on New Year's Eve. (AP PHOTO)

All bar fire victims identified as Swiss mourn tragedy

A national day of mourning will remember the 40 people killed in a New Year's Eve bar fire as Swiss authorities confirm all are now identified.

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Venezuela's President Nicolas Maduro is being held in New York after being captured in a US raid. (AP PHOTO)

‘Unity’: Venezuela’s interim government stands behind Maduro

Venezuela's toppled leader Nicolás Maduro is in a New York detention centre awaiting drug charges as a minister in Caracas says the Government still backs him.

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New York Police officers gather outside the Metropolitan Detention Center shortly after the arrival of captured Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro.

Maduro’s new home: Venezuelan President locked up

A complex operation to bring Venezuelan President Nichols Maduro to the United States on Federal drug charges has wrapped up, with the leader now seen walking in chains.

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