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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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FILE — Venezuela’s autocratic ruler Nicolás Maduro waves the country’s flag during a rally in Caracas, Venezuela, Dec. 1, 2025.

How US Federal court would handle the trial of a president

THE NEW YORK TIMES: Venezuela’s President Nicolás Maduro is now in a New York prison. Some of what happens next is predictable, but the extraordinary nature of the case makes much unclear.

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North Korea has reportedly fired another missile off its east coast, the first launch in two months. (AP PHOTO)

North Korea fires ballistic missile off its east coast

North Korea has fired ‍a ballistic missile towards the sea off its east coast, ​South Korea’s Joint Chiefs of Staff have announced.

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Nicolas Maduro and his wife Cilia Flores.

Inside story of how Venezuelan president and wife were caught: ‘Dragged from bed’

Donald Trump has revealed details from the top-secret operation as the couple arrive in New York.

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Venezuela's President Nicolas Maduro and his wife Cilia Flores wave to supporters in front of Miraflores presidential palace in Caracas on January 10, 2025. Maduro, in power since 2013, took the oath of office for a third term despite a global outcry that brought thousands out in protest on the ceremony's eve. (Photo by Federico PARRA / AFP)

US ‘kidnaps’ Venezuela’s president to face drugs charges

Venezuela accuses the US of kidnapping its leader, who is set to face drugs charges in New York after an extraordinary strike on the capital, Caracas, which has drawn international condemnation.

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Fire at Fuerte Tiuna, Venezuela's largest military complex, is seen from a distance after a series of explosions in Caracas.

Venezuela's president captured after strikes, flown out of country

The US has attacked Venezuela and captured its president, Nicolas Maduro, who's been taken ‌out of ​the country, President Donald Trump has announced.

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Weather-related deaths in Gaza are mounting as floods ravage the camps of the displaced population, and aid organisations lose their permits.

Horror as child drowns in Gaza tent

The boy was living in a camp of around 40 tents when disaster struck.

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Australian Yaron Lavy is among those struggling with the loss of friends in the Swiss ski resort fire.