Following the 3 January US attack on Venezuela and the subsequent abduction of its president, Nicolás Maduro, President Donald Trump declared that…
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Fire, ice and US intervention in Venezuela
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A fire eater performs during the traditional "Cabalgata de Reyes" parade in Madrid, Spain, on 5 January 2026, as part of the festivities marking the Catholic feast of Epiphany.
AP /Michael Probst
Freshly fallen snow lies on the roofs of houses in Kronberg near Frankfurt, Germany, early Tuesday, on 6 January 2026.
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The full moon rises behind the statue, "Ad Astra," on 3 January 2026, in Topeka, Kansas.
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People walk in the snow-covered Pont Iena bridge near the Eiffel Tower, as winter weather with snow and cold temperatures hits a large part of the country, in Paris, France, on 5 January 2026.
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People walk past illuminated ice sculptures during the opening ceremony of the 42nd Harbin China International Ice and Snow Festival at Harbin in northeastern Chinaís Heilongjiang province on 5 January 2026.
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Bode and Reilly play on the frozen Loch Insh near Aviemore, Scotland, Britain, on 5 January 2026.
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Fire at Fuerte Tiuna, Venezuela's largest military complex, is seen from a distance after a series of US strikes in Caracas on 3 January 2026.
REUTERS/Tuane Fernandes
A man wears a mask depicting US President Donald Trump during a protest against US strikes on Venezuela and the abduction of its president, Nicolás Maduro in Sao Paulo, Brazil, on 5 January 2026.
REUTERS/Tuane Fernandes
Venezuelans celebrate after the US launched strikes on Venezuela in Sao Paulo, Brazil, on 4 January 2026.
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People in support of Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro hold signs outside of the Daniel Patrick Moynihan United States Courthouse before Maduro's and first lady Cilia Flores arraignment on 5 January 2026, in New York City.
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Venezuelan crude oil has once again found itself at the centre of global oil market debate, given the recent US attack on the country and subsequent…
The US attack on Venezuela, and subsequent abduction of its president, Nicolás Maduro, on 3 January, shocked the country's political system, which…
Before the war, Gaza’s traditional markets were much more than mere venues for trade; they were spaces where people crossed paths, where the…
When future historians look back on Saudi Arabia’s development, the launch of Vision 2030 in 2016 will stand out as a turning point—one that reshaped…
In a clinically decisive military operation in Venezuela in the early hours of Saturday morning, US special forces quickly disabled communications in…
By attacking Venezuela, seizing its president, and promising to “run” the country indefinitely—all without any congressional or United Nations…
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