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• Netanyahu’s gamble

  14-06-2025 08:33 via article.wn.com
  Israel’s strikes on Iran, which began early on Friday morning and were aimed at demolishing Iranian nuclear enrichment facilities, weren’t a surprise. American officials had been openly predicting them in recent days, and US diplomatic personnel were being moved out of countries near Iran, in particular Iraq. The only question, which has now been answered, was when exactly Benjamin Netanyahu would decide to attack. In the end, the Israeli prime minister’s strike was characteris
  
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• Pak successfully conducts flight test of Taimoor missile

  04-01-2026 03:56 via article.wn.com
  ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Air Force has successfully conducted a flight test of the indigenously developed...
  
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• Nicolas Maduro captured: Who is in charge of Venezuela now? Trump says US will 'run' the country

  04-01-2026 03:56 via article.wn.com
  After President Nicolas Maduro was captured by the US military on Saturday, Venezuela was left without an immediate political transition, even as the existing government and military leadership continued to function. The country’s highest court has since directed Vice President Delcy Rodriguez to assume the role of interim president, while the US said it would run the country.The United States launched a swift overnight military...
  
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• Drugs, oil, illegal immigration: Why Donald Trump ordered Venezuela strikes; what we know so far

  04-01-2026 03:56 via article.wn.com
  The United States carried out pre-dawn airstrikes across Venezuela on Saturday, with at least seven explosions and low-flying aircraft reported over the capital, Caracas. The attacks, which killed at least 40 people, prompted the Venezuelan government to declare a national emergency and deploy its armed forces, calling for mass mobilisation. Hours later, US President Donald Trump announced that American forces had captured Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro and his wife, Cilia Flores, fl
  
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• Aden claims retaking Mukalla from separatists

  04-01-2026 03:53 via article.wn.com
  • UAE issues call for restraint; Saudi Arabia summons factions to Riyadh for ‘comprehensive’ talks • FM Dar speaks with Saudi counterpart about regional situation MUKALLA : Yemen’s Saudi-backed and internationally recognised government said on Saturday it had retaken control of Mukalla, the key eastern port in Yemen and capital of Hadramaut province, from separatists who seized it last month. The rapid government gains since Friday have reversed many of the advances m
  
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• Who Is Delcy Rodriguez, The Vice President That Trump Says Replaced Maduro

  04-01-2026 03:52 via article.wn.com
  Donald Trump said the US would be running Venezuela in the immediate future, hours after capturing President Nicolas Maduro. ......
  
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• The rise and fall of Venezuela's Nicolás Maduro in photos

  04-01-2026 03:51 via article.wn.com
  Nicolás Maduro rose from a unionized bus driver in Caracas to the presidency of Venezuela, inheriting power after the death of Hugo Chávez and consolidating it over a turbulent decade in office. ......
  
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• North Korea launches ballistic missiles toward sea ahead of South Korean leader's visit to China

  04-01-2026 03:51 via article.wn.com
  South Korea says North Korea has...
  
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• Appeals panel says California's ban on open carry in more populated counties is unconstitutional

  04-01-2026 03:51 via article.wn.com
  A federal appeals panel has ruled that a California law prohibiting open carry of firearms in heavily populated counties is unconstitutional. The ruling was issued Friday by two judges on a three-judge panel for the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of ......
  
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• Trump says his raid on Venezuela was an assault ‘not seen since World War Two’

  04-01-2026 03:50 via article.wn.com
  Donald Trump hailed...
  
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• Tens of thousands in Berlin plunged into darkness after ‘arson attack on power cables’

  04-01-2026 03:50 via article.wn.com
  Around 50,000 Berlin households and 2,000 commercial customers are affected. ......
  
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• Protests held in multiple countries over U.S. attacks on Venezuela

  04-01-2026 03:48 via article.wn.com
  People in support of Venezuela hold a placard outside the Venezuelan Embassy in Brasilia, Brazil, on Jan. 3, 2026. The U.S. military launched a series of attacks against Venezuela early Saturday morning, reportedly capturing Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro and flying him out of the country....
  
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• Interview: Russian Far East region welcomes Chinese investors to tap into new incentive mechanism: official

  04-01-2026 03:48 via article.wn.com
  VLADIVOSTOK, Russia, Jan. 4 (Xinhua) -- Russia invites international investors, notably from China, to fully utilize the new investment-attraction mechanism of the International Advanced Development Zones (IADs), said Aleksey Chekunkov, Russian minister for the Development of the Far East and Arctic. The new preferential regime for Russia's Far East came into force on Jan. 1, 2026. Unlike previously introduced preferential regimes, IADs are specifically aimed at foreign investors and offer subst
  
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• Venezuelans across the globe divided over US mission to capture Maduro

  04-01-2026 03:47 via article.wn.com
  Venezuelan migrants across Latin America and other parts of the world cheered in the streets, supporting the US mission to capture Venezuela's deposed president Nicolás Maduro. ......
  
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• US makes 'bold' grab for oil as markets brace for Monday

  04-01-2026 03:47 via article.wn.com
  Oil futures do not trade until Monday, Australian time, and financial market participants are divided over whether there will be a spike or correction in the price of oil in Asian trade. ......
  
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• How world leaders reacted to Venezuelan strikes

  04-01-2026 03:47 via article.wn.com
  The "capture" of Venezuela's Nicolás Maduro and his wife prompts celebration and condemnation across the globe. Here's how key world leaders have reacted. ......
  
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• Even by Trump's standards, the US operation in Venezuela sets a new low for the ...

  04-01-2026 03:47 via article.wn.com
  Even in a world that has grown used to a cavalier attitude to international law from Donald Trump, the move stuns leaders across the globe. ......
  
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• At least 40 killed in US strike on Caracas as forces capture Maduro and fly him to New York

  04-01-2026 03:47 via article.wn.com
  US strikes Venezuela: In...
  
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• Venezuela installs VP Rodriguez as temporary leader

  04-01-2026 03:44 via article.wn.com
  Venezuela’s high court...
  
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• Shock, disbelief in bombed Venezuelan port

  04-01-2026 03:44 via article.wn.com
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• Trump: US will run Venezuela temporarily after military option

  04-01-2026 03:38 via article.wn.com
  President Donald Trump insists that the...
  
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• Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro says his first words after capture, and they're not what you ...

  04-01-2026 03:36 via article.wn.com
  President Nicolas Maduro and his wife Cilia Flores were earlier captured from Caracas after US President Donald Trump unilaterally sanctioned a military operation on Venezuelan soil. ......
  
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• Venezuela live updates: Maduro held at Brooklyn jail ahead of court appearance as Trump says US will ‘run’ country for now

  04-01-2026 03:36 via independent.co.uk
  
  Trump said U.S. officials would be running Venezuela ‘for a period of time’ but did not offer specifics when pressed by reporters
  
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• How China, UK, Russia, other countries react to US bombing of Venezuela: ‘We shed no tears…’

  04-01-2026 03:36 via article.wn.com
  While many condemned the US strikes in Venezuela, some called for a democratic transition and some called Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro's government “illegitimate”. Here's what world leaders said. ......
  
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• Bangladesh's T20 World Cup participation in India in limbo after Mustafizur Rahman removed from IPL; ...

  04-01-2026 03:36 via article.wn.com
  Mustafizur Rahman was removed from the upcoming edition of the IPL after BCCI ordered Kolkata Knight Riders to release the Bangladesh pacer from its squad. Mustafizur was bought for ₹9.20 crore during the IPL 2026 mini auction. ......
  
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• US Helicopters Flew At 250 Feet Over Caracas; Venezuela's Lethal S-300s Silent - Was Maduro ...

  04-01-2026 03:35 via article.wn.com
  Despite Venezuela's seemingly strong defenses, a...
  
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• Urgent: Venezuela's top court orders VP Delcy Rodriguez to be acting president

  04-01-2026 03:34 via article.wn.com
  CARACAS, Jan. 3 (Xinhua) --...
  
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• Rubio Warns Cuban Leaders After Maduro’s Capture

  04-01-2026 03:34 via article.wn.com
  Following the U.S. military’s overnight mission in Caracas to capture Venezuelan leader Nicolás Maduro...
  
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• Satellite images raised speculation about Venezuela's military capability against the U.S.

  04-01-2026 03:33 via article.wn.com
  A stunning U.S. raid to capture Venezuela’s president came after a group...
  
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• Venezuela’s Maduro arrives in New York to face trial after capture

  04-01-2026 03:32 via article.wn.com
  Venezuelan leader Nicolas Maduro, who was seized by US Delta Force commandos, has arrived in New York to face trial in a federal court on narco-terrorism charges. Maduro and his wife, Cilia Flores, who landed at the Stewart Air National Guard Base on Saturday, were taken by helicopter to a heliport in downtown Manhattan near federal offices and courts. Amid high security, they were driven away in a motorcade. Their first stop was expected to be the Drug Enforcement Agency office for processing.
  
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