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• US Forces Strike Three Suspected Narco-Trafficking Vessels, Kill Three Suspects

  01-01-2026 00:35 via article.wn.com
  US forces targeted three suspected narco-trafficking vessels traveling in international waters. Three narco-terrorists aboard the first vessel were killed in the initial strike.� | Read More�The Yeshiva World ......
  
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• Venezuela’s interim government says it is united behind Maduro after his U.S. capture

  04-01-2026 23:45 via article.wn.com
  A top Venezuelan official declared today ​that...
  
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• Venezuela, Democracy and Oil

  04-01-2026 23:45 via article.wn.com
  One thing is clear after the U.S. raid: Gunboat diplomacy is back, with cascading implications not just for the Americas but for the world. ......
  
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• Maduro’s Ouster Plays Right Into Putin’s Hands

  04-01-2026 23:45 via article.wn.com
  Allies? Who needs allies? ......
  
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• Former pupil at British school confirmed as one of the victims of the Swiss ski ...

  04-01-2026 23:45 via article.wn.com
  Charlotte Niddam, believed to be 15, was among the last 16 victims to have been identified by police ......
  
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• North Korea test-fires hypersonic missiles, KCNA says

  04-01-2026 23:44 via article.wn.com
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• ‘Very big price to pay if you don’t cooperate’

  04-01-2026 23:41 via article.wn.com
  US President Donald Trump threatened Sunday that Venezuela's interim leader Delcy Rodriguez will pay a 'very big price' if she doesn't co-operate with the United States, after US forces seized and jailed her former boss Nicolas Maduro. 'If she doesn't do what's right, she is going to pay a very big price, probably bigger than Maduro,' Trump told The Atlantic in a telephone interview held as he arrived at his West Palm Beach golf course in Florida. US forces attacked Caracas in the early hours of
  
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• Swiss grieve as all fire victims identified -- half of them under 18

  04-01-2026 23:38 via article.wn.com
  All 40 people who perished in a New Year's fire at a Swiss ski resort bar were identified Sunday, with half of them under the age of 18. Swiss grieve as all fire victims identified -- half of them under 18 A heavy pall of grief hung over Crans-Montana as more than a thousand mourners walked in silence through the resort to remember those killed and injured in the tragic blaze at the Le Constellation bar. After days of agonising uncertainty for loved ones, local police on Sunday finished identify
  
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• Is Taylor Swift at Chiefs game tonight? Latest update from Allegiant Stadium amid Travis Kelce ...

  04-01-2026 23:38 via article.wn.com
  Travis Kelce's time with the Kansas City Chiefs could be coming to an end. The 36-year-old tight end might be playing his last game with the team as they take on the Las Vegas Raiders on January 4. While Kelce has not formally announced his retirement, his contract with the Chiefs comes to an end at the close of the 2025 season, and a renewal has not been announced yet. Travis Kelce might potentially be playing...
  
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• Inside Elon Musk's 'lovely' dinner with Trump and Melania, hours after praising POTUS over Venezuela attack

  04-01-2026 23:38 via article.wn.com
  Tech billionaire Elon Musk met President Donald Trump and First Lady Melania Trump for dinner on Saturday, just hours after praising the US president for a military operation in Venezuela that resulted in the capture of President Nicolás Maduro. Elon Musk met Donald Trump on Saturday.(Reuters ) Sharing a photo from the dinner on X, Musk wrote, "Had a lovely dinner last night with @POTUS and @FLOTUS. 2026 is going to be amazing!" Musk congratulates Trump...
  
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• Anne Frank's step-sister, Holocaust survivor Eva Schloss dies at 96

  04-01-2026 23:38 via article.wn.com
  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. Eva Schloss, an 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 on January 4, 2026.(File photo/AFP) Her family expressed their "great sadness" at the loss of this "remarkable...
  
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• Anne Frank's step-sister, Holocaust survivor Eva Schloss dies

  04-01-2026 23:38 via article.wn.com
  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. Anne Frank's step-sister, Holocaust survivor Eva Schloss dies Her family expressed their "great sadness" at the loss of this "remarkable woman: an Auschwitz survivor, a devoted Holocaust educator, tireless in her work for remembrance, understanding and peace". King Charles III, who danced with...
  
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• Parents of Utah man killed in plane’s engine file lawsuit, claiming he died amid ‘obvious’ ...

  04-01-2026 23:37 via article.wn.com
  Kyler Efinger died from his injuries after climbing into a plane’s engine...
  
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• MTG breaks with Trump one last time and claims US involvement in Venezuela ‘doesn’t serve’ ...

  04-01-2026 23:37 via article.wn.com
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• Indiana high school softball coach planned murder of ex-fiancé with help of former player and ...

  04-01-2026 23:37 via article.wn.com
  A friend of the slain...
  
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• Bryan Kohberger ate vegan cookies and played Christmas party games with his family days before ...

  04-01-2026 23:37 via article.wn.com
  Kohberger had returned...
  
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• US role in Venezuela limited to oil blockade, Rubio says

  04-01-2026 23:33 via article.wn.com
  By REGINA GARCIA CANO, MATTHEW LEE, WILL WEISSERT and ERIC TUCKER, The Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Secretary of State Marco Rubio suggested Sunday that the United States would not govern Venezuela day-to-day other than enforcing an existing “oil quarantine” on the country, a turnaround after President Donald Trump announced a day earlier that the U.S. would be running Venezuela following its ouster of leader Nicolás Maduro. Rubio’s statements on TV talk show
  
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• The Bigger Picture About Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro’s Capture

  04-01-2026 23:33 via article.wn.com
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• Survivors and others talk about fatal Swiss Alpine bar fire: ‘We saw people screaming, running’

  04-01-2026 23:33 via article.wn.com
  CRANS-MONTANA, Switzerland (AP) — In the aftermath of a fire inside a Swiss Alpine bar that killed 40 people celebrating the new year, survivors, friends and family members, the region’s top authorities and even Pope Leo have spoken to the public in remarks in French, Italian, German and English, reflecting the tradition of Swiss multilingualism. More than 100 people were injured in the blaze early Thursday as it ripped through the busy Le Constellation bar at the ski resort of Crans
  
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• North Korea fires multiple ballistic missiles amid diplomatic tensions

  04-01-2026 23:33 via article.wn.com
  SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — North Korea launched multiple ballistic missiles toward its eastern waters Sunday, its neighbors said, just hours before South Korea’s president left for China for talks expected to cover North Korea’s nuclear program. South Korea’s Joint Chiefs of Staff said in a statement it detected several ballistic missile launches from North Korea’s capital region around 7:50 a.m. It said the missiles flew about 900 kilometers (560 miles) and that Sou
  
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• Nature’s Ozempic: Does over-the-counter supplement live up to hype for weight loss?

  04-01-2026 23:33 via article.wn.com
  Plenty of folks have been using GLP-1s — generic knockoffs of popular weight loss drugs such as Ozempic and Zepbound — to jump-start their health journeys. But, for some folks, getting their hands on the drugs can prove too costly. Fortunately, there are options for folks who can’t fit them in the budget. Diet and exercise are always a key. And there are some natural supplements that can help with weight loss, too. As always, you should check with your physician before taking a
  
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• Trump’s list of nations whose immigrants receive welfare in U.S. does not mention India

  04-01-2026 23:32 via article.wn.com
  The ‘Immigrant Welfare Recipient Rates by Country of Origin’ list has about 120 nations and territories, including Pakistan and Bangladesh ......
  
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• 'Still shaken': Trepidation in Venezuela after US captures Maduro

  04-01-2026 23:29 via article.wn.com
  Venezuelans remain in shock after...
  
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• Venezuelan armed forces condemn "cowardly kidnapping" of Maduro by U.S.

  04-01-2026 23:26 via article.wn.com
  CARACAS, Jan. 4 (Xinhua) -- Venezuela's Bolivarian National Armed Forces on Sunday strongly condemned the "cowardly kidnapping" of Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro by the United States. In a statement read out on...
  
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• Urgent: Top DPRK leader oversees hypersonic missile launching drill -- KCNA

  04-01-2026 23:26 via article.wn.com
  PYONGYANG, Jan. 5 (Xinhua) -- Top...
  
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• Before Nicolas Maduro, it was Manuel Noriega

  04-01-2026 23:21 via article.wn.com
  The last time the US deposed a Latin American leader was in 1989, when US forces captured Gen Manuel Noriega in Panama. That episode holds some striking...
  
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• Two dozen victims of Swiss ski resort fire identified, including 11 minors

  04-01-2026 23:20 via article.wn.com
  Authorities investigating a New Year’s blaze at a bar in the Swiss resort of Crans-Montana have identified 24 of the 40 people killed, including 11 minors and six foreign nationals, police said Sunday, as its owners were probed for negligent manslaughter.Advertisement 2 Story continues below This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below. Article content A heavy pall of grief hung over the town as hundreds of people walked in silence to a chapel of rest near the sc
  
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• Parents of man suffering ‘obvious’ mental health crisis sue Salt Lake City after he climbed into plane engine and died

  04-01-2026 23:18 via independent.co.uk
  
  Kyler Efinger died from his injuries after climbing into a plane’s engine
  
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• UK ordered agents to find UFO tech in bombshell 1990s secret files shocker

  04-01-2026 23:05 via article.wn.com
  The British military actively tried to obtain extraterrestrial technology in the 1990s as intelligence officers believed otherworldly innovations could bolster the country’s own defense capabilities, shocking once-secret files reveal. The UK’s Defence Intelligence Staff — now called Defence Intelligence — part of the country’s defense ministry, was given orders to investigate “unidentified aerial phenomena” after thousands of reported sightings over Belg
  
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• Thousands of travelers stranded in Italian airport after technical issues, visibility halts flights

  04-01-2026 23:05 via article.wn.com
  MILAN, Jan 4 (Reuters) – The Italian airport of Bergamo Orio-al-Serio, a Ryanair hub for flights to Milan, halted flights on Saturday evening due to technical issues with the landing guidance system and poor visibility, leaving thousands stranded overnight....
  
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