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• Why climate finance is not enough

  08-11-2025 19:15 via article.wn.com
  With the United Nations Climate Conference (COP30) in Belém, Brazil, approaching, it is clear that the world’s widely shared commitment to a just energy transition is falling by th ......
  
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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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• Rain continues in parts of California reeling from flooding and high tides

  04-01-2026 23:05 via article.wn.com
  CORTE MADERA, Calif. — Crews cleared mud from key California highways as forecasters warned Sunday that more thunderstorms were on the way after downpours and high tides caused flooding, road closures and rescues of people trapped in cars. Rain continues in parts of California reeling from flooding and high tides Five northern counties remained under a flood watch, with up to three inches of rain possible through Monday night in areas that have been...
  
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• MTG breaks with Trump one last time and claims US involvement in Venezuela ‘doesn’t serve’ American people

  04-01-2026 22:51 via independent.co.uk
  
  Greene says Trump’s voters ‘sick and tired’ of foreign policy focus that she says enriches wealthy interests
  
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• Last 16 victims of Switzerland bar fire identified: police

  04-01-2026 22:20 via article.wn.com
  This means all 40 victims ‌of the ‌blaze, which broke out ‍at the Constellation bar ‍early on January 1, have now been identified ......
  
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• Greenland slams 'disrespectful' picture posted by Trump aide's wife

  04-01-2026 22:20 via article.wn.com
  Stephen Miller is widely seen as the architect of much of Mr. Trump's policies, guiding the president on his hardline immigration policies and domestic agenda ......
  
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• Daring US special forces raid with stealth drones, model fortress and humiliating end

  04-01-2026 22:17 via article.wn.com
  Nicolas Maduro's 12-year grip on Venezuela came to a stunning end after he was forced to surrender when finding himself on the wrong end of rifles capable of blasting 800 rounds a minute ......
  
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• Tennessee nurse fatally shot grandma and two sons in quadruple murder-suicide, police say

  04-01-2026 22:16 via independent.co.uk
  
  Deputies with Humphreys County Sheriff’s Office conducted a welfare check and found the bodies of two women and two children
  
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• Trump says U.S. needs Greenland "for defense" following strikes on Venezuela

  04-01-2026 22:13 via article.wn.com
  WASHINGTON, Jan. 4 (Xinhua) -- U.S. President Donald Trump on Sunday stressed that the United States needs Greenland "for defense," claiming that Venezuela may not be the last country subject to U.S. intervention, according to The Atlantic. "We do need Greenland, absolutely," Trump said in a phone interview with the...
  
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• Latin Americans, Spanish supporters rally at U.S. Embassy in Madrid over Venezuela

  04-01-2026 22:13 via article.wn.com
  MADRID, Jan. 4 (Xinhua) -- Migrants and descendants from across Latin America, joined by Spanish supporters, gathered outside the U.S. Embassy in Madrid on Sunday to protest what they described as U.S. interference in Venezuela. Participants carried Latin American flags and chanted slogans in...
  
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• Maduro’s case will revive a legal debate over immunity for foreign leaders tested in Noriega trial

  04-01-2026 22:11 via article.wn.com
  By JOSHUA GOODMAN and ERIC TUCKER MIAMI (AP) — When deposed Venezuelan leader Nicolás Maduro makes his first appearance in a New York courtroom Monday to face U.S. drug charges, he will likely follow the path taken by another Latin American strongman toppled by U.S. forces: Panama’s Manuel Noriega. Maduro was captured Saturday, 36 years to the day after Noriega was removed by American forces. And as was the case with the Panamanian leader, lawyers for Maduro are expected to co
  
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• Photos of Caracas the day after U.S. forces captured Venezuelan President Nicol\u00e1s Maduro

  04-01-2026 22:10 via article.wn.com
  A tense calm held in Venezuela on Sunday, a day after President Nicolas Maduro was deposed and captured in an American military...
  
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• Maduro\u2019s case will revive a legal debate over immunity for foreign leaders tested in Noriega trial

  04-01-2026 22:10 via article.wn.com
  MIAMI (AP) — When deposed Venezuelan leader Nicolás Maduro makes his first appearance in New York courtroom Monday to face U.S. drug charges, he will likely follow the path taken by another Latin American strongman toppled by U.S. forces: Panama's Manuel Noriega. Maduro was captured Saturday, 36 years to the day after Noriega was removed by American forces. And as was the case with the Panamanian leader, lawyers for Maduro are expected to contest the legality of his arrest, arguing
  
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• How the Monroe Doctrine factors into US arrest of Venezuela's Nicol\u00e1s Maduro

  04-01-2026 22:10 via article.wn.com
  In detailing the U.S. military action that led to the arrest of Venezuelan leader Nicolás Maduro, President Donald Trump referenced the Monroe Doctrine, a maxim that has shaped American foreign policy for two centuries. The doctrine formulated by President James Monroe was originally aimed at opposing European meddling in the Western Hemisphere. It has since been invoked repeatedly by subsequent presidents angling to justify U.S. intervention in the region. × This page requires Java
  
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• Hollywood starts 2026 with 'Avatar: Fire and Ash' No. 1, as James Cameron's sci-fi epic ...

  04-01-2026 22:10 via article.wn.com
  NEW YORK (AP) — Hollywood kicked off 2026 with “Avatar: Fire and Ash” atop the box office for the third straight week and with hopes for a blockbuster-filled year after a disappointing 2025. In three weeks of release, “Fire and Ash” has cleared $1 billion worldwide. The third chapter in James Cameron’s Pandora epic collected $40 million over its third weekend in North American theaters, according to studio estimates Sunday. × This page requires Javascrip
  
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• AP Trending SummaryBrief at 1:02 p.m. EST

  04-01-2026 22:10 via article.wn.com
  Hollywood starts 2026 with 'Avatar: Fire and Ash' No. 1, as James Cameron's sci-fi epic crosses $1B NEW YORK (AP) — Hollywood kicked off 2026 with “Avatar: Fire and Ash” atop the box office for the third straight week and with hopes for a blockbuster-filled year after a disappointing 2025. In three weeks of release, “Fire and Ash” has cleared $1 billion worldwide. The third chapter in James Cameron’s Pandora epic collected $40 million over its third weekend in
  
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• AP News Summary at 3:42 p.m. EST

  04-01-2026 22:10 via article.wn.com
  Rubio says US won’t govern Venezuela but will press for changes through oil blockade WASHINGTON (AP) — Secretary of State Marco Rubio is suggesting the United States won't govern Venezuela other than enforcing an existing “oil quarantine” on the country. The turnaround Sunday comes after President Donald Trump announced a day earlier the U.S, would be running Venezuela following its ouster of President Nicolás Maduro. Rubio's statements on TV talk shows seemed desi
  
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• Trump leads the world into a geopolitical Wild West

  04-01-2026 22:09 via article.wn.com
  Here, might makes right, and laws and rules fall away. ......
  
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• Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene says Maduro capture is ‘the same Washington playbook' that we're ‘sick and tired of'

  04-01-2026 22:09 via article.wn.com
  WASHINGTON — Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene, R-Ga., slammed the Trump administration’s capture of Venezuelan leader Nicolás Maduro, saying on NBC News’ “Meet the Press” Sunday that the operation was part of “the same Washington playbook that we are so sick and tired of that doesn’t serve the American people.” Greene argued that President Donald Trump and his administration “campaigned on Make America Great Again, that we thought was putti
  
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• Marco Rubio says he believes Cuba is ‘in a lot of trouble'

  04-01-2026 22:09 via article.wn.com
  Just one day after the U.S. conducted a military operation that led to the capture of Venezuelan leader Nicolás Maduro and his wife, Secretary of State Marco Rubio reiterated a warning to Cuba, telling NBC News’ “Meet the Press” that he thinks “they’re in a lot of trouble.” “I’m not going to talk to you about what our future steps are going to be and our policies are going to be right now in this regard,” Rubio said. “But I don&r
  
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• Denmark PM urges Trump to stop threats to take over Greenland

  04-01-2026 22:09 via article.wn.com
  Denmark's Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen on Sunday urged President Donald Trump ‍to stop threatening to take over Greenland, after he ‌reiterated his wish to do so in an interview with The Atlantic magazine. ......
  
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• Venezuela’s interim government stays united behind Maduro after his US capture

  04-01-2026 22:07 via article.wn.com
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• Trump’s attack on Venezuela rallies US Republican hawks to his side

  04-01-2026 22:07 via article.wn.com
  Those who have sparred with Trump over Ukraine and other policies are now rallying around him. ......
  
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• Rubio says US will use oil ‘quarantine’ as leverage over Venezuela

  04-01-2026 22:07 via article.wn.com
  A global shortage...
  
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• Restoring democracy in Venezuela must respect its people's will, EU countries say

  04-01-2026 22:07 via article.wn.com
  BRUSSELS, Jan 4 - The principles of...
  
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• Maduro's allies now ruling Venezuela reject US claims they will 'comply'

  04-01-2026 22:05 via article.wn.com
  The Trump administration insists Venezuela's leaders will now comply with American demands after the extraordinary capture of president Nicolás Maduro — but his allies are resisting US pressure. ......
  
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• Venezuela after US strikes: Who runs the country now? What’s next? What's Maduro is charged ...

  04-01-2026 21:55 via article.wn.com
  The US has captured Nicolas Maduro, the...
  
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• Trump threatens Venezuela's acting president over refusal to cooperate with U.S.

  04-01-2026 21:55 via article.wn.com
  WASHINGTON, Jan. 4 (Xinhua) -- U.S. President Donald Trump on Sunday threatened that Venezuelan acting president Delcy Rodríguez could "pay a very big price, probably bigger than" that of Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro, if she continued to refuse cooperation with the United States. "If she doesn't do what's...
  
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• Swiss identify all victims of New Year fire at ski resort

  04-01-2026 21:55 via article.wn.com
  Authorities investigating a New Year's blaze at a bar in the Swiss resort of Crans-Montana have identified all of the 40 people killed, police said, as its owners were probed for negligent manslaughter. The 40 victims included 20 minors, Wallis canton police said. The victims, aged between 14 and 39, included 21 Swiss nationals, nine French nationals including one Franco-Swiss and one triple national of France, Israel and Britain, six Italians including one Italian-Emirati, one Belgian woman, on
  
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• Danish PM says U.S. has no right to annex Greenland, urges end to threats

  04-01-2026 21:55 via article.wn.com
  OSLO, Jan. 4 (Xinhua) -- Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen said on Sunday that the United States has no right to annex Greenland, urging Washington to stop making threats against a close ally and the Greenlandic people. "I have to say it very directly to the United States," Frederiksen said in...
  
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