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Nato ally Denmark warns US against taking Greenland by force
COPENHAGEN, Jan 6 — Denmark’s prime minister warned yesterday that any US move to take Greenland by force would destroy 80 years of transatlantic security links, after President Donald Trump repeated his desire to annex the mineral-rich Arctic territory. Washington’s military
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Venezuela’s Maduro pleads not guilty in US court, judge orders him held without bail
NEW YORK, Jan 6 — Ousted Venezuelan president Nicolas Maduro pleaded not guilty to drug trafficking and other charges at a defiant appearance in a New York court yesterday, two days after being snatched by US forces in a stunning raid
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Venezuela’s Maduro to appear in New York court after shocking US military seizure in Caracas
NEW YORK, Jan 5 — Deposed Venezuelan president Nicolas Maduro is expected to appear in a New York court on Monday, just days after being seized in Caracas in a shock US military operation that paved the path for Washington’s
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Venezuela oil blockade broken? Dozen tankers vanish in dark mode as Trump claims embargo ‘in full force’
WASHINGTON, Jan 5 — About a dozen tankers loaded with Venezuelan crude and fuel departed in recent days from the country’s waters in dark mode, seemingly breaking a strict blockade imposed by the US amid intense pressure that mounted until
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China blasts US over Maduro seizure, says no nation can act as ‘world’s judge’
BEIJING, Jan 5 — Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi said Beijing cannot accept any country acting as the “world’s judge” after the United States captured Venezuela’s President Nicolas Maduro. “We have never believed that any country can act as the
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Global outrage as Trump boasts of Maduro capture, warns of new military raids in Venezuela, Colombia and Mexico
WASHINGTON, Jan 5 — Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro was due to appear in a US court on Monday after his weekend capture by American forces, with US President Donald Trump leaving open the possibility of another incursion if the United
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Zohran Mamdani sworn in, promising rent freezes, free buses and a new era for New York
NEW YORK, Jan 2 — Zohran Mamdani promised Thursday to show left-wing politics can succeed as he took over as New York mayor for a term sure to see him cross swords with US President Donald Trump. Thousands of people
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Trump says bruises from aspirin, not age — insists he’s just ‘blinking, not dozing’
WASHINGTON, Jan 2 — US President Donald Trump blamed aspirin for large bruises on his hand and denied falling asleep while attending public meetings in an interview with The Wall Street Journal published Thursday. In the interview defending his health,
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128 journalists killed and 533 jailed across the globe in 2025
BRUSSELS, Jan 1 — A total of 128 journalists were killed around the world in 2025, more than half of them in the Middle East, the International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) said Thursday. The grim toll, up from 2024, “is
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Peace agreement nearly ready, Zelensky cautions final 10pc crucial to deter Russia
KYIV, Jan 1 — Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said Wednesday his country was “10 per cent” away from a deal to end the war with Russia, but cautioned that the most important issues were unresolved and warned against rewarding Moscow.
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