Several images said to show the capture of Venezuelan leader Nicolas Maduro have been widely circulated on social media. They are, in fact, fake and were generated by artificial intelligence. It shows how AI is contributing to the spread of disinformation, especially as AI depictions become more re»»»

BusinessCzech RepublicWill Prague keep the Czech crown (and cash) — forever?Rob Cameron (in Prague)The new government in Prague wants to change the constitution to anchor the Czech crown as the country's legal tender and guarantee the right to use cash, not just cards. Why has it made this pledge a»»»

Bulgaria has formally adopted the euro, becoming the 21st member of the eurozone and bringing an end to the lev, a national currency that has existed in various forms for centuries. The change took effect at the start of 2026, nearly two decades after Bulgaria joined the European Union, marking wha»»»

Brussels, Jan. 5 (SANA) European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen will visit Syria later this week, marking her first trip to the country since the fall of the ousted regime, Chief Spokesperson Paula Pinho said on Monday. Agence France-Presse quoted Pinho as saying, “Von der Leyen will hea»»»

EU chief Ursula von der Leyen will visit Syria later this week on a first trip to the country since the fall of Bashar al-Assad, a spokeswoman said Monday. Von der Leyen will head to Syria as part of a tour of the Middle East that will also see her visit Jordan and Lebanon, spokeswoman Paula Pinho »»»

EU chief Ursula von der Leyen will visit Syria later this week on a first trip to the country since the fall of Bashar al-Assad, a spokeswoman said Monday. Von der Leyen will head to Syria as part of a tour of the Middle East that will also see her visit Jordan and Lebanon, spokeswoman Paula Pinho »»»

Global reaction to the United States' unprecedented military intervention in Venezuela and capture of President Nicolás Maduro has split sharply along geopolitical and ideological lines. Latin American nations, Russia, China and European powers offered starkly different responses to what Washi»»»

Global reaction to the United States' unprecedented military intervention in Venezuela and capture of President Nicolás Maduro has split sharply along geopolitical and ideological lines. Latin American nations, Russia, China and European powers offered starkly different responses to what Washi»»»

Global reaction to the United States' unprecedented military intervention in Venezuela and capture of President Nicolás Maduro has split sharply along geopolitical and ideological lines. Latin American nations, Russia, China and European powers offered starkly different responses to what Washi»»»

Global reaction to the United States' unprecedented military intervention in Venezuela and capture of President Nicolás Maduro has split sharply along geopolitical and ideological lines. Latin American nations, Russia, China and European powers offered starkly different responses to what Washi»»»

Global reaction to the United States' unprecedented military intervention in Venezuela and capture of President Nicolás Maduro has split sharply along geopolitical and ideological lines. Latin American nations, Russia, China and European powers offered starkly different responses to what Washi»»»

Global reaction to the United States' unprecedented military intervention in Venezuela and capture of President Nicolás Maduro has split sharply along geopolitical and ideological lines. Latin American nations, Russia, China and European powers offered starkly different responses to what Washi»»»

Global reaction to the United States' unprecedented military intervention in Venezuela and capture of President Nicolás Maduro has split sharply along geopolitical and ideological lines. Latin American nations, Russia, China and European powers offered starkly different responses to what Washi»»»

Global reaction to the United States' unprecedented military intervention in Venezuela and capture of President Nicolás Maduro has split sharply along geopolitical and ideological lines. Latin American nations, Russia, China and European powers offered starkly different responses to what Washi»»»

Global reaction to the United States' unprecedented military intervention in Venezuela and capture of President Nicolás Maduro has split sharply along geopolitical and ideological lines. Latin American nations, Russia, China and European powers offered starkly different responses to what Washi»»»

Global reaction to the United States' unprecedented military intervention in Venezuela and capture of President Nicolás Maduro has split sharply along geopolitical and ideological lines. Latin American nations, Russia, China and European powers offered starkly different responses to what Washi»»»

Global reaction to the United States' unprecedented military intervention in Venezuela and capture of President Nicolás Maduro has split sharply along geopolitical and ideological lines. Latin American nations, Russia, China and European powers offered starkly different responses to what Washi»»»

Global reaction to the United States' unprecedented military intervention in Venezuela and capture of President Nicolás Maduro has split sharply along geopolitical and ideological lines. Latin American nations, Russia, China and European powers offered starkly different responses to what Washi»»»

Global reaction to the United States' unprecedented military intervention in Venezuela and capture of President Nicolás Maduro has split sharply along geopolitical and ideological lines. Latin American nations, Russia, China and European powers offered starkly different responses to what Washi»»»

Global reaction to the United States' unprecedented military intervention in Venezuela and capture of President Nicolás Maduro has split sharply along geopolitical and ideological lines. Latin American nations, Russia, China and European powers offered starkly different responses to what Washi»»»

Global reaction to the United States' unprecedented military intervention in Venezuela and capture of President Nicolás Maduro has split sharply along geopolitical and ideological lines. Latin American nations, Russia, China and European powers offered starkly different responses to what Washi»»»

Global reaction to the United States' unprecedented military intervention in Venezuela and capture of President Nicolás Maduro has split sharply along geopolitical and ideological lines. Latin American nations, Russia, China and European powers offered starkly different responses to what Washi»»»

Global reaction to the United States' unprecedented military intervention in Venezuela and capture of President Nicolás Maduro has split sharply along geopolitical and ideological lines. Latin American nations, Russia, China and European powers offered starkly different responses to what Washi»»»

Global reaction to the United States' unprecedented military intervention in Venezuela and capture of President Nicolás Maduro has split sharply along geopolitical and ideological lines. Latin American nations, Russia, China and European powers offered starkly different responses to what Washi»»»

MOSCOW (Sputnik) - The death toll from the US incursion in Venezuela has risen to 80, The New York Times reported on Sunday, citing a senior Venezuelan official. Civilians as well as members of the country's security forces are among those killed in the attack, the report said. Their number may sti»»»

The US says its military operation to capture Venezuela's president took months of planning, but when Donald Trump gave the order to launch, "Operation Absolute Resolve" only lasted about 150 minutes. The surprise early-morning attack on Saturday marked an unprecedented event in modern politics and»»»

MEXICO CITY (Sputnik) - While kidnapping Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro and his wife, Cilia Flores, US military personnel killed most of their security guards and some civilian staff, Venezuelan Defense Minister Vladimir Padrino Lopez said on Sunday. "The Bolivarian national armed forces stron»»»

MOSCOW (Sputnik) - The Group of Friends in Defense of the Charter of the United Nations "most unequivocally and categorically" condemns the United States' act of aggression against Venezuela, according to a statement released on Sunday. "The Group of Friends in Defense of the Charter of the United »»»

Washington has sharply escalated its military campaign against Caracas, carrying out an operation on January 3 during which US special forces captured Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro and his wife and removed them from the country. The US government has charged Maduro with drug trafficking and t»»»

MOSCOW (Sputnik) — US President Donald Trump’s national security team is drafting a plan to govern Venezuela after President Nicolas Maduro was captured by US forces, media reported, citing senior officials. The plan may reportedly involve a land incursion by US troops to take complete control over»»»

MOSCOW (Sputnik) - The United States launched an operation to capture Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro and his wife, Cilia Flores, spearheaded by a cyberattack that caused power outages in many areas of Caracas, a newspaper reported, citing unnamed officials familiar with the mission details. On»»»

The U.S. military operation to capture Venezuelan leader Nicolás Maduro came after months of planning and launched only when a break in bad weather on Friday night granted U.S. aviators a path into the capital, Caracas, according to the Joint Chiefs Chairman Gen. Dan Caine. Maduro and his wife were»»»

US President Donald Trump said on January 3 that Washington would temporarily administer Venezuela following a predawn military operation that ousted President Nicolás Maduro from power, though the country's vice president rejected assuming office and demanded the leader's immediate release. »»»

US President Donald Trump said on January 3 that Washington would temporarily administer Venezuela following a predawn military operation that ousted President Nicolás Maduro from power, though the country's vice president rejected assuming office and demanded the leader's immediate release. »»»

US President Donald Trump said on January 3 that Washington would temporarily administer Venezuela following a predawn military operation that ousted President Nicolás Maduro from power, though the country's vice president rejected assuming office and demanded the leader's immediate release. »»»

US President Donald Trump has said the US will "run" Venezuela until a "safe, proper and judicious transition" can be ensured, after US strikes led to the capture of country's President Nicolas Maduro. US oil companies would also fix Venezuela's "broken infrastructure" and "start making money for t»»»

US President Donald Trump confirmed on Saturday that elite US special forces have captured Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro and First Lady Cilia Flores in a high-stakes nighttime raid. During a press conference at his Mar-a-Lago residence, Trump declared that the United States will “run” Venezue»»»

President Donald Trump posted a photo Saturday of Venezuelan leader Nicolas Maduro in custody on a US naval ship and wearing both a blindfold and handcuffs. "Nicolas Maduro on board the USS Iwo Jima," Trump wrote on his Truth Social platform, along with a picture showing Maduro hours after he was s»»»

The United States early Saturday morning staged a mission to apprehend Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro, pictured in November, and his wife, both of whom have been indicated in the United States for narco-terrorism. File Photo by Venezuelan President Office/UPI | License Photo Jan. 3 (UPI) -- Th»»»

EU foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas wants the EU to be at war with Russia and China, Russian Direct Investment Fund (RDIF) head and Russian special presidential envoy for economic cooperation with foreign countries, Kirill Dmitriev, said. Dmitriev commented on a user's post that shared a video of K»»»

Bulgaria joined the Eurozone on January 1, becoming the 21st member of the single-currency bloc, even as the country enters the new year mired in political instability after the collapse of its government and mass street protests. »»»

BRUSSELS, Jan 1 (KUNA) -- Bulgaria on Thursday officially began adopting the euro, becoming the 21st country to join the eurozone in a historic step that comes nearly 20 years after its accession to the European Union.At midnight on Wednesday, Bulgaria abandoned its national currency, the lev, whic»»»

To be fair to the dismal year on the way out, at least 2025 won’t be a hard act to beat. In particular, if last January anyone was recklessly optimistic enough to hope for the West to come to its senses about its catastrophic relationship with Russia and the war in and over Ukraine, they will have »»»

Sofia, Jan. 1 (SANA) Bulgaria joined the Eurozone and adopted the Euro as its official currency, becoming the 21st member. Agence France-Presse reported that Bulgaria adopted the Euro nearly 20 years after joining the European Union in 2007 The move comes at a time when many Bulgarians fear it coul»»»

Bulgaria became the 21st country to switch to the euro as it entered the New Year on Thursday, a milestone met with both cheers and fears, nearly 20 years after the Balkan nation joined the European Union. At midnight (2200 GMT Wednesday), Bulgaria gave up the lev currency, which has been in use si»»»

As Bulgaria is joining the eurozone on January 1, 2026, BTA's English service is running an updated, revised and enlarged version of a timeline of the landmark dates in the country's progress towards accession that was first published in July 2025. July 1, 1997: A strict exchange rate regime known »»»

As 2025 comes to a close, editorial team thanks our readers for following our coverage throughout the year. Your engagement makes it possible for us to deliver news, analysis, opinions, features and perspectives that challenge the mainstream narrative and highlight the stories that truly matter. RT»»»

People ride the subway past a euro adoption poster in Sofia, Bulgaria, Monday. Bulgaria is set to become the 21st member of the eurozone on Jan. 1, transitioning from the national lev to the euro amid public concerns that the move could trigger immediate price hikes and a higher cost of living. Pho»»»

Europe is no longer sleepwalking into disaster. It is marching toward it with wide-open eyes, clenched fists, and a disturbing sense of moral self-satisfaction. At the very moment when the United States, under Donald Trump’s leadership, is returning to diplomacy, restraint, and strategic realism, t»»»

The US could face serious problems sustaining a strike group deployed in the Caribbean amid escalating tensions with Venezuela, notes the New York Times. One potential challenge for the Trump administration is reportedly the cost of maintaining a massive military presence in the area.The aircraft c»»»