US President Donald Trump said to the press that Iran would be "hit very hard" if more protesters die during demonstrations triggered by the economic protests that entered a second week. "We're watching it very c»»»

A day after the audacious US military operation in Venezuela, President Donald Trump on Sunday renewed his calls for an American takeover of the Danish territory of Greenland for the sake of US security interests and threatened military action on Colombia for facilitating the global sale of cocaine»»»

President Donald Trump warned Iran on Sunday that it would get "hit very hard" by the United States if more protesters die during demonstrations that have entered a second week. "We're watching it very closely. If they start killing people like they have in the past, I think they're going to get hi»»»

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un oversaw hypersonic missile firing drills, state media reported Monday, citing a “grave geopolitical crisis." In this photo, viewers watch a news report about the missile launch, which took place Sunday. Photo by Yonhap SEOUL, Jan. 5 (UPI) -- North Korean leader Kim J»»»

Palm Beach: President Donald Trump said he would allow American oil companies to go into Venezuela to tap its massive crude reserves after a US military operation seized its leader Nicolas Maduro. The US military carried out a series of air strikes on Venezuela’s capital Caracas early on Saturday. »»»

United States President Donald Trump returns to the White House in Washington, D.C., on Sunday, January 4, 2026. Photo by Aaron Schwartz/UPI | License Photo Jan. 5 (UPI) -- President Donald Trump threatened military action against Colombia's government and said Cuba was on the precipice of falling »»»

US President Donald Trump on Sunday warned Venezuela’s interim president, Delcy Rodriguez, of a "big price" to pay if she refuses to cooperate with the US, following the dramatic capture of Nicolas Maduro. The Trump administration stated it is willing to work with Maduro's remaining government, pro»»»

WASHINGTON (Sputnik) - US President Donald Trump accused Colombian President Gustavo Petro of producing cocaine and didn't rule out an attack on the country. “Colombia is very sick, too, run by a sick man who likes making cocaine and selling it to the United States, and he’s not going to be doing i»»»

Dubai: Gold prices in Dubai jumped sharply on Monday morning, extending an early-year rally as investors moved decisively toward safe-haven assets following a sudden escalation in global geopolitical risk. Sign up for our daily business newsletter, Cheques & Balances.The price of 24-karat gold rose»»»

Venezuela's ousted President Nicolas Maduro was on Saturday being held at Brooklyn’s Metropolitan Detention Center after being indicted in New York on drugs and weapons charges, which he denies.  Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro was in a New York jail Saturday, hours after American special »»»

US authorities on Saturday unsealed an indictment accusing Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro and his wife of running a corrupt government that trafficked thousands of tons of cocaine into the US, following their capture in a dramatic military operation. FRANCE 24 takes a look at the accusati»»»

President Donald Trump insisted Sunday the United States is "in charge" of Venezuela after the seizure of Nicolas Maduro, but was also dealing with the new interim leadership in Caracas. Read our blog to see how the day's events unfolded. This live blog is no longer being updated. »»»

Cuban President Miguel Diaz-Canel denounced the US capture of Venezuela’s Nicolas Maduro as "state terrorism" on Saturday, warning the loss of Venezuelan oil would hit Cuba’s fragile economy. Meanwhile, Secretary of State Marco Rubio implied that Havana could be the Trump administration's next»»»

The United Kingdom on Sunday said it joined France in overnight air strikes on an underground facility near Palmyra in Syria believed to have been used by the Islamic State group to store weapons, stressing the site was isolated and posed no risk to civilians. The British Ministry of Defence said i»»»

North Korea fired multiple ballistic missiles off its east coast, into the body of water also known as the Sea of Japan on Sunday, South Korea’s military said. Pyongyang's pointed show of force came just hours before South Korean President Lee Jae Myung departs for a summit in China. North Korea fi»»»

Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen on Sunday urged Washington to stop "threatening" Greenland following President Donald Trump's claim that the US 'absolutely' needs the territory for national security. This came a day after the US operation in Venezuela, sparking further concerns over Trump’s»»»

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»»»

Heightened instability in Venezuela following US military strikes has raised global concern, with implications for energy markets and regional security. India said it is closely monitoring developments and urged restraint as events unfolded over the weekend, according to an official statement by th»»»

Delcy Rodríguez finds herself at the centre of Venezuela's most consequential political upheaval in a generation, thrust into the presidency after US special forces captured Nicolás Maduro on January 3. Yet her path forward remains clouded by conflicting signals about whether she has cut a deal wit»»»

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»»»

US Secretary of State Marco Rubio said on January 4 that Washington would control the direction of events in Venezuela rather than directly govern the country, seeking to clarify President Donald Trump's assertion that America would "run" the oil-rich nation following the dramatic ouster of Preside»»»

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»»»

Heightened instability in Venezuela following US military strikes has raised global concern, with implications for energy markets and regional security. India said it is closely monitoring developments and urged restraint as events unfolded over the weekend, according to an official statement by th»»»

Delcy Rodríguez finds herself at the centre of Venezuela's most consequential political upheaval in a generation, thrust into the presidency after US special forces captured Nicolás Maduro on January 3. Yet her path forward remains clouded by conflicting signals about whether she has cut a deal wit»»»

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»»»

US Secretary of State Marco Rubio said on January 4 that Washington would control the direction of events in Venezuela rather than directly govern the country, seeking to clarify President Donald Trump's assertion that America would "run" the oil-rich nation following the dramatic ouster of Preside»»»

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»»»

Heightened instability in Venezuela following US military strikes has raised global concern, with implications for energy markets and regional security. India said it is closely monitoring developments and urged restraint as events unfolded over the weekend, according to an official statement by th»»»

Heightened instability in Venezuela following US military strikes has raised global concern, with implications for energy markets and regional security. India said it is closely monitoring developments and urged restraint as events unfolded over the weekend, according to an official statement by th»»»

The dramatic events currently unfolding in Caracas, where US elite forces have captured Nicolás Maduro & his wife following military strikes, are being hailed by some as a "liberation." The American administration parading the former South American strongman in handcuffs on television has sent »»»

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»»»

A US-brokered peace deal in Ukraine that legitimises Russian territorial gains would risk reopening old fault lines in the Western Balkans, emboldening Serbia and weakening the European Union’s credibility as a guarantor of regional stability, according to a new report by the European Council on Fo»»»

A US-brokered peace deal in Ukraine that legitimises Russian territorial gains would risk reopening old fault lines in the Western Balkans, emboldening Serbia and weakening the European Union’s credibility as a guarantor of regional stability, according to a new report by the European Council on Fo»»»

A US-brokered peace deal in Ukraine that legitimises Russian territorial gains would risk reopening old fault lines in the Western Balkans, emboldening Serbia and weakening the European Union’s credibility as a guarantor of regional stability, according to a new report by the European Council on Fo»»»

A US-brokered peace deal in Ukraine that legitimises Russian territorial gains would risk reopening old fault lines in the Western Balkans, emboldening Serbia and weakening the European Union’s credibility as a guarantor of regional stability, according to a new report by the European Council on Fo»»»

A US-brokered peace deal in Ukraine that legitimises Russian territorial gains would risk reopening old fault lines in the Western Balkans, emboldening Serbia and weakening the European Union’s credibility as a guarantor of regional stability, according to a new report by the European Council on Fo»»»

A US-brokered peace deal in Ukraine that legitimises Russian territorial gains would risk reopening old fault lines in the Western Balkans, emboldening Serbia and weakening the European Union’s credibility as a guarantor of regional stability, according to a new report by the European Council on Fo»»»

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»»»

Precious metal prices have risen after the US capture of Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro increased investors' concerns about geopolitical risks. In Monday morning trade in Asia, gold was about 1.8% higher at around $4,408 (£3,282) an ounce, while silver was up close to 3.5%, as money was moved »»»