Chongqing, China: Outstretching his hands in a signature Donald Trump pose, impersonator Ryan Chen mimics the US president's voice and gestures with such accuracy that he has become a social media phenomenon with his funny videos. The 42-year-old from southwest China does not engage in political sa»»»

The US has suspended all assistance to the government of Somalia, alleging that officials destroyed a UN World Food Programme (WFP) warehouse and seized "donor-funded food aid". "The Trump administration has a zero-tolerance policy for waste, theft, and diversion of life-saving assistance," said a »»»

Minneapolis, USA: A US immigration officer shot and killed an American woman on the streets of Minneapolis Wednesday, leading to huge protests and outrage from local leaders who rejected White House claims she was a domestic terrorist. The woman, identified in local media as 37-year-old Renee Nicol»»»

Iranian authorities are showing clear internal divisions as protests widen across the country, with strikes spreading through Tehran’s historic Grand Bazaar and demonstrations flaring in dozens of cities. President Masoud Pezeshkian has instructed officials to avoid a heavy-handed security response»»»

MOSCOW (Sputnik) - US President Donald Trump did not specify a precise timeframe for how long the country would maintain control over Venezuela, but said that it would last "much longer" than a year. "I would say, much longer," Trump told the New York Times newspaper when asked whether US control o»»»

Iranian authorities are showing clear internal divisions as protests widen across the country, with strikes spreading through Tehran’s historic Grand Bazaar and demonstrations flaring in dozens of cities. President Masoud Pezeshkian has instructed officials to avoid a heavy-handed security response»»»

President Donald Trump's administration on Wednesday sought to assert its control over Venezuelan oil, seizing a pair of sanctioned tankers transporting petroleum and announcing plans to relax some sanctions so the US can oversee the sale of Venezuela’s petroleum worldwide. Trump's administration i»»»

US President Donald Trump has said he will meet his Colombian counterpart Gustavo Petro at the White House in the "near future", just days after saying an operation targeting Colombia "sounds good". The US seized the president of neighbouring Venezuela, Nicolás Maduro, in a raid on Caracas on Satur»»»

The United States says it has seized two tankers linked to Venezuelan oil exports in "back-to-back" operations in the North Atlantic and the Caribbean. US forces boarded the Russian-flagged Marinera after a pursuit lasting almost two weeks as it travelled through the waters between Iceland and Scot»»»

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said peace negotiations with Western allies have reached “a new milestone”, offering cautious optimism that the war with Russia could end in the first half of 2026. Speaking during a»»»

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said peace negotiations with Western allies have reached “a new milestone”, offering cautious optimism that the war with Russia could end in the first half of 2026. Speaking during a»»»

US President Donald Trump has withdrawn the US from dozens of international organisations, including many that work to combat climate change. Among the 66 groups, nearly half of them are bodies of the United Nations, including the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change - a treaty that underpins »»»

1 of 2 | President Donald Trump prompted a plan for Venezuela's oil on Wednesday as uncertainty looms over the United States' plan for running the South American country. Photo by Nicole Combeau/UPI | License Photo Jan. 8 (UPI) -- President Donald Trump has said that Venezuela is going to use funds»»»

The Trump administration is pulling the United States out of dozens of international organisations, including key UN agencies and the treaty underpinning global climate talks, marking a deepening retreat from multilateral cooperation and drawing sharp criticism from diplomats and climate experts. T»»»

WASHINGTON, Jan 8 (KUNA) -- US President Donald Trump signed a presidential memorandum directing the United States to withdraw from 66 international organizations, agreements and treaties deemed "inconsistent with US interests," including 31 affiliated with the United Nations.According to the memor»»»

Minneapolis: A US immigration officer shot and killed an American woman on the streets of Minneapolis Wednesday, leading to huge protests and outrage from local leaders who rejected White House claims she was a domestic terrorist. The woman, identified in local media as 37-year-old Renee Nicole Goo»»»

Dubai: UAE motorists are unlikely to see an immediate jump in petrol and diesel prices following the political upheaval in Venezuela, with analysts pointing to a well-supplied global oil market that is limiting the impact of geopolitical shocks at the pump. Sign up for our daily business newsletter»»»

The US has dropped federal guidance recommending several vaccines for all children, effective immediately. The move is one of several vaccine changes made by the Trump administration under Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr., who has long advocated against vaccines. Health experts worry the chan»»»

The US on Wednesday seized a Russian oil tanker in the North Atlantic that officials said was part of a shadow fleet carrying oil in violation of US sanctions. The US military had pursued the Marinera tanker, formerly named the Bella-1, from the coast of Venezuela, capturing it short»»»

US Secretary of State Marco Rubio briefed leaders in Congress late January 5 on the striking military operation in Venezuela, amid mounting concerns that President Donald Trump is embarking on a new era of U.S. expansionism without consultation with lawmakers. After the briefing, Republican House S»»»

The U.S. has seized two sanctioned oil tankers linked to Venezuela in back-to-back actions in the North Atlantic and the Caribbean. This comes after US President Donald Trump announced that a deal had been struck with interim leader Delcy Rodriguez to send tens of millions of barrels of oil to the »»»

The U.S. government should be conducting itself with "Strength. Force. And Power" according to senior White House aide Stephen Miller.The deputy chief of staff for policy is part of Trump's inner circle, oversees a staff of forty people and is the homeland security advisor. He has long pushed hard-»»»

It’s a tweet pinned to the top of the official account of the US state department: “This is OUR Hemisphere, and President Trump will not allow our security to be threatened.” US diplomacy making the capture of Venezuela’s president and the threats against Greenland about security… but it was first »»»

What's behind US President Donald Trump's obsession with taking over Greenland? FRANCE 24's Laurent Berstescher takes a look at the territory's strategic & economic importance for the US, and at previous attempts to purchase it, dating back to the 1800s.»»»

US President Donald Trump, whose renewed threats to seize Greenland from NATO member Denmark have rattled the transatlantic alliance, said Wednesday he doubted allies would "be there for us if we really needed them." FRANCE 24's Gabrielle Nadler reports.»»»

Speaking with FRANCE 24's Monte Francis, Klaus Dodds, Professor of Geopolitics at Royal Holloway, University of London, says that US President Donald Trump's threats of annexation of Greenland are about 'ego politics, not geopolitics', and may be part of a grand bargain between Russia and the Unite»»»

A US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officer shot and killed a woman during a traffic stop in Minneapolis, triggering protests and a furious backlash from city and state leaders who condemned the federal immigration crackdown as reckless and destabilising. An Immigration and Customs Enfor»»»

WASHINGTON (Sputnik) - US President Donald Trump said Venezuela would only purchase American-made products as part of a "deal" with Washington to sell the Latin American country's oil. "I have just been informed that Venezuela is going to be purchasing ONLY American Made Products, with the money th»»»

Syria’s new government and Israel agreed to form a joint, US-supervised group to share intelligence and pursue military de-escalation, Washington said after talks in Paris. The rare meeting comes amid Israeli strikes and US concern over pressure on Syria’s fragile leadership. Syria's new government»»»

Iran's President Masoud Pezeshkian on Wednesday urged security forces not to target anti-government demonstrators that have staged more than a week of protests against soaring prices and faced a deadly crackdown. Pezeshkian's appeal comes days after US President Donald Trump threatened to inte»»»

US and Ukrainian negotiators meet in Paris on Wednesday for a new round of talks aimed at securing a ceasefire with Russia, with territorial disputes and the fate of the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant on the agenda. The talks come a day after Ukraine's Western allies agreed key security guarantee»»»

Denmark and Greenland are seeking a meeting with U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio after the Trump administration doubled down on its intention to take over the strategic Arctic island, a self-governing Danish territory. Tensions escalated after the White House said Tuesday that the “U.S. militar»»»

US President Donald Trump is discussing options including military action to take control of Greenland, the White House said on January 7, upping tensions that Denmark warns could destroy the NATO alliance. Denmark has warned any move to take Greenland by force would mean "everything would stop," i»»»

Days after US forces captured Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro in Caracas, US President Donald Trump suggested that other regions of the world could be on Washington’s radar, including Greenland. Ever since his first term, the billionaire has repeatedly expressed interest in the mineral-rich Dan»»»

US Secretary of State Marco Rubio will meet with officials from Denmark and Greenland next week amid rising fears that Washington plans to seize the world's largest island by force.  US Secretary of State Marco Rubio said he plans to meet with Danish officials next week. This comes after the T»»»

In a Truth Social post late on Tuesday night, US President Donald Trump announced that Venezuela would be "turning over" between 30 and 50 million barrels of oil to the US, where it will then be sold at market prices. In this edition, we explore what impact this move could have for the US as well a»»»

The US clearly violated both international and its domestic law with the abduction of Venezuela’s authoritarian leader Nicolás Maduro on January 3, but after lambasting Russia for doing the same to Ukraine, European leaders were surprisingly reluctant to criticise the White House for the operation,»»»

The US clearly violated both international and its domestic law with the abduction of Venezuela’s authoritarian leader Nicolás Maduro on January 3, but after lambasting Russia for doing the same to Ukraine, European leaders were surprisingly reluctant to criticise the White House for the operation,»»»

Venezuela is set to ship sanctioned crude oil to the US on an open-ended basis after Washington agreed to selectively ease restrictions to allow the oil to be sold on international markets, CNBC reported citing sources close to the White House. »»»

Donald Trump’s grab of Venezuela’s oil is not just about making money. He is also grabbing an ultra heavy grade of highly sulphurous oil that is very difficult to refine. That sounds bad and normally it would be. But in the 1990s the US oil industry was convinced that the era of simply light sweet »»»

US Secretary of State Marco Rubio outlined Washington's post-Maduro blueprint for Venezuela on January 7, unveiling plans to seize up to 50mn barrels of the country's oil whilst asserting what he called "tremendous control and leverage" over Caracas's interim administration. »»»

Venezuela is set to ship sanctioned crude oil to the US on an open-ended basis after Washington agreed to selectively ease restrictions to allow the oil to be sold on international markets, CNBC reported citing sources close to the White House. »»»

US President Donald Trump announced on January 6 that Venezuelan authorities will turn over 30mn to 50mn barrels of sanctioned crude to the US, redirecting exports from China to the US. The oil is worth up to $3bn, accordi»»»

US Secretary of State Marco Rubio outlined Washington's post-Maduro blueprint for Venezuela on January 7, unveiling plans to seize up to 50mn barrels of the country's oil whilst asserting what he called "tremendous control and leverage" over Caracas's interim administration. »»»

US Secretary of State Marco Rubio outlined Washington's post-Maduro blueprint for Venezuela on January 7, unveiling plans to seize up to 50mn barrels of the country's oil whilst asserting what he called "tremendous control and leverage" over Caracas's interim administration. »»»

Venezuela is set to ship sanctioned crude oil to the US on an open-ended basis after Washington agreed to selectively ease restrictions to allow the oil to be sold on international markets, CNBC reported citing sources close to the White House. »»»

Donald Trump’s grab of Venezuela’s oil is not just about making money. He is also grabbing an ultra heavy grade of highly sulphurous oil that is very difficult to refine. That sounds bad and normally it would be. But in the 1990s the US oil industry was convinced that the era of simply light sweet »»»

Like the protests in Ukraine's Maidan Square and those in neighbouring West Asian states, this latest round of protests in Iran is being driven by economic and political discontent, with a growing number of analysts and pundits in the West drawing analogies to previous protest movements.  »»»

A prediction market on Polymarket shows traders assigning a 34% probability that Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei will no longer hold his position by June 30, 2026, with the likelihood rising 14 percentage points in recent weeks. »»»

ED – this is part of bne IntelliNews annual series of OUTLOOK 2026 for the upcoming year, where we make a forward-looking assessment for all of the major Global Emerging Markets in Emerging Europe, Asia, Latin America, Africa and the Middle East, drawing on insightful reporting from our bureaus aro»»»