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 This live blog is no longer being updated. »»»

As the world celebrated the arrival of 2026, Venezuela's Nicolas Maduro was captured by US forces, Yemen found itself at the centre of escalating tensions between Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates, and Zohran Mamdani was sworn in as New York City's new mayor: FRANCE 24 looks back at th»»»

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»»»

At least 80 fighters from Yemen’s Southern Transitional Council (STC) have been killed in clashes with Saudi-backed forces since Friday, a military official said Sunday. The ongoing offensive, aimed at reclaiming territory seized by the UAE-backed STC, has also left 152 wounded and 130 captured. Th»»»

At least 114 people have been killed in the past week as Sudan's army and the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) clash in Darfur, medical sources revealed Sunday. Drone strikes by the military on the RSF-controlled town of Al-Zuruq on Saturday killed 51 civilians, while RSF assaults on the town of Kernoi l»»»

Hundreds of prisoners were released in Myanmar on Sunday under an independence day pardon, just a week after the start of a junta-run election widely condemned as a sham. Hundreds of prisoners walked free in Myanmar on Sunday after the junta announced annual independence day pardons, just a week af»»»

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»»»

Sporadic protests over economic and political grievances broke out inTehran on Saturday, local media reported, while clashes escalated in western Iran. The demonstrations, which first kicked off last Sunday and have since spread across the country, have left at least 12 dead, including securit»»»

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»»»

Hundreds gathered in Crans-Montana on Sunday to mourn the victims of a deadly New Year’s fire at the "Le Constellation" bar, which claimed at least 40 lives and left more than 100 injured. According to authorities, nine French nationals are among the dead, all of whom have been identified. Hundreds»»»

Egypt's Natural Gas Company and QatarEnergy signed an agreement to deliver Qatari liquefied natural gas shipments to the Sokhna and Damietta ports, as Cairo seeks to secure supplies ahead of summer demand and aims to return to net gas exporter status by 2027, Ahram Online reported on January 4. »»»

India’s manufacturing sector ended 2025 on a steady, though softer, growth trajectory as expansion in output and new orders lost some momentum amid competitive pressures and uneven demand across product categories. While overall business conditions continued to improve, the pace was the weakest in »»»

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»»»

China received 22 shipments of LNG in 2025 from two Russian export projects subject to US and European Union sanctions, highlighting Beijing’s continued engagement with Moscow’s energy sector despite western efforts to restrict revenues flowing to Russia. »»»

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»»»

China received 22 shipments of LNG in 2025 from two Russian export projects subject to US and European Union sanctions, highlighting Beijing’s continued engagement with Moscow’s energy sector despite western efforts to restrict revenues flowing to Russia. »»»

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»»»

China received 22 shipments of LNG in 2025 from two Russian export projects subject to US and European Union sanctions, highlighting Beijing’s continued engagement with Moscow’s energy sector despite western efforts to restrict revenues flowing to Russia. »»»

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»»»

Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) is believed to have conducted missile and air defence exercises in Tehran and Shiraz on January 5, with videos circulating on social media showing anti-aircraft fire in the evening and skies on January 5, local Namehnews and eghtes»»»

Protests against Iran's economic crisis spread to dozens of cities on January 4 as the government imposed internet restrictions and security forces clashed with demonstrators, whilst senior officials acknowledged the regime faces a survival crisis. »»»

Egypt's Natural Gas Company and QatarEnergy signed an agreement to deliver Qatari liquefied natural gas shipments to the Sokhna and Damietta ports, as Cairo seeks to secure supplies ahead of summer demand and aims to return to net gas exporter status by 2027, Ahram Online reported on January 4. »»»

Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) is believed to have conducted missile and air defence exercises in Tehran and Shiraz on January 5, with videos circulating on social media showing anti-aircraft fire in the evening and skies on January 5, local Namehnews and eghtes»»»

Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) is believed to have conducted missile and air defence exercises in Tehran and Shiraz on January 5, with videos circulating on social media showing anti-aircraft fire in the evening and skies on January 5, local Namehnews and eghtes»»»

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»»»

Uzbekistan’s annual inflation eased to 7.3% in December from 7.5% in November, according to the national statistical committee. A year ago, headline inflation stood at nearly 9.8%. »»»

Kazakh President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev has signed a controversial set of amendments into law banning “LGBT propaganda.” Kazakh and international rights activists caution the amendments will institutionalise discrimination against LGBT people while giving authorities an additional tool to chill and »»»

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»»»