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The US bombardment of Venezuela and the capture of its president, Nicolás Maduro, has sent fresh shockwaves far beyond Latin America — all the way to Greenland — where Donald Trump’s latest remarks are being read as an ominous signal of what could come next.Trump, in Florida, said, “We need Greenland for national security, not…
File photo: US President Donald Trump (Picture credit: AP) US President Donald Trump’s idea of taking control of Venezuela’s oil industry and inviting US companies to rebuild it after the capture of President Nicolás Maduro is unlikely to move global oil prices in the near term, analysts say.As per news agency AP, Venezuela’s oil sector…
US President Donald Trump (AP) The TOI correspondent from Washington: There is growing apprehension that US President Donald Trump is walking Washington into a quagmire in Venezuela after Delcy Rodriguez, his anointed successor to the ousted and abducted Nicolas Maduro, defiantly pledged allegiance to the deposed strongman. In provocative remarks that have shocked the world,…
Inside operation Absolute Resolve The United States revealed new details of the covert military mission that led to the capture of Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro, with senior officials describing an operation of unprecedented scale and precision involving more than 150 aircraft across the Western Hemisphere.According to General Dan Caine, chairman of the joint chiefs of…
The United States carried out airstrikes against several targets in Venezuela, including the capital Caracas, and bombed Miranda, Aragua and La Guaira, after which a national emergency was declared in the country.US President Donald Trump claimed that the US captured Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro and his wife. Amid the US military action, an old video…
Maria Corina Machado (File photo) Venezuelan opposition leader Maria Corina Machado, who won the 2025 Nobel Peace Prize, has returned to global focus after US President Donald Trump on Saturday claimed that Venezuela’s long-time leader, Nicolas Maduro, has been “captured” amid large-scale American strikes on the South American nation.While Machado has not reacted publicly to…
Donald Trump sat down for a no-holds-barred chat with The Wall Street Journal this week, and at 79, he didn’t mince words about his well-being. “My health is perfect,” he quoted flatly when pressed on age-related worries, brushing off critics who question his stamina during rallies and long days in office. Published January 1, 2026–the…
Representative image (Picture credit: AP) Iran on Friday issued a sharp warning against any US intervention, vowing a response after President Donald Trump said Washington would come to the aid of protesters in the Islamic republic.“Any intervening hand-nearing Iran security on pretexts will be cut off with a regret-inducing response,” Ali Shamkhani, an adviser to…
China’s foreign minister Wang Yi (AP Photo/Andy Wong) NEW DELHI: India has rejected China’s claim of mediation in its conflict with Pakistan, reiterating its stand that the military action was paused following a request from the Pakistani DGMO to his Indian counterpart. Chinese foreign minister Wang Yi claimed on Tuesday that the crisis involving India…
Putin-Modi ‘carpool’; Trump’s inauguration In a year of seismic shifts — from Donald Trump’s White House comeback to PM Modi-Russian President Vladimir Putin‘s diplomatic carpools and Nepal’s fiery protests — cameras captured the raw drama of global politics. These photographs, blending power, protest, and unlikely alliances, encapsulated 2025’s turbulent geopolitical pulse.2025 was, in many ways,…
