Trump says Venezuela to give up to 50 million barrels of oil to U.S.
Trump’s announcement came days after U.S. forces attacked Venezuela and captured its leader, Nicolas Maduro, to be prosecuted on drug-trafficking…
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Trump weighs using U.S. military to acquire Greenland: White House
President Donald Trump is considering “a range of options” in order to acquire Greenland, including “utilizing the U.S. Military,” the…
UK and France to send troops to Ukraine if peace deal agreed
The announcement was made by UK PM Sir Keir Starmer after a meeting of Ukraine’s allies in Paris.
Trump wants to take over Greenland — but the island’s economy faces ‘major challenges’
Danish officials warned Tuesday that Greenland’s economy faces a series of obstacles in 2026 and beyond.
Venezuelan security forces detain journalists as armed police patrol streets
Venezuelans describe their fear of speaking out as 14 media workers are detained and police check people’s social media.
Iran anti-government protests spread to majority of provinces, videos show
Videos show that unrest has spread to more than 50 towns and cities, including pro-government heartlands.
Trump claims US oil firms could be ‘up and running’ in Venezuela within 18 months
Trump is open about his ambitions for scaled-up US operations, but analysts say such plans would take time.
‘Greenland belongs to its people’: European leaders unite over Trump’s threats to annex territory
European leaders on Tuesday issued a joint statement to push back against U.S. President Donald Trump’s renewed interest in Greenland.
Macron hosts Ukraine and allies to try to cement security guarantees
The talks are held as Russia continues attacking Ukraine’s energy sector and under the shadow of US threats to annex…
Memory chip giants spark global semiconductor rally as shortages stoke price hikes
Memory giants Micron, SK Hynix and Samsung have led a rally in semiconductor stocks this year.
Cuba defiant as it braces for post-Maduro era
The prospects for Cuba – a close ally of Nicolás Maduro’s Venezuela – are now bleak, writes the BBC’s Will…
DeepSeek blew up markets year ago. Why hasn’t it done so since?
Nearly a year on from the Chinese AI company shaking the tech world, CNBC digs into why DeepSeek’s recent model…
Venezuela swears in interim president after defiant Maduro pleads not guilty in US court
Delcy Rodriguez said she was pained by what she called the “kidnapping” of Maduro and his wife.
‘I’m a prisoner of war’ – In the room for Maduro’s dramatic court hearing
During the 40-minute arraignment, Maduro and his wife, Cilia Flores, pleaded not guilty to drugs and weapon charges.
Maduro says he was ‘kidnapped’ and is ‘prisoner of war’ in New York court, pleads not guilty
Nicolas Maduro and his wife, Cilia Flores, were captured on Saturday by U.S. forces in Venezuela on the orders of…
China decries U.S. action in Venezuela — even as it guards billions at stake
China’s immediate priority in the wake of the U.S. attack on Venezuela is to protect economic interests, analysts said.
Denmark in ‘crisis-mode’ as Trump sets sights on Greenland after Venezuela attack
“We need Greenland from the standpoint of national security,” Trump said Sunday on Air Force One.
Cuba says 32 citizens killed in U.S. raid to arrest Venezuela’s Maduro
The raid, which saw U.S. forces arrest Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro, reportedly saw a large part of Maduro’s security team…
‘Might makes right’? Why the U.S. strike on Venezuela won’t push China into a Taiwan gamble
Analysts say China is unlikely to change its Taiwan strategy after the U.S. arrest of Venezuela’s Maduro, despite renewed claims…
Who controls Venezuela’s oil now? What Maduro’s arrest means for energy markets
The arrest of Nicolás Maduro has thrown Venezuela’s politically fraught oil industries back into focus.
Trump warns new Venezuelan leader as Maduro set to appear in court
Trump said Venezuela’s interim president Delcy Rodríguez could “pay a very big price, probably bigger than Maduro” if she “doesn’t…
$18 Million Ethereum Loss Sends Whale Running To Gold
A large crypto wallet that recently took a sharp loss on Ethereum has restructured its holdings, moving away from volatile…
Bowen: Trump’s action could set precedent for authoritarian powers across globe
Trump seems to believe he makes the rules and others cannot have the same privileges.
Trump says US will ‘run’ Venezuela and ‘fix oil infrastructure’
The US launched strikes on Venezuela on Saturday in which Maduro and his wife were captured by US forces.
Spies, drones and blowtorches: How the US captured Maduro
An extraordinary mission dubbed “Operation Absolute Resolve” saw elite troops breach the Venezuelan president’s fortified compound.
Maduro overthrow in oil-rich Venezuela unlikely to shake energy markets in the near term
While Venezuela has the world’s largest oil reserves, its oil production is relatively small.
Trump says U.S. oil companies will invest billions of dollars in Venezuela after Maduro’s overthrow
U.S. oil companies will invest billions of dollars in Venezuela’s energy sector after the overthrow of Nicolas Maduro, President Donald…
Trump’s move to topple Maduro is fraught with risk – what happens next is unclear
Will the US push for elections or will it try to depose more members of the government, asks the BBC’s…
Trump’s removal of Maduro prompts questions from Congress
Congressional lawmakers say they were not briefed before President Donald Trump launched a land attack on Venezuela and deposed President…
What we know about Maduro’s capture
Explosions were seen in capital Caracas as President Nicolas Maduro was detained by the US.
Trump says U.S. operation captured Venezuela’s president Nicolas Maduro
Maduro and his wife were captured and removed from the country following the operation, Trump said in a statement on…
Trump orders Chinese-controlled firm to unwind chip asset deal, citing national security risks
A Chinese-controlled company must divest semiconductor assets it bought from Emcore after the White House said the deal could threaten…
Berkshire Hathaway shares dip as Warren Buffett exits and Greg Abel era begins
Investors digested the formal end of Warren Buffett’s six-decade tenure as chief executive and the start of a new era…
Recursive Language Models (RLMs): From MIT’s Blueprint to Prime Intellect’s RLMEnv for Long Horizon LLM Agents
Recursive Language Models aim to break the usual trade off between context length, accuracy and cost in large language models.…
A Coding Implementation to Build a Self-Testing Agentic AI System Using Strands to Red-Team Tool-Using Agents and Enforce Safety at Runtime
In this tutorial, we build an advanced red-team evaluation harness using Strands Agents to stress-test a tool-using AI system against…
Swiss bar fire likely started by sparklers on champagne bottles
The investigation into the fire that killed 40 people will consider whether criminal prosecutions are necessary, officials said.
‘Living a nightmare’: Families of teens missing after ski resort fire desperate for news
Families are appealing for information about children as young as 15 who are thought to have been at the bar.
Tesla reports 418,227 deliveries for the fourth quarter, down 16%
Tesla’s fourth-quarter deliveries report follows a steep rally in the company’s stock in the last few months of 2025.
European shares rally as tech leads gains; Britain’s FTSE 100 hits 10,000 points for first time
Britain’s FTSE 100 index on Friday surpassed the symbolic 10,000 points marker for the first time, extending gains after a…
Trump warns Iranian authorities against killing protesters
The US president says “we are locked and loaded and ready to go”, amid continuing mass unrest in Iran.
China’s BYD poised to overtake Tesla as world’s top EV seller for the first time
The milestone would cap an extraordinary rise for BYD, a company Tesla’s Elon Musk once dismissed by laughing at their…
Shares of KFC and Pizza Hut Indian operator Devyani jump on merger with rival franchisee Sapphire
Two major franchisee operators for Yum!Brands in India will merge to create a single unified franchisee for KFC & Pizza…
Maduro says Venezuela open to US talks on drug trafficking
In an interview with state TV, the Venezuelan president also evaded a question about an attack in his country claimed…
Baidu’s semiconductor unit Kunlunxin files for Hong Kong listing amid AI chip boom in China
Baidu has announced plans to spin off its artificial intelligence chip subsidiary, Kunlunxin, and list the new firm on the…
Singapore fourth-quarter GDP jumps 5.7%, beats expectations on strong manufacturing
The advance figure was also up from the 4.2% growth in the quarter before, and pushed the country’s full year…
How Cloudflare’s tokio-quiche Makes QUIC and HTTP/3 a First Class Citizen in Rust Backends
Cloudflare has open sourced tokio-quiche, an asynchronous QUIC and HTTP/3 Rust library that wraps its battle tested quiche implementation with…
Several dozen feared dead in Swiss ski resort bar fire
Around 100 are also injured in fire at Crans-Montana Swiss ski resort bar Le Constellation.
BBC reports from the scene of Swiss resort bar fire
Dozens of people are believed to have died after a fire broke out during New Year’s Eve celebrations.
Novo Nordisk enters 2026 on the defense as it faces a ‘must-win’ battle in the U.S. market
The FDA approval of the Wegovy pill highlights many of the key themes Novo Nordisk will have to face in…
Zelensky says peace deal is 90% ready in New Year address
Russian President Vladimir Putin used his New Year speech to tell troops that he “believed in you and our victory”…