US will ‘run’ Venezuela

President Donald Trump yesterday said that the United States will “run” Venezuela and tap its huge oil reserves after snatching leftist leader Nicolas Maduro out of the country during a bombing raid on Caracas.
3 January 2026, 18:00 PM

US history in Latam

On June 27, 1954, Colonel Jacobo Arbenz Guzman, president of Guatemala, was driven from power by mercenaries trained and financed by Washington, after a land reform that threatened the interests of the powerful US company United Fruit Corporation. In 2003, the US officially acknowledged the CIA’s role in this coup, in the name of fighting communism.
3 January 2026, 18:00 PM

Bombing for peace!

Donald Trump returned to office vowing to be the peace president. Nearly a year later, he is embracing war on multiple fronts.
3 January 2026, 18:00 PM

Trump posts photo of handcuffed, blindfolded Maduro

The Venezuelan leader had on what appeared to be noise-canceling ear muffs and grey Nike-branded sweatpants and jacket
3 January 2026, 17:46 PM

Trump says US oil firms to head into Venezuela

US companies to invest heavily in Venezuela’s oil sector, Trump says
3 January 2026, 16:57 PM

US-Venezuela: from sanctions to military action

Years of tensions between Washington and Caracas traced back to 2006 US sanctions
3 January 2026, 13:48 PM

US bombs Venezuela and captures Maduro, according to Trump

The strikes, which targeted a major military base and an airbase, among other sites, continued for nearly an hour
3 January 2026, 13:11 PM

The United States' history of intervening in Latin America

Here are the main US interventions in Latin America since the Cold War
3 January 2026, 12:19 PM

Trump says Venezuela's Maduro captured in 'large scale' US strike

In a brief phone interview with The New York Times, Trump hailed the 'brilliant' operation
3 January 2026, 09:57 AM

NY Mayor Mamdani defends scrapping executive orders his predecessor issued

The dozen orders Adams issued since his indictment included a directive to allow federal agents, including immigration officers, to use an office on Rikers Island, the city's main jail. That order was later struck down by a court.
3 January 2026, 03:42 AM

US ‘locked and loaded’ to respond

President Donald Trump said yesterday that the United States is “locked and loaded” to respond if Iran kills protesters, after cost-of-living demonstrations in the country turned deadly.
2 January 2026, 18:00 PM

‘We will govern expansively, audaciously’

Zohran Mamdani promised Thursday to show left-wing politics can succeed as he took over as New York mayor for a term sure to see him cross swords with US President Donald Trump.
2 January 2026, 18:00 PM

Trump blames bruised hand on aspirin

US President Donald Trump blamed aspirin for large bruises on his hand and denied falling asleep while attending public meetings in an interview with The Wall Street Journal published Thursday.
2 January 2026, 18:00 PM

US will intervene if Iran violently suppresses peaceful protests: Trump

Follows deaths of several in Iran's biggest protest in three years
2 January 2026, 09:15 AM

Maduro elusive on US attack, open to dialogue

Trump on Monday confirmed US destroyed a docking area for alleged Venezuelan drug boats
2 January 2026, 04:18 AM

Mamdani takes over as New York mayor

He is New York's first Muslim mayor.
1 January 2026, 05:50 AM

US pledges $2bn for UN aid in 2026

Washington on Monday pledged an initial $2 billion for United Nations humanitarian aid in 2026 -- far less than it has provided in recent years -- warning UN agencies to “adapt, shrink or die”.
30 December 2025, 18:00 PM

Trump warns Hamas, Iran after Netanyahu talks

Trump also downplayed reports of tensions with Netanyahu over the second stage of the fragile Gaza ceasefire
30 December 2025, 02:19 AM

Two killed in strike on alleged drug boat in Eastern Pacific: US military

The administration has provided no evidence that the targeted boats were involved in drug trafficking, prompting debate about the legality of these operations
30 December 2025, 02:05 AM

US to pledge $2b for UN humanitarian aid in 2026, far below previous levels

The pledge is due to be announced in Geneva later on Monday
29 December 2025, 14:46 PM