Steve RosenbergRussia Editor Reuters Listen to Donald Trump and you would think Moscow and Beijing were lying in wait off the coast of Greenland, ready to pounce to boost their power in the Arctic. “There are Russian destroyers, there are Chinese destroyers and, bigger, there are Russian submarines all over the place,” President Trump said…
President Trump spoke on the phone Wednesday with Colombian President Gustavo Petro, after months of tensions between the two leaders boiled over in recent days, with Mr. Trump calling Colombia a “sick man” and suggesting military action in the country “sounds good to me.” Mr. Trump said on Truth Social he “appreciated [Petro’s] call and…
blinking-dotLive updatesLive updates, UN Security Council to discuss the US action as Trump insists control of Venezuela. Published On 5 Jan 20265 Jan 2026 Click here to share on social media share2 Share
From deploying peacekeepers to conducting quiet – but at times heated – diplomacy, the UN Security Council sits at the heart of global decision-making on war and peace. As of January, five new countries will have a seat around the iconic horseshoe table. Bahrain, Colombia, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Latvia and Liberia have…
Washington — The U.S. has seized a large oil tanker off the coast of Venezuela, officials said Wednesday, escalating tensions between the two countries. President Trump said he assumes the U.S. will keep the oil. Bloomberg first reported the oil tanker seizure. Mr. Trump announced the seizure during a roundtable meeting at the White House,…
blinking-dotLive updatesLive updates, No immediate response from Venezuela after President Trump’s makes the announcement on social media on Saturday. Published On 29 Nov 202529 Nov 2025 Click here to share on social media share2 Share
NewsFeed Venezuela’s President Nicolas Maduro has posted video of himself driving through the streets of the country’s capital, in an apparent attempt to dismiss perceptions he’s living in fear of the US military build-up in the region and a $50 million US bounty for his arrest. Published On 28 Nov 202528 Nov 2025 Click here…
U.S. ramps up military power in Puerto Rico as tensions rise with Venezuela – CBS News Watch CBS News The United States is flexing military muscle in the Caribbean as the Pentagon plans for possible action inside Venezuela. That planning means a military buildup in Puerto Rico as well. Charlie D’Agata is there.
New details are coming in about a deadly attack on a synagogue in the United Kingdom on Yom Kippur. Authorities say one of the two victims may have been shot by police. Imtiaz Tyab reports from Manchester, where tensions remain high around the synagogue.
Dams have been emblematic of the World Bank’s approach to development for many decades. From the bank’s early years in the 1960s and 1970s, large-scale infrastructure projects such as dams, power plants and transport networks were central to its strategy for economic growth and poverty reduction. This reflected a top-down modernisation paradigm. But the controversial…
