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Venezuelan leader lands in New York after capture – as it happened

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-01-04T05:09:35+00:00

This blog is now closedFull report: Trump says US will ‘run’ VenezuelaExplained: Is there legal justification for the US attack on Venezuela?Reaction: Global outcry after US strikes VenezuelaThe Reuters news agency says it has been told by a US official, speaking on the condition of anonymity, that the US carried out strikes inside Venezuela on Saturday.The unnamed official did not provide details. As mentioned earlier, the White House and Pentagon did not immediately respond to request for comment on Saturday morning. Continue reading...

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Maduro’s Capture Prompts Protests and Celebrations in U.S. Cities

Source: New York Times - World · Published: 2026-01-04T05:08:05+00:00

Opponents of the U.S. intervention in Venezuela called it illegal. Supporters celebrated the ouster of Nicolás Maduro, the country’s authoritarian president.

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L’opération américaine au Venezuela, un événement à double tranchant pour Vladimir Poutine

Source: Le Monde - International · Published: 2026-01-04T05:00:19+00:00

La capture du président Nicolas Maduro par les Etats-Unis affaiblit les alliés de l’Ukraine, qui se veulent les défenseurs de la démocratie et du droit international. Mais c’est aussi un revers géopolitique pour Moscou, qui perd un allié de premier plan et voit ses revenus pétroliers menacés.

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‘This is business as usual’: boss of bombed Ukrainian vodka maker seeks to expand exports

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-01-04T05:00:03+00:00

Nemiroff says products still reaching UK chains such as Sainsbury’s and Tesco despite production difficultiesBusinesses in Ukraine are “not sitting and waiting for the war to end” and are working to expand despite bombs hitting shipments out of the country, according to a leading vodka exporter to the UK.Yuriy Sorochynskyi, the chief executive of Ukraine’s largest spirits export brand, Nemiroff vodka, has said its products have continued to flow to big chains including Tesco and Sainsbury’s as it copes with the harsh realities of almost four years of war. Continue reading...

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« Absurde », « illégale » et « imprudente » : la presse américaine sceptique et critique sur l’opération menée au Venezuela

Source: Le Monde - International · Published: 2026-01-04T04:57:27+00:00

Les éditorialistes s’interrogent sur la légalité de la capture du président vénézuélien, Nicolas Maduro, par l’armée américaine, et les raisons invoquées par Donald Trump. Ils pointent également les risques que peut produire une telle intervention sur l’ordre mondial.

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« Absurde », « illégale » ou « acte d’assainissement » : l’opération menée au Venezuela vue par la presse américaine

Source: Le Monde - International · Published: 2026-01-04T04:57:27+00:00

De nombreux éditorialistes s’interrogent sur la légalité de la capture du président vénézuélien, Nicolas Maduro, par l’armée américaine, et les raisons invoquées par Donald Trump. Ils pointent également les risques que comporte une telle intervention sur l’ordre mondial.

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A Gaza, le traumatisme des grands-parents, piliers brisés de la société

Source: Le Monde - International · Published: 2026-01-04T04:45:13+00:00

Les personnes âgées, à la santé souvent fragile et à la mobilité parfois réduite, ont tendance à devenir un fardeau pour leurs enfants. Ils ont le sentiment de revivre la tragédie de la Nakba, l’exode forcé des Palestiniens lors de la création d’Israël, en 1948.

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Why Trump Removed Venezuela’s Maduro

Source: New York Times - World · Published: 2026-01-04T04:43:00+00:00

David E. Sanger, our national security correspondent, describes the implications of President Trump’s launching of the attack that captured the Venezuelan president, and Trump’s declaration that the United States would “run the country.”

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Las protestas en Irán no son un partido de fútbol

Source: El País - Internacional · Published: 2026-01-04T04:40:00+00:00

El apoyo de Trump a los manifestantes refuerza la acusación del régimen a agentes extranjeros

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Crans-Montana, la task force degli psicologi: “Come lo tsunami in Asia, ci sarà un numero verde”

Source: Repubblica Homepage · Published: 2026-01-04T04:27:00+00:00

Rita Erica Fioravanzo è la coordinatrice del gruppo attivato dall’Ordine, già sul campo accanto ai parenti delle vittime. “Servirà per aiutare anche tutto coloro che non sono direttamente coinvolti nella tragedia ma stanno comunque male, come successe nel 2004. Il grande pericolo adesso è il contagio psichico”

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Inside ‘Operation Absolute Resolve,’ the U.S. Effort to Capture Maduro

Source: New York Times - World · Published: 2026-01-04T04:02:23+00:00

The tactically precise operation successfully extracted Mr. Maduro with no loss of American life, a result heralded by President Trump amid larger questions about the legality and rationale for the U.S. actions in Venezuela.

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Dans le nord du Soudan, la guerre de loin

Source: Le Monde - International · Published: 2026-01-04T04:00:13+00:00

« Guerre au Soudan, une nation prise au piège » (6/6). La région septentrionale du Soudan, épargnée par les combats qui opposent les Forces de soutien rapide à l’armée régulière, accueille des milliers de déplacés. Mais alors que le conflit s’enlise et se rapproche, les milices locales s’organisent.

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The green copper question India can no longer avoid

Source: The Hindu Business Line – Markets · Published: 2026-01-04T04:00:00+00:00

Dismissing it without evaluation would ignore the deeper challenge India faces: how to secure critical resources while pursuing a clean and competitive industrial future

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North Korea launches ballistic missiles towards sea hours before South Korean leader’s visit to China

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-01-04T03:50:46+00:00

South Korea’s military reports projectile launch, which follows Kim Jong-un calling for doubling of output of tactical guided weaponsNorth Korea launched multiple ballistic missiles towards the sea on Sunday, its neighbours said, just hours before South Korea’s president was due to leave for China for talks expected to cover North Korea’s nuclear program.South Korea’s joint chiefs of staff said in a statement that it detected several ballistic missile launches from North Korea’s capital region about 7.50am. It said the missiles flew about 900km (560 miles) and that South Korea and US authoriti

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North Korea launches ballistic missiles towards sea before South Korean leader’s visit to China

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-01-04T03:50:46+00:00

South Korea’s military reports projectile launch hours before Lee Jae Myung was due to head to Beijing North Korea launched ballistic missiles towards the sea on Sunday, its neighbours said, just hours before South Korea’s president was due to leave for talks in China expected to cover North Korea’s nuclear programme.South Korea’s joint chiefs of staff said in a statement that they detected several ballistic missile launches from North Korea’s capital region at about 7.50am local time. They said the missiles flew about 560 miles (900km) and that South Korea and US authorities were analysing de

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Crowd roars in standing ovation for Bondi hero Ahmed al-Ahmed at sold-out Ashes Test in Sydney

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-01-04T02:35:17+00:00

Cricketers and fans pay tribute to victims and first responders ahead of play at the SCGTen minutes of terror: how the Bondi mass shooting unfolded in real time – videoGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastA sold-out SCG crowd roared as Ahmed al-Ahmed, his arm in sling and his hand on his heart, walked onto the pitch just before play began of the final Test of the Ashes series.The Syrian-born father of two helped disarm one of two gunmen during the Bondi terror attack, and on Sunday took part in the tributes made to the victims and those who risked their lives attending th

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Après l’enlèvement de Nicolas Maduro, les dirigeants d’Amérique latine partagés entre dénonciation d’une « agression » et célébration d’une « nouvelle ère de liberté »

Source: Le Monde - International · Published: 2026-01-04T02:30:11+00:00

Selon qu’ils se situent à gauche ou à droite de l’échiquier politique, les leaders des pays du continent ont exprimé leur indignation ou, au contraire, le soutien à l’opération ordonnée par Donald Trump.

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Here’s the latest.

Source: New York Times - World · Published: 2026-01-04T02:14:53+00:00
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Trump says US will ‘run’ Venezuela after Nicolás Maduro captured and taken to New York

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-01-04T02:06:52+00:00

Audacious US military operation plucks leader Nicolás Maduro from power and removed him from the countryUS attacks Venezuela – live updatesThe US attacked Venezuela and captured its long-serving president Nicolás Maduro on Saturday, with Donald Trump promising to put the country under American control for now, even as Venezuelan officials vowed defiance.As part of a dramatic overnight operation that knocked out electricity in parts of Caracas, US Special Forces captured Maduro in or near one of his safe houses, Trump said. Continue reading...

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