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Former Venezuelan president Nicolas Maduro, left, is seen talking with Minister of Defence Vladimir Padrino Lopez during a military ceremony commemorating the 200th anniversary of the presentation of the ‘Sword of Peru’ to Venezuelan independence hero Simon Boli­var on Nov. 25, 2025, in Caracas, Venezuela. (Getty Images)  The broker told his …

Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araqchi says Iran ready for dialogue — but also war Hundreds of protesters killed in Iran, U.S. warned to stay out  WARNING: Article contains distressing images | Hundreds of people are dead in Iran after a crackdown on nationwide protests and the U.S. has been warned …

Venezuela is Cuba’s biggest oil supplier, but it’s been halted since Maduro’s capture by U.S. forces The Cuban-flagged tanker Pastorita anchors near the Matanzas terminal in Cuba on Wednesday as Cubans brace for worsening fuel shortages after the U.S. seized Venezuela-linked tankers, cutting a vital energy lifeline just days after …

Government, Kurdish-led forces clashed amid stalled progress on merging sides A man walks past the wreckage of a car in the Ashrafieh neighbourhood, after Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) fighters left the northern Syrian city of Aleppo on Sunday, state-run Ekhbariya TV said. (Khalil Ashawi/Reuters)  Residents started returning to a contested …

Iran’s parliament speaker says U.S. military and Israel would be ‘legitimate targets’ if the U.S. strikes Iranian official warns American strike would make U.S. troops and Israel ‘legitimate targets’  Activists say Iran’s crackdown on nationwide protests has killed at least 538 people. The U.S.-based Human Rights Activists News Agency reports …

Italian media reports death of 55-year-old occurred at site near Cortina’s ice arena Olympic rings are seen in the snow at the Stelvio Ski Center, venue for the alpine ski and ski mountaineering disciplines at the Milan Cortina 2026 Winter Olympics. (Luca Bruno/The Associated Press)  A guard at a construction site …

‘Binary wagers’ are banned in Canada, but some platforms still operate in a legal grey area Advertisements for the prediction market Kalshi project a victory for Zohran Mamdani in the New York City mayoral election, before polls closed, on Nov. 4, 2025, in New York. (Olga Fedorova/The Associated Press)  When will …

Russian military buildup on NATO’s Eastern flank revealed through satellite images Sprawling training sites. Huge oil storage areas. Countless anti-aircraft missile launchers. Ponds for testing amphibious vehicles. And nuclear-tipped missiles that could reach Western European capitals in mere minutes. A group of private intelligence analysts using commercial satellite images and …

Death penalty threatened as protests spreading across the country near 2-week mark Internet blackout in Iran enters second day as anti-government protests intensify  Internet and phone lines in Iran have been cut off as anti-government protests enter their second week. Reports say at least 65 people have been killed and …

Moscow used its hypersonic Oreshnik missile to target critical infrastructure near Lviv in western Ukraine Residents stand at the site of the apartment building hit by a Russian drone strike, amid Russia’s attack on Ukraine, in Kyiv, Ukraine January 9, 2026. (Anatolii Stepanov/REUTERS)  Russia didn’t just use a hypersonic missile to …