Thursday news quiz: booze bans, Boudicca and bricks that glow Test yourself on topical news trivia, pop culture and general knowledge every Thursday. How will you fare? The Guardian - UK · Jan 8
Don’t dignify Trump with talk of a ‘new world order’ – there’s nothing new or ordered about this chaos The US president’s grotesque theatrics on the world stage are an opportunistic distraction from his falling domestic ratings, says Guardian columnist Aditya Chakrabortty The Guardian - UK · Jan 8
Venezuela cooperating fully and US will control its oil for years, Trump claims US president says Delcy Rodríguez’s interim administration is doing ‘everything that we feel is necessary’ The Guardian - UK · Jan 8
Trump news at a glance: A tale of two tankers (seized by US) Operations mark latest demonstration of brazen US military power and reach The Guardian - US · Jan 8
‘Out with the Yanks!’: Thousands protest in Colombia as anger builds over Trump’s intervention in Venezuela President Gustavo Petro called for demonstrations after Trump said he was interested in military action in Colombia The Guardian - UK · Jan 8
Trump Advisers Snubbed María Corina Machado in Venezuela Transition Over Her Push for Quickly Moving To a Full Democracy: Report Senior advisers to President Donald Trump sidelined Venezuelan opposition leader María Corina Machado during deliberations over Venezuela's post-Maduro transition, viewing her insistence on a full democratic overhaul as incompatible with Washington's short-term stability calculations. Latin Times · Jan 8
Nobel Committee Says Peace Prize Cannot Be Transferred After Machado Says She Wants to 'Share It' With Trump The Norwegian Nobel Institute said that a Nobel Peace Prize cannot be transferred or shared with another person following comments by Venezuelan opposition leader Maria Corina Machado about her intention to "share it" with Donald Trump. Latin Times · Jan 7
Why Houston Oil Majors Are Hesitant to Go All In on Venezuela Though petro-giants have long sought lost assets in the South American country, they have reasons, for now at least, not to leap at Trump’s invitation to join his war on the climate and the international legal order. Texas Observer · Jan 7
Venezuela's Interim Leader Strikes Defiant Tone After Trump's Threats: 'My Destiny Is Decided Only by God' Rodríguez also claimed that Venezuelans were mobilizing to demand the release of Nicolas Maduro and his wife, Cilia Flores Latin Times · Jan 7
‘Everybody would be outraged’: Jasmine Crockett stuns ‘The View’ with takedown of Trump’s international meddling You can't just go nabbing world leaders. We Got This Covered · Jan 7
Why the DOJ Has Stopped Describing Maduro as the Head of a Literal Drug Cartel That embarrassing mistake highlights the slipperiness of Trump's attempts to justify legally dubious policies by invoking the specter of "foreign terrorist organizations." Reason · Jan 7
Trump accuses fallen dictator of stealing something unexpected from him, and says it contributed to his downfall This is genuinely unhinged. We Got This Covered · Jan 7
Venezuela's Opposition Leader Machado Warns that Country's New Interim Leader Is 'Even More Ruthless' Than Maduro Venezuelan opposition leader María Corina Machado warned that the country's interim president, Delcy Rodríguez, is "even more ruthless" than the ousted leader Nicolás Maduro. Latin Times · Jan 7
The 11 countries Trump is threatening — and why Here are the countries Trump has threatened and why. Axios · Jan 7
The Conversation · Jan 7 Cuba’s leaders just lost an ally in Maduro − if starved of Venezuelan oil, they may also lose what remains of their public support Footage of a handcuffed Nicolás Maduro being escorted to a Brooklyn detention center will come as uncomfortable viewing for political leaders in Havana.
Latin Times · Jan 7 John Bolton Slams Trump for Sidelining Machado in Venezuelan Transition: 'I Don't Think He Understands Anything' Former national security adviser John Bolton said President Donald Trump does not understand the situation in Venezuela and is making a mistake by sidelining opposition leader María Corina Machado.
The Guardian - US · Jan 7 María Corina Machado to publish book on political vision for Venezuela amid upheaval Venezuelan opposition leader and Nobel peace prize winner will lay out vision for the country in book publishing in US
The Independent UK · Jan 7 The art of the drill: Trump considers subsidies to push oil companies to drill in Venezuela Two of the three major US oil companies pulled business out of Venezuela nearly two decades ago after assets were seized
The Independent UK · Jan 7 Europe should prepare for world without US nuclear deterrence, former Nato chief warns Trump’s threat to take Greenland, from a Nato ally, raises doubt on US commitment to extended nuclear deterrence across Europe
Euronews · Jan 7 Rubio says he plans to meet Danish officials next week to talk about US interest in Greenland Tensions with NATO members escalated after the White House said Tuesday that the “US military is always an option.” Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen warned earlier this week that a US takeover would amount to the end of NATO.
The Independent UK · Jan 7 Venezuela's military buries soldiers slain in US operation to capture Maduro Venezuela’s military held a mass funeral in Caracas as it began to bury dozens of soldiers slain during the United States' weekend operation to capture former President Nicolás Maduro
Latin Times · Jan 7 Maria Corina Machado Says She Plans to Return to Venezuela 'As Soon as Possible' After Maduro's Arrest "I'm planning to go back to Venezuela as soon as possible," Machado said in an interview. "As I've always said, I make decisions based on where I can be most useful to our cause."
International Business Times UK · Jan 7 Secret World Deal? Explosive Claim Says Putin and Trump Planned to Trade Ukraine for Venezuela This investigative report examines claims that Vladimir Putin and Donald Trump considered a covert geopolitical swap of Ukraine for Venezuela, grounded in primary source testimony from former Trump Russia adviser Fiona Hill and official records.
The Conversation · Jan 7 Maduro’s capture: ‘Trump has taken an unprecedented and very risky gamble,’ according to a historian The United States military recently carried out a covert operation to capture and then remove Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro and his wife, transporting them from Caracas to New York. The pair is accused of narco-terrorism, conspiracy, drug trafficking and money laundering.
The Independent UK · Jan 7 Photos from Cuba, Colombia and Mexico as Trump singles them out after US strike on Venezuela Cuban, Colombians and Mexicans are going about their everyday routines as U.S. President Donald Trump warns these countries to fall in line after the U.S. military raid that captured Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro and his wife.