For Americans, 2026 started with two starkly different visions for the country Zohran Mamdani’s optimistic inauguration contrasted in every single way with Trump’s brazen invasion of Venezuela The Guardian - US · Jan 5
Europe must stop pretending there was ever a truly rules-based international order The US seizure of Venezuelan leader Nicolás Maduro is not troubling because international law has once again been sidelined, but because Europeans continue to react as if this were unexpected, Danish MEP Henrik Dahl writes in an opinion article for Euronews. Euronews · Jan 5
Trump’s Venezuela invasion sets a perilous precedent If Trump can invade Venezuela, why can’t Putin invade Ukraine? Or Xi Jinping seize Taiwan? The Guardian - US · Jan 5
Free civic space in France, Italy and Germany under increasing threat, new study finds These three countries, which are home to almost half of the EU's population, are now in the same category as Hungary for restrictions on civic space. Euronews · Jan 5
Watch live as UN Security Council meets following US action in Venezuela Watch live as the United Nations Security Council meets to discuss the ongoing situation in Venezuela on Monday (5 January). The Independent UK · Jan 5
Tehran's method of governance has reached a dead end, former top adviser tells Euronews Saeed Laylaz, an economist and adviser to former Iranian President Mohammad Khatami, spoke to Euronews about Iran, from the country's economic situation to the downfall of Nicolás Maduro, one of Tehran's most important allies, and how domestic and external circumstances affect Iran. Euronews · Jan 5
UN Security Council Meets After US Strikes Venezuela as Guterres Warns of 'Dangerous Precedent' UN Security Council meets Monday after US captured Venezuelan President Maduro, with UN chief warning of 'dangerous precedent'. International Business Times · Jan 5
Eighty ‘one in, one out’ asylum seekers accuse UK of degrading treatment Detainees being held under controversial scheme say Home Office has caused them ‘severe psychological harm’ The Guardian - UK · Jan 5
Trump’s intervention in Venezuela: the 3 warnings for the world The January 3 US military operation in Venezuela seizing President Nicolás Maduro and his wife, Cilia Adela Flores de Maduro, was in equal measure audacious and illegal under international law. The Conversation · Jan 5
Still Confused About Venezuela? Read Our 3-Min Explainer To Get Your Head Around It Trump’s abduction of Nicolás Maduro sent global shockwaves. Here’s what you need to know. Pedestrian.tv · Jan 5
The Guardian view on the US seizure of Maduro: Trump has turned the world’s superpower into a rogue state Editorial: The illegal abduction of Venezuela’s president, and threat to ‘run’ his country, is a dangerous act. Its repercussions will be felt far beyond the region The Guardian - UK · Jan 4
European leaders appear torn in face of new world order after Venezuela attack Leaders try to focus on what comes next, as backing for ejection of Maduro mingles uncomfortably with voicing of support for international law The Guardian - UK · Jan 4
UN Security Council Meets After US Strikes Venezuela as Guterres Warns of 'Dangerous Precedent' UN Security Council meets Monday after US captured Venezuelan President Maduro, with UN chief warning of 'dangerous precedent'. International Business Times UK · Jan 4
How US intervention in Venezuela mirrors its actions in Panama in 1989 The US dramatically escalated its confrontation with Venezuela on January 3, moving from sanctions and targeted strikes on alleged drug-trafficking vessels to direct military action. In a pre-dawn operation, US forces captured the Venezuelan president, Nicolás Maduro, and his wife, Cilia Flores, and removed them from the country. The Conversation · Jan 4
The Guardian - UK · Jan 4 UK ‘not entirely clear’ what it means for US to ‘run’ Venezuela UK waiting to determine if US breached international law by capturing Nicolás Maduro, PM’s chief secretary says
Euronews · Jan 4 British and French warplanes strike suspected IS weapons facility in Syria The strikes occurred Saturday evening on an underground facility in the mountains just north of the historic town of Palmyra in Homs province.
The Independent UK · Jan 4 The climate crisis, aid cuts and deepening poverty are combining to drive a crisis in Madagascar IN FOCUS: The humanitarian crisis in the south of the country has worsened in recent months, with the head of the country’s UN humanitarian operation telling Nick Ferris there is currently little hope for improvement
The Guardian - UK · Jan 4 Venezuelan leaders’ fever dream of a US invasion finally becomes reality Maduro and Chávez used fears of American aggression to tighten their grip on power – but now an even greater fantasist has imposed his will on their country
Euronews · Jan 4 A ‘visible signal’ of climate extremes: Why unexpected wildflower blooms have sparked concern Experts warn that the slightest increase in temperatures can trigger early blooming in hundreds of wildflower species.
Euronews · Jan 4 Captured Venezuelan leader Nicolás Maduro arrives in New York as future of country remains unclear Maduro landed Saturday evening at a small airport in New York following the middle-of-the-night operation that extracted him and his wife, Cilia Flores, from their home in a military base in Venezuela's capital city of Caracas.
The Conversation · Jan 4 The US has invaded countries and deposed leaders before. Its military action against Venezuela feels different In the early hours of Saturday morning, US special forces captured Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro from his home in Caracas and flew him out of the country. US President Donald Trump announced that Maduro and his wife, Cilia Flores, would face federal narco-terrorism charges in New York.
The Guardian - UK · Jan 4 Trump threatens Colombia with military action – as it happened US president says an operation in Colombia ‘sounds good’ and elections in Venezuela will happen at the ‘right time’
The Independent UK · Jan 4 What to know about the protests now shaking Iran as tensions remain high over its nuclear program Protests in Iran are intensifying due to the country's struggling economy, putting pressure on its theocracy
The Independent UK · Jan 4 International aid groups grapple with what Israel's ban will mean for their work in Gaza Israel has revoked the licenses of more than three dozen humanitarian organizations, and now those groups are grappling with how that will affect aid operations in Gaza
The Conversation · Jan 4 Were the US actions in Venezuela legal under international law? An expert explains United States President Donald Trump has said the US will “run” Venezuela until a new government is installed, following the US military intervention in the country’s capital, Caracas.