Trump celebrates one of his biggest victories in Truth Social post... his TikTok numbers President Donald Trump switches focus from Venezuela to promote viewing figures on social video app The Independent UK · Jan 6
Trump administration extends a rare ‘thank you’ to media after Venezuela military action Secretary of State Marco Rubio has publicly credited media outlets for withholding reports on last Saturday's strike in Venezuela The Independent UK · Jan 6
Starmer’s priority is to protect UK relationship with Trump, Streeting suggests Wes Streeting also issued a direct warning to the US president, saying now is ‘not the time to destabilise Nato’ after Trump threatened to annex Greenland The Independent UK · Jan 6
Liz Kendall says Elon Musk’s X must urgently deal with ‘appalling’ sexualised deepfake content produced by Grok AI - as it happened Science secretary says the deepfake content being produced on the platform is ‘unacceptable in decent society’ The Guardian - UK · Jan 6
PM choosing words ‘wisely’ on Venezuela, says Cabinet minister Sir Keir Starmer has been reluctant to criticise the US action directly. Evening Standard · Jan 6
Hungary will not leave the EU, it will fall apart on its own, Orbán says In his international press conference on Monday, the Hungarian PM also praised Trump's Venezuela operation, and said Hungary will not fund Ukraine or accept migrants. Euronews · Jan 6
Is Trump's 'Dementia' Driving America to Ruin? Aide Tells Michael Wolff Trump's Venezuela 'Run the Country' Vow Stunned Everyone Michael Wolff says Trump stunned aides by claiming the US would 'run' Venezuela. International Business Times UK · Jan 6
Why managing Trump is far more important than defending international law for Starmer NEWS ANALYSIS: As world leaders gather in Paris for a summit on Ukraine, the dilemma of how to handle Trump’s ego remains a key problem – one which the PM could have the solution for, writes political editor David Maddox The Independent UK · Jan 6
President Trump stands ready to send U.S. Big Oil into Venezuela en masse, but the reality is messy and rebuilding a ruined industry takes many years Doubling Venezuela's weakened oil flows could cost $110 billion and take until 2030. Fortune · Jan 6
Fears over US expansionism as questions mount over next step in Venezuela IN FULL The Independent UK · Jan 6
Trump suggests extended U.S. stay in Venezuela for oil operations Trump is signaling a longer-term U.S. presence in Venezuela after Maduro's capture. Axios · Jan 6
Trump’s new world order is being born – and Venezuela is just the start The US president has been quite clear that Cuba, Mexico, Colombia and Greenland are in his sights. We must believe him, says Guardian columnist Owen Jones The Guardian - UK · Jan 6
Asian shares and US futures advance and oil prices fall back Asian shares and U.S. futures have advanced after stocks closed higher on Wall Street The Independent UK · Jan 6
‘First day, big problems here’: Tony Dokoupil runs into some issues during his relaunch of ‘CBS Evening News’ It was the latest embarrassment for a renowned news network still struggling to adapt to its controversial takeover by Trump-friendly new owners and their hand-picked editor-in-chief Bari Weiss The Independent UK · Jan 6
Roll Call · Jan 6 Classified Venezuela briefings precede likely war powers vote - Roll Call Congressional leaders, emerging Monday from a classified briefing on Venezuela, offered sharply contrasting takes on Congress' role.
The Independent UK · Jan 6 Progress for Ukraine talks in Paris uncertain with US focus shifting to Venezuela Ukraine's allies are meeting in Paris to discuss security guarantees after a potential ceasefire with Russia
The Guardian - UK · Jan 6 Europe’s failure to condemn Trump’s illegal aggression in Venezuela isn’t just wrong – it’s stupid The more European countries act as colonies, unable and unwilling to stand up to Trump, the more they’ll be treated as such, says Guardian Europe columnist Nathalie Tocci
The Independent UK · Jan 6 Venezuela live updates: US may intercept fleeing oil tanker off UK coastline days after Maduro capture President Trump said the White House needs to ‘fix’ Venezuela after U.S. stealth operation to capture autocratic leader Nicolas Maduro
The Independent UK · Jan 6 Trump officials brief top lawmakers on Venezuela as the UN and key American allies criticize military operation Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer said the classified briefing ‘posed far more questions than it ever answered’
The Independent UK · Jan 6 Stephen Miller escalates Trump’s threats for the US to take over Greenland and defends Venezuela raid in fiery CNN appearance During a heated back and forth with Jake Tapper, the White House deputy chief of staff argued the ‘future of the free world’ depended on the U.S. taking aggressive actions such as the recent capture of ousted Venezuelan leader Nicolás Maduro
The Guardian - US · Jan 6 Trump renews push to acquire Greenland, says US will get millions of barrels of Venezuelan oil – as it happened This live blog is now closed.
Euronews · Jan 6 UN Security Council criticises US over military operation in Venezuela Several countries voiced their objection to the US’ dramatic military operation in Venezuela on Saturday which secured Nicolas Maduro's capture in an emergency UN Security Council session on Monday.
The Guardian - US · Jan 6 US ‘not at war’ in Venezuela, Johnson says after briefing with top officials Speaker says Trump not looking to take control militarily as Democrats say briefing raises more questions than answers
Axios · Jan 6 Inside Congress' deep split after marathon Venezuela briefing Democrats say Trump started a war that will have dire — and perhaps widespread — outcomes.
The Guardian - US · Jan 6 Trump news at a glance: Maduro appears in US court as nations condemn president’s attack on Venezuela Trump’s moves spark global wave of revulsion and fears that similar actions could happen in other countries