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Live Updates: Trump Says Venezuela Will Start Handing Over Some Oil to U.S.
Mittwoch, 7. Januar 2026 06:24 Uhr
President Trump said Venezuelan officials had agreed to send millions of barrels. It would be their first major concession since the capture of President Nicolás Maduro. -
Venezuela Braces for Economic Collapse From U.S. Blockade on Oil Exports
Dienstag, 6. Januar 2026 15:44 Uhr
Venezuela could lose the bulk of its oil export revenues this year if the U.S. blockade stays in place, according to internal government estimates, a scenario that would set off a humanitarian crisis. -
European Allies Agree to Key Security Provisions for Ukraine
Mittwoch, 7. Januar 2026 00:09 Uhr
Britain and France firmed up a postwar troop commitment in Ukraine, though Russia has said it will reject any deal that allows NATO-country forces in Ukraine. -
Swiss Bar Hit by Deadly Fire Was Not Inspected for 6 Years, Authorities Say
Dienstag, 6. Januar 2026 21:18 Uhr
Officials in Crans-Montana, the Swiss alpine resort town where a bar fire killed 40 people last week, are facing growing accusations of lax oversight. -
How the ‘Donroe Doctrine’ Reinforces Xi’s Vision of Power in Asia
Dienstag, 6. Januar 2026 16:34 Uhr
The U.S. assault on Venezuela points to a world where big powers seek to call the shots in their regions, an idea Beijing knows well. -
Syria and Israel Revive Security Talks Mediated by the U.S.
Dienstag, 6. Januar 2026 23:33 Uhr
The talks, in Paris, are the latest bid to reduce tensions between two longtime enemies. A deal would help both curry favor with the Trump administration.
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Anthony Joshua’s driver charged with dangerous driving after fatal crash in Nigeria
Freitag, 2. Januar 2026 18:54 Uhr
British boxer was injured in collision that killed his personal trainer Latif Ayodele and strength coach Sina Ghami
Nigerian police have charged Anthony Joshua’s driver with causing death by dangerous driving after a fatal crash that killed two people.
Adeniyi Mobolaji Kayode, 46, was also charged with driving without a valid driving licence and “driving without due care and attention, causing bodily harm and damage to property”. He is due to appear in court on 20 January.
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Cremation pyre in Africa thought to be world’s oldest containing adult remains
Donnerstag, 1. Januar 2026 20:00 Uhr
9,500-year-old pyre uncovered in Malawi offers rare insight into rituals of ancient African hunter-gatherer groups
A cremation pyre built about 9,500 years ago has been discovered in Africa, offering a fresh glimpse into the complexity of ancient hunter-gatherer communities.
Researchers say the pyre, discovered in a rock shelter at the foot of Mount Hora in northern Malawi, is thought to be the oldest in the world to contain adult remains, the oldest confirmed intentional cremation in Africa, and the first pyre to be associated with African hunter-gatherers.
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US ‘adapt, shrink or die’ terms for $2bn aid pot will mean UN bowing down to Washington, say experts
Donnerstag, 1. Januar 2026 14:00 Uhr
Afghanistan and Yemen excluded from list of 17 priority countries chosen by Trump administration to receive aid laden with demands
The $2bn (£1.5bn) of aid the US pledged this week may have been hailed as “bold and ambitious” by the UN but could be the “nail in the coffin” in changing to a shrunken, less flexible aid system dominated by Washington’s political priorities, aid experts fear.
After a year of deep cuts in aid budgets by the US and European countries, the announcement of new money for the humanitarian system is a source of some relief, but experts are deeply concerned about demands that the US has imposed on how the money should be managed and where it can go.
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Guinea’s junta chief elected president after opposition boycott
Mittwoch, 31. Dezember 2025 08:54 Uhr
Mamady Doumbouya reneged on promise not to stand and hand west African country back to civilian rule
The head of Guinea’s junta, Mamady Doumbouya, who had pledged not to run for office after seizing power four years ago, has been elected president after the country’s electoral commission said he had secured a sweeping majority of the vote.
Doumbouya, 41, faced eight rivals for the presidency but the main opposition leaders were barred from running and had urged a boycott of the vote held over the weekend.
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Tensions between Saudis and Emiratis over future of Yemen reach boiling point
Dienstag, 30. Dezember 2025 18:19 Uhr
Dispute has potential to create civil war in south of Yemen and spill over into neighbouring countries
Tensions between the United Arab Emirates and Saudi Arabia over the future of Yemen and the imminent possibility of the declaration of an independent southern state have reached boiling point with Saudi Arabia in effect accusing the UAE of threatening its future security.
The dispute has the potential to create a civil war within the south of Yemen and also spill over into other disputes including in Sudan and the Horn of Africa where the two countries often find themselves backing opposite sides. Yemen could yet become only one theatre in which the two vastly wealthy Gulf states vie for political influence, control of shipping lanes and commercial access.
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Trump renews push to acquire Greenland, says US will get millions of barrels of Venezuelan oil – as it happened
Mittwoch, 7. Januar 2026 04:00 Uhr
This live blog is now closed.
My colleague Sibylla Brodzinsky has reported on the relationship between the US and Colombia, home to significant oil reserves. Here is an extract from her story:
Colombia has long been a close partner of the US in the fight against drug trafficking and enjoyed bipartisan support in Washington but relations have soured dramatically since Trump came to office.
Colombia’s narcotics trade is largely controlled by illegal armed groups such as the Gulf Clan, the National Liberation Army (ELN) and dissident factions of the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (Farc) guerrilla group, the majority of whose members demobilised after a 2016 peace deal …
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Un periodista que viajó a Milán para cubrir el Valencia-Atalanta, positivo por coronavirus
Donnerstag, 27. Februar 2020 16:13 Uhr
Se trata del segundo caso confirmado en la comunidad y el decimoquinto en España desde el lunes -
Mapa de la expansión y claves para entender el coronavirus de Wuhan
Sonntag, 1. März 2020 14:16 Uhr
Qué es, cómo se transmite, cuál es la población más vulnerable y dimensiones del contagio en el mundo -
El turismo italiano se resiente; España mira expectante
Donnerstag, 27. Februar 2020 14:26 Uhr
La patronal hotelera del área de Venecia describe un sector “al borde del colapso” -
“La magnitud del problema del coronavirus no será diferente a una gripe”
Donnerstag, 27. Februar 2020 18:26 Uhr
Ángel Gil de Miguel, catedrático de Medicina Preventiva y Salud Pública de la Universidad Rey Juan Carlos, lanza un mensaje de tranquilidad -
Seis italianos encerrados por partida doble
Donnerstag, 27. Februar 2020 12:36 Uhr
Los compañeros de viaje de los cuatro positivos en Canarias están aislados del resto en el hotel en cuarentena -
Trump nombra al vicepresidente Pence a cargo de la crisis del coronavirus
Donnerstag, 27. Februar 2020 18:26 Uhr
El CDC confirma el primer caso de origen desconocido en Northern California. El infectado no ha viajado recientemente al extranjero ni ha tenido contacto con un caso confirmado
