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Jan 10, 2026

U.S. says it hit Islamic State in Syria in response to attack on troops
The attack is the latest in a series of actions the Pentagon has taken after two U.S. service members and an interpreter were killed in Syria in December.

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Jan 10, 2026

U.S. says it hit Islamic State in Syria, latest retaliation for attack on troops
The attack is the latest in a series of actions the Pentagon has taken after two U.S. service members and an interpreter were killed in Syria in December.

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Jan 10, 2026

Venezuela pledged to free political prisoners. Families are still waiting.
An official on Thursday announced that the government would be releasing an "important number" of political prisoners. But only a small number have been released.

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Jan 10, 2026

11 tankers under U.S. sanctions defy blockade in Venezuela, satellite imagery indicates
One ship was seized Friday in the Caribbean, and others were spotted steaming hundreds of miles into the Atlantic.

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Jan 10, 2026

Iran on edge as protests spread — and government threats grow
Iran's supreme leader has warned the government would not "back down," as rights groups fear the communications blackout in place could presage a brutal crackdown.

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Jan 10, 2026

Iranians, defying lethal force, come out by the thousands to protest
Iran's supreme leader has warned the government would not "back down," as rights groups fear the communications blackout in place could presage a brutal crackdown.

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Jan 10, 2026

Berlin power outage exposes vulnerabilities in German infrastructure
The German capital just experienced its longest blackout since the end of World War II and authorities say it was caused deliberately — by an arson attack.

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Jan 10, 2026

He was diagnosed with cancer, then won a 24,000-mile sailing race
Charlie Dalin kept his illness a secret, treating himself with immunotherapy pills on a 64-day journey around the world. What would it do to his body?

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Jan 10, 2026

Unexploded missiles, unclear targets in Trump's strikes on Nigeria
Of the 16 U.S. Tomahawk missiles fired at militants in Nigeria, at least four appeared not to explode, according to officials and imagery reviewed by The Post.

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Jan 10, 2026

Unexploded missiles, witnesses undercut Trump account of Nigeria strike
Of the 16 U.S. Tomahawk missiles fired at militants in Nigeria, at least four appeared not to explode, according to officials and imagery reviewed by The Post.

Washington Post World News
Jan 09, 2026

Khamenei says Iran won't ‘back down' amid mass protests and Trump threat
Iran's supreme leader derided demonstrators as "vandals" and mocked President Donald Trump's promise to intervene if protesters were killed.

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Jan 09, 2026

Trump says he has ‘solved' 8 conflicts. Here's what to know about them.
Trump says he has ended a growing list of conflicts. But in some of them, his role remains contested, and violence has resurged between Thailand and Cambodia.

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Jan 09, 2026

Inside the frantic global race to find an escape route for Maduro
A previously unreported Christmas Eve meeting in Vatican City was one of many failed attempts to find safe harbor for the Venezuelan leader before the U.S. raid.

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Jan 09, 2026

Khamenei says Iran won't ‘back down' amid mass protests
In remarks Friday, Iran's supreme leader derided demonstrators as "vandals" and mocked President Donald Trump's promise to intervene if protesters were killed.

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Jan 09, 2026

Meet the London bus driver blowing away troubles one bubble at a time
"A simple thing like a bubble, it makes someone smile," said driver Ricki Reid, who has found fans on Instagram and TikTok. His mission is to spread joy.

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Jan 09, 2026

Iranian protests, strikes escalate as Khamenei vows state will ‘not back down'
Security forces have repeatedly responded with violence, including killing protesters, according to rights groups.

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Jan 09, 2026

Iranian authorities struggle to contain growing demonstrations
Security forces have repeatedly responded with violence, including killing protesters, according to rights groups.

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Jan 09, 2026

The U.S. says seizing Venezuelan oil hurts its foes. How dependent are they?
See how Trump's capture of Maduro and control of Venezuela's oil sales could affect China, Cuba and the United States.

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Jan 09, 2026

U.S.-India trade deal stalled because Modi didn't call Trump, Lutnick says
India has disputed Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick's account of the trade negotiations. Analysts say New Delhi is unused to Trump's mercurial dealmaking style.

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Jan 09, 2026

Russia unleashes nuclear-capable missile in latest Ukraine attack
Russia said its overnight strike was retaliation for a claimed drone attack on one of President Vladimir Putin's residences that President Donald Trump said never happened.

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Jan 09, 2026

Why China is taking on Japan in a new fight over rare earths
Beijing is threatening Tokyo with an economic weapon. Will the United States come to Japan's aid?

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Jan 09, 2026

Coast Guard prepares for influx of seized ‘ghost fleet' oil tankers
As Trump targets Venezuelan oil exports, the Coast Guard has put out a call for specialists who can fix captured tankers so they won't be turned away from U.S. ports.

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Jan 09, 2026

Grok limits image generator after backlash over sexualized AI images
Elon Musk's Grok AI chatbot faced backlash for creating images of undressed women and children. The image-generating function will now be available only to paying subscribers.

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Jan 09, 2026

Grok limits image generator after backlash over sexualized AI pictures
Elon Musk's Grok AI chatbot restricts the service to paid subscribers after outcry over images of undressed women and children. Critics say that is profiting from the problem.

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Jan 09, 2026

X responds to outcry over Grok's sexual images by charging users to create them
Elon Musk's Grok AI chatbot restricts the service to paid subscribers after outcry over images of undressed women and children. Critics say that is profiting from the problem.

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Jan 09, 2026

Iran's Revolutionary Guard used crypto to evade sanctions, report finds
The military force moved about $1 billion using two exchanges registered in Britain, according to TRM Labs, which specializes in crypto investigations.

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Jan 09, 2026

Russia uses nuclear-capable missile in latest Ukraine attack
Russia said its overnight strike was retaliation for a claimed drone attack on one of President Vladimir Putin's residences that President Donald Trump said never happened.

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Jan 09, 2026

Trump says he will meet Machado — and would accept Nobel Peace Prize from her
Speaking to Fox News, Trump said it "would be a great honor" if the Venezuelan opposition leader decided to share her Nobel Peace Prize with him.

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Jan 09, 2026

Trump's anti-globalism looks like old-school Yankee imperialism
Opportunistic imperialism. Personalist dictatorship. There are myriad phrases to describe what's emerging in the United States, and they're not flattering.

Washington Post World News
Jan 08, 2026

Venezuela announces release of ‘an important number' of political prisoners
Jorge Rodríguez, the head of Venezuela's National Assembly and brother of interim president Delcy Rodríguez, said authorities were releasing political prisoners.

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Jan 08, 2026

Venezuela announces release of political prisoners; 5 Spanish citizens freed
Trump "is using maximum leverage to do right by the American and Venezuelan people," deputy White House press secretary Anna Kelly said.

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Jan 08, 2026

Senate advances bill to block further military action in Venezuela
Though largely symbolic, the measure would be a rare assertion of Congress's role in using lethal force after the stunning raid to capture Nicolás Maduro.

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Jan 08, 2026

Trump appears to back away from threats to Colombia's president
No country in the region has a closer partnership with the Pentagon than Colombia.

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Jan 08, 2026

Iranian protests and strikes escalate as state struggles to contain them
Security forces have repeatedly responded with violence, including killing protesters, raiding hospitals and arresting thousands, according to rights groups.

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Jan 08, 2026

Venezuela's economy nears collapse under U.S. blockade
Trump administration officials say the Venezuelan government only has a few weeks before it would "go broke" if it doesn't "play ball."

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Jan 08, 2026

He spends 12 hours making art in the snow, then watches it vanish
Simon Beck works alone, using a compass and a pair of snowshoes to create intricate patterns as large as three soccer fields.

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Jan 08, 2026

In blow to Trump plan, Russia rejects European peacekeepers in Ukraine
Overnight air strikes by Russia caused a near-total power outage in Ukraine's Zaporizhzhia and Dnipropetrovsk regions.

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Jan 08, 2026

Russian strikes cause wide-scale blackout in two Ukrainian regions
Overnight air strikes by Russia caused a near-total power outage in Ukraine's Zaporizhzhia and Dnipropetrovsk regions.

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Jan 08, 2026

Despite Gaza ceasefire, war still deadly along Israel's ‘Yellow Line'
Israel's enforcement of its shifting demarcation line in Gaza has left hundreds of Palestinians dead in the months since an Oct. 10 ceasefire.

Washington Post World News
Jan 07, 2026

Venezuelan politics are a ‘blood sport.' The U.S. is entering the ring.
Delcy Rodríguez is Venezuela's new president, but the country's powerful defense and interior ministers could decide the future of Chavismo — and the nation.

Washington Post World News
Jan 07, 2026

U.S. reduces number of warships near Venezuela after Maduro raid
The USS Iwo Jima and the USS San Antonio have been relocated to waters north of Cuba, and the Air Force also has withdrawn some aircraft from the region.

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Jan 07, 2026

U.S. seizes two tankers as Venezuelan oil blockade intensifies
A Russian-flagged vessel was boarded in the North Atlantic. Another ship was apprehended near the Caribbean.

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Jan 07, 2026

Saudi Arabia's allies in Yemen oust UAE-backed separatist from government
The separatist Southern Transition Council said its leader, Aidarous al-Zubaidi, remained in the port city of Aden after Saudi Arabia accused him of fleeing to an unknown destination.

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Jan 07, 2026

U.S. seizes Russian-flagged tanker that fled Venezuela blockade
The tanker Marinera had been pursued by the U.S. Coast Guard for weeks.

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Jan 07, 2026

Europe draws red line on Greenland after a year of trying to pacify Trump
While many European leaders' reactions to the Venezuela raid were muted, there have been forceful rebukes about the Trump administration's greediness on Greenland.

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Jan 07, 2026

Why Trump wants Greenland and what's standing in his way
Denmark's leader warned that any use of force by Washington to seize Greenland, as Trump officials have suggested, would render the post-war NATO alliance defunct.

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Jan 07, 2026

Caught between Trump and Musk's rockets, a Mexican village despairs
The saga of Playa Bagdad, just over the border from a SpaceX launchpad, highlights the unintended environmental and social impacts of the global space race.

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Jan 07, 2026

In Maduro's capture, Russia sees a great-power rival act with impunity
The U.S. intervention in Venezuela distracts attention from Ukraine and signals a new era of great-power politics in which Russia can seek its own sphere of dominance.

Washington Post World News
Jan 06, 2026

Maduro raid killed about 75 in Venezuela, U.S. officials assess
The sizable death toll adds meaning to President Donald Trump's public remarks that the operation he approved was "effective" but "very violent."

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Jan 06, 2026

The crisis over Greenland is here
European officials constantly invoke the rules-based order. But after Venezuela, the Trump administration seems to believe that might makes right.

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Jan 06, 2026

Fear grips Caracas as a new wave of repression is unleashed in Venezuela
Venezuela's government launched a far-reaching crackdown after Maduro's ouster, detaining journalists and civilians and sending armed gangs to the streets.

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Jan 06, 2026

Venezuela's Machado gushes over Trump while calling for new elections
María Corina Machado emphasized support for the opposition in Venezuela despite President Donald Trump saying it would be "very tough" for her to lead post-Maduro.

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Jan 06, 2026

China studying U.S. strike for lessons and opportunities, analysts say
The attack on Venezuela could encourage China to forcefully intervene in its own neighborhood, with risks especially high for Taiwan and in the South China Sea.

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Jan 06, 2026

Trump team puts a target on Cuba, with threats and oil blockade
Trump and Rubio have made clear the collapse of Cuba's communist government is not only a likely side benefit of Maduro's ouster but a goal.

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Jan 05, 2026

Venezuelan leader Maduro pleads not guilty at federal arraignment
A federal indictment accuses the ousted leader and his wife of enriching themselves as they conspired to flood the United States with cocaine, among other charges.

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Jan 05, 2026

Republicans defend Trump's actions after classified briefing on Venezuela


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Jan 05, 2026

Democrats say Venezuela briefing did not answer all their questions


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Jan 05, 2026

Grassley, Durbin criticize administration for exclusion from briefing


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Jan 05, 2026

Trump says he is in charge in Venezuela


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Jan 05, 2026

GOP Sen. Rand Paul: Venezuela strikes were unconstitutional


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Jan 05, 2026

Senate Minority Leader Charles E. Schumer (D-New York) told reporters Monday that he has a lot...


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Jan 05, 2026

Venezuela caps list of places Trump has pledged or proposed U.S. control


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Jan 05, 2026

Podcast: With Maduro gone, what's Venezuela's future?


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Jan 05, 2026

Cracks appear to emerge in U.S. blockade of oil tankers


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Jan 05, 2026

Ahead of a briefing with Trump administration officials, House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-New York) told...


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Jan 05, 2026

Johnson says action in Venezuela ‘completely authorized by law'


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Jan 05, 2026

Energy stocks rose Monday, the first day of market trading following the U.S. military action in...


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Jan 05, 2026

House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-New York) said Monday that Nicolás Maduro "is a bad guy,...


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Jan 05, 2026

Thune says Trump did not need to tell Congress before Venezuela strikes


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Jan 05, 2026

Flanked by senior figures of the ruling party, Delcy Rodríguez, Venezuela's vice president, was sworn in...


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Jan 05, 2026

Analysis: Four questions on what happens next for Trump in Venezuela


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Jan 05, 2026

State Dept. makes plans that would allow Trump to reopen embassy in Venezuela


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Jan 05, 2026

About 200 U.S. troops were on the ground to take Maduro, Hegseth says


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Jan 05, 2026

A self-identified former "political prisoner" in Venezuela was escorted out of the courtroom after rising in...


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Jan 05, 2026

Maduro wears jail-issued clothes to first court hearing


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Jan 05, 2026

Venezuela's U.N. envoy warns of far-reaching consequences if body doesn't act against U.S.


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Jan 05, 2026

Government decree orders police to arrest supporters of U.S. attack


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Jan 05, 2026

Pope Leo XIV is praying for peace in Venezuela and cooperation in building a future for...


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Jan 05, 2026

Maduro's lawyer anticipates a ‘complicated legal process'


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Jan 05, 2026

Elon Musk's Starlink opens up free broadband in Venezuela


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Jan 05, 2026

Nicolás Maduro's arraignment was transcribed by a trio of court-approved Spanish interpreters who also had to...


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Jan 05, 2026

Deposed Venezuelan leader Nicolás Maduro issued a seasonal pleasantry to those inside the courtroom as he...


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Jan 05, 2026

Nicolás Maduro protested his presence in the United States during the first chance he got to...


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Jan 05, 2026

Live updates: Venezuelan leader Maduro pleads not guilty at federal arraignment
A federal indictment accuses the ousted leader and his wife of enriching themselves as they conspired to flood the United States with cocaine, among other charges.

Washington Post World News
Jan 05, 2026

The court proceedings are over. The next hearing is scheduled for March 17 at 11 a.m.


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Jan 05, 2026

An attorney for Cilia Flores, the wife of ousted Venezuelan president Nicolás Maduro, told a federal...


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Jan 05, 2026

Nicolás Maduro and his wife waived their right to bail during Monday's hearing at U.S. District...


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Jan 05, 2026

Before U.S. District Judge Alvin K. Hellerstein asked for ousted Venezuelan leader Nicolás Maduro's plea, he...


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Jan 05, 2026

Cilia Flores, the wife of ousted Venezuelan president Nicolás Maduro, also pleaded not guilty. "Not guilt,...


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Jan 05, 2026

Deposed Venezuelan president Nicolás Maduro pleaded not guilty on Monday to federal charges of drug trafficking.


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Jan 05, 2026

U.S. District Judge Alvin K. Hellerstein began the proceedings by stressing he would ensure Nicolás Maduro...


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Jan 05, 2026

Ousted Venezuelan president Nicolás Maduro and his wife, Cilia Flores, were ushered into U.S. District Court...


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Jan 05, 2026

U.S. defends Venezuela attacks at U.N. meeting


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Jan 05, 2026

Zelensky ousts security services chief, angering military commanders
The ousting of Vasyl Maliuk, head of the Ukrainian security services, infuriated many military commanders, who said it risked destabilizing the chain of command.

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Jan 05, 2026

We texted 1,000 Americans about U.S. actions in Venezuela


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Jan 05, 2026

About an hour before the hearing starts for ousted Venezuelan president Nicolás Maduro and his wife,...


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Jan 05, 2026

Washington lawyer Barry Joel Pollack is expected to appear on behalf of Nicolás Maduro at his...


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Jan 05, 2026

Veteran judge Alvin Hellerstein has history of big cases


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Jan 05, 2026

British prime minister: Greenland's future is for Greenland and Denmark to decide


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Jan 05, 2026

Who is Delcy Rodriguez, Venezuela‘s acting leader?
The veteran politician, lawyer and diplomat played a key role in overhauling Venezuela's economic policy and developing close ties with the business community.

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