Syrian army completes ‘full security sweep’ of Aleppo neighbourhood from YPG terror group

Army urges civilians to remain in their homes and not go outside, due to YPG terrorist elements hiding among them.
10 Jan, 2026
US will decide which oil firms can operate in Venezuela, says Trump

Trump hosts executives from top oil companies, promising them security guarantees as they operate in the energy-rich Latin American country.
10 Jan, 2026
Defiant Khamenei slams protests as Iran presses internet shutdown

The biggest protests seen yet in the movement took place late Thursday with large crowds marching through Tehran, chanting slogans.
9 Jan, 2026
Syria moves to drive YPG terrorists out of Aleppo after missed withdrawal deadline

Damascus sets new withdrawal deadline as security forces open corridors to transfer the members of the terror group east of the Euphrates.
9 Jan, 2026

US to oversee Venezuela, control its oil for years: Trump

Trump signs memorandum withdrawing US from dozens of international, UN organisations

US will control Venezuelan oil sales ‘indefinitely’: US energy secretary

US demand for exclusive oil partnership with Venezuela a ‘typical bullying’ act: China

Trump says US will receive up to 50 million barrels of sanctioned Venezuelan oil
6 Jan, 2026
55 Cuban, Venezuelan troops killed during US capture of Maduro, official tolls show
Fifty-five Cuban and Venezuelan military personnel were killed during the US raid to seize Venezuelan leader Nicolas Maduro, according to tolls published on Tuesday by the two Latin American nations.

6 Jan, 2026
Concern over Somali community as Trump sends 2,000 federal agents to Minnesota
Federal authorities are increasing their presence in Minnesota as immigration enforcement expands following viral allegations about fraud at Somali-run child care centres, later rejected by state officials.

5 Jan, 2026
Guterres criticises US at UNSC over Venezuela attack, Maduro abduction
Guterres calls on all Venezuelan actors to engage in an inclusive and democratic dialogue.

5 Jan, 2026
Trump threatens second strike in Venezuela if ‘they don’t behave’, warns of operation in Colombia
US President Trump says an operation in Colombia “sounds good to me”, saying the country is run by a “sick man.”

4 Jan, 2026
US attacks in Venezuela killed at least 40 people: report
A senior Venezuelan official tells the New York Times civilians and soldiers were killed during a US operation targeting President Nicolas Maduro.

4 Jan, 2026
US plan for Venezuela: Abduct President Maduro, take oil and then what?
Vice President Rodriguez has not adhered to Trump’s script, stating that Maduro was the only president and demanded his return.

3 Jan, 2026
President Maduro and wife forced out of Venezuela, says Trump
President Trump announced that a US operation successfully removed Maduro and his wife from Venezuela during a large-scale military strike.

3 Jan, 2026
Explosions shake Caracas amid Trump’s warning of strikes on Venezuela
Night-time blasts in Caracas followed US threats of strikes, while Maduro denied wrongdoing and called for cooperation.

3 Jan, 2026
‘Dollar, oil, and Israel’ — US Republican lawmakers slam Trump’s threat to Iran
“We have problems at home,” says Representative Thomas Massie, and Representative Marjorie Taylor Greene frames the Trump’s policy as betrayal of 2024 voter mandate.

2 Jan, 2026
Tears and stunned silence at vigil for Swiss fire victims
At least 47 people died and more than 100 were injured in the fire that swept through the crowded Le Constellation bar during a New Year celebration.


