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Trump co-opts Venezuela's sanctioned strongmen to secure oil access

Washington threatens Maduro's security chief while betting regime insiders can deliver stability and resources better than democrats

By Viktor Petersen

/ 7 Jan 2026

Trump co-opts Venezuela's sanctioned strongmen to secure oil access

Thailand warns Cambodia after disputed border incident threatens ceasefire

Bangkok and Phnom Penh offer conflicting accounts of explosion that injured soldiers, testing 10-day-old truce

By Chen Wei-Lin

/ 7 Jan 2026

Thailand warns Cambodia after disputed border incident threatens ceasefire

Russia deploys submarine to shield Venezuelan tanker from U.S. seizure

Moscow turns a sanctions enforcement operation into a test of military resolve on the high seas

By Viktor Petersen and Featured News Desk

/ 7 Jan 2026

Russia deploys submarine to shield Venezuelan tanker from U.S. seizure

Venezuela oil deal follows military capture of Maduro

Trump announces $2 billion crude agreement days after U.S. forces seize president, revealing intervention's economic objectives

By Zara Odhiambo

/ 7 Jan 2026

Venezuela oil deal follows military capture of Maduro

Southern separatist leader vanishes as Saudi-UAE alliance fractures in Yemen

Aidarous al-Zubaidi, leader of Yemen's Southern Transitional Council, fled to an undisclosed location on January 7, 2026, hours after refusing to board a flight to Riyadh for emergency talks brokered by Saudi Arabia. His disappearance follows the most serious rupture yet between the kingdom and the

By Layla Hassan

/ 7 Jan 2026

Southern separatist leader vanishes as Saudi-UAE alliance fractures in Yemen

Paris pact offers Ukraine guarantees calibrated to avoid binding Europe to war

Britain and France pledge forward military presence, but monitoring mechanisms stop short of automatic defense commitments

By Viktor Petersen

/ 6 Jan 2026

Paris pact offers Ukraine guarantees calibrated to avoid binding Europe to war

Lockheed Martin to triple Patriot missile production under new Pentagon contract model

Seven-year agreement marks shift toward commercial-style procurement as interceptor demand outpaces Cold War-era production levels

By David Monroe

/ 6 Jan 2026

Lockheed Martin to triple Patriot missile production under new Pentagon contract model

Colombia readies military as Trump invasion threat shatters historic alliance

Washington's attack on Venezuelan leader and warnings to Petro force decades-long security partner to publicly prepare for U.S. military action

By Diego Martinez

/ 6 Jan 2026

Colombia readies military as Trump invasion threat shatters historic alliance

Aleppo clashes reveal deepening crisis over Kurdish integration into Syria's new state

At least three killed as violence exposes breakdown in March 2025 SDF merger agreement

By Layla Hassan

/ 6 Jan 2026

Aleppo clashes reveal deepening crisis over Kurdish integration into Syria's new state

When the oil runs dry: Inside Venezuela's descent from promise to catastrophe

Maduro's arrest answered nothing. How does a nation with more oil than Saudi Arabia become synonymous with starvation and mass exodus? Venezuela's paradox isn't one man's fall—it's two decades of collapse built atop the world's richest reserves.

By Diego Martinez and Featured News Desk

/ 6 Jan 2026

When the oil runs dry: Inside Venezuela's descent from promise to catastrophe

Trump sidelines Venezuela's democratic icon for regime continuity

"Actually, I spoke with President Trump on October 10, the same day the (Noble Peace) Prize was announced, (but) not since then," Machado said on Fox

By Viktor Petersen

/ 6 Jan 2026

Trump sidelines Venezuela's democratic icon for regime continuity

Trump's Venezuela embassy plans expose strategic incoherence, not statecraft

Military intervention and diplomatic normalization collide as Washington pursues oil access through contradictory policy signals

By Viktor Petersen

/ 6 Jan 2026

Trump's Venezuela embassy plans expose strategic incoherence, not statecraft