Senate votes to block Trump from future military strikes on Venezuela
The Trump administration used to military to snatch Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro last week.
Day: January 8, 2026
Germany’s dying forests are losing their ability to absorb CO2. Can a new way of planting save them? – The Guardian
Germany’s dying forests are losing their ability to absorb CO2. Can a new way of planting save them? The GuardianView Full Coverage on Google News
5 questions about America’s military reach
In a two-week period, U.S. forces destroyed over 70 Islamic State targets in Syria, struck extremists in northern Nigeria, and executed a daring raid capturing Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro from a heavily guarded compound in Caracas.
ICE fatal shooting of woman leaves Minneapolis on edge
Thousands of people are protesting against ICE and Wednesdays shooting outside an immigration court in Minneapolis.
US Muslim-Majority City Renames Street After Bangladesh’s Khaleda Zia
The first city in the United States with a Muslim-majority population has renamed one of its roads from Carpenter Street to Khaleda Zia Street to honour former Bangladesh Prime Minister Khaleda Zia, reported Desh Rupantor, a Bangladeshi newspaper.
‘Trump does not speak of freedom but fundamentally of oil,’ Venezuelan opponent Arria says
In an interview with FRANCE 24, veteran Venezuelan opposition figure Diego Arria criticised US President Donald Trump’s approach following the capture of President Nicolas Maduro by US special forces on January 3. “I was very concerned that the presid…
Why Greenland’s melting ice cap threatens humanity, and could serve Trump
As the White House looks to take control of Greenland, US President Donald Trump is eyeing not just a strategic foothold in the Arctic but the territory’s vast underground resources. While the melting of the island’s glaciers could make land and miner…
Welcome to Trump’s New Rogue Order: US pulling out of key UN bodies leaves us all less safe
The U.S. president’s decision to withdraw from dozens of international groups will make America’s enemies rejoice, The Independent’s World Affairs Editor Sam Kiley writes
Welcome to Trump’s New Rogue Order: US pulling out of key UN bodies leaves us all less safe
The U.S. president’s decision to withdraw from dozens of international groups will make America’s enemies rejoice, The Independent’s World Affairs Editor Sam Kiley writes
French Researcher and Russian Basketball Player Released in a Prisoner Swap
Laurent Vinatier, a French citizen and researcher, was freed in exchange for the release of Daniil Kasatkin, a Russian basketball player.