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Who Really Rules Venezuela?

January 8, 2026
Columns/Geopolitics

On the early morning of January 3, the United States government launched a massive attack on Caracas, Venezuela, and three of the country’s states. Roughly 150 aircraft swarmed the skies, bombing with

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Trump’s £1.5 Trillion Defence Plan Triggers Fresh Debt Warnings

January 8, 2026
Geopolitics/United States/World

President Donald Trump’s proposal to raise the United States defence budget to an unprecedented $1.5 trillion in the 2027 financial year would add an estimated $5.8 trillion to the national debt over

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How America’s Oil Wars Could Trigger a Hemisphere-Wide Backlash

January 8, 2026
Columns/Geopolitics

In a few hours, I fly to Latin America. This trip has been planned for several months by an Emmy-nominated filmmaker. He and his team are shooting a documentary about the US’s

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Manufacturing Victimhood

January 8, 2026
Columns/Geopolitics/Human Rights

After the dethroning of Sheikh Hasina Wajid, the people of Bangladesh pushed for greater autonomy and sought to distance themselves from India’s direct influence. In response, groups in the United States associated

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Marco Rubio: Trump’s Power Broker in Post-Maduro Venezuela

January 8, 2026
Geopolitics/United States

Marco Rubio has become the unmistakable face of Washington’s intervention in Venezuela following the fall of Nicolás Maduro. In official photographs released by the White House during the operation, the US secretary

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Maduro’s Son Emerges as a Power Broker in Venezuela’s Uncertain New Era

January 8, 2026
Defence/Diplomacy

As Venezuela navigates the aftermath of Nicolás Maduro’s dramatic capture by US special forces, a new figure has moved decisively into the foreground of the country’s power structure: his only son, Nicolás

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Cilia Flores, the Power Behind Maduro, Faces US Justice After Venezuela’s Collapse

January 8, 2026
Diplomacy/Geopolitics

As Nicolás Maduro awaits trial in the United States, attention is turning to the woman many Venezuelans believe truly shaped the regime’s inner workings: his wife, Cilia Flores. According to a profile

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The Spy Was My Mother

January 8, 2026
Defence/History

Editor’s Note: The excerpt that follows is adapted from Family of Spies: A World War II Story of Nazi Espionage, Betrayal, and the Secret History Behind Pearl Harbor, by the author, published

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New Study Warns of Catastrophic Costs for China if Taiwan Conflict Escalates

January 8, 2026
China/World

A new report from the German Marshall Fund of the United States (GMF) warns that any military attempt by China to seize Taiwan could impose devastating costs on Beijing, challenging assumptions in

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China’s Mega-Embassy Plan in London Sparks National Security Alarm

January 8, 2026
China/World

Rights organisations led by Free Tibet, alongside several allied groups, have intensified their campaign against China’s proposed mega-embassy at Royal Mint Court in London, warning that the project poses serious national security

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US Consortium Targets $22 Billion Lukoil Overseas Portfolio Amid Sanctions

January 8, 2026
Business

Two major US players, Chevron and Quantum Capital Group, are preparing to acquire the overseas holdings of Russian oil giant Lukoil, according to reporting by the Financial Times. The move comes as

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Father Turns Birthday Celebration into Deadly Fire in Sri Lanka

January 8, 2026
Human Rights/Sri Lanka

In a shocking and tragic incident in Sri Lanka’s Anuradhapura District, a father allegedly set fire to his family home during his daughter’s birthday celebration, killing four people and leaving several others

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“I Was Only Selling It”: Sri Lanka Kasippu Tragedy Claims Six Lives

January 8, 2026
News/Sri Lanka

Six people have died and several others are hospitalized following a mass poisoning incident in the Waikkal area of Wennappuwa, Sri Lanka, authorities confirmed. The tragedy, which came to light on January

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AI’s Debt Addiction

January 8, 2026
Artificial Intelligence

Editor’s Note: This article draws on a detailed analytical bulletin issued by the Bank for International Settlements and authored by Iñaki Aldasoro, Sebastian Doerr and Daniel Rees, which examines how the global

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Polymarket Sparks Outrage by Withholding $10.5M in Venezuela ‘Invasion’ Bets

January 8, 2026
Business

The online betting platform Polymarket has ignited a firestorm of criticism by refusing to pay out more than $10.5 million in wagers tied to whether the United States would “invade” Venezuela following

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