Monday, January 12, 2026

Ukraine hits Russian drilling platforms in Caspian Sea -- UK developing ballistic missiles for Ukraine capable of striking deep inside Russia -- Ukraine brings US-made Tempest air defense system into combat, footage suggests -- Russia 'repeated fascism,' Zelensky says as war in Ukraine outlasts Nazi Germany's war with USSR ... and more

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Wednesday, January 7, 2026

Russia offered to 'swap' Venezuela for Ukraine in 2019, Trump adviser -- Explosions rang out all night: SBU conducts fresh strikes on ammunition depot and oil facility deep inside Russia -- Analysis: Why effective use of manpower will define who is winning the war in Ukraine in 2026 -- We asked 3 experts why Venezuela's Russian-supplied air defenses were AWOL ... and more

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US plans to 'run' Venezuela and tap its oil reserves, Trump says

President Donald Trump says the United States will run Venezuela at least temporarily after an audacious military operation plucked leader Nicolás Maduro from power and removed him from the country. Trump on Saturday also described plans to tap Venezuela's vast oil reserves to sell to other nations. The dramatic action capped an intensive Trump administration pressure campaign on the South American nation and its autocratic leader and months of secret planning. It resulted in the most assertive American action to achieve regime change since the 2003 invasion of Iraq. Legal experts immediately raised questions about whether the operation was lawful.

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