10 h. ago Dozens of January 6 supporters march through Washington five years after attack; brawl erupts as counter

Many of those at today’s march, including ex-Proud Boy leader Enrique Tarrio say that they were there to protest against the death of Ashli Babbitt, a rioter who was killed by Capitol police five years agoMy colleague Sibylla Brodzinsky has reported on the relationship between the US and Colombia, home to significant oil reserves. Here is an extract from her story:Colombia has long been a close partner of the US in the fight against drug trafficking and enjoyed bipartisan support in Washington but relations have soured dramatically since Trump came to office.Colombia’s narcotics trade is largely controlled by illegal armed groups such as the Gulf Clan, the National Liberation Army (ELN) and dissident factions of the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (Farc) guerrilla group, the majority of whose members demobilised after a 2016 peace deal Continue reading...

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13 h. ago Trump calls Venezuela strikes ‘amazing’ and teases meeting with oil executives after ousting Maduro – live

US president calls the Caracas operation ‘brilliant tactically’ and ‘an incredible thing’ and says deposed leader Nicolás Maduro is a ‘violent guy’From elation to frustration: Trump snub wrongfoots Venezuela’s oppositionMy colleague Sibylla Brodzinsky has reported on the relationship between the US and Colombia, home to significant oil reserves. Here is an extract from her story:Colombia has long been a close partner of the US in the fight against drug trafficking and enjoyed bipartisan support in Washington but relations have soured dramatically since Trump came to office.Colombia’s narcotics trade is largely controlled by illegal armed groups such as the Gulf Clan, the National Liberation Army (ELN) and dissident factions of the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (Farc) guerrilla group, the majority of whose members demobilised after a 2016 peace deal Continue reading...

Politics

14 h. ago How the US captured Nicolas Maduro: Inside President Donald Trump's extraordinary early

Months of covert planning led to the brazen operation overnight on January 2. Elite US troops, including the Army's Delta Force, created an exact replica of Maduro's safe house.

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19 h. ago US raid on Venezuela ‘undermined a fundamental principle of international law’, says UN rights body – live

Spokesperson for UN high commissioner says ‘accountability for human rights violations cannot be achieved by unilateral military intervention’Deposed Maduro pleads not guilty after capture in shock US attack on VenezuelaUS foes and allies denounce Trump’s ‘crime of aggression’ in Venezuela at UN meetingMy colleague Sibylla Brodzinsky has reported on the relationship between the US and Colombia, home to significant oil reserves. Here is an extract from her story:Colombia has long been a close partner of the US in the fight against drug trafficking and enjoyed bipartisan support in Washington but relations have soured dramatically since Trump came to office.Colombia’s narcotics trade is largely controlled by illegal armed groups such as the Gulf Clan, the National Liberation Army (ELN) and dissident factions of the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (Farc) guerrilla group, the majority of whose members demobilised after a 2016 peace deal Continue reading...

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35 h. ago Trump wants to rule Venezuela by force – but he’s getting the US into a mess

Sam Kiley reports from the Simon Bolivar Bridge in Cucuta, on the Colombian border with Venezuela, where two armies and a militia are in a standoff while Trump threatens Caracas

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37 h. ago How a top secret 'blackout bomb' was key to Maduro's capture: Trump watched as US Air Force plunged Caracas into darkness, letting commandos walk into despot's bedroom

Months of covert planning led to the brazen operation overnight on January 2. Elite US troops, including the Army's Delta Force, created an exact replica of Maduro's safe house.

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39 h. ago Skydiver makes a hard landing after getting caught in net while parachuting into college football Armed Forces Bowl

A skydiver fell 35 feet after they became tangled in a net whilst parachuting into a college football game.

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64 h. ago Moment Sky News presenter Trevor Phillips tells audience 'this morning Venezuela is an American colony'

On Saturday, US Army Delta Force soldiers captured Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro and his wife Cilia Flores and extradited them to New York on drug trafficking charges.

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3 d. ago Tories seek to stop Labour's controversial Troubles Bill that will 'kneecap' SAS

The law will end the immunity for former and serving members of the Armed Forces brought in by the Conservatives.

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3 d. ago Trump warning that US will intervene over Iran protests branded ‘reckless’ by foreign minister

Iran’s armed forces ‘know exactly where to aim’ in the event of a US attack, foreign minister says

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3 d. ago Maduro captured by US Army's elite Delta Force unit in daring dead

The US Army's most elite unit was involved in the capture of Maduro and his wife Cilia, it was revealed on Saturday.

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3 d. ago Colombia sends armed forces to Venezuela border amid concern over refugee ‘influx’

President Gustavo Petro says Colombia rejects US aggression against sovereignty of Venezuela• US strikes on Venezuela – live updatesColombia has mobilised its armed forces in the aftermath of US strikes on neighbouring Venezuela. President Gustavo Petro said Colombia was concerned about refugees fleeing in the aftermath of the attacks.Petro posted on X that his government had held a national security meeting in which it was decided that forces should be sent to the border amid a potential “massive influx” of people leaving Venezuela. Continue reading...

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3 d. ago Venezuelan President 'captured' by US forces as Trump launches strikes

Everything we know so far as Venezuelan president Maduro and his wife have been captured by the US army's Delta Force, according to officials

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3 d. ago Venezuela live: Vice President demands 'proof of life' after Maduro and his wife 'captured' by US army's Delta Force

It comes amid Donald Trump's escalating threats against the country's leader Nicolas Maduro - although the cause of the blasts is yet to be confirmed.

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4 d. ago Labour treating Northern Ireland veterans 'worse than terrorists' says its OWN Troubles advisor in attack on law allowing fresh probes into decades

David Johnstone said the new Troubles Bill was 'imbalanced' and was 'eating at the very fabric of the Armed Forces' amid a major campaign to get it halted.

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6 d. ago Masked thugs armed with blade raid home near Glasgow in terrifying ordeal

Two men in balaclavas — one armed with a blade — forced their way into a Gartcosh house days before Christmas, threatening the occupants before fleeing in a silver car.

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1 week ago Should the UK offer military ‘gap year’ to boost recruitment? VOTE NOW

THE UK Government has announced a gap year programme to get teenagers joining the armed forced from next year. Around 150 young people will be recruited for placements from March 2026 for two years, which will expand to more than 1,000 per year afterwards. The scheme is intended to introduce more people to military life...

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1 week ago Butcher behind 'some of the most brutal crimes in human history': How warlord Charles Taylor oversaw 250,000 murders with children forced to kill their own parents... but now rots in a British prison

Under Charles Taylor's influence, armed groups in Liberia and Sierra Leone carried out killings, mutilations, forced recruitment of children and widespread sexual violence.

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1 week ago Opposition anger as Guinea’s junta leader is frontrunner to be elected president

Mamady Doumbouya accused of betraying his promise to be the restorer of democracy after leading 2021 coupIn September 2021, a tall, young colonel in the Guinean army announced that he and his comrades had forcibly seized power and toppled the longtime leader Alpha Condé.“The will of the strongest has always supplanted the law,” Mamady Doumbouya said in a speech, stressing that the soldiers were acting to restore the will of the people. Continue reading...

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1 week ago Teenagers to be offered paid armed forces gap years under new defence scheme

Around 150 young people will be recruited for placements of up to two years, with the scheme expanding to more than 1,000 per year

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