17 h. ago The Guardian view on Britain and Europe: time to move together, faster and further | Editorial

The chaos that Donald Trump is causing in the world makes the case for continental solidarity and explicit repudiation of Brexit divisions Sir Keir Starmer’s plan for 2026 was to talk more about the domestic issues that concern British voters. Donald Trump knocked that plan off course. US intervention in Venezuela inevitably demanded the prime minister’s attention, as did this week’s summit of Ukraine’s allies, the “coalition of the willing”, in Paris. Progress towards agreeing security guarantees for Kyiv in the event of a peace deal with Russia was overshadowed by Mr Trump restating his ambition to wrest control of Greenland from Denmark. The dust had not settled when American special forces boarded a Russian-flagged oil tanker in European waters, ostensibly to enforce a blockade against Venezuela.Prime ministers have to multitask, but under these circumstances it is understandable if Sir Keir’s mind has been filled with foreign affairs. He should be used to this by now. Mr Trump’...

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18 h. ago US reportedly warns Maduro ally Diosdado Cabello he could be next

Interior minister told he must back acting president, while Marco Rubio lays out three-point plan for VenezuelaThe Trump administration has reportedly put Venezuela’s hardline interior minister, Diosdado Cabello, on notice that he could be next to fall if he does not support the acting president, Delcy Rodríguez, who has been in power since Nicolás Maduro was seized on Saturday.Reuters reported that US officials were “especially concerned” that Cabello, long seen by many as the regime’s real No 2, could sabotage Washington’s plan to keep key figures from Maduro’s inner circle in place in the name of stability while pursuing a transition and unrestricted access to Venezuela’s oil. Continue reading...

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21 h. ago Trump administration reportedly warns Maduro ally Diosdado Cabello could be next

Washington signals interior minister must back acting president, Delcy Rodríguez, or face Nicolás Maduro’s fateThe Trump administration has reportedly put Venezuela’s hardline interior minister, Diosdado Cabello, on notice that he could be next to fall if he does not support the acting president, Delcy Rodríguez, who has been in power since the dictator, Nicolás Maduro, was seized on Saturday.Reuters reported that US officials are “especially concerned” that Cabello – long seen by many as the regime’s real number two – could sabotage Washington’s plan to keep key figures from Maduro’s inner circle in place in the name of stability while pursuing a transition – and unrestricted access to Venezuela’s oil. Continue reading...

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23 h. ago The ruthless Venezuelan enforcer now in Trump's crosshairs: Maduro loyalist in charge of murderous death squads is warned he faces same fate as dictator if he does not fall in line

The Trump administration has put Venezuela's hardline interior minister on notice that he could be at the top of its target list

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24 h. ago US Christian leaders minister to an anxious diaspora with Venezuela's future in flux

Faith leaders are urging prayers for peace following the U.S. capture of Nicolás Maduro

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43 h. ago 'Cowardly, craven approach': Labour infighting erupts as MPs attack ministers over Venezuela response

Labour backbenchers have rounded on Sir Keir Starmer and his cabinet after their refusals to criticise President Donald Trump for his military intervention in Venezuela

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51 h. ago PM choosing words ‘wisely’ on Venezuela, says Cabinet minister

Sir Keir Starmer has been reluctant to criticise the US action directly.

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67 h. ago Nicolás Maduro appears in Manhattan court; US ambassador tells UN there is ‘no war in Venezuela’ – live

Ousted president in Manhattan courthouse where the full list of charges will be read; Mike Waltz says US is ‘not occupying a country’ after strikes on VenezuelaDelcy Rodríguez strikes conciliatory tone with US after Trump warningA UK minister would not be drawn into saying whether his government believes the US capture of Venezuela’s president was influenced by the country’s rich oil reserves.Asked on Sky News why he thought Donald Trump had captured Nicolás Maduro and said America would “run” Venezuela, Home Office minister Mike Tapp said:This is for Donald Trump to answer, and I think he has said in his press conference, which I watched with interest around narco-terrorism and that threat. Continue reading...

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68 h. ago UN secretary general ‘deeply concerned’ after US operation in Venezuela as Nicolás Maduro arrives at Manhattan court – live

António Guterres concerned by ‘possible intensification of instability’ of Venezuela; ousted president arrives at a Manhattan courthouse where the full list of charges will be readA UK minister would not be drawn into saying whether his government believes the US capture of Venezuela’s president was influenced by the country’s rich oil reserves.Asked on Sky News why he thought Donald Trump had captured Nicolás Maduro and said America would “run” Venezuela, Home Office minister Mike Tapp said:This is for Donald Trump to answer, and I think he has said in his press conference, which I watched with interest around narco-terrorism and that threat. Continue reading...

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2 d. ago Trump breached international law with Venezuela operation, suggests Swinney

The South American country’s president Nicolas Maduro was arrested and taken to the US over the weekend.

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2 d. ago Venezuela live updates: Nicolás Maduro arrives at Manhattan court

Maduro and his wife, Cilia Flores, arrive at Daniel Patrick Moynihan courthouse in Manhattan where the full list of charges will be read later todayTense calm spreads at border with Colombia after Maduro captureAnalysis: European leaders appear torn in face of new world orderA UK minister would not be drawn into saying whether his government believes the US capture of Venezuela’s president was influenced by the country’s rich oil reserves.Asked on Sky News why he thought Donald Trump had captured Nicolás Maduro and said America would “run” Venezuela, Home Office minister Mike Tapp said:This is for Donald Trump to answer, and I think he has said in his press conference, which I watched with interest around narco-terrorism and that threat. Continue reading...

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3 d. ago Keir Starmer faces revolt by Labour's Maduro apologists: Party tears itself apart as Left

Sir Keir Starmer has refused to describe the capture of president Nicolas Maduro as an illegal act in breach of international law.

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4 d. ago Venezuela transition should be reached ‘quickly’, UK minister says

Chief Secretary to the Prime Minister Darren Jones declined to say whether he thought the US strikes on Caracas had been legal.

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4 d. ago PM backs transition in Venezuela after Trump says US will ‘run’ country

The UK Government will discuss the ‘evolving situation’ with US counterparts over the coming days, the Prime Minister said.

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4 d. ago UK ‘not involved in any way’ in strike on Venezuela, Starmer says

The Prime Minister said he wanted to speak to Donald Trump and ‘establish the facts’.

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1 week ago Knife thugs face jail under 'zero tolerance' justice plans by Scottish Labour leader

EXCLUSIVE: Scottish Labour leader Anas Sarwar said prison, rather than a "cuddly approach", was the best punishment for blade yobs.

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3 w. ago Suspected drug deaths in Scotland jump 20% in one year as John Swinney urged to a get a grip on crisis

Labour warned the "brutal reality is that John Swinney’s approach is failing both victims and communities" when it comes to the number of Scots killed by drugs.

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