79 m. ago Why the surprise over Trump’s Venezuela coup? US presidents promise isolation – and deliver war | Simon Jenkins

Last week’s events in Caracas come in a long line of American interventions. The White House has awesome power and is never shy of using itIt is starting to trickle out. Last week in Caracas was not an invasion, it was a putsch. It was the militarised kidnap of one ruler to aid his more amenable deputy into power. Since April last year, according to reports, vice-president and now interim president Delcy Rodríguez and her brother Jorge – the president of the Venezuelan national assembly – have been dealing secretly with Washington. This has reportedly been via that hotspot of informal diplomacy, Qatar.We have yet to know the details. But the rumours are plausible that last week’s episode was staged to look outrageous, including Delcy Rodríguez’s initial condemnation of it as atrocious. President Nicolás Maduro was handed over to the Americans swiftly and peacefully. The only slip was Trump describing Delcy as “quite gracious” before she was hastily sworn into office soon after the r...

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2 h. ago Starmer and European allies ‘will not stop defending’ Greenland amid US threat

US president Donald Trump has said taking over Greenland, a semi-autonomous Danish territory, is vital for his country’s national security.

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3 h. ago Keir Starmer issues joint 'stepping up' statement after Trump's Greenland warning

Sir Keir Starmer and other leaders from across Europe after US President Donald Trump issued a "very serious" warning over taking Greenland off NATO member Denmark

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5 h. ago Trump celebrates one of his biggest victories in Truth Social post... his TikTok numbers

President Donald Trump switches focus from Venezuela to promote viewing figures on social video app

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13 h. ago As Trump is warned Greenland raid will finish Nato, who could the US President target next?

Following his rendition of Venezuela's President Nicolas Maduro, Donald Trump has made brash threats to intervene militarily against several nations across the world. 

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16 h. ago Colombian president issues ominous battle cry as Trump contemplates next target: 'Unleash the jaguar'

Colombian President Gustavo Petro issued an ominous threat Monday after President Donald Trump floated that he could be the next target after Venezuelan dictator Nicolás Maduro.

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16 h. ago Violent crime fell in 2025 for a third straight year in New Orleans, where Guard troops now patrol

New Orleans ended 2025 with its third year of declining violent crime rates even as armed National Guard troops patrolled the city's streets on the orders of President Donald Trump

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19 h. ago Starmer delivers masterclass in hedging his bets after Venezuela raid

Prime minister assures colleagues he may one day stand up to Donald Trump – but not yetKeir Starmer has got used to walking a diplomatic tightrope with Donald Trump. But the US president’s Venezuelan adventure, whisking its leader out of the country after a late-night raid, has pushed that cautious approach to its limits.The clues were all there. Ever since Trump confirmed that he had authorised the CIA to conduct covert operations in Venezuela against drug traffickers – and blockaded oil tankers – the military campaign had been mounting. Continue reading...

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20 h. ago Donald Trump threatens five more countries after Venezuela takeover

US President Donald Trump has made chilling threats multiple nations following US strikes on Venezuela

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20 h. ago Foreign Secretary issues warning to Donald Trump over Greenland

Foreign Secretary Yvette Cooper made the comment in the Commons on Monday evening amid growing alarm that US President Donald Trump could annex Greenland

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21 h. ago Spurs news: Thomas Frank sends Tottenham fans warning over Dominic Solanke injury return

England striker has not played since August after undergoing surgery on recurring ankle problem

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22 h. ago Stock market goes ballistic as Wall Street makes huge bet on Trump's Venezuela raid

President Donald Trump announced plans to take control of Venezuela's oil industry and said American companies would revitalize it after capturing President Nicolás Maduro.

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22 h. ago US spy jet mysteriously circles drug smuggling hotspot off Mexico's coast as Trump threatens military action

The flight comes just days after President Donald Trump issued a stark warning to Mexico about its drug smuggling into the US.

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22 h. ago Marco Rubio sees his 2028 odds soar on Polymarket after Venezuela attacks

Secretary of state’s role in ousting of Nicolas Maduro raises prospects of White House run as President Donald Trump’s successor – but JD Vance still in pole position

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22 h. ago US traders make big profits betting on Maduro’s capture in January

Arrest of Venezuelan president appears to have been anticipated on ‘prediction markets’ where people bet on future events Gamblers appear to have made large profits after successfully betting on the capture of Venezuela’s president, Nicolás Maduro.Ahead of Donald Trump’s shock announcement on Saturday morning, traders seemed to have anticipated Maduro’s political demise by placing timely wagers on so-called “prediction markets”. Continue reading...

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23 h. ago US spy jet mysteriously circles drug smuggling hotspot off Mexico's coast as Trump threatens military attack

The flight comes just days after President Donald Trump issued a stark warning to Mexico about its drug smuggling into the US.

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24 h. ago Trump's spy jet mysteriously circles drug smuggling hotspot off Mexico's coast for hours

The flight comes just days after President Donald Trump issued a stark warning to Mexico about its drug smuggling into the US.

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28 h. ago Donald Trump's next 9 targets for US takeover and why he wants to dominate world

Venezuela isn’t the only country in US President Donald Trump has his eyes on, from Canada and Colombia to Cuba, Greenland, and even Mars, the president is sparking global alarm

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34 h. ago Delcy Rodríguez named acting Venezuela president as Donald Trump sends warning

The 55-year-old vice-president stepped into the nation's top job after chairing an emergency meeting of the Council of Ministers in Caracas, with officials confirming her first cabinet meeting as acting president

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34 h. ago The awkward truth about some of Trump’s views on Europe? European leaders agree with him | Shada Islam

The US president’s fears about ‘woke’ Europe are laughable. He would feel right at home in today’s EUI expected the EU to push back strongly against Donald Trump’s new national security strategy. Not only does it show contempt for the EU and its “weak” leaders, but it also targets European citizens and migrants with racist dog whistles and barely disguised Islamophobia. Yet instead of a rousing defence of the bloc’s commitment to human rights and equality, there have just been bland platitudes.António Costa, the president of the European Council, denounced Trump’s plans to boost support for Europe’s far-right parties. But there was no public challenge to the racist logic underpinning his argument. Costa, who has spoken proudly of his mixed ancestry, could have made a convincing counterargument to the US president’s false premise that Europe was heading for “civilisational erasure” because of migrants and, by extension, millions of Europeans of colour.Shada Islam is a Brussels-based ...

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