7 h. ago Maduro is gone, but his regime is intact. The circumstances tell a story | Alejandro Velasco

In the early fray of foreign interventions, evidence is largely circumstantial. But here the circumstances tell a powerful storyAs late as Saturday afternoon, fires continued to smolder in parts of Caracas. Residents throughout the city, stunned and anxious, filled grocery stores and gas stations, stocking up before a future unknown. Everywhere the question hung in the air like the smoke still clouding Venezuela’s capital: what next?After months of military buildup, deadly strikes at sea and a looming ground war, the United States made good on its threats to attack Venezuela in a dramatic overnight raid that ended with Nicolás Maduro in a New York City jail cell. Yet 48 hours later, little else appeared different in Caracas: Maduro’s inner circle remained in place; state institutions remained in their control; streets were calm, if tense, while authorities called on people to return to their daily lives. In other words: move along, nothing to see here.Alejandro Velasco is an associa...

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20 h. ago Britain's key role as US forces pounce on rogue tanker bound for Russia

British forces helped the US in a dramatic high seas raid to intercept the Marinera, a rogue oil tanker and 'Venezuelan shadow fleet vessel', bound for Russia yesterday.

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24 h. ago Russia's chilling nuclear WW3 threat after UK helps US seize 'ghost fleet' tanker

A Russian Duma member has issued a chilling threat to the US after British forces supported American seizure of an oil tanker, and suggested nuclear weapons could even be deployed

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29 h. ago Dramatic moment US forces seize 'ghost fleet' tanker linked to Venezuela

‘You can run, but you can’t hide,’ said US Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem after the raids on two tankers

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29 h. ago Moment US conduct dramatic raid on 'ghost fleet' ship after Russia showdown

This is a breaking news story and is being constantly updated by our reporters as the breaking news story develops

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36 h. ago Bella 1 ship tracker LIVE: Russia swarms Marinera oil tanker as WW3 fears rise

The tanker, which has changed its name from Bella 1 to Marinera, normally transports Venezuelan crude oil - it is being escorted by the Russina Navy and pursued by US forces

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56 h. ago POLL OF THE DAY: Should Nato intervene if Donald Trump tries to seize Greenland?

Donald Trump has been warned that any attempt to seize Greenland would spell the end of Nato, after he hinted that the island could be next on his hit list following a dramatic raid on Venezuela.

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4 d. ago US names its three biggest priorities for Venezuela after dramatic raid and Maduro capture... as unanswered questions remain

The US Secretary of State discussed what the country hopes to accomplish following the detention of Maduro and his wife, Cilia Flores, on Saturday.

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4 d. ago Secret details of Venezuela raid 'leaked BEFORE dramatic attack took place'

Sources said that two of the most widely-read newspapers in the US held off on publishing the news until the operation was complete in order to avoid endangering US troops.

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8 d. ago Cargo ship accused of damaging Baltic Sea cable seized by Finland

The ’Fitburg’ was en route from the Russian port of St Petersburg to Israel at the time of the incident

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1 week ago Russian submarine followed spy ship into British waters as it mapped gas pipeline

The Royal Navy chief said earlier this month that the UK had seen a 30 per cent rise in Russian incursions in UK waters over two years

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2 w. ago Did ANY Labour MPs back the farms tax? Ministers join public condemnation of hated policy after Starmer's latest humiliating U

Keir Starmer dramatically watered down the controversial inheritance tax raid yesterday, barely a week he defended it in front of a Commons committee.

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3 w. ago Sydney police arrest seven men after cops ram car in dramatic Bondi violence raid

Armed counter-terror police in camouflage uniforms rammed a car and arrested at least seven men accused of planning fresh violence at Bondi Beach after travelling from Melbourne.

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