12 h. ago Trump signs order to protect Venezuelan oil revenue in US accounts

The directive states these funds should be used in Venezuela to help create “peace, prosperity and stability”

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19 h. ago Ukraine’s drones set fire to Russian oil depot after Putin’s Oreshnik missile attack

Ukraine's long-range drone strikes on energy sites aim to deprive Moscow of the oil export revenue it needs to pursue its invasion

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33 h. ago Trump promises oil companies ‘total safety’ in Venezuela as he urges them to invest billions

Country is ‘uninvestable’ today, president told, but CEOs signal they are ready to spend with supportDonald Trump promised oil giants “total safety, total security” in Venezuela in an effort to persuade them to invest $100bn in the country’s infrastructure after US forces toppled Nicolás Maduro from power.At a roundtable press conference at the White House on Friday afternoon with more than a dozen oil executives, including leaders from Chevron, ExxonMobil and ConocoPhilips, the US president doubled down on claims that Maduro’s arrest presents American oil companies with an unprecedented opportunity for extraction. Continue reading...

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3 d. ago EU still pouring billions into Russian gas economy despite war in Ukraine, analysis shows

EU purchases from an oil project in Siberia netted billions in revenue for the Kremlin last year

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3 d. ago Trump says Venezuela will purchase ‘only’ American products with oil deal revenue as US seizes two tankers: Live updates

Trump previously claimed that American companies would be sending workers to Venezuela to help rebuild the nation’s oil industry infrastructure

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3 d. ago Trump pulls US out of 66 international bodies, including key UN climate treaty

President’s order suspends support for UNFCCC climate framework, UN population agency and other entitiesThe Trump administration will withdraw from dozens of international organizations, including the UN’s population agency and the UN treaty that establishes international climate negotiations, as the US further retreats from global cooperation.Donald Trump on Wednesday signed an executive order suspending US support for 66 organizations, agencies and commissions following his instructions for his administration to review participation in and funding for all international organizations, including those affiliated with the UN, according to a White House statement on social media. Continue reading...

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4 d. ago Is Starmer’s reluctance to criticise Trump smart tactics – or the sign of a man without a plan? | Rafael Behr

The PM won’t call out Trump over Venezuela, and won’t commit to Europe. His refusal to choose leaves vital choices for Britain to be made by others For an inveterate liar, Donald Trump is remarkably honest. The best guide to what he thinks is what he says. When forecasting his likely course of action, start with his declared intentions – removing the president of Venezuela, for example – and assume he means it. When he says the US must take possession of Greenland, he is not kidding.The motives are sometimes muddled but rarely hidden. Trump likes making deals, especially real estate deals, and money. He wants to be great and to have his greatness affirmed with praise and prizes. He craves spectacle. The world as he describes it doesn’t always resemble observable reality, but there is an effortless, sociopathic sincerity to his falsehoods. The truth is whatever he intuits it to be in the moment to advance his interests and manipulate his audience.Rafael Behr is a Guardian columnist C...

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4 d. ago Chevron and Quantum Energy Partners line up bid for $22bn of Lukoil assets

Trump administration signals support for proposal to divvy up sanctioned Russian company’s international businesses

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4 d. ago Donald Trump says ousted Maduro imitated his signature dance moves weeks before being captured in US raid

DONALD Trump has said ousted Nicolas Maduro imitated his dance moves in the weeks before he was captured by US troops. And there have been claims that the Venezuelan leader’s public mockery of his US counterpart’s singing and boogying was the breaking point for Mr Trump. During a speech in Washington DC, Trump alluded to...

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4 d. ago Britain signs historic deal to deploy troops inside Ukraine – with Trump’s blessing

Starmer and Macron commit to military guarantee of any peace deal with Russia

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4 d. ago Keir Starmer backs Greenland as fears grow over annexation threat by US

The Prime Minister signed a joint letter amid concerns the Trump administration will try to seize Greenland.

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4 d. ago Europe tells Trump to back off Greenland as leaders sign off on 'binding commitment' to protect Ukraine from Russian attacks: Live updates

LIVEBLOG: Follow the latest developments from Paris where Ukraine's allies meet for talks about the country's security and a potential ceasefire with Russia.

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5 d. ago What exactly can Congress do about Venezuela? And will it do anything?

Only Congress has the power to declare war. But, Eric Garcia writes, Republicans show no signs of trying to rein in Trump and Democrats are not prepared to shut down the government over the president’s move

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6 d. ago Growing signs Donald Trump plans Greenland invasion as UK position dubbed 'extraordinary'

Mike Tapp refused to call on Donald Trump not to invade Greenland amid growing alarm after the unpredictable US President said his country 'needs' the Danish territory for national security

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7 d. ago Fresh Donald Trump health fears sparked as president may be 'killing himself' with aspirin

Concerns over President Donald Trump’s health are mounting after he admitted to significantly increasing his daily meds dose to maintain “nice, thin blood” defying medical advice

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9 d. ago Trump delays increased tariffs on upholstered furniture, kitchen cabinets and vanities for a year

President Donald Trump signed a New Year’s Eve proclamation delaying increased tariffs on upholstered furniture, kitchen cabinets and vanities for a year, citing ongoing trade talks

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1 week ago Trump and Zelenskyy to hold talks amid heavy Russian airstrikes on Ukraine

Key topics include security guarantees from Europe and the US, with Putin yet to signal interest in latest negotiationsRussia-Ukraine war – latest news updatesDonald Trump and Volodymyr Zelenskyy are to meet on Sunday to discuss a plan to end the war in Ukraine, amid continuing Russian attacks on Kyiv and other Ukrainian cities, and scepticism that Moscow is willing to drop any of its maximalist demands.Zelenskyy arrived in Florida on Saturday night with a Ukrainian delegation, before talks with the US president at his Mar-a-Lago residence. The two leaders are expected to discuss the latest iteration of a 20-point peace plan and the unresolved question of the future of Ukraine’s eastern Donbas region. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago ‘Gunboat diplomacy on steroids’: US signs security deals across Latin America

Venezuela’s Nicolás Maduro warns Trump administration may ‘destabilise the entire region’ amid rising tensionsWhile all eyes are on the four-month-long US military campaign against Venezuela, the White House has been quietly striking security agreements with other countries to deploy US troops across Latin America and the Caribbean.As Donald Trump announced a blockade on sanctioned oil tankers and ordered the seizure of vessels amid airstrikes that have killed more than 100 people in the Caribbean and the Pacific, the US secured military deals with Paraguay, Ecuador, Peru and Trinidad and Tobago in the past week alone. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago US signs new health deals with 9 African countries that mirror Trump's priorities

The U.S. government has signed health deals with at least nine African countries

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2 w. ago ‘I want that escape route’: once a sign of disloyalty, Americans seek dual citizenships under Trump

Some US citizens, grappling with issues from LGBTQ+ rights to the economy, are looking to the countries their families once left behindDaniel Kamalić was born and raised in New York City, where he spent his summers riding his bike around Brighton Beach before pedaling home to his “Brooklyn Jewish” mother and his “smooth talker” father. He went out for Cub Scouts and soccer before realizing, during his time studying at MIT, that he loved sailing most of all. Now 48, he is a professional tenor with the opera, performing in and around New York.Kamalić never considered that he might want to be anything but American – why would he? His life was shaped by the freedoms and opportunities that his father, Ivan Kamalić, risked everything for. Continue reading...

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