Bernd Debusmann Jrin Doral, Florida Getty Images For years, Florida resident Rosana Mateos had a recurring dream about the fall of Nicolas Maduro in Venezuela. “I always dreamt that I’d find out in the early hours of the morning,” said the Venezuelan expat, who has been in the US since 2012. “We always figured that […]
Analysis Editor Ros Atkins looks at the key questions following US strikes on Venezuela and seizure of its president.source
The firm behind US President Donald Trump’s Truth Social platform said it will issue a new cryptocurrency to its shareholders, marking the Trump family’s latest foray into digital assets. The digital token from Trump Media and Technology Group will add to the Trumps’ crypto ventures, which have generated hundreds of millions of dollars and have […]
Jeremy BowenInternational editor EPA Trump’s action in Venezuela may point to months of global turbulence With the seizure of Venezuelan leader Nicolás Maduro, Donald Trump has demonstrated more powerfully than ever his belief in the power of his will, backed by raw US military force. On his orders the US has Maduro behind bars and […]
Vanessa BuschschlüterLatin America editor Reuters A destroyed anti-aircraft unit at La Carlota military air base US President Donald Trump says the US is going to “run” Venezuela “until such time as we can do a safe, proper and judicious transition”. It comes after US forces captured the Venezuelan leader Nicolás Maduro following strikes on the […]
Grace Eliza GoodwinNew York Watch: Zohran Mamdani sworn in as first Muslim New York City Mayor Jumping into the frigid waters of Coney Island in January for a pun on “I’m freezing… your rent”. Visiting food trucks to discuss how city permitting processes have led to “Halalflation”. Walking the length of Manhattan to show New […]
Footage shows the moment a worker at Walt Disney World was injured after being hit by a 400-lb (180kg) runaway fake boulder prop. The incident took place at the Indiana Jones Epic Stunt Spectacular! during a live recreation of a famous scene from the film. Video shows the boulder rolling towards the audience as a […]
President Donald Trump has said the US will “run” Venezuela after it launched strikes on the country and captured President Nicolas Maduro. In an address on state television, Venezuela’s Vice-President Delcy Rodríguez says Maduro is the country’s only president. Here’s how the attack unfolded and the reaction that has followed. source
US President Donald Trump says he is in “perfect” health, takes more aspirin than doctors recommend, uses makeup to cover bruising on his hands, and does not get regular exercise because he finds it “boring”. In a lengthy interview about his health, Trump also told The Wall Street Journal that he underwent a CT scan […]
Italian pasta is set to be spared from high-level US tariffs that the Trump administration had threatened against 13 producers. The move could have resulted in American importers being taxed at a rate greater than the value of the actual pasta itself, and prices rising sharply for US consumers. But on Thursday, the Italian foreign […]
