Mon 05 January 2026: Maduro has told the judge “I was kidnapped” during his arraignment in US court. Nicolas Maduro has pleaded not guilty to “narco-terrorism” charges in a US court, telling the judge “I am a decent man, the president of my country”. Cilia Flores, Maduro’s wife, also pleaded not guilty to drug charges […]
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Mon 05 January 2026: A Paris criminal court on Monday convicted 10 people of cyberbullying over a coordinated online disinformation campaign that falsely claimed France’s first lady Brigitte Macron was “transgender and a pedophile.” The court imposed suspended sentences ranging from four to eight months, alongside additional penalties, including account suspensions and mandatory awareness courses. Speaking on […]
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Mon 05 January 2026: Greenland’s prime minister said Sunday that the island nation’s future would not be shaped by social media posts in response to an image showing it covered in a US flag along with the caption “SOON.” “The image shared by Katie Miller, showing our country cloaked in the American flag, changes nothing,” […]
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Mon 05 January 2026: The ounce price of gold rose by 2.1% on Monday compared to the last week amid geopolitical issues. The price of gold was $4,421 as of 0720GMT, increasing by around $90 per ounce from Friday to Monday. Tensions between the US and Venezuela have escalated to a new level, following Washington’s […]
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Mon 05 January 2026: Abducted Venezuelan leader Nicolas Maduro and his wife will appear in a court in New York on drug-related charges, as President Donald Trump insists the US is in control of Venezuela. Venezuela’s acting President Delcy Rodriguez calls for a “balanced and respectful” relationship with Washington during power transition. Trump has threatened further military action against Venezuela, as […]
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Sun 04 January 2026: Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro and first lady Cilia Flores were taken off a plane in New York on Saturday after being forcibly transferred from Venezuela following a US operation in Caracas. According to US media reports, Maduro was flown by helicopter from Stewart Air National Guard Base in Newburgh, New York, […]
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Sat 03 January 2026: European banks are preparing for large-scale job cuts as artificial intelligence becomes a core part of their operations. According to a new analysis by Morgan Stanley, reported by the Financial Times, more than 200,000 banking jobs in Europe could be lost by 2030. This is around 10 per cent of the […]
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Sat 03 January 2026: Economic abuse may not be as obvious as physical abuse, but for the millions of people it affects in the UK, economic abuse can be totally devastating. Economic abuse, which is recognised as a form of domestic abuse in law, involves controlling a person’s (often a woman’s) ability to acquire, use and maintain economic […]
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Sat 03 January 2026: Valais cantonal police said Saturday it has identified the first four victims who died in a bar fire that broke out on New Year’s night at a bar in Crans-Montana, Switzerland. In a statement, police said that “in connection with the fire that occurred on New Year’s Eve at the bar […]
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Sat 03 January 2026: Decline in sales comes amid outrage of Elon Musk’s political forays, end in US electric vehicle tax breaks. Tesla has lost its place as the top global seller of electric vehicles to Chinese company BYD, capping a year defined by outrage over CEO Elon Musk’s political manoeuvring and the end of United States […]
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