Spain says the United States is not using – and will not be using – joint military bases on its territory for operations against Iran, a mission condemned by Madrid. “Based on all the information I have, the bases are not being used for this military operation,” Foreign Minister Jose Manuel Albares told Spanish public … Read moreSpain refuses to let US use bases for Iran attacks
EPA Donald Trump says he prefers to do a deal with Iran rather than unleash a deadly war In a world on edge waiting to see what US President Donald Trump does next in the Middle East, he provided no clear signal when he presented the longest ever State of the Union address. The world’s … Read moreTrump keeps world waiting on his plans for Iran after State of the Union
Reuters The killing of a second US citizen in less than a month during immigration raids in Minneapolis has sparked angry protests and widespread condemnation. Hundreds of demonstrators braved freezing weather to take to the streets over the shooting of Alex Pretti, a 37-year-old intensive care nurse, during a confrontation on Saturday. Videos from the … Read moreProtests and anger after man shot dead by immigration agents in Minneapolis
EPA Crowds gathered in Minneapolis despite the freezing temperatures The National Rifle Association (NRA) has joined other US gun lobby groups in calling for a “full investigation” by the Trump administration into the killing of Alex Pretti in Minnesota. Comments from the NRA come after a border agent fatally shot Pretti – registered nurse at … Read moreNRA stress right to carry weapons in wake of Minneapolis shooting
Denmark’s Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen has warned that any bid by the United States to take over Greenland will result in the end of the NATO military alliance, as reverberations from Washington’s military attack on Venezuela and the abduction of its leader are felt across the globe. Frederiksen made the comments on Monday following US … Read moreDanish PM says US attack on Greenland would be the end of NATO
Delcy Rodríguez was sworn in as Venezuela’s interim president in a parliamentary session that began with demands for the release of ousted leader Nicolás Maduro from US custody. Rodríguez, 56, vice president since 2018, said she was pained by what she called the “kidnapping” of Maduro and his wife, Cilia Flores, who were seized by … Read moreVenezuela swears in interim president after defiant Maduro pleads not guilty
EPA/Shutterstock Cuban President Miguel Díaz-Canel addressed a rally in Havana in support of Venezuela, condemning Washington’s operation After Venezuela, there is no nation in the Americas more affected by the events in Caracas than Cuba. The two nations have shared a political vision of state-led socialism since a fresh-faced Venezuelan presidential candidate, Hugo Chávez, met … Read moreCuba defiant as it braces for post-Maduro era
Reuters The US seized another oil tanker off the coast of Venezuela on Saturday The US Coast Guard is in “active pursuit” of another vessel in international waters near Venezuela as tensions in the region continue to escalate. US authorities have already seized two oil tankers this month – one of them on Saturday. Sunday’s pursuit … Read moreUS pursuing third oil tanker linked to Venezuela, official says
Getty Images Juan Orlando Hernández was sentenced to 45 years in prison for drug trafficking and firearms offenses. US President Donald Trump has said that he will pardon the ex-president of Honduras, Juan Orlando Hernández, who was convicted of drug trafficking charges in a US court last year. Trump made the announcement in a Truth … Read moreTrump says he will pardon ex-Honduras president convicted of drug trafficking
Reuters The Trump administration is halting all asylum decisions in the wake of the shooting of two National Guard soldiers in Washington DC, US Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) director Joseph Edlow has said. On Friday, in a post on X, Edlow said the pause would be in place “until we can ensure that every … Read moreUS halts all asylum claim decisions in wake of National Guard shooting