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China on Sunday demanded the immediate release of ousted Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro and his wife, Cilia Flores, urging the United States to stop any attempt to topple the government of the oil-rich South American nation.
The UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has said he is “deeply alarmed” over the standoff between the United States and Venezuela in recent months, which culminated on Saturday morning in the capture of President Nicolás Maduro by US special forces.
North Korea fired multiple ballistic missiles toward the East Sea on Sunday, marking the nuclear-armed nation’s first weapons test of the year, South Korea’s military said.
US President Donald Trump issued a blunt warning to Colombian President Gustavo Petro, telling him to “watch his a**,” even as Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro was transferred to a prison in New York nearly a day after Washington launched Operation Absolute Resolve in Venezuela.
A new video circulating online shows Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro being escorted by officers of the US Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) inside the agency’s headquarters in lower Manhattan, New York, on Saturday.
US President Donald Trump’s claim that American forces have captured Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro following large-scale air and ground strikes marks the most dramatic escalation in US–Venezuela relations in decades.
Washington/Caracas/IBNS: United States President Donald Trump on Saturday claimed that Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro and his wife, Cilia Flores, were captured following large-scale US airstrikes across Venezuela, marking a dramatic escalation in Washington’s confrontation with Caracas.
Caracas/IBNS: The United States has launched strikes inside Venezuela following months of escalating threats by US President Donald Trump against Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro, triggering explosions across the capital Caracas and prompting the Maduro government to declare a national state of emergency.
Khokan Chandra Das, a middle-aged Hindu businessman who ran a pharmacy at Keurbhanga Bazar in Bangladesh’s Shariatpur district, succumbed to burn injuries in Dhaka on Saturday, hospital officials said.
A US teenager arrested for plotting a mass-casualty attack on New Year’s Eve planned to carry out knife and hammer attacks at a grocery store and a fast-food restaurant in support of the Islamic State in Iraq and al-Sham (ISIS), officials said on Friday.
A Buddha Air turboprop passenger aircraft veered off the runway while landing at Bhadrapur Airport in eastern Nepal on Friday, the airline confirmed.
The FBI on Friday said it had foiled a potential ISIS-inspired attack planned for New Year’s Eve in North Carolina and arrested an 18-year-old suspect in connection with the plot.
Syrian President Ahmad al-Sharaa has unveiled newly designed currency notes, removing images of ousted leader Bashar al-Assad and his father, former president Hafez al-Assad.
A senior Baloch leader has warned that China could deploy military forces in Pakistan’s Balochistan province in the coming months, describing the possibility as a “serious and imminent threat” not only to the region but also to India.
New York Mayor Zohran Mamdani has once again found himself at the centre of online controversy after a video from his victory speech went viral, with sections of social media alleging that he performed a “Nazi salute”.
Tehran/IBNS: Iran is witnessing its deadliest wave of protests in three years as demonstrations triggered by economic collapse spiral into violent clashes with security forces, leaving multiple people dead across several provinces.
Bulgaria adopted the euro on Thursday, formally joining the eurozone despite opposition from sections of society and concerns over preparedness for the switch.
US President Donald Trump appeared to signal growing frustration with Russian President Vladimir Putin after sharing a sharply worded New York Post editorial that accuses the Kremlin of blocking progress toward peace and urges Washington to “turn up the heat” on Moscow.
A Hindu man was brutally attacked by a violent group in Bangladesh, marking the fourth reported assault on a member of the minority community in the past two weeks amid growing concerns over their safety.
Zurich/IBNS: Swiss authorities have firmly ruled out a terrorist attack in the devastating fire that tore through a packed bar at the luxury ski resort of Crans-Montana during New Year celebrations, killing dozens and injuring more than 100 people.
Several dozen people are feared dead and more than 100 injured after a powerful explosion ripped through a bar at the Swiss ski resort town of Crans-Montana during New Year celebrations, local police said, according to media reports.
New York/IBNS: New York City entered 2026 with a mayoral moment unlike any in its long political history.
London/IBNS: Several people were killed in an explosion at a bar in the Swiss ski resort of Crans-Montana during New Year celebrations, media reports said on Thursday.
Russia has accused Ukraine of carrying out a drone attack targeting President Vladimir Putin’s residence in the Novgorod region, escalating tensions amid fragile peace efforts.
As the world prepared to turn the calendar page, New Zealand and Australia were once again among the first major countries to welcome the New Year, ushering in 2026 with dazzling fireworks and moments of reflection.
A sixth child has died in Gaza this month as the enclave’s people continue to endure dire living conditions linked to freezing rains and the Israel-Hamas war, the UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) has announced.
Faisal Karim Masud, identified by Bangladesh police as the prime suspect in the shooting of anti-India radical leader Sharif Osman Hadi, has denied any involvement in the killing.
Dubai/IBNS: The investigation into the murder of Bangladeshi student leader Sharif Osman Hadi took a dramatic turn after the prime accused, Faisal Karim Masud, publicly denied any involvement in the killing, contradicting claims made by Bangladesh police about his whereabouts.
The British government has condemned the killing of two Hindus in Bangladesh amid a recent spike in violence in the Muslim-majority country following the death of anti-India radical leader Sharif Osman Hadi.
Pakistan Army Chief General Asim Munir’s daughter Mahnoor was married on December 26 to her first cousin, Abdul Rehman, in a discreet ceremony held at the Pakistan Army Headquarters in Rawalpindi, according to media reports.
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