A.M. Edition for Jan. 5. Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro is slated to appear in a federal court Monday, facing charges related to cocaine trafficking. This as President Trump reiterates that the U.S. is calling the shots in Venezuela as a new landscape of power players in the country emerges. That said, any profits stemming from Venezuelan oil are likely years away, according to Energy Aspect founder Amrita Sen. And we look at a potential market-first diabetes treatment for children as young as one. Luke Vargas hosts. Sign up for the WSJ’s free What’s News newsletter. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Day: January 5, 2026
France reiterates its support of Denmark and Greenland sovereignty after renewed Trump threats reut.rs/49l2EJv reut.rs/49l2EJv
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Timothee Chalamet picked up the trophy for best actor at the Critics Choice Awards for his lead performance in ‘Marty Supreme,’ while Netflix’s ‘KPop Demon Hunters’ scored best song for ‘Golden’
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is redrawing the Eurasian map and the #SouthCaucasus is at the center. Once a peripheral region in Beijing’s Eurasian outreach, it has become a focal point for China’s trade routes, political ties, and economic footprint. Read @emilavdaliani’s articlechinaobservers.eu/chinas-shiftin…epic.x.com/L7uKhCSj7rj7r
— ChinaObservers (@chinaobservers) Jan 5, 2026
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Snow cripples air, train and road traffic in the Netherlands reut.rs/4sqR8oy reut.rs/4sqR8oy
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At the invitation of the Government of the Sultanate of Oman, Vice-President of the Heydar Aliyev Foundation Leyla Aliyeva is visiting the country, Azernews reports.
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