Day: January 6, 2026

As the US threatened Nicolás Maduro’s grip on power in recent months, a cadre of executives, lawyers and investors tied to the oil industry made their case to anyone who would listen — the Trump administration, congressional aides: His familiar No. 2 Delcy Rodríguez should fill his shoes in Venezuela.

Look out, world.

The more European countries act as colonies, unable and unwilling to stand up to Trump, the more they’ll be treated as such, says Guardian Europe columnist Nathalie Tocci

Founder Pavel Durov’s efforts to distance the messaging app from Moscow collide with sanctions reality

New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani swore in Lillian Bonsignore as Commissioner of the Fire Department of the City of New York (FDNY).