Day: January 7, 2026

L’argent tiré de la vente du pétrole vénézuélien sera sous le contrôle direct de Donald Trump. Les Etats-Unis demandent par ailleurs à Caracas d’expulser ses conseillers étrangers.

The development deepens the confrontation over the tanker formerly known as the Bella 1, which the United States wants to seize but which Russia has sought to protect.

Policies meant to lure importers to Hainan, a resort island off China’s coast, signal an opening up, Beijing says. One expert calls it a “bait and switch.”

United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Tuerk said on Tuesday that the United States military operation in Venezuela, which removed Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro from power, “undermined a fundamental principle” of international law that dictates that countries must not threaten or use force against the territorial integrity or political independence of any state, Azernews reports.