Politics

• Wednesday, January 7th 2026 - 10:15 UTC

  Delcy Rodríguez declares week of mourning for fallen Maduro's guardsmen

  

  Venezuela's Acting President Delcy Rodríguez has declared seven days of national mourning to honor those fallen during the Jan. 3 US military mission to capture former ruler Nicolás Maduro. Rodríguez said the week will be dedicated to the “honor and glory” of the “martyrs.”

• Wednesday, January 7th 2026 - 09:18 UTC

  Convicted CIA mole serving life with no parole dies in jail

  

  Former CIA counterintelligence officer Aldrich Ames, whose nearly decade-long betrayal of the United States stood as one of the most catastrophic security breaches in history, died in federal custody on Monday at the age of 84.

• Wednesday, January 7th 2026 - 08:54 UTC

  Trump sets eyes on Greenland, does not rule out military means

  

  White House sources confirmed on Tuesday that President Donald Trump was considering “a range of options” to acquire Greenland, explicitly stating that military intervention was not to be ruled out, thus sending shockwaves through the NATO alliance.

• Tuesday, January 6th 2026 - 10:30 UTC

  Conspiracy theories: Why did Maduro fall so quickly?

  

  Rumors, speculation, and conspiracy theories of all kinds are surfacing about who betrayed former Venezuelan ruler Nicolás Maduro so that US troops could abduct him from Caracas and make him stand trial in New York.

• Tuesday, January 6th 2026 - 10:07 UTC

  Gunshots near Caracas' Presidential Palace amounted to nothing important

  

  Gunshots were heard in Caracas on Monday at around 8 pm near the Miraflores presidential palace, prompting speculations as to the motives behind the havoc. Later unofficial reports pointed to a succession of misunderstandings resulting in a friendly fire clash.

• Tuesday, January 6th 2026 - 10:00 UTC

  Tierra del Fuego in dire straits

  

  The Argentine province of Tierra del Fuego is grappling with a deepening economic and institutional crisis, amid mounting industrial layoffs, high-level government resignations, and a sharp local debate over the US military intervention in Venezuela.

• Tuesday, January 6th 2026 - 09:58 UTC

  Maduro and his wife arraigned in New York court

  

  Former Venezuelan ruler Nicolás Maduro and his wife Cilia Flores formally pleaded not guilty to federal charges of narco-terrorism, cocaine importation, and weapons offenses during their arraignment on Monday in New York before Judge Alvin Hellerstein.

• Tuesday, January 6th 2026 - 09:06 UTC

  Uruguay records lowest yearly inflation in over two decades

  

  Uruguay's inflation last year fell below the Central Bank’s (BCU) official target of 4.5%, hitting 3.65% after December's -0.09%, making President Yamandú Orsi's first annual National Institute of Statistics (INE) report a historic one with figures not recorded since 2001.

• Tuesday, January 6th 2026 - 08:33 UTC

  Maduro's fall becomes campaign asset for Flávio Bolsonaro

  

  Former Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro's sons Eduardo and Flávio foresee the latter's victory in this year's elections after the ties between deposed Venezuelan dictator Nicolás Maduro and Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva are exposed in the trial underway in New York.

• Monday, January 5th 2026 - 23:33 UTC

  US Begins preparations to reopen Embassy in Caracas after Maduro’s capture

  

  The United States confirmed on Monday that it is “making the necessary preparations” to potentially reopen its embassy in Caracas, closed since 2019, following the capture of Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro during a U.S. military operation carried out early Saturday.