United States

• Saturday, January 10th 2026 - 10:36 UTC

  Asunción's Airport cleared to handle US-flagged aircraft

  

  Asunción's Silvio Pettirossi International Airport has been cleared by the United States government to resume direct commercial flights, marking a significant milestone for Paraguayan aviation.

• Saturday, January 10th 2026 - 10:24 UTC

  Trump wants Greenland at any cost

  

  US President Donald Trump insisted on Friday that his administration needed to take effective control of Greenland because otherwise Moscow or Beijing would do it. “By hook or by crook,” Washington needs to prevent it from falling under the influence of Russia or China, Trump explained to reporters at the White House.

• Saturday, January 10th 2026 - 09:55 UTC

  Delcy Rodríguez wants to travel to Washington

  

  Venezuela's caretaker President Delcy Rodríguez is reportedly interested in traveling to the United States for talks with the Donald Trump administration regarding the following steps of her transition government. She intends to travel on Tuesday, presumably coinciding with Nobel Peace Prize winner María Corina Machado's presence, as analysts juggle with the idea of a historic three-way encounter.

• Friday, January 9th 2026 - 10:46 UTC

  Copa announces resumption of Caracas route

  

  Panamanian carrier Copa Airlines announced on Thursday its resumption of the Caracas route following a long suspension amid US warnings that Venezuela's airspace was unsafe.

• Thursday, January 8th 2026 - 20:55 UTC

  Venezuela releases three Argentine political prisoners

  

  Venezuela's interim Government of caretaker President Delcy Rodríguez released a series of foreign and domestic political prisoners on Thursday, including three Argentine nationals, it was reported in Caracas.

• Thursday, January 8th 2026 - 10:55 UTC

  Venezuela's new oil revenues to be spent solely on US goods

  

  President Donald Trump on Wednesday announced that the proceeds from his country's future oil purchases from Venezuela under caretaker President Delcy Rodríguez will be spent entirely on US-made products, making Washington Caracas' new main trading partner instead of Moscow, Beijing, or Tehran.

• Thursday, January 8th 2026 - 10:55 UTC

  Trump invites Petro to White House following phone call

  

  US President Donald Trump announced on Wednesday that he would host Colombian President Gustavo Petro at the White House in the coming days to resolve a “pre-war” climate between the two nations. The initiative was agreed upon after a telephone call between both leaders lasting over one hour.

• Thursday, January 8th 2026 - 10:29 UTC

  Rubio outlines three-phase plan for Venezuela's recovery

  

  US Secretary of State Marco Rubio described on Wednesday before his country's Senate the President Donald Trump administration's three-phase plan for Venezuela’s political and economic future.

• Thursday, January 8th 2026 - 10:20 UTC

  US keeps seizing tankers linked to Venezuela

  

  United States forces executed back-to-back seizures of two major oil tankers on Wednesday, marking a significant escalation in the naval blockade of Venezuela. The operations, part of the broader “Operation Southern Spear,” targeted vessels accused of defying sanctions and operating within the “dark fleet” to transport Venezuelan crude.

• Thursday, January 8th 2026 - 10:14 UTC

  Trump orders US out of 66 “wasteful” international organizations

  

  US President Donald Trump signed a memorandum on Wednesday directing the United States to withdraw from 66 international organizations. The White House characterized the targeted entities as “redundant,” “wasteful,” or “hostile to American sovereignty.”