Trump says India will start buying oil from Venezuela ‘as opposed to Iran’
India is not importing significant amounts of Iranian oil owing to US sanctions as it turned to Russia for supplies.
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Trump says that he will allow reopening of Venezuelan airspace
US has asserted control over Venezuela on key issues of sovereignty and made threats of further military attacks.
From: Counting the Cost
Is the global economic order unravelling?
As the US pushes its ‘America First’ agenda, its partners are edging towards China and new alliances are being formed.
Published On 29 Jan 2026
Venezuela’s police, military pledge loyalty to interim President Rodriguez
Delcy Rodriguez receives loyalty pledge weeks after dozens killed in US military operation to abduct Nicolas Maduro.
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How does US military build-up off Iran compare to the June 2025 strikes?
And could a sudden deployment of major US naval and air force assets indicate a strike on Iran is imminent?
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Colombian lawmaker among 15 killed in plane crash near Venezuela
The plane vanished near Colombia’s eastern border, and the search was hindered by dense terrain and adverse weather.
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From: NewsFeed
Rubio rules out military action in Venezuela, with an exception
The Trump administration does not “intend or expect” to again take military action in Venezuela, Marco Rubio said.
Published On 28 Jan 2026
Rubio says Maduro abduction ‘strategic’ necessity, downplays future attacks
Top US diplomat gives scant mention of international law as he explains plan for Venezuela in US Senate testimony.
Mexico vows ‘solidarity’ with Cuba after oil shipment cancellation reports
The president says Mexico’s decision ‘to sell or give oil to Cuba for humanitarian reasons’ was a ‘sovereign’ one.
From: UpFront
Trump’s second term: ‘Reality has overtaken satire’
Marc Lamont Hill sits down with The Nation’s Katrina vanden Heuvel to unpack the first year of Trump’s second term.
Published On 26 Jan 2026
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The ‘discombobulator’: Did US use ‘secret weapon’ in Maduro abduction?
US President Donald Trump refers to a ‘sonic weapon’ he describes as a ‘discombobulator’, but what is he talking about?
