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The U.S. forces’ capture of Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro and his wife in Caracas has left many people with questions. Here’s what we know so far, including who is running the country.
What’s next for the U.S. engagement in Venezuela? President Trump says the U.S. will run the country for now, but there are no American troops or diplomats in the country.
Three Venezuelans react to the U.S. operation that removed Nicolas Maduro from power and what U.S. involvement might mean in the long run.
A Paris court on Monday found 10 people guilty of the cyber-harassment of France’s first lady, Brigitte Macron, for spreading false claims she is a transgender woman who was born male, French media reported.
With his attack on Venezuela, President Trump says the Monroe Doctrine is back, reviving a more than 200-year-old foreign policy idea. In Cuba, residents brace for what that could mean for them.
With his attack on Venezuela, President Trump says the Monroe Doctrine is back, reviving a more than 200-year-old foreign policy idea. In Cuba, residents brace for what that could mean for them.
NPR’s A Martinez talks to Henry Sokolski of the Nonproliferation Policy Education Center about the Zaporizhzhia power plant and its importance in the peace talks between Russia and Ukraine.
The United Nations humanitarian coordinator for Sudan recounts devastating scenes and stories of horrific violence after her team gained access to a city in the embattled Darfur region.
The future of Venezuela is uncertain after the U.S. capture of President Nicolas Maduro. The vice president is now in charge, but she hasn’t indicated she’ll fall in step with President Trump.
NPR’s Steve Inskeep speaks with Kevin Whitaker, former U.S. ambassador to Colombia and former U.S. deputy chief of mission in Venezuela, about the U.S. raid on Caracas and engagement in Venezuela.
The rise of Venezuela’s deposed president, Nicolás Maduro, was slow, beginning in youth politics and shaped by the mentorship of Hugo Chávez . His fall, too, unfolded over years.
British Prime Minister Keir Starmer said on Sunday he would still be in power this time next year, in the face of low poll numbers and speculation about a possible leadership challenge.
New regulations come into force Monday in Britain banning daytime TV and online adverts for so-called junk foods, in what the government calls a “world-leading action” to tackle childhood obesity.
After a US military operation that seized Nicolas Maduro, President Donald Trump said he wants to allow American oil companies to head back into Venezuela to tap its massive crude reserves.
United States President Donald Trump has threatened his Colombian counterpart, Gustavo Petro, in the wake of Washington’s abduction of Venezuela’s leader, and said he believed the government in Cuba, too, was likely to fall soon.
A day after Saturday’s U.S. strikes, Venezuelans describe fear, confusion, and long lines for fuel and food.
Trade, regional security and Beijing’s unofficial ban on Korean pop culture are on the agenda.
India’s aviation boom, delivery delays and a Russia tie-up revive the long-running question of building planes at home.
Higgins said the Trump administration ending TPS for Venezuelans in early 2025 was “reckless, dangerous, and wrong.”
The Venezuelan president, who was captured by U.S. forces early Saturday, is awaiting trial in New York City on federal criminal charges.
NPR’s Charles Maynes in Moscow on how the White House’s Russia rhetoric shifted this year and how it is landing in Moscow.