A reading list to better understand this moment in Venezuela
Venezuelan journalist and author Paula Ramon in Caracas offers a reading list for anyone wishing to gain a better understanding of Venezuela at this moment.
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How are Greenlanders responding to Trump’s threats to acquire the territory?
NPR’s Juana Summers speaks to Naaja Nathanielsen, a government minister in Greenland, about President Trump’s latest threats to buy or acquire the territory, and how Greenlanders are responding.
Airports in western Europe struggle with cold weather
Snow and cold weather in Europe stranded thousands of air travelers from around the world.
News24 | Sweden sees 30% drop in asylum requests
Asylum applications to Sweden fell by 30% in 2025 compared to the year before, the Swedish migration minister said on Friday, as the country heads to a parliamentary election this year.
News24 | Minneapolis asks to join probe into woman’s killing by immigration officer
The mayor of Minneapolis called on Friday for state investigators to be allowed to join the federal probe into the killing of a US woman by immigration enforcement, accusing the Trump administration of pre-judging the case.
News24 | Italy’s Meloni vows justice for victims of Swiss fire, blasts ‘easy money’ culture
Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni on Friday blamed the deadly New Year’s fire in a Swiss ski resort bar on people “not doing their job” or chasing “easy money”.
News24 | ‘War is back in vogue,’ Pope Leo warns, as his own country flexes its military muscles
Pope Leo XIV warned on Friday that war was “back in vogue” and highlighted the “ambition of belligerents”, as his own country, the United States, flexes its military muscles.
News24 | Deadly storms batter Europe: Hurricane-force winds cut power, grounds flights and trains
Gale-force winds and storms barrelled through northern Europe on Friday, disrupting air and rail travel and cutting power to hundreds of thousands in freezing temperatures.
Yemen’s Southern Transitional Council says it will dissolve after its head fled to UAE
Yemen’s Southern Transitional Council and its institutions will be dismantled after weeks of unrest in southern areas and a day after its leader fled to the United Arab Emirates.
News24 | Trump’s Venezuela focus frustrates top aides worried about midterm elections
President Donald Trump’s focus on the brazen US capture of Venezuelan leader Nicolas Maduro is frustrating some White House aides and Republican lawmakers, who want him to address economic and healthcare concerns in an election year, according to three people familiar with the matter.
India pushes back at Trump aide’s claim about US trade deal breakdown
India said the US commerce secretary’s claims surrounding discussions with Trump were “not accurate”.
Venezuela releases imprisoned opposition figures, which Trump says US requested
Venezuela released a number of imprisoned high-profile opposition figures, activists and journalists, in what the government described as a gesture to “seek peace”.
Many Americans say the U.S. is not a moral leader but want it to be: NPR/Ipsos poll
Commissioned by NPR in December in partnership with Ipsos, the share of people who believe the U.S. is a moral leader dropped to 39% from 60% in a similar poll conducted in 2017.
Trump to meet with U.S. oil executives for help reviving Venezuela’s oil industry
President Trump wants U.S. oil companies to help revitalize Venezuela’s struggling oil industry. But with oil prices low and the political future uncertain, oil companies may be reluctant to gamble.
Trump says the U.S. could be in Venezuela for ‘years.’ What that could look like
President Trump has said the U.S. may be “running” Venezuela for years, raising questions about the administration’s plans for the country and how long they might take.
A long U.S. stay in Venezuela? What past interventions reveal
NPR’s Steve Inskeep speaks with Washington Post columnist David Ignatius about what the U.S. staying in Venezuela for years might look like and the history of U.S. involvement in other countries.
‘He’s crazy’: BBC speaks to Greenlanders about Trump’s threats
The BBC’s Europe Editor Katya Adler visits the Artic island to ask what people think of the US president’s plans.
Ukraine hit with rarely-used Oreshnik missile in fresh strikes, Russia says
Four people were killed in Kyiv, where booms could be heard for several hours overnight, setting the sky alight with explosions.
Russia says it used new Oreshnik ballistic missile against Ukraine
Russian media said the Oreshnik targeted a huge underground natural gas storage in Ukraine’s western Lviv region. Ukrainian officials said four people were killed in Kyiv overnight.
News24 | Trump says will meet Venezuelan opposition’s Machado ‘next week’
US President Donald Trump said on Thursday that Venezuelan opposition leader Maria Corina Machado will be in Washington next week, indicating he planned to meet with the Nobel Peace Prize winner.
Protests sweep Iran despite internet shutdown as state TV warns of casualties
Iranian protesters shouted and marched through the streets into Friday morning, despite Iran’s theocracy cutting off the nation from the internet and international telephone calls.