‘We need Greenland from the standpoint of national security,’ Trump says US President Donald Trump has been discussing “a range of options” to acquire Greenland, including use of the military, the White House said. In a statement, the White House told the BBC on Tuesday that acquiring Greenland was a …
Read More »US may seize oil tanker heading for Europe, reports say
The US may act to seize a Russian-flagged oil tanker heading across the Atlantic to Europe, CBS News, the BBC’s media partner in the US, reported. Two US officials told the broadcaster that American forces plan to intercept the ship, which historically has carried Venezuelan crude oil and is thought …
Read More »Trump supporters across US react to Venezuela operation
Supporters of US President Donald Trump reacted after Venezuela’s Nicholás Maduro and his wife were seized by US forces in Caracas. Some voiced support for the decision saying they would welcome similar actions in the future, while others remained sceptical. Federal prosecutors, in their charging document, allege Maduro, his wife …
Read More »Dog ate razor while scoffing sausage sarnie left in bathroom bin
Andy GiddingsWest Midlands Teme Veterinary Practice Charlie’s TLC following his razor blade ordeal is the best a dog can get A puppy whose adventures took a sharp turn when he swallowed a razor blade was sniffing out a sausage sarnie left in a bathroom bin, his owner has revealed. The …
Read More »Venezuelan security forces detain journalists as armed police patrol streets
Alice Cuddy,reporting from Cúcuta, on the Colombia-Venezuela borderand Vanessa Buschschlüter,Latin America editor, BBC News Online Reuters Police guarded the National Assembly where Delcy Rodríguez was sworn in Monday At least 14 members of the press were detained in Venezuela on Monday as they were covering the aftermath of the seizure …
Read More »French ‘hypnotherapist’ on trial for drugging and raping women
Warning: This story contains descriptions of sexual abuse. A man is on trial in southern France accused of drugging and sexually abusing women, as well as filming some of the assaults. Dance teacher and self-taught hypnotherapist Cyril Zattara is charged with raping 14 women over a decade, as well as …
Read More »US action in Venezuela morally right, Kemi Badenoch says
Becky MortonPolitical reporter PA Media The US military action in Venezuela was the right thing to do “morally”, Kemi Badenoch has said. The Conservative leader told the BBC that while she did not understand the legal basis for Donald Trump’s operation to remove President Nicolás Maduro from the country, he …
Read More »Rules-based system ‘disintegrating before our eyes’, Wes Streeting warns | Politics News
The rules-based system is “disintegrating before our eyes”, senior minister Wes Streeting has warned in reaction to Donald Trump’s actions in Venezuela and threats over Greenland. Mr Streeting, the health secretary and a possible Labour leadership contender, defended Sir Keir Starmer‘s stance since the US carried out strikes on Venezuela …
Read More »Starmer’s strategy of avoiding criticising Trump over Maduro
In Labour’s general election manifesto, on page 117 in case you wanted to check, the party promised to be “a defender of the international rule of law”. Not a wildly controversial line, nor a surprising one, given Labour’s leader, Sir Keir Starmer, is a former international human rights lawyer. And …
Read More »‘I’m a prisoner of war’ says Maduro and ‘that’s Amorim’
BBC The Daily Telegraph, and many of today’s papers, leads with deposed Venezuelan leader Nicolás Maduro and his words in a New York courtroom: “I’m a prisoner of war”. The Times reports that as Maduro was making a “defiant” appearance in court, 2000 miles away his former deputy Delcy Rodríguez …
Read More »Anguish of families waiting for cases to be resolved
Pumza FihlaniSouthern Africa correspondent, Johannesburg BBC Jason Pretorius’ mother Charlene died after her car was set alight Jason Pretorius has been waiting for his mother’s alleged killer to go on trial in South Africa for more than two years, living a life in limbo and hoping to get some closure …
Read More »Trump brands Maduro’s court appearance an ‘extraordinary moment in history’ | World News
Nicolas Maduro’s arraignment was an “extraordinary moment in history”, US President Donald Trump has said, as the deposed Venezuelan leader made his first court appearance since being captured. Maduro appeared in the Manhattan courthouse on Monday to plead not guilty and tell the judge he was “the president of my …
Read More »What it was like inside Nicolas Maduro’s ‘dramatic’ court hearing | World News
I heard Nicolas Maduro before I saw him. The jangle of his ankle shackles alerting a packed courtroom to the presence of the captured Venezuelan president right outside. It was exactly midday on the 26th floor of the federal court in New York, with the large windows offering sweeping views …
Read More »Foreign secretary says she’s ‘raised importance of complying with international law’ with US counterpart | Politics News
The UK has raised the importance of complying with international law with the US government following their military action in Venezuela, the foreign secretary has told MPs. Speaking in the House of Commons on Monday, Yvette Cooper declined to say that the US had broken international law, despite calls from …
Read More »‘Landman’ star Ali Larter explains why fans love the show’s ‘messy’ characters
NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Ali Larter is all about the “Landman” drama. Speaking with Fox News Digital at the Critics Choice Awards on Sunday, the 49-year-old actress — who plays Angela, the recently reconciled ex-wife of Billy Bob Thornton’s character, in the Paramount+ series — opened …
Read More »What it was like in the courtroom at Maduro’s hearing
Nicolas Maduro, former president of Venezuela, made his first court appearance in New York City after his capture by US forces in Caracas on 3 January. Maduro and his wife, Cilia Flores, appeared in handcuffs and leg shackles before a judge. They are due to stand trial for charges including …
Read More »Ousted Venezuelan leader Maduro pleads not guilty in first court appearance in US | World News
Deposed Venezuelan leader Nicolas Maduro appeared in court in the US saying he was innocent and “the president of my country”. Maduro appeared in the Manhattan courthouse on Monday alongside his wife, Cilia Flores, who also pleaded not guilty to the charges, and said: “I am the first lady of …
Read More »Prince Harry security decision could be reversed by UK government committee
NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Prince Harry may be getting his security back. After requesting that the Royal and VIP Executive Committee (RAVEC) review its security policies, the decision to deny Prince Harry his full-time, armed protection while in the United Kingdom could soon be reversed. “It’s …
Read More »Humiliation for Maduro as he is transferred to US court | US News
Humiliation is at the heart of this and it showed. Nicolas Maduro was handcuffed and, at times, head bowed on his journey to court. Every second spoke to a president in circumstances reduced. He and his wife wore beige prison garb, bracing against the biting New York cold as they …
Read More »Nicolás Maduro and Cilia Flores’s journey to court
Dramatic images show Venezuela’s seized president Nicolás Maduro being transferred from an armoured vehicle to a helicopter in New York. A handcuffed Maduro can be seen with his wife, Cilia Flores, as they are escorted by officers. The pair are charged with various drugs and weapons offences and are expected …
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