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Correction: This escalated really quickly, so, for the sake of historical accuracy, what has just happened is basically more like Iraq, March 2003 with a very similar script to Panama, December 1989.
Thanks for your attention to this matter ;)
Thanks for your attention to this matter ;)
It’s Jan 1991 all over again:
Explosions hit Venezuelan capital Caracas www.ft.com/content/46ee...
Explosions hit Venezuelan capital Caracas www.ft.com/content/46ee...
Explosions hit Venezuelan capital Caracas
Residents report loud blasts and aircraft flying over the city
www.ft.com
January 3, 2026 at 10:25 AM
Correction: This escalated really quickly, so, for the sake of historical accuracy, what has just happened is basically more like Iraq, March 2003 with a very similar script to Panama, December 1989.
Thanks for your attention to this matter ;)
Thanks for your attention to this matter ;)
Trump says Nicolás Maduro has been captured and flown out of Venezuela www.ft.com/content/46ee...
Trump says Nicolás Maduro has been captured and flown out of Venezuela
Caracas residents report loud explosions and aircraft flying over the city
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January 3, 2026 at 9:35 AM
Trump says Nicolás Maduro has been captured and flown out of Venezuela www.ft.com/content/46ee...
Trump says Maduro 'captured and flown out' of Venezuela
"The United States of America has successfully carried out a large-scale strike against Venezuela and its leader, President Nicolas Maduro, who has been, along with his wife, captured and flown out of the Country”
"The United States of America has successfully carried out a large-scale strike against Venezuela and its leader, President Nicolas Maduro, who has been, along with his wife, captured and flown out of the Country”
Live: Trump says Maduro 'captured and flown out' of Venezuela
US President Donald Trump said Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro has been captured after the US conducted a 'large scale strike' on country. This comes after Maduro declared a state of emergency ear...
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January 3, 2026 at 9:30 AM
Trump says Maduro 'captured and flown out' of Venezuela
"The United States of America has successfully carried out a large-scale strike against Venezuela and its leader, President Nicolas Maduro, who has been, along with his wife, captured and flown out of the Country”
"The United States of America has successfully carried out a large-scale strike against Venezuela and its leader, President Nicolas Maduro, who has been, along with his wife, captured and flown out of the Country”
Venezuela Accuses US of Striking It as Explosions Rock Caracas www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
Venezuela Accuses US of Striking It as Explosions Rock Caracas
Venezuela’s government accused the US of striking its territory and population, after explosions and overflying aircraft in the capital of Caracas sent residents fleeing.
www.bloomberg.com
January 3, 2026 at 8:07 AM
Venezuela Accuses US of Striking It as Explosions Rock Caracas www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
It’s Jan 1991 all over again:
Explosions hit Venezuelan capital Caracas www.ft.com/content/46ee...
Explosions hit Venezuelan capital Caracas www.ft.com/content/46ee...
Explosions hit Venezuelan capital Caracas
Residents report loud blasts and aircraft flying over the city
www.ft.com
January 3, 2026 at 8:00 AM
It’s Jan 1991 all over again:
Explosions hit Venezuelan capital Caracas www.ft.com/content/46ee...
Explosions hit Venezuelan capital Caracas www.ft.com/content/46ee...
Seven things to know about the EU’s €90bn loan to Ukraine: ecfr.eu/article/seve...
Seven things to know about the EU’s €90bn loan to Ukraine – European Council on Foreign Relations
Ukraine receives a vital lifeline, but it is not coming from immobilised Russian reserves.
ecfr.eu
December 20, 2025 at 9:26 AM
Seven things to know about the EU’s €90bn loan to Ukraine: ecfr.eu/article/seve...
Baby wake up, Japan’s policy rate. is now at 75bps. //
#Japan raises interest rates to highest level in 30 years via @FT
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#Japan raises interest rates to highest level in 30 years via @FT
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Japan raises interest rates to highest level in 30 years
Bank of Japan implements quarter percentage point rise to 0.75% in progress to normalise monetary policy
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December 19, 2025 at 3:33 AM
Baby wake up, Japan’s policy rate. is now at 75bps. //
#Japan raises interest rates to highest level in 30 years via @FT
years www.ft.com/content/cbaa...
#Japan raises interest rates to highest level in 30 years via @FT
years www.ft.com/content/cbaa...
EU Agrees to €90 Billion Loan for Ukraine for 2026-2027 www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
EU Agrees to Provide €90 Billion Loan to Ukraine for 2026-2027
European Union leaders reached an agreement to loan Ukraine €90 billion ($106 billion) for the next two years, aiming to strengthen Kyiv’s hand at the negotiating table and keep the war-torn country a...
www.bloomberg.com
December 19, 2025 at 2:25 AM
EU Agrees to €90 Billion Loan for Ukraine for 2026-2027 www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
Inside the $2 Billion Scandal That Paralyzed the Philippines www.bloomberg.com/news/feature...
Inside the $2 Billion Scandal That Paralyzed the Philippines
Government funds meant to protect communities were allegedly stolen, leaving villages flooded and President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. confronting a political and economic reckoning.
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December 17, 2025 at 5:47 AM
Inside the $2 Billion Scandal That Paralyzed the Philippines www.bloomberg.com/news/feature...
Russia Aiming To Paralyze Ukraine's Railways www.rferl.org/a/33623690.h...
Russia Aiming To Paralyze Ukraine's Railways
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December 16, 2025 at 10:00 PM
Russia Aiming To Paralyze Ukraine's Railways www.rferl.org/a/33623690.h...
Bulgarian PM Rosen Zhelyazkov and government resign weeks ahead of entry to euro www.ft.com/content/3d25...
Bulgarian PM Rosen Zhelyazkov and government resign weeks ahead of entry to euro
Move follows widespread public protests against proposed tax rises
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December 11, 2025 at 6:32 PM
Bulgarian PM Rosen Zhelyazkov and government resign weeks ahead of entry to euro www.ft.com/content/3d25...
Most Immigrants Arrested in City Crackdowns Have No Criminal Record www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
ICE Arrest Data Shows Many Immigrants With No Criminal Record
In high-profile operations, more than half of those arrested had no criminal record, an analysis shows.
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December 5, 2025 at 10:52 PM
Most Immigrants Arrested in City Crackdowns Have No Criminal Record www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
Peru’s Informal Diggers Get Permit Extension Through Next Year www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
Peru’s Informal Diggers Get Permit Extension Through Next Year
Peru’s Congress approved a one-year extension for a controversial permit used by informal gold and copper miners to operate with looser requirements than the formal industry.
www.bloomberg.com
December 5, 2025 at 4:18 PM
Peru’s Informal Diggers Get Permit Extension Through Next Year www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
Under terms of the deal announced Friday, Warner Bros. shareholders will receive $27.75 a share in cash and stock in Netflix, valuing the business at $82.7 billion including debt.
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
Netflix to Buy Warner Bros. in $72 Billion Cash, Stock Deal
Netflix Inc. agreed to buy Warner Bros. Discovery Inc., marking a seismic shift in the entertainment business as a Silicon Valley-bred streaming giant swallows one of Hollywood’s oldest and most rever...
www.bloomberg.com
December 5, 2025 at 3:56 PM
Under terms of the deal announced Friday, Warner Bros. shareholders will receive $27.75 a share in cash and stock in Netflix, valuing the business at $82.7 billion including debt.
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
FIFA orders European clubs to ignore sanctions on Russia www.ftm.eu/articles/fif...
FIFA orders European clubs to ignore sanctions on Russia
European football clubs must pay outstanding transfer fees to Russian teams despite sanctions, says the sport's governing body FIFA. If the likes of West Ham United, FC Basel and Atalanta do not compl...
www.ftm.eu
December 5, 2025 at 7:44 AM
FIFA orders European clubs to ignore sanctions on Russia www.ftm.eu/articles/fif...
Anthropic taps IPO lawyers as it races OpenAI to go public www.ft.com/content/3254...
Anthropic taps IPO lawyers as it races OpenAI to go public
AI start-up picks law firm Wilson Sonsini for what could be one of the largest public offerings ever
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December 3, 2025 at 8:05 AM
Anthropic taps IPO lawyers as it races OpenAI to go public www.ft.com/content/3254...
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‘No topic is too difficult’: children’s series on life in communist East Germany wins an Emmy
‘No topic is too difficult’: children’s series on life in communist East Germany wins an Emmy
In Fritzi’s Footsteps tells story of a girl growing up in Leipzig who witnesses the fall of the Berlin Wall
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November 26, 2025 at 7:17 AM
‘No topic is too difficult’: children’s series on life in communist East Germany wins an Emmy
Full text of European counter-proposal to US Ukraine peace plan - www.reuters.com/business/fin...
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November 24, 2025 at 1:08 AM
Full text of European counter-proposal to US Ukraine peace plan - www.reuters.com/business/fin...
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Reuters has confirmed that President Trump's son-in-law Jared Kushner and his special envoy Steve Witkoff held a private meeting in Miami with a sanctioned Kremlin proxy to help shape the new "peace plan" for Ukraine. www.reuters.com/world/europe...
www.reuters.com
November 23, 2025 at 5:12 AM
Reuters has confirmed that President Trump's son-in-law Jared Kushner and his special envoy Steve Witkoff held a private meeting in Miami with a sanctioned Kremlin proxy to help shape the new "peace plan" for Ukraine. www.reuters.com/world/europe...
Donald Trump’s peace plan would be bad for Ukraine, Europe and America
economist.com/leaders/2025...
from The Economist
economist.com/leaders/2025...
from The Economist
Donald Trump’s peace plan would be bad for Ukraine, Europe and America
It is a sad mix of naked opportunism and strategic myopia
economist.com
November 23, 2025 at 6:11 AM
Donald Trump’s peace plan would be bad for Ukraine, Europe and America
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from The Economist
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from The Economist
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Excellent note on what’s been going on behind the scenes on the US-Kremlin plan for #Ukraine:
How Steve #Witkoff pushed Ukraine sympathizers out of White House, and led the US into Russia's arms kyivindependent.com/exclusive-is...
How Steve #Witkoff pushed Ukraine sympathizers out of White House, and led the US into Russia's arms kyivindependent.com/exclusive-is...
How Steve Witkoff pushed Ukraine sympathizers out of White House, and led the US into Russia's arms
U.S. Special Envoy Steve Witkoff is running a shadow operation inside the White House in an effort to sideline pro-Ukraine officials, the Kyiv Independent has learned.
Witkoff — a real estate mogul w...
kyivindependent.com
November 23, 2025 at 6:04 AM
Excellent note on what’s been going on behind the scenes on the US-Kremlin plan for #Ukraine:
How Steve #Witkoff pushed Ukraine sympathizers out of White House, and led the US into Russia's arms kyivindependent.com/exclusive-is...
How Steve #Witkoff pushed Ukraine sympathizers out of White House, and led the US into Russia's arms kyivindependent.com/exclusive-is...
Now, everybody, please pretend to be shocked! 😮
➡️Rubio facing scrutiny after telling US senators that 28-point plan is a Russian proposal passed along to Ukraine
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➡️Rubio facing scrutiny after telling US senators that 28-point plan is a Russian proposal passed along to Ukraine
kyivindependent.com/state-secret...
Rubio facing scrutiny after telling US senators that 28-point plan is a Russian proposal passed along to Ukraine
The U.S. bipartisan Senate delegation attending the Halifax International Security Forum had received a phone call from Secretary of State Marco Rubio.
In it, Rubio was quite frank.
According to Rep...
kyivindependent.com
November 23, 2025 at 5:56 AM
Now, everybody, please pretend to be shocked! 😮
➡️Rubio facing scrutiny after telling US senators that 28-point plan is a Russian proposal passed along to Ukraine
kyivindependent.com/state-secret...
➡️Rubio facing scrutiny after telling US senators that 28-point plan is a Russian proposal passed along to Ukraine
kyivindependent.com/state-secret...
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UK business blames long run-up to Budget for fuelling uncertainty on.ft.com/4oXwMRP
UK business blames long run-up to Budget for fuelling uncertainty
Speculation about policy changes has hit confidence and postponed spending decisions, companies say
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November 23, 2025 at 5:20 AM
UK business blames long run-up to Budget for fuelling uncertainty on.ft.com/4oXwMRP