Trump releases photo of Maduro in U.S. custody amid global backlash

U.S. President Donald Trump on Saturday released photographs showing Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro aboard the USS Iwo Jima, hours after U.S. forces captured the longtime leader in a dramatic military operation in Caracas that has triggered sharp international backlash and divided global opinion. The images, circulated by the White House, show Maduro under U.S. military…

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USA drops bombs on Caracas, ‘captures Venezuelan President Maduro’

CARACAS / WASHINGTON D.C. – US President Donald Trump announced on Saturday that the United States has carried out a “large-scale strike against Venezuela” and captured President Nicolás Maduro and his wife, flying them out of the country. The claim, posted on Trump’s Truth Social account, comes amid weeks of escalating tensions between the two…

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Mixed reactions as US strikes ISIS targets in Nigeria

Abuja / Washington — The United States has confirmed carrying out airstrikes against suspected Islamic State (ISIS/ISIL) elements in northwest Nigeria, a move that has drawn sharply contrasting reactions from Nigerian officials, analysts, and the public. In a statement issued on December 26, U.S. Africa Command (AFRICOM) said the strikes were conducted on December 25…

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Washington peace deal new dawn for Rwanda and DRC – Uhuru

Washington, D.C. — Former President Uhuru Kenyatta, on the 5th of December, joined President Évariste Ndayishimiye (Burundi) and President João Manuel Gonçalves Lourenço (Angola) at the United States Institute of Peace (USIP) in Washington, D.C., USA, to witness the signing of the Washington Accords for Peace between Rwanda and the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC)….

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US eyes critical minerals as Trump brokers Rwanda–Congo peace deal

Washington, D.C. — The United States on Thursday unveiled what it called a “historic moment for peace,” as President Donald J. Trump presided over the signing of the Washington Accords, a new agreement between Rwandan President Paul Kagame and Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) President Félix Tshisekedi aimed at ending three decades of conflict…

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