The US Treasury Department has issued a new sanctions waiver as the Trump administration seeks to deepen US control over Venezuela’s oil sector. General License 52 (GL52), published on Wednesday, authorises US entities to engage in transactions with Venezuelan state oil company PDVSA under conditions that limit Venezuelan sovereignty. An updated FAQ from the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control clarified that the…
The Trump administration appears divided on how to label its military action on Iran, with Republican Party lawmakers refusing to use the term “war” when pressed by CNN’s Manu Raju. House Speaker Mike Johnson told Raju, “I think it’s an operation,” while Sen. Tommy Tuberville said “I wouldn’t call this a war as much as I’d call it a conflict.”…
The Trump administration plans to double down on targeted immigration enforcement, taking Tom Homan’s playbook in Minneapolis and applying it to multiple cities nationwide, according to current and former Homeland Security officials. It’s a marked departure from the highly visible and aggressive tactics employed by top Border Patrol official Gregory Bovino. That approach, documented in Hollywood-style social media videos and touted by senior Trump officials…
After US President Donald Trump oversaw the seizure of his Venezuelan counterpart Nicolás Maduro last month, he vowed to tap the country’s oil reserves – the world’s largest. Trump now says that he plans to visit the South American country, although no date has been set. His comments, made last Friday, came after US Energy Secretary Chris Wright completed a two-day trip to Venezuela…
At least 31 people have been killed and 169 injured in an explosion at a mosque during Friday prayers in Pakistan’s capital, Islamabad, according to a city official. Police officials say a suicide bomber detonated a device after approaching the gates of the Shia mosque in the Tarlai area of the city, while eyewitnesses have told the BBC the blast…
At least five people were killed and two were injured after a Russian drone strike on a cross-country passenger train they were riding in Ukraine’s northeastern Kharkiv region, authorities said. The Kharkiv prosecutor’s office said late Tuesday that Russian forces targeted the train with three Shahed-type attack drones, one of which struck a passenger car and the locomotive, setting them ablaze,…
The Royal St. Christopher and Nevis Police Force (RSCNPF) is deeply saddened by the sudden passing of #81 Corporal Royston Isaac, who was stationed at the Charlestown Police Station on Nevis. Corporal Isaac passed away this morning, January 15th, 2026. Corporal Isaac was a committed and respected officer who served the people of Nevis and the wider Federation with…
At least 39 people were killed and dozens more injured when two high-speed trains collided in Spain on Sunday evening, in the country’s deadliest rail disaster in more than a decade. Carriages of a northbound train, heading to Madrid, derailed and were struck by another express train traveling south, near the city of Cordoba. The northbound high-speed train, operated by…
President Donald Trump says the US military is considering “very strong options” in Iran, as anti-government protests which have reportedly killed hundreds enter a third week. The US-based Human Rights Activist News Agency (HRANA) says it has verified the deaths of nearly 500 protesters and 48 security personnel in Iran, while sources tell the BBC the death toll could be…
United States President Donald Trump declared on Saturday that Venezuelan airspace had been “closed”, without offering any further details, spiking tensions between Washington and Caracas amid months of military build-up in the Caribbean. Venezuela has accused the US of a “colonialist threat” in Latin America, as millions of people in the country remain on edge. President Nicolas Maduro had earlier warned that…