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Inside the failed 2020 coup in Venezuela that resulted in the capture of ex-US Special Forces

The recent capture of Venezuelan president Nicolás Maduro by American forces recalls a botched 2020 coup attempt that resulted in the imprisonment of two former US Army Green Berets. Since then, there...

10hBusiness InsiderPoliticsImpact

Another ICE shooting fuels chaos in Minneapolis

A US immigration officer shot and wounded a Venezuelan man fleeing a traffic stop in ⁠Minneapolis on Wednesday, the government said, escalating tension over an unwelcome deployment of militarized fede...

1dFrance 24PoliticsImpact

FBI searches home of Washington Post reporter in classified documents probe

The Washington Post says FBI agents have searched a reporter’s home as part of an investigation into a government contractor accused of sharing government secrets...

2dABC NewsPolitics

At least 2,000 protesters killed in Iran, with footage suggesting summary executions

The death toll from nationwide protests in Iran spiked January 12 to at least 2,000 people killed, activists say. With the Internet down in Iran, gauging the demonstrations from abroad has grown more ...

3dFrance 24world_newsImpact

FBI searches Washington Post reporter's home

FBI agents searched Hannah Natanson's home as part of an investigation into sharing secret government information. The paper said investigators told her she was not a focus of the probe....

2dDeutsche WellePoliticsImpact

Costa Rica builds new mega-prison modelled on El Salvador jail

El Salvador's gang-busting President Nayib Bukele on Wednesday laid the foundation stone for a prison in Costa Rica modeled on his own CECOT mega-jail that rights groups say is the setting for serious...

17hFrance 24PoliticsImpact

Nigeria reopens some schools in the north despite kidnap threats

Schools across parts ​of northern Nigeria started reopening on January 12, after months of closure triggered ⁠by the abduction of hundreds of students in November 2025. The move follows a circular fro...

3dFrance 24education

4 years after his arrest in Russia, American David Barnes sent to remote penal colony

Four years after David Barnes was charged in Russia with abusing his children in Texas despite not being charged with a crime in the U.S., he is now in a penal colony....

3dABC Newsworld_newsImpact

Second person shot by US federal agent in Minneapolis

Venezuelan immigrant injured after attempting to flee officers, authorities say...

2dFinancial TimescrimeImpact

Inside the US justice department’s probe of Jay Powell

Investigation into Federal Reserve chair’s testimony raises questions around the independence of the country’s judicial arm...

2dFinancial TimesPoliticsImpact

US defence contractor arrested on charges of leaking classified material

FBI searched home of Washington Post reporter as part of investigation in rare move by federal law enforcement...

2dFinancial TimescrimeImpact

US DOJ releases partially redacted documents on Operation Absolute Resolve

Article URL: https://www.justice.gov/olc/media/1423306/dl Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46611446 Points: 11 # Comments: 0...

3dHacker NewsPoliticsImpact

‘Sideshow’ concerns and billionaire dreams: What I learned from Elon Musk’s lawsuit against OpenAI

This is an excerpt of Sources by Alex Heath , a newsletter about AI and the tech industry, syndicated just for The Verge subscribers once a week. Elon Musk first sued OpenAI in February 2024. Despite ...

15hThe VergeTechnologyImpact

Italy's privacy watchdog, scourge of US big tech, hit by corruption probe

Article URL: https://www.reuters.com/sustainability/boards-policy-regulation/italys-privacy-watchdog-scourge-us-big-tech-hit-by-corruption-probe-2026-01-15/ Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/...

1dHacker NewsPoliticsImpact

BBC moves to dismiss Trump’s US$10 billion lawsuit over Capitol riot documentary

The BBC intends to ask a US federal court in Florida to dismiss a US$10 billion lawsuit brought by US President Donald Trump against the British broadcaster, according to newly filed court documents. ...

3dSouth China Morning PostPolitics

Tensions flare in Minnesota as protesters, federal agents square off

US state sues Trump over ICE raids after fatal shooting of mother of three sparks nationwide protests....

3dAl JazeeraPoliticsImpact

Clintons refuse to testify to oversight committee investigating Jeffrey Epstein

Former US president and secretary of state accuse Republican chair of partisanship in handling case of late sex offender...

3dFinancial TimesPoliticsImpact

Germany news: 2 men charged with planning attacks for Russia

Two Ukrainians have been accused of planning sabotage attacks for Russian spy services. Meanwhile, Germany's foreign minister has played down the US threat to Greenland. DW has more....

3dDeutsche WellePoliticsImpact

Minnesota: Prosecutors reportedly resign over federal probe

Several state prosecutors have reportedly resigned over the lack of a civil rights investigation into the fatal shooting of a woman in Minneapolis by an ICE agent. The US Justice Department denies the...

3dDeutsche WellecrimeImpact

Google is appealing a judge’s search monopoly ruling

Google is appealing a federal court's decision ruling it an illegal online search monopolist. The company filed a notice to appeal on Friday, requesting a pause on the court-ordered remedies meant to ...

6hThe VergeTechnologyImpact
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