Trump confirms US carried out strike on ‘dock area’ in Venezuela
President claims attack hit boats at drug loading terminal without providing further details...
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President claims attack hit boats at drug loading terminal without providing further details...
Chevron, the only US oil major still operating in Venezuela, counts Berkshire Hathaway as a key shareholder. Illustration by Thomas Fuller/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images The Trump administra...
Crisis has laid bare the increasingly fraught relations between Riyadh and Abu Dhabi...
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We had barely entered the new year when Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro and his wife, Cilia Flores, were captured in a brazen raid on the orders of US President Donald Trump. In the early hours of...
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Becoming a euro area member demonstrates how the Bulgarian economy has improved over the past decade. But political turmoil and rising public anger over economic mismanagement and corruption pose a se...
Scores of tractors were driven into Paris in protest over a EU deal that would create the world's largest free-trade area. Some farmers fear they will be undercut with cheaper goods from South America...
Right-wing Trump supporters in Central and Southeastern Europe have operated in a legal gray area for years. After the US's attack on Venezuela, there's a growing awareness that Trump could pose a thr...
Italy on Wednesday said that an EU trade deal with South American bloc Mercosur could bring "enormous benefits", despite calling for a postponement of plans to seal the accord in December. On Friday, ...
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Russian President Vladimir Putin took questions on the war and the economy during his annual televised phone-in event. Contributor/Getty Images Most Russians expect the war with Ukraine to end in 2026...
Palmer Luckey, founder of Erebor Bank and Anduril Industries. PATRICK T. FALLON/AFP via Getty Images Anduril founder Palmer Luckey has voiced support for the Trump administration's new regulations on ...
New U.S. dietary guidelines have beef with the "war on protein." Igor Jovanovic/Getty Images The latest Dietary Guidelines for Americans emphasize more protein and fewer whole grains. Dietitia...
$15 minimum wage signs outside the Capitol Bill Clark/CQ-Roll Call, Inc via Getty Images Minimum wage increased in 19 states on January 1, affecting over 8 million workers. Washington, D.C., leads wit...
Venezuela underwent major economic and social changes in the mid-20th century. Jack Manning/Getty Images Venezuela, home to the world's largest oil reserves, was once among the world's richest nations...
Thiel Capital, founded by the billionaire tech investor Peter Thiel, opens a new Miami office amid California's proposed wealth tax debate. Marco Bello/Getty Images Thiel Capital opened a new Miami of...
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